'Tempest' Rages Outside

The sun was shining very brightly the other day, so the Eliot Drama Group decided to hold its rehearsal outside. It is currently practicing for its first production, "The Tempest," to be produced beginning on Oct. 20 in the Eliot House Dining Hall. The scene which is pictured here is from one of the masques in the famous Shakespearean romance.

The play itself is about a deposed king named Prospero and his beautiful daughter Miranda; and the autics Prospero, who has magical powers, plays on the usurpers when they are shipwrecked on his island. This is believed to be Shakespeare's last play, and in it is found some of his most beautiful poetry.

For its first performance, the Group has designed an original theatre which will consist of a stage, surrounded by the audience on three sides. The plan is intended to keep the spectators within less than 25 feet of the action in the Eliot Dining Hall, where the performance will take place.