Rehearsing The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare & directed by Chris Coleman - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Previews begin October 2, 2026; opens October 9, 2026; closes November 1, 2026
Previews begin October 2, 2026; opens October 9, 2026; closes November 1, 2026
SHOW PROGRAM
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Chris Coleman
Scenic Design by Chika Shimizu
Costume Design by Kevin Copenhaver
Lighting Design by Charles MacLeod
Sound Design & Original Music by Lindsay Jones
Music Direction by Dan Graeber
Fight Direction by Geoffrey Kent
Voice & Text Coaching by Robert Ramirez
Psychodramaturgy by Barbara Hort, PhD.
Production Dramaturg - Leean Kim Torske
Casting by Grady Soapes, CSA and Chad Murnane, CSA – Murnane Casting
Production Management - Peggy Carey
Assistant Director - Amalia Adiv
Stage Manager - Corin Davidson
Assistant Stage Manager - Sage Hughes
Stage Manager Apprentice - Aissata Alou
CAST
Jacqueline Antaramian - Prospera
Sarah Statler - Singer/Pianist
Timothy McCracken - Alonso
Rajesh Bose - Antonio
Tamarra Graham - Gonzala
Ben Cherry - Sebastian
Janiah-Camile François - Miranda
Erika Soto - Ariel
Moses Villarama - Caliban/Mariner
Alistair Toovey - Ferdinand
Erik Fellenstein - Adrian/Boatswain
Sean Scrutchins - Trinculo/Shipmaster
Rob Nagle - Stephano/Mariner
Claire Blackwelder - Understudy
Anton Gillis-Adelman - Understudy
UNDERSTUDIES
Trinculo/Shipmaster (Erik Fellenstein)
Stephano (Rajesh Bose)
Alonso (Sean Scrutchins)
Sebastian (Alistair Toovey)
Antonio (Ben Cherry)
Ferdinand (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Gonzalo (Rob Nagle)
Prospera (Tamarra Graham)
Miranda (Claire Blackwelder)
Ariel/Mariner (Claire Blackwelder)
Caliban/Mariner (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Adrian/Boatswain (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Singer/Pianist (Claire Blackwelder & Janiah-Camile François)
Directed by Chris Coleman
Scenic Design by Chika Shimizu
Costume Design by Kevin Copenhaver
Lighting Design by Charles MacLeod
Sound Design & Original Music by Lindsay Jones
Music Direction by Dan Graeber
Fight Direction by Geoffrey Kent
Voice & Text Coaching by Robert Ramirez
Psychodramaturgy by Barbara Hort, PhD.
Production Dramaturg - Leean Kim Torske
Casting by Grady Soapes, CSA and Chad Murnane, CSA – Murnane Casting
Production Management - Peggy Carey
Assistant Director - Amalia Adiv
Stage Manager - Corin Davidson
Assistant Stage Manager - Sage Hughes
Stage Manager Apprentice - Aissata Alou
CAST
Jacqueline Antaramian - Prospera
Sarah Statler - Singer/Pianist
Timothy McCracken - Alonso
Rajesh Bose - Antonio
Tamarra Graham - Gonzala
Ben Cherry - Sebastian
Janiah-Camile François - Miranda
Erika Soto - Ariel
Moses Villarama - Caliban/Mariner
Alistair Toovey - Ferdinand
Erik Fellenstein - Adrian/Boatswain
Sean Scrutchins - Trinculo/Shipmaster
Rob Nagle - Stephano/Mariner
Claire Blackwelder - Understudy
Anton Gillis-Adelman - Understudy
UNDERSTUDIES
Trinculo/Shipmaster (Erik Fellenstein)
Stephano (Rajesh Bose)
Alonso (Sean Scrutchins)
Sebastian (Alistair Toovey)
Antonio (Ben Cherry)
Ferdinand (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Gonzalo (Rob Nagle)
Prospera (Tamarra Graham)
Miranda (Claire Blackwelder)
Ariel/Mariner (Claire Blackwelder)
Caliban/Mariner (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Adrian/Boatswain (Anton Gillis-Adelman)
Singer/Pianist (Claire Blackwelder & Janiah-Camile François)
PRESS
- Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Shakespeare’s The Tempest
- The Denver Public Library recommends these library resources to enhance your theater experience at The Tempest
- Music, Magic, and Forgiveness: The Tempest
- Poof: Beloved actor comes home to Denver 22 years later - The Denver Gazette
- Costumes of The Tempest - An Interview with Costume Designer Kevin Copenhaver
REVIEWS
- Riding Out THE TEMPEST with DCPA Theatre Company - In Good Taste Denver - RECOMMENDED
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- THE TEMPEST - Mercy & Forgiveness Is Magical - Latin Life Denver
- Forgiveness fuels this TEMPEST - OnStage Colorado - RECOMMENDED
- THE TEMPEST, a Vivid Island, a Distant Sorceress - Broadway World
- THE TEMPEST - Front Row Center Denver - A WOW factor of 8.75
All rehearsal photos above by Jamie Kraus Photography Instagram: @jamiekrausphoto
from @jamiekrausphoto
Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera
Janiah-Camile François as Miranda
Janiah-Camile François
Janiah-Camile François
Janiah-Camile François
Janiah-Camile François as Miranda & Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera
Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera & Janiah-Camile François as Miranda
Erika Soto as Ariel
Erika Soto
Moses Villarama as Caliban
Moses Villarama
Alistair Toovey as Ferdinand
Alistair Toovey
Alistair Toovey
Rajesh Bose as Antonio & Ben Cherry as Sebastian
Ben Cherry & Rajesh Bose
Rob Nagle as Stephano &
Moses Villarama as Caliban
Jacqueline Antaramian
Jacqueline Antaramian
Jacqueline Antaramian
Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera
Alistair Toovey & Janiah-Camile François
Alistair Toovey & Janiah-Camile François
Moses Villarama
Rob Nagle as Stephano with Erika Soto as Ariel
Sean Scrutchins as Trinculo, Rob Nagle as Stephano & Moses Villarama as Caliban
Erika Soto, with Ben Cherry, Timothy McCracken & Rajesh Bose
Erika Soto as Ariel, with Ben Cherry as Sebastian, Timothy McCracken as Alonso & Rajesh Bose as Antonio
Alistair Toovey as Ferdinand & Janiah-Camile François as Miranda
Jacqueline Antaramian
Alistair Toovey, Janiah-Camile François & Jacqueline Antaramian
Jacqueline Antaramian, with
Janiah-Camile François & Alistair Toovey
Rob Nagle as Stephano & Moses Villarama as Caliban
Sean Scrutchins as Trinculo
Moses Villarama as Caliban
Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera
Jacqueline Antaramian
Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera
Jacqueline Antaramian
Timothy McCracken as Alonso & Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera, with Tamarra Graham as Gonzala
Jacqueline Antaramian
All production photos above by Jamie Kraus Photography - Instagram @jamiekrausphoto
all costume renderings below by Kevin Copenhaver
Jacqueline Antaramian
Claire Blackwelder
Ben Cherry
Erik Fellenstein
Janiah-Camile François
Anton Gillis-Adelman
Tamarra Graham
Timothy McCracken
Rajesh Bose
Sean Scrutchins
Erika Soto
Sarah Statler
Alistair Toovey
Moses Villarama