The Tempest (CTH)
Closed 1h 30m
The Tempest (CTH)
85%
85%
(7 Ratings)
Positive
100%
Mixed
0%
Negative
0%
Members say
Great acting, Enchanting, Refreshing, Ambitious, Entertaining

About the Show

Free to the public, Classical Theatre of Harlem's production of Shakespeare's late romance is set on the island of Hispaniola, home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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Critic Reviews (3)

The New York Times
July 7th, 2015

"This is a beautiful yet uneven production, parts of which just don’t work. But it’s ambitious; studded with bits of French, Spanish and Creole; and enlivened by music and a smattering of dance that will make you wish for more. What’s good in it is enough to make it an energizing experience on a balmy summer night."
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New York Daily News
July 6th, 2015

"Mixed-bag performances and a patchy sound system nag...Vibrant, if overflowing, vision that packs a lot of ideas into a streamlined 100 minutes. Cofield has called the play 'a theatrical gumbo.' Not every ingredient is edible."
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The Huffington Post
July 8th, 2015

"The production has distractions, including a few weak cast members. In adapting the text, the creative team has skewed the play's pacing; some longer expository scenes could have been tightened up. The sound is also managed so that actors' microphones often pick up mid-sentence. These minor qualms aside, 'The Tempest' is such stuff as dreams are made on--an open-throated, resonant production by an upstart theatre company, reminding us not to take freedom for granted."
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