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Aurora, New York— The acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company will perform an all-new production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at Wells College. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 25, in Phipps Auditorium of Macmillan Hall.

Believed to be Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest is imbued with magic, the supernatural and a heightened sense of theatricality perfectly suited to Aquila’s own dynamic physical style. The New York Times has described Aquila’s productions as “Gleefully engaging...almost unbearable fun...directed with inspiration” while The New Yorker has raved “Beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing and crystalline in effect.” With an ensemble of superb performers and Aquila’s exhilarating execution, this new production of The Tempest is sure to delight.

Since its founding in London over twenty years ago, the Aquila Theatre Company has developed its mission to make classical works accessible to the greatest number and to acknowledge and explore newfound classical works. Now based in New York City, Aquila is the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States and a major part of New York's theatrical landscape. Their performances have earned acclaim from sources such as the New Yorker, the Boston Globe, the New York Times and the American Reporter.

The company has recently performed at the GYM at Judson, the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University, and the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Their performances also appear in numerous festivals and at venues around the world including performances in London, Holland, Germany, Greece, Scotland, Canada and Bermuda. Aquila recently performed Euripides’ Herakles at the Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece and the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens.

Admission is free.

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