The Tempest starring Christopher Plummer
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The Tempest starring Christopher Plummer
Special appearances by Christopher Plummer and Des McAnuff!
Symphony Space and BY Experience present the U.S. theatrical premiere of THE TEMPEST, starring Christopher Plummer, captured live at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canada on Sunday, November 6th, 3:30pm at Symphony Space, followed by a Q&A with Christopher Plummer and Des McAnuff, and hosted by Barry Avrich.
****4-Stars. - Toronto Star
"To hear Christopher Plummer...is to be bewitched by a spell." - The New York Times
In Tony-winning director Des McAnuff's film The Tempest, Christopher Plummer takes the classical role of a lifetime to the big screen, starring as Prospero in Shakespeare's culminating masterpiece.
Marooned on a distant island with his daughter Miranda (Trish Lindstrom), Prospero (Christopher Plummer) has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel (Julyana Soelistyo), he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. But what vengeance does he propose to take?
Filmed over two days by eight HD cameras, The Tempest is a Melbar Entertainment Group production in association with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The film was produced by Barry Avrich and directed by Des McAnuff. Executive Producers are Barry Avrich, Michael Levine, Patrice Theroux and Christopher Plummer.
The Tempest pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world. The story focuses on Prospero (Christopher Plummer), the banished Duke of Milan.
Principal Cast
Christopher Plummer as Prospero
James Blendick as Gonzalo
Bruce Dow as Trinculo
Peter Hutt as Alonso
Dion Johnstone as Caliban
Trish Lindstrom as Miranda
Gareth Potter as Ferdinand
Timothy D. Stickney as Sebastian
John Vickery as Antonio
Geraint Wyn Davies as Stephano
Wayne Best as Boatswain
David Collins as Francisco
Des McAnuff is the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he has been responsible for directing such plays and musicals as Caesar and Cleopatra, The Tempest, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and Twelfth Night and the Tony Award winning director of such Broadway productions as Big River, The Who's Tommy, Jersey Boys and the upcoming Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Des has also directed the three motion pictures, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Cousin Bette and the stage to screen production of The Tempest.
It could be said about Christopher Plummer that is arguably the finest actor of the post-World War II and the premier Shakespearean actor to come out of North America in the 20th century.
Though he likely always be remembered as "Captain Von Trapp" in t The Sound of Music (1965), his later film work includes such outstanding performances in Murder by Decree, The Insider, A Beautiful Mind (2001), and as Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station, where he was nominated as Best Actor in a supporting role.
Plummer also remains one of the most respected and honored actors performing in the English language. He's won two Emmy Awards and for his stage work, Plummer has racked up two Tony Awards as Best Actor for the title role in "Cyrano" and the second in 1997, as Best Actor in "Barrymore". Plummer has also delivered stunning stage performances for The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's prpoductions of King Lear, Ceasar and Cleopatra and The Tempest.
Barry Avrich has become known for his critically acclaimed documentary films including The Last Mogul, Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstien Project, An Unliekly Obsession: Churchill and The Jews, and Guilty Pleasure. Avrich has also directed and produced many televsion specials and concerts including BOWFIRE! for PBS, Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew, One x One with Wyclef Jean, Caesar and Cleopatra and The Tempest. Avrich is currently in production on three films; The David Steinberg Project, Curtain Call: The Life and Times of Garth Drabinsky and Twelfth Night directed by Des MacNuff.
Future U.S. screenings of THE TEMPEST coupled with the filmed Q&A will be announced for 2012. For more information, please email info@byexperience.net
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live events to movie theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie's 2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 12 million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY Experience has distributed and/or produced including the Met: Live in HD series, the U.K.'s National Theatre Live series, the New York Times speaker's series TimesTalks LIVE, the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Importance of Being Earnest (June 2011), Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm With You (August 2011); The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax (June 2010), BBC Electric Proms: Robbie Williams (October 2009), the classic music celebrations BBC Last Night of the Proms (September 2009 and September 2010), St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Where Peace Love and Hope Abide (December 2007), David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live from the Royal Albert Hall (September 2007), and the public radio shows A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (February and October 2010) and This American Life - Live! with Ira Glass (April 2008 and May 2009). BY Experience distributes to nearly 50 countries, to 1,500 movie screens. For more information, visit: www.byexperience.net
