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By William Shakespeare
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Meet the Production Team
Meet the Production Team
Director: Kevin Rich
Choreographer: Marla Shulz
Dramaturg: Amanda Giguere
Stage Manager: Catherine Kolos
Scenic Design: Matt Crane
Costume Design: Sarah Zinn
Lighting Design: Katie Gruenhagen
Sound Design: Max Silverman
Props Design: Jay Duckworth
Wigs and Makeup Design: Dennis Bensie
Puppet Design: Myra Su
Meet the Cast
Meet the Cast
Gonzalo: Shunté Lofton*
Prospera: Ellen McLaughlin*
Ariel: Jordan Coughtry*
Alonso: Sam Sandoe
Miranda: Madison Taylor
Ferdinand: Jordan Pettis
Caliban: Karen Slack
Stephano, Ensemble: Sean Scrutchins*
Trinculo, Ensemble: Matt Zambrano*
Antonio, Ensemble: Brik Berkes*
Sebastian, Ensemble: Kenny Fedorko
Boatswain, Spirit, Ensemble, u/s: Roan Cochrane
Master, Francisco, Spirit, u/s: Aiden Biffinger
Juno, Spirit, u/s: Sofia Rodriguez
Iris, Spirit, u/s: Daniel Oliveri
Welcome to the Puppet Show
Welcome to the Puppet Show
This production of The Tempest utilized shadow puppets in several major sequences. As a stage management apprentice, I was in charge of notating puppet choreography, and maintaining necessary paperwork (examples below).
Tempest Puppet Preset.pdfTempest 1.2 Puppet Choreography.pdf
The Isle is Full of Noises
The Isle is Full of Noises
Actor and songwriter Jordan Coughtry composed the songs for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's 2025 production of The Tempest.
Due to popular demand, Jordan released the demo recordings of the songs on Spotify following the opening of the production. You can stream these recordings using the link below!
Other Elements of Note:
Other Elements of Note:
Fabric Props
Fabric Props
Actors utilized fabric for the opening sequence, as well as the opening number of Act II. Tracking the fabric and wrapping our 'bees' each night was a part of my track each performance.
Live Music
Live Music
Not only did Jordan compose the score for the production, but he also played and sang it live at every performance! Handing off the instruments and ensuring that they were plugged into the wireless mic was a part of my track every performance.
Photos by Jennifer Koskinen (ig: @merrittphoto)
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