"An Island in the Stormy Sea"

"Every storm feels like it will never end, until it does.
Every dream feels like reality until you wake up.
Stories don't always twist in the way you expect."

Picture a ship struggling through a storm in uncharted waters. Sailing blindly towards a mysterious, unknown shore. William Shakespeare had the same vision a little over 400 years ago. His dream became The Tempest, the last play he wrote as a sole playwright. All these years later, the story he wrote lies abandoned on the page, ready for life to be breathed into it once again. But this time, things are a little bit different. Someone has played a trick with Shakespeare's text, and the characters he created may never be the same again.

An Island in the Stormy Sea is a new play written in modern English, based on the works of Shakespeare, primarily The Tempest. The play reinvents the story of Prospero, Miranda and the island they call home, bringing to the forefront themes of overcoming oppression and trauma, celebrating queerness, and love being stronger than hate. Guided by the ethereal Trickster, audiences will see that in the end it is how we tell stories that really matters.

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Imagine a ship fighting its way through storm-tossed waters. Sailing blindly towards a mysterious and unexplored shore. Just over 400 years ago, William Shakespeare had the same vision. His dream found expression in "The Tempest", the last play he wrote alone. All these years later, the story lies untouched on paper, ready to be brought back to life. But this time things are a little different: someone has played with Shakespeare's text, and the characters he created will probably never be the same again.

"An Island in the Stormy Sea" is a new play in modern English based on Shakespeare's works, especially "The Tempest". It tells the story of Prospero, Miranda and their island in a completely new way, focusing on themes such as overcoming oppression and trauma. It celebrates queerness and shows that love is stronger than hate. Accompanied by the ominous Trickster, viewers will realize that what ultimately matters is the way we tell good stories.

Actors:
Prospero - Jim Burns
The Trickster - Timothy Große
Ferdinand - Philipp Schrot
Antonia - Amy Varcoe
Miranda - Magdalena Fliegner
Caliban - Fabian Forth
Ariel - Ina Murakhver
Alonso - Boris Kostadinov

Crew:
Director - Sam Kioni Roberts
Assistant Director - Angèle Cristina
Producer and Dramaturg - Lillian Kaufmann
Composer and Sound Designer - Benjamin Cristina
Costume and Set Design - Anna Ivanova