The
Guthrie's production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, which opened last month and continues through April 16, is "such stuff as dreams are made on." Former Artistic Director Joe Dowling returns to the Guthrie to direct this piece, the first time since he left in 2015. I became a subscriber and fell in love with the Guthrie (and through it, the local theater community) during the Joe Dowling era, so this production feels very familiar and comforting to me, like going home. That big blue beautiful building on the Mississippi (which Joe Dowling shepherded into existence) truly is one of my happy places. And this
Tempest is a joyful celebration of the magic we call theater, one that's especially heart-warming after the very long intermission of the last two years. This is the first fully new production of the
Guthrie's 2021-2022 pandemic-shortened season (they hosted the touring production of
What the Constitution Means to Me last fall, and put a new spin on their 40+ year annual tradition
The Christmas Carol), and they've just announced an
exciting new 60th anniversary season (my 19th as a subscriber). It feels so good to come home to the Guthrie again.
