As one of the many songs in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Jesus
Christ Super Star” asks, “What’s The Buzz?”
Kate Burton |
In case you’ve not heard Kate Burton, (daughter of the late
Richard Burton) is in town playing Prosprera in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”,
directed by Joe Dowling on the Lowell Davies Festival Stage through July 22nd,
That’s worth all the buzz one can muster. She’s awesome!
With an outstanding cast overall, and with the absolutely magnificent and calculating, deliberate and angry Burton in the ‘drivers’ seat
this enchanting “Tempest” takes us all on a magical journey not soon to be
forgotten.
Nora Carroll and Kate Burton |
Burton, with as commanding a presence as one can expect, is
front and center on the outdoor Festival Stage designed by award winning
Alexander Dodge (“Hunchback of Notre
Dame” and “Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder”) with an old run down theatre
look.
Worn out theatre seats, old props, ladders, swinging ropes, a
theatre balcony, lot’s and lot’s of books and other washed up trash from the
ocean define Prospera’s fantasy island home where she was stranded with her
daughter Miranda (Nora Carroll) twelve years ago.
Prospera exiled Duke of Milan was usurped of her title by her
brother Antonio (Rene Thornton, JR). With the help of Alonso the King (Robert
Foxworth), who then took his brothers position as Duke, sent Prospera and her daughter
out to sea and most likely had forgotten about them; but women have long
memories.
Robert Foxworth |
Now twelve years later Prospera uses her magical powers to
gain revenge on her enemies as they are caught up in a tempest. She and her mythical spirit, Ariel (Philippe Bowgen a sequenced
underwater looking nymph) conjures the storm to bring her enemies straight to her
on the island she now rules.
Island dweller- half man half monster- Caliban (Manoel
Felciano) chastity belt in lock down, for fear he might do something to
Miranda, is another creature Prospera controls on her island. His goal is to
escape Prospera’s grip, hers is to keep him under her control. He is a very
creepy looking character.
Miranda begs her mother to have mercy on the soon to be
shipwrecked passengers and save their lives, but when they land, Prospera now
using her sorcerer charms manages to have them scattered and wandering about on
the island. As of now she’s not ready to forgive and or forget.
Sam Avishay and Nora Carroll |
The King thinks his son Prince Ferdinand (Sam Avaishy) has
drowned in the storm. Unbeknownst to him, he and Miranda have met and are
already smitten. Even though she has to
convince her prince charming that her mother’s bark is worse that her bite the
two drift off under her mother’s watchful eyes while she tends to other
business.
Now with everyone safely on the island, hostages all, the tables
are reversed and Prospera is in charge. With lots to think about, her first
instinct is revenge. She’s had years to plan and plot and harbor resentment and revenge on those that
wronged her. It might make her feel better but what would it do to the
mother-daughter love she spent twelve years nurturing?
Kate Burton, Manoel Felcaino and Nora Carroll |
With Dowling’s staging and Burton in the drivers seat the
changes in dynamic from power hungry and vengeful slowly shows an about face. At appropriate moments the decision to seek compassion, and allow mercy to her enemies takes shape.
Miranda knows this but it takes a while for Prospera, with
some help from Ariel, to let go of the old and embrace the new. It does take a
bit of magic putting some to sleep while the others in wakefulness learn more about
what’s playing out on on the island, and that includes a trio of singers singing pop
songs to the young couple, dressed in out of this world costumes designed by David Israel Reynoso.
And what would a Shakespeare play be without a couple of
drunkards the likes of Stephano (Robert Dorfman) and Trinculo? (Andrew Weems) They
play with Caliban in a series of very funny scenes. Caliban who thinks they are
gods, and can help him get control back of ‘his’ island is a fright to them, sober or not.
Carroll and Avishy make a perfect young couple in love; she
is sweet and he awestruck. Local actor Foxworth plays the part of King with
conviction. Prospera’s brother Antonio and the Kings brother Sebastian (Daniel
Ian Joeck) are still plotting to overthrow Prospera to no good.
Phillipe Bowgen (background), Andrew Weens, Robert Dorfman and Manoel Felciano |
And the versatile, Bowgen’s nymph-like Ariel who seems like
his feet never touched the ground fit the role to a T. He is and was magically
and mythically enchanting as was the entire production.
Using her wizardry to land them all safely on either end of
her island, it puts into motion the story behind the story as told by Prospera
to her daughter Miranda. That brings us up to date, not in Kansas City but into
the islands and recesses of our imaginations.
See you at the theatre.
Dates: Through July 22nd
Organization: The Old Globe Theatre
Phone: 619-234-5623
Production Type: Drama
Where: 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park
Ticket Prices: Start at $30.00
Web: theoldglobe.org
Venue: Lowell Davies Festival Stage
Photo: Jim Cox
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