Actors Guy Burgess, Caroline Devlin, Paul Moriarty, Edward Peel and Terence Wilton
Actors From The London Stage to perform 'The Tempest' at UTSA
(March 24, 2003)--The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy host a return of Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) this week in Shakespeare’s "The Tempest." The touring ensemble of five British actors will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 26, 28 and 29 in the Arts Building Recital Hall on the UTSA 1604 Campus.
Actors from such companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain will play multiple roles in the production that utilizes an uncut script, simple costumes and minimal scenery with an emphasis on language.
The AFTLS troupe visits selected American universities each year to perform and conduct classes and workshops. In the company's sixteenth UTSA residency, "The Tempest" features three actors who appeared in previous AFTLS productions.
One of Shakespeare's last and shortest plays, "The Tempest" tells the story of Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, who is banished to a remote island with his daughter Miranda. The story includes romance, power, revenge and the struggles involved in challenging authority to gain freedom.
"The Tempest" was the basis for the classic 1950s science fiction film "Forbidden Planet" with Walter Pidgeon and Anne Francis.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $7 for students with ID, and are available at the University Center ticket office on the UTSA 1604 Campus. All seats are reserved.
For more information, call (210) 458-4374.
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Actors in "The Tempest" are Guy Burgess, Caroline Devlin, Paul Moriarty, Edward Peel and Terence Wilton.
Burgess trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His theater credits include Laertes in "Hamlet," Benvolio in "Romeo and Juliet" and Biondello in "The Taming of the Shrew." On his first tour with AFTLS in Fall 2000, Burgess played in "As You Like It."
Devlin graduated from the Drama Centre London in 1995. Her work includes Masha in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" and Lady Macduff in "Macbeth." She recently established a theater company, and is developing a one-woman show "The Spirit of Scotland in Story and Song."
Moriarty trained at Manchester University and has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His roles include Cornwall in "King Lear" and Antonio in "Twelfth Night." He has appeared in over 100 television productions including "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders."
Peel has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and throughout the U.K. and abroad in productions including "An Inspector Calls" and "Children of the Sun." He spent five years as a director and wrote two children's plays.
Wilton has over 35 years of theater, film and television work and played
at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Old Vic. He performed in "Hedda
Gabler," "Julius Caesar" and "Ghosts." His AFTLS
productions include "Romeo and Juliet" and "Measure for Measure."
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