It is a wonderful outdoor venue along the coast of Jupiter in Carlin Park–the Seabreeze Amphitheatre.  This weekend, beneath a full moon, we saw a production of The Tempest (on its 400th year anniversary).  The Tempest was considered progressive for its time using every technological trick.  The play’s story line is about conjuring images–supernatural, corporeal and theatrical.  Shakespeare’s work is undoubtedly timeless.  The stage was constructed with simple lines. The lighting and sound were superb in reflecting the machinations of the mind and sea.

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, written in the early 1600’s and thought to be the last play Shakespeare wrote alone.

It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skillful manipulation.  Prospero, (wonderfully played by Kevin Crawford) conjures up a storm and Ariel, the airy spirit and siren, lures to the island his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples.  The plot quickly unravels before your eyes. 

If you live in the area and enjoy a seafaring plot, young love, comic relief and a brilliant cast,  go see the magic at Carlin Park. It ends July 24th.

Here is a toast to Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary and his ability to amuse, confuse and entertain us–“you cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my sense.”