The Shakespeare Ensemble is Proud to Present:

The Tempest

Directed by: Kermit Dunkelberg
Featuring Balinese music performed by: Gamelan Galak Tika

The Official Ensemble Tempest Info Page

  • General Info and Reservations
  • The Text
  • The Cast
  • Tech and Design
  • Pictures from our rehearsals
  • Related Articles in Campus Publications

  • General Info

    March 14-16 and March 21-23 in Sala de Puerto Rico in the student center
    Admission is $5 for MIT/Wellesley students and $7 for the general public.
    For Reservations or if you have questions about purchasing tickets please
    call (617) 253-2903 or email ensemble-tix@mit.edu .


    The Cast

    ALONSO, King of Naples

    Jenny James Buhr

    SEBASTIAN, his brother

    Fernando J. Paiz

    PROSPERO, the right Duke of Milan

    Robert Pensalfini

    ANTONIO, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan

    Mike Tucker

    FERDINAND, son to the King of Naples

    Steven Yang

    GONZALO, an honest old Counsellor

    Marcus Sarofim

    CALIBAN, a savage and deformed Slave

    Young E Kim

    TRINCULO, a Jester

    Portia Vescio

    STEPHANO, a drunken Butler

    Elizabeth Stoehr

    BOATSWAIN

    Ben Davis

    MIRANDA, daughter to Prospero

    Jen Nickel

    ARIEL, an airy Spirit

    Monica Gomi

    SHADOW FIGURES

    Ben Davis
    Pei Ye


    Tech and Design

    Scenic Design

    Elizabeth Stoehr

    Projection Design

    William Fregosi

    Costume Design

    Leslie Cocuzzo Held

    Lighting Design

    Richard Marcus

    Staged by

    Edward S. Darna

    Production Stage Manager

    Avi Weiss

    Associate Stage Manager

    Daniel Gruhl

    Assistant Stage Managers

    Dena Cohen
    Mitali Dhar

    Dramaturg

    Susan A. Lucas

    Technical Coordinator

    Marcus Sarofim

    Costumes for Caliban & Ariel

    Stephanie Gellar

    Assistant Costume Design

    Diane Brainerd

    Makeup & Mask Consultant

    Joy Cochran

    Shoe Design & Construction

    Robert J. Brown

    Properties Master

    Portia Vescio

    Master Electrician

    Kevin Dahm

    Projection Operator

    Ervin Peter

    Follow Spot Operator

    Fernando Padilla

    Sound Coordinator

    Sonia Chawla

    Publicity Design

    Jenny James Buhr

    Program Design

    Susan A. Lucas

    WWW Publicity

    Fernando J. Paiz

    Box Office Management

    Monica Gomi


    Related Articles in Campus Publications

    The Tech's review of The Tempest
    Tech Talk's article on The Tempest
    The Tech's article on our Fall Tempest exploration scene night: "The Calm Before the Storm"



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