University of Mobile: Alabama School of the Arts: The Tempest

For 12 years, Prospero, living in exile on a remote and uninhabited Island with only his daughter, Miranda (a young girl who has seen no other human but her father), Caliban (the son of the island’s former ruler, Sycorax), and Ariel (an “airy spirit” who has served as Prospero’s servant). Through deep meditative study, Prospero has learned the art of magic and uses his abilities to exert his authority and influence events. He causes a tempest to overtake the surrounding waters, shipwrecking the