King Alonso grows increasingly despondent over the loss of his son, giving Antonia and Sebastian confidence that they will soon take power. They stumble upon a sumptuous feast presented by mysterious beings and waste no time gorging themselves before Ariel appears as a harpy and chastises Alonso, Sebastian and Antonia for their sinful acts, past and present. Elsewhere, Caliban encourages Stephano to carry out the murder of Prospero, which he vows to do until Trinculo stumbles upon the clothing and finery that Prospero and Ariel have laid as a trap to distract them. Caliban urges them to ignore the rich garments but Trinculo and Stephano get carried away with the luxury of the robes, gathering them greedily until Prospero unleashes his supernatural hounds to attack the conspirators and chase them into a frenzy. He revels in their misery and urges his dogs on in the attack but Ariel convinces him to ease his vengeance. At last, Prospero softens and vows to give up his magical powers once he performs his final act.

The Play On Podcast series, “THE TEMPEST”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by KENNETH CAVANDER. Each episode was directed by ANDY WOLK.

PROSPERO: JAY O. SANDERS

MIRANDA: KIM WUAN

ARIEL and JUNO: KUHOO VERMA

CALIBAN: GREGG MOZGALA

FERDINAND: GREG CUELLAR

ALONSO: KEVIN KILNER

ANTONIA: JORDAN BAKER

SEBASTIAN: ANTHONY COCHRANE

GONZALA: MARYANN PLUNKETT

STEPHANO: BRENT JENNINGS

TRINCULO: BARZIN AKHAVAN

BOATSWAIN, CERES and Others: PACO TOLSON

IRIS: NANCY RODRIGUEZ

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON

Original Music by LAWRENCE SHRAGGE. Music Editor: MILES BERGSMA.

Sound Design and Mix by LINDSAY JONES.

Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI.

Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH.

Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio.

Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES).

Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

The Play On Podcast Series “THE TEMPEST” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Hear more about the Play On Shakespeare Podcast series by subscribing to Play On Premium at ncpodcasts.com, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “We are such stuff as Dreams are made on”.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices