Tempest in a Lighthouse

Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells a story of shipwrecks, castaways, storms and islands ... all best seen from a lighthouse. So the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is hosting a free sneak preview of The Tempest at the Edgartown Lighthouse on Friday, August 27, at 6 p.m.

Performed by Shakespeare for the Masses, a popular off-season irreverent theatre troupe, the performance will be script-in-hand and lighthouse friendly.

Believed to be written in 1610, the play is set on a remote island, where the Duke of Milan plots to restore his daughter to her rightful place using illusion and manipulation. He creates a storm, the tempest, to lure his brother and the King of Naples to the Island. His plan leads to many revelations and developments amongst the characters that ultimately change their lives.

The Edgartown Lighthouse is located at the end of North Water street in Edgartown. Admission is free for all, but it’s $5 to go up in the lighthouse. There is no rain date.