I confess I'd never seen the full show before, though I was passingly familiar with the main characters (Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, Caliban) and the plot (and, of course, have watched Forbidden Planet eleventy-dozen times).
That said, I enjoyed the play, performance, and production quite a bit. I particularly liked what they did with Ariel (Vanessa Morosco) and her flight, doing some nice "rope" work (http://goo.gl/sMoxLr) that let her move around freely and acrobatically, but unusually and with magic.
+Margie Kleerup and I had a nice pre-show picnic with Mary and Stan. We missed having +Kay Hill along (she's spent the last week out with the grandparents in California), as I think she would have enjoyed this show and production as well.
The Tempest | Colorado Shakespeare Festival
A gnashing storm spills the enemies of the great sorcerer and rightful duke of Milan, Prospero, upon the shores of his island realm, setting the stage for revenge. But from there, Shakespeare’s final, much-loved play defies expectations, erupting into a timeless, exotic tale of monsters and cavorting spirits, love and song, merriment and mercy.