The Tempest
But It’s Queer and Dungeons & Dragons
This December, Queer Artists & Players conjures a glittering queer fantasia of Shakespeare’s The Tempest!
A whirlwind of high fantasy, campy spectacle, and Dungeons & Dragons–inspired adventure: In this Shakes-Queer reimagination, the island becomes a realm of love, collaboration, chosen family, and LGBTQ+ freedom.
✨ Expect magic, drama, and plenty of queer mischief.
The Tempest Digital Program
This show runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
This show was brought to you with the support of:
Legendary Heros:
Anonymous
Diva Bards:
Anonymous, Thom Cleland, Hollis Finely, Fiona Perry, Kate Ginnis, and Ed Tekeian
Slay Adventurers:
Meredith Bailey, Sarah Marina, Diana Huang, Michael Baranofsky, Robert Thorpe, Gregory Holden, David Hough, Kathy-Ann, Khart, Sarah Button, Margaret Anderson, Lynn Schulman, Pamela Brown, Patrick Rivelli, Selena Groh, Emily Gheewalla, and Judy Andersen
Rainbow Recruits:
Emma Morales, Katrina Liu, Katherine Perakis, Olivia Broderick, Lillian Baldassare, Rachel Graubart, Hannah Protzman, Hannah Elder, Lalitha Albrecht, Emma Bergstrom, Rebeca Oliveira, Rachael Beaumont, Leigh Andersen, Kathy Gheewalla, Kristin Ward, Mallory Hamilton, Raminta Holden, Patricia Levesh, Justin Aucoin, Monique Javrotsky, Joanne Baranofsky Craig Eastland, Hannah Brown, Aurora La Veglia, Matisse DuPont, Karleen Aghevli, Hannah Osofsky, and Rebecca Donner
Synopsis
Six friends gather for a Dungeons and Dragons session and are pulled into a world of mysticism, power struggles, and lesbianism.
The campaign begins when a royal ship from the lands of HeTerra crashes into a fantastical island amid a terrible storm. While the group is torn asunder and desperate to find their companions, an evil sorcerer is controlling the inhabitants of the island.
Alliances are formed, wine is consumed, and schemes are hatched. However, as our Dungeon Master will soon prove, only the power of true sapphic love will set them free.
Cast
PROSPERO — Hannah Blau
ARIEL — Layne Alexandra
CALIBAN — Raminta Holden
MIRANDA — julia
FERDINAND — Brooke Iglar
GONZALI — Dayna Reichert
DUNGEON MASTER — Aubrey Krebs
ALONSO — Erica
ANTONIO — August W. Guszkowski
SEBASTIAN / ARIEL Understudy — Bonnie Atterstrom
TRINCULO — Gretchen Waldorf
STEPHANO — Maddy Dushay
BOATSWAIN / ENSEMBLE / PROSPERO Understudy — JB
ENSEMBLE — Reagan Rademacher
LOBBY PERFORMER — Emily Radwin
LOBBY PERFORMER — Rachael Beaumont
Company
Director — Marlee Schulman
Assistant Director — Aurora La Veglia
Stage Manager — Adrien Callahan
Assistant Stage Manager — Selena Groh
Production Manager — Aaron Olkin
Technical Director / Props Designer — Correy Denihan
Documenter — Reagan Rademacher
Sound Designer — Emily Gheewalla
Lighting Designer — Olivia Da Cunha
Set Designer — Sasha Tekeian
Props Designer — Sky VerSteeg
Costume Designer — Caitlin Donnelly
Hair & Makeup Designer — Matisse DuPont
Stagehand — Addison Antonoff
Stagehand — Fiona Boyd
Fight Choreographer — JB
Fight Choreographer — Layne Alexandra
Electrician — Julia Lavender
Electrician — Toby Rosenberg
Scenic Assistant — Dani McPeak