Commonly interpreted as Shakespeare’s farewell to theater, The Tempest is the tale of a magician performing his final and greatest feat. Prospero plans to use skills acquired over a lifetime to put his wrecked world back together. When that’s accomplished, he promises, “I’ll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound I’ll drown my book.”
9/18-11/8: Thu-Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 3 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM (see website for additional weekday performances), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand, 312-595-5600, chicagoshakes.org, $48-$88.
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