‘The Tempest’ opens November 11 at FGCU TheatreLab
The Theatre Program in the Bower School of Music & the Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) presents William Shakespeare’s The Tempest from November 11 to November 20. In this production, FGCU theatre professor Barry Cavin directs 11 FGCU students, who play more than 20 characters, including a mother and daughter who are exiled on an enchanted isle that includes a spirit by the name of Ariel, a monster named Caliban and a prince by the name of Ferdinand.
Cavin and his TheatreLab cast are have chosen this classic Shakespearean piece (with a modern twist) to honor of the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death and in recognition that The 
Tempest was (in the opinion of most scholars) the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. You will find The Tempest a lyrical example of Shakespeare’s threadbare and well-worn love affair with the magical world of the stage.
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[Photo: Roger Chamieh, Mutation 3 (detail), 2016, Styrofoam, rope, and pine & oak wood, 12 x 3 x 4’. This piece of art will serve as the focal point of the shipwrecked set.]
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.