This week, Conny (director), Sara (assistant director and music director) and Sarah (stage manager) discuss the challenges and advantages of presenting theatre in this unconventional format. Conny, who is the founder and director of the European School Munich’s theatre group, the ESM Players, first had an inkling that she might need to come up with…
This week, we chatted to John, who will be playing Prospero and is our movement coach for Entity's production of The Tempest. John has been working with Entity since the early 2000s. An engineer by trade, he first became involved through Entity founder Danny Strike at the European School in Munich. He was called on…
In this week’s blog post, our musical director Sara Brandt explores the music we use in our production... Musical director, Sara Brandt Shakespeare is timeless – old, and new simultaneously. A play that was written in 1610 still resonates today. So how can we bring that resonance into the music? By using both old and…
Stephano: Have you always aspired to power? What qualifies you to take over the island? I can't say that I've always aspired to power, no. It's not the lot in life for people like me, not having noble birth and all. But on this island, once this wizard is out of the way, it's only…
Alonso: What is your greatest regret? As I come to terms with marrying off my daughter and losing my son, I have quickly come to regret not having spent more time with my children. As King of Naples, I was often distracted with situations and focused on making decisions that involved my citizens – as…
Prospero: What is your dearest wish in life? I must confess that when I first found I could wish upon a fortunate star, my greatest wish was to seek vengeance from those who had stolen my library and my dukedom. To court misfortune while watching a far more fortunate courting is, however, not the noble…
Learn more about The Tempest, and why we chose this particular play.
Welcome your Tempest 2020 cast and crew!
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 