SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio science fiction adaptation of Shakespeare’s play by the Lean & Hungry Theatre for WAMU 88.5, Washington D.C.'s University radio station. Set in the distant future in the Naples Galaxy. Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, live on a small planet, where their spaceship crash landed after Prospero was exiled from his dukedom by his usurping brother. With only Miranda, the deformed alien Caliban, and a sentient computer program named Ariel for company, Prospero has waited for a chance to get his revenge on Antonio and his ally, the Queen of the Naples Galaxy.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

4 Mar 2012 at 18:00 (Channel: WAMU 88.5)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Hannah Todd

Writer

William Shakespeare

Additional Details

Theatre

Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Auditorium, Washington D.C.

Theatre company

Lean & Hungry Theatre

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

science fiction; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Conceived in 2006, Lean & Hungry Theater is a non-profit educational radio drama company. Actors read and record the plays in front of a live audience, with live sound effects and live original music. The recordings are then available as a podcast, Webcast, broadcast, and/or audio CD. For more information see http://www.leanandhungrytheater.com/

Reviews

Ken Deutsch, ‘They Keep Shakespeare Lean & Hungry’, Radioworld, 3.2.2012 http://www.rwonline.com/article/they-keep-shakespeare-lean--hungry/212100 (accessed 3/2012)

Production Company

Name

WAMU 88.5

Web

http://wamu.org/about/ External site opens in new window

Notes

WAMU 88.5 is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. It is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University.