TEMPEST REDUX
Feb 20-april 23, 2016
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TEMPEST REDUX
an Odyssey Theatre and New American Theatre co-production Derived from Shakespeare's fantasy, this freshly conceived reconstruction of The Tempest is a potent confection of physical theater and verbal gymnastics — a father-daughter story for the ages that explores the power of love and forgiveness. Written by William Shakespeare Adapted, directed and choreographed by John Farmanesh-Bocca Starring Jack Stehlin, Mimi Davila, Charles Hunter Paul, Willem Long, Dash Pepin,Dennis Gersten, Gildart Jackson, Emily Yetter, Shea Donovan, Briana Price Christopher Murillo, Scenic Design Bosco Flanagan, Lighting Design Denise Blasor, Costume Design John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen, Sound Design Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, Prop Design Lucy Pollak, Publicist Gretchen Goode, Production Stage Manager Produced by Ron Sossi Artistic Director, The Odyssey Theatre Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin Managing Director, The New American Theatre Associate Artistic Director, Odyssey Theatre, Beth Hogan VENUE: The Odyssey Theatre 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
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VIDeOS
CRITICS CHOICE! LOS ANGELES TIMES
“… MAGIC… inventive staging and solid command of source text make for a memorable re-imagining…
Jack Stehlin makes it clear out of the gate he’s no by-the-book Prospero… [a] radical overarching concept”
– Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times
“RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP 10
… puts the entire play in a powerful new perspective… abounds with visual and choreographic poetry… a vibrant, funny, heartbreaking show
… A STUNNER” — Terry Morgan, Stage Raw
“THE BEST VERSION OF THE TEMPEST I HAVE EVER SEEN”
– David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“SHEER MAGIC”
...amps up the play's sense of wonder, and focuses its emotional intensity like a crystal focusing a laser...As Prospero, master actor Jack Stehlin...lights our way to a most startling interpretive choice at the play's end...Shakespeare would weep with joy to see the heart of his most personal work so radiantly revealed."
- Mark Hein, Theatre Ghost
“TRULY UNIQUE”
… will make you consider this play in an all-new light.”
- Sarah A. Spitz, Santa Monica Daily Press
“REFRESHINGLY NEW”
… fascinating and fun!.”
- Elaine L. Mura, LA Splash
“IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND”
… transcends all expectations… so profoundly moving, so exciting and original, that I cannot urge you enough to go see it. If you only make time for one Shakespeare production this year, let it be this one… theatre magic at its finest.”
— Ellen Dostal, Shakespeare in LA
“VISUALLY STUNS”
— Gil Kaan, Broadwayworld
"YOU WILL BE THRILLED"
BOLD AND MUSCULAR… the most inventive production of The Tempest that I have ever seen…If you love originality, if you love theatricality,
if you love words and action that make the sometimes-difficult language of Shakespeare accessible, then do not miss this production. ”
— Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes
“RECOMMENDED! STRIKING AND INDELIBLE...POWERFUL”
We are served humor as well as travitas, love with betrayal, hope with unbearable loss...a special spell perfetly befitting an enchanted isle.
—David Maurer, Culture Spot LA
“HIGHLY ENCHANTING…
With adaptor/director Farmanesh-Bocca at the creative helm and a marvelous Stehlin leading a strong cast, The Tempest has been shaken, pureed and creatively messed with to exciting effect... rich and dynamic end-to-end.”
— Evan Henerson, Curtain Up
“WOW!... MESMERIZING
Farmanesh-Bocca takes reinvention to such an excitingly new level, it’s no wonder Tempest Redux is the most buzzed-about Shakespeare show in town.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
AWARDS and nominations
Odyssey Theatre / New American Theatre 2016 co-production of TEMPEST REDUX
has been nominated for 11
Stage Raw Awards!
Production of the Year!
Odyssey Theatre and New American Theatre
Direction
John Farmanesh-Bocca
Production Design
Adaptation
Leading Male Performance
Jack Stehlin
Supporting Male Performance
Dash Pepin and Willem Long
Supporting Male Performance
Gildart Jackson
Choreography
John Farmanesh-Bocca
Sound Design:
John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen
Costume Design
Denise Blasor
Lighting Design
Bosco Flanagan
2017
Los Angeles Drama Critcs Circle
Best Sound Design nomination:
John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen
2016
Scenies Awards
Best Ensemble
The Cast of Tempest Redux
Best Direction of a Play
John Farmanesh-Bocca, Tempest Redux
has been nominated for 11
Stage Raw Awards!
Production of the Year!
Odyssey Theatre and New American Theatre
Direction
John Farmanesh-Bocca
Production Design
Adaptation
Leading Male Performance
Jack Stehlin
Supporting Male Performance
Dash Pepin and Willem Long
Supporting Male Performance
Gildart Jackson
Choreography
John Farmanesh-Bocca
Sound Design:
John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen
Costume Design
Denise Blasor
Lighting Design
Bosco Flanagan
2017
Los Angeles Drama Critcs Circle
Best Sound Design nomination:
John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen
2016
Scenies Awards
Best Ensemble
The Cast of Tempest Redux
Best Direction of a Play
John Farmanesh-Bocca, Tempest Redux
MORE MEDIA COVERAGE
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Radio Interview:
Listen to Jack Stehlin. Mimi Davila and Charles Hunter Paul Talk Tempest Redux with Michael Slate on KPFK
Radio Interview:
Listen to Jack Stehlin and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin talk Tempest Redux and theatre with Cheryl Lubin on In Our Times. March 1, 2016, LATalkRadio
Radio Interview: Listen to Jack Stehlin on Timothy Spangler on KRLA
Jack Stehlin visited Cole Sullivan on USC TV. Watch the interview
Listen to Jack Stehlin. Mimi Davila and Charles Hunter Paul Talk Tempest Redux with Michael Slate on KPFK
Radio Interview:
Listen to Jack Stehlin and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin talk Tempest Redux and theatre with Cheryl Lubin on In Our Times. March 1, 2016, LATalkRadio
Radio Interview: Listen to Jack Stehlin on Timothy Spangler on KRLA
Jack Stehlin visited Cole Sullivan on USC TV. Watch the interview
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PO Box 586 Culver City, CA 90232
Copyright, The New American Theatre. All Rights Reserved.
