4 episodes

The Stanford Shakespeare Company presents our first ever audio-only play! For best listening, wear headphones.

A group of royals sailing to Tunisia are struck by a sudden storm that tears their ship in two. A young woman who has only ever known her parent meets a young man who would do anything for her. An island populated with creatures that are not quite human comes to life around them. And the puppetmaster of it all, a usurped duke who is determined to get revenge on their sister, throws enemies together and reunites families with the power of their sorcery.

The Tempest: A Radio Play The Stanford Shakespeare Company

    • Arts

The Stanford Shakespeare Company presents our first ever audio-only play! For best listening, wear headphones.

A group of royals sailing to Tunisia are struck by a sudden storm that tears their ship in two. A young woman who has only ever known her parent meets a young man who would do anything for her. An island populated with creatures that are not quite human comes to life around them. And the puppetmaster of it all, a usurped duke who is determined to get revenge on their sister, throws enemies together and reunites families with the power of their sorcery.

    Talkback: Race and the Tempest

    Talkback: Race and the Tempest

    Listen to our director, Ryan Tan, chat with Shakes members Ariela Algaze and Sohan Vichare about race and colonialism in our rendition of The Tempest. 

    • 22 min
    Talkback: Sound Design

    Talkback: Sound Design

    Listen to our director, Ryan Tan, chat with sound team and composers Wilder Seitz, Audrey Senior, and Julia Jorgensen about the inspiration behind our sound design and what makes this play different from others. 

    • 18 min
    Episode Two

    Episode Two

    Episode Two of The Tempest.

    • 49 min
    Episode One

    Episode One

    Episode One of The Tempest.

    • 54 min

Top Podcasts In Arts

99% Invisible
Roman Mars
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
iHeartPodcasts and Liv Albert
Jay Du Temple discute
Jay Du Temple
Q with Tom Power
CBC
The Moth
The Moth
Juste entre toi et moi
La Presse