John Blondell, 蜜桃传媒 professor of theater arts, has returned to the Balkans to stage Lit Moon Theatre鈥檚 performance of Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淭he Tempest.鈥� Blondell is joined by Marie Ponce-DeLeon 鈥�10, Nolan Hamlin 鈥�12, and Sara Reynolds 鈥�11, who play Miranda, Ferdinand, and Ariel, respectively. The show is part of the Butrinti 2000 Festival in Butrint, Albania, and opens Saturday, July 20, in an open-air amphitheater built in 300 BC.
Blondell directs 鈥淭he Tempest鈥� on Wednesday, July 24, as part of the Bitola International Shakespeare Festival in Bitola, Macedonia. The festival includes a performance of 鈥淗enry VI, Part 3,鈥� which Blondell directed in Macedonia and London in May 2012.
鈥淭he Tempest,鈥� which was a popular and critical hit in October, includes Michael Bernard, Victoria Finlayson, Stanley Hoffman and Matt Tavianini. Blondell says he hopes to reopen the show locally in September.