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UT Stages Shakespeare’s Shipwreck In “The Tempest”

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A rising tide lifts all boats, and a manipulative storm can maroon anyone.

In The Tempest, Shakespeare weaves romance, illusion and tragedy into a story of shipwreck, magic, forgiveness and repentance. Shakespeare asks, again, the question that marked his career: How does civilization affect what it means to be a “natural man”?

April 6-15 | 7:30pm (Fridays and Saturdays) | 2pm (Sundays)
University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts
1910 W. Rocket Dr. | 419-530-2787
Utoledo.edu

$15 | General Public
$10 | Seniors, Military, and UT Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$8 | Students and Children

The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options

A rising tide lifts all boats, and a manipulative storm can maroon anyone.

In The Tempest, Shakespeare weaves romance, illusion and tragedy into a story of shipwreck, magic, forgiveness and repentance. Shakespeare asks, again, the question that marked his career: How does civilization affect what it means to be a “natural man”?

April 6-15 | 7:30pm (Fridays and Saturdays) | 2pm (Sundays)
University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts
1910 W. Rocket Dr. | 419-530-2787
Utoledo.edu

$15 | General Public
$10 | Seniors, Military, and UT Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$8 | Students and Children

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