The tempest
​by william shakespeare

October - November 2014 at Rain Lily Farm, Austin Texas
More about Present Company Theatre here.
In the Press:
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"Slim and earnest, Emily Rankin is attractive as Ferdinand, suitor to Miranda."
—​CTX Live Theatre

"The production uses cross-gender casting to great advantage... Rankin as Ferdinand [gave a] heartwarming performance."
--Austin Chronicle

"[Emily Rankin] plays the male. She’s good. She’s more than good."
--​The Austinot
Cast
Omid Ghorashi - Prospero
Cassadie Petersen - Miranda
Hannah Burkhauser - Ariel
Sergio Alvarado - Caliban
Jennifer Coy - Alonsa
Emily Rankin - Ferdinand
Dan Dalbout - Sebastian
Jeff Britt - Antonio
Sam Grimes - Gonzalo
Eva McQuade - Trinculo
Austin Terrell - Stephano
Mateo Barrera, Zia Schwartz Kinzy, Eleanor MacDougall, Paloma Martinez-Glenn, Abbie Prewitt, Abby Roland, Hondo Powell - Ensemble

Production Staff
Lindsay Doleshal - Director
Katie Moss - Stage Manager
Ia Ensterä - Set Designer
Jason Farmer - Sound Designer
Liza Feldcamp - Costume Designer
Joe Stephenson - Dramaturg
Lauren Waelder - Spanish Translator
​Sarah Presson - Graphic Design
Stephanie Carll - Producer

​Produced by Present Company Theatre

Photo credit: Shawn McHorse, Adrian Whipp