A Shakespearean Romp
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 6:00pm
Park Avenue Christian Church, Manhattan
In this “tossed” theatrical rendition, our merry cast of singers and instrumentalists tell you the story of how Prospero summons his dutiful servant, Ariel, to conjure a masque for a waiting audience (you!). Will he keep his promise to free Ariel at the end of the evening’s revels?
Artists
For headshots and biographies of the artists in The Tempest Tossed, please click here.
Stage Direction: Alyssa Weathersby
Collaborators
Alyssa Weathersby, dancer/actor
Morgan Morse, actor
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
Madeline Healey, soprano
Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Beth Wenstrom, violin
Aniela Eddy, violin
Alissa Smith, viola
Priscilla Herreid, winds
Sian Ricketts, winds
Matt Zucker, cello
Adam Cockerham, theorbo
Caitlyn Koester, harpsichord
Get To Know The Music
The Tempest Tossed features stunning music from the English Baroque by composers such as Henry Purcell and Matthew Locke. Here are some sound samples to enjoy from a 2022 performance by Tenet. Couch’d by the pleasant Heliconian spring sung by James Reese and Jonathan Woody, and Tell me, some pitying angel sung by Elisa Sutherland.
Tickets
Couldn’t make the live show? Not to worry! Buy tickets to our Virtual presentation here.