Wichita Shakespeare Company

Prospera: Chelsea Daniel
Mirandus: Caleb Jamal Manuel
Ariel: Nicholas Dreier
Caliban: Viv Legorreta
Fernanda: Abby Luchsinger
Alonso: Mark Schuster
Antonia: Kelsi Harris
Sebastian: Jill Nicole Herbert
Gonzalo: Kevin Sowers
Stephano: Matt Neises
Trinculo: Monty Phelps
Boatswain: Luna Schmidt

The Wichita Shakespeare Company (WSC) closes its 2026 Shakespeare-in-the-Park series with The Tempest.  Shakespeare’s final play will present the traditional comedy about a shipwreck, magic, family conflict, and eccentric characters while exploring how our society views gender and class roles and expectations. Come see the immersive story complete with music and puppets!

The production is directed by veteran WSC director Abri Geist. Her prior directing credit for WSC was Henry V. The impressive cast assembled for the show includes Chelsea Daniel as Prospera, Nicholas Dreier as Ariel, and Viv Legorreta as Caliban. Others in the cast include Caleb Jamal Manuel, Abby Luchsinger, Mark Schuster, Kelsi Harris, Jill Nicole Herbert, Kevin Sowers, Matt Neises, Monty Phelps, and Luna Schmidt.   

All shows will begin at 7:00 pm, with an approximate running time of one hour and forty-five minutes.  As always, the play is performed free to all audiences, but donations are accepted and appreciated.  Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating and, of course, bug spray. Shakespeare-in-the-Park returns to the very popular Central Riverside, College Hill, and Buffalo parks in Wichita. Additionally, two performances will be held at Exploration Place. Parks in Derby and Andover are also on the schedule. A special inside performance will be held at University Friends Church. Seating will be provided for the inside performance. In the event of inclement weather, there will be a message posted at 6 pm on the WSC line (316-655-2017) alerting if the show has been cancelled for that evening. 

Park/performance locations and dates are as follows:

Sept 4^th …College Hill Park, Wichita

Sept 5^th…High Park Amphitheatre, Derby 

Sept 6^th …Exploration Place, Wichita 

Sept 11^th …Buffalo Park, Wichita

Sept 12^th …Exploration Place, Wichita 

Sept 13^th …Heritage Park Plaza, Andover  

Sept 18^th …Central Riverside Park, Wichita

Sept 19^th …College Hill Park, Wichita  

Sept 20^th …University Friends Church, Wichita

Audition notice for the Tempest!

Time:Saturday, July 11th 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.**

Sunday, July 12th 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Fellowship Hall at Lorraine Ave Mennonite Church

655 South Loraine

Please read the following so you know what I’m looking for. Coming into the audition knowing this stuff is a big plus because it shows me you’re willing to do the work especially if I don’t know you. If you can’t access the links let me know.

Link to the script cut we’re using: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_CtoiDMkNtdcM1b5ZZhrsUm29iifHcq2PkLqJgMy_s/edit?usp=drivesdk

If you have any questions or something in the cut doesn’t make sense feel free to message or email me (abri.geist atx gmail.com remove the x and use the symbol) and I’ll clarify or fix it if I’ve missed something. You don’t have to read the whole thing (although I encourage it if you can/want to) but just look through enough so you know what we’re using

Link to the audition excerpts:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tm8iCgAMXkmg6T4b_8-dJAZpAXjvpnokN8pQFIf_8S8/edit?usp=drivesdk

Link to my concept:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G5VHJ8D_xt7W-X9L70obvQwXYaPlhi6mSdqDTffSLQY/edit?usp=drivesdk

Link to character descriptions:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kONSoCpm6S782uT4oeebkDoP85nrkkRlfWF4Szsl07c/edit?usp=drivesdk

**EDITED on July 6, time change for auditions on Saturday July 11 only