NBYT Performs The Tempest at NBMAA

NBYT, the No Boundaries Youth Theater, is presenting Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the New Britain Museum of American Art.

The Theater says that, “The Museum has been a longtime supporter of NBYT, and this is the third collaboration bringing an American-set Shakespeare to the museum.”

Of its production of The Tempest, NBYT says that

Shakespeare’s last play (written in 1610-11) and maritime romance of shipwrecks, sorcery, and spirits will be staged by the NBYT Teen Company in June on the grounds of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Set at sea and on a remote island, the NBYT production will be inspired by the Connecticut shipping and whaling industries of the nineteenth century.

Nineteen young actors who present the play include Eva LaRue-Barber in the lead role of “Prospero.”

Brooke Ferguson and Carmine Lavieri direct the play.

The play is being performed on the Museum’s grounds, with performances moved into the Museum building in the event of rain.

There are performances on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 7:00pm, Saturday, June 22nd at 7:00pm and Sunday, June 23rd at 2:00pm. A donation of $10 is suggested.

The New Britain Museum of American Art is at 56 Lexington Street.