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''This article is about a performance of Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see [[The Tempest (disambiguation)]].''
[[Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's [[The Tempest|''The Tempest'']], directed by Aaron Posner, from May 9 to June 17, 2007.
 
[[Folger Theatre]] performed their production of [[The Tempest|''The Tempest]] from May 9 to June 17, 2007 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]].
 
[[File:2007 The Tempest Folger Theatre.jpg|350px|left|frame|Marybeth Fritzky (Ariel), ''The Tempest'', directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Carol Pratt.]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


[[File:2007 The Tempest Folger Theatre.jpg|frame|Marybeth Fritzky (Ariel), ''The Tempest'', directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Photo by Carol Pratt.|alt=|center]]


== The Production ==
== The Production ==
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.  
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.  


=== Cast ===
===Cast===
''in order of appearance''
''in order of appearance''


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*Jim Zidar*: Gonzalo
*Jim Zidar*: Gonzalo


=== Creative team ===
===Creative team===


*William Shakespeare, Playwright
*Aaron Posner**, Director
*Aaron Posner**, Director
*Tony Cisek***, Scenic Designer
*Tony Cisek***, Scenic Designer
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*Michele Osherow, Dramaturg
*Michele Osherow, Dramaturg
*Leigh Wilson Smiley, Voice and Text
*Leigh Wilson Smiley, Voice and Text
*Kate Olden*, Production Stage Manager  
*Kate Olden*, Production Stage Manager


=== Production team ===
===Production team===


*Eric Grims, Production Manager/Technical Director
*Eric Grims, Production Manager/Technical Director
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*TSA, Inc., Set Construction
*TSA, Inc., Set Construction


=== Folger Theatre ===
===Folger Theatre===


*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
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*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager


==Reviews==


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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602938.html The Washington Post]
*AEA
*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/1574/free-your-mind Washington City Paper]
**SDC
***USA
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== Reviews ==
 
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602938.html The Washington Post]
* [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/1574/free-your-mind Washington City Paper]


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 4 February 2021

Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, from May 9 to June 17, 2007.

Marybeth Fritzky (Ariel), The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Photo by Carol Pratt.

The Production

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

in order of appearance

  • Michael Stewart Allen*: Antonio
  • Marybeth Fritzky*: Ariel
  • Michael Rudko*: Prospero
  • Jefferson A. Russell*: Sebastian
  • Todd Scofield*: Caliban
  • Maikaal Sulaiman*: Ferdimand
  • David Emerson Toney*: Alonso
  • Erin Weaver*: Miranda
  • Jim Zidar*: Gonzalo

Creative team

  • William Shakespeare, Playwright
  • Aaron Posner**, Director
  • Tony Cisek***, Scenic Designer
  • Kate Turner-Walker***, Costume Designer
  • Dan Covey***, Lighting Designer
  • Lindsay Jones, Original Music and Sound Design
  • John Boesche, Projection Design
  • Brett Terrell, Properties Design
  • Michele Osherow, Dramaturg
  • Leigh Wilson Smiley, Voice and Text
  • Kate Olden*, Production Stage Manager

Production team

  • Eric Grims, Production Manager/Technical Director
  • Seth Schwartz, Assistant Stage Manager
  • Kate Oberg, Production Assistant
  • Michael Dove, Assistant to the Director
  • Andrew Berry, Assistant Scenic Designer
  • Matt Otto, Assistant Sound Designer
  • James Savage, Sound Programming
  • Stacey Lane Smith, Costume Design Assistant
  • Brandon Vierra, Assistant to the Technical Director
  • Amber Meade, Master Electrician
  • Brian Allard, Laura Moody, Sarah Peterson, Kate Ullman, Electricians
  • Jeff Wendel, Carpenter
  • Eric Lucas, Matt Otto, Brandon Vierra, Sound Installation
  • Cathie Gayer, Karla Irwin, Stitchers
  • Sarah Peterson, Light Board Operator
  • Miguel Hermann, Sound Board Operator
  • Susan Schulman, Wardrobe
  • TSA, Inc., Set Construction

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
  • Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager

Reviews

Image gallery

  • Todd Scofield (Caliban) and Marybeth Fritzky (Ariel), The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Carol Pratt.

    Todd Scofield (Caliban) and Marybeth Fritzky (Ariel), The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Carol Pratt.

  • Michael Rudko (Prospero), The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Carol Pratt.

    Michael Rudko (Prospero), The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2007. Carol Pratt.