SHOW DATES

-Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. Opening Night
-Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.

-Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m. Matinee

-Thursday, May 1, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. 

-Friday, May 2, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.

-Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. Closing Night  

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For all performances, tickets are available online or at the door.

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PERFORMANCES AT

Walkerville Collegiate. 2100 Richmond Street. Windsor, Ontario.

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TICKETS

• $25.00 General Admission

• $20 Student and Senior

• Special Pricing for May 1 ONLY: $20 General Admission, and $15 Student & Senior

• Purchase in advance at ShowPass

• Purchase at the door; cash and debit only.

• Facebook Event Page: Click HERE.

• Photo Album: Click HERE.

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INQUIRIES?

Email kordazone@gmail.com. ​

Creative Team

Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Written by Bob Carlton

Director Jeff Marontate

Music Director Sarah Preney

Choreographer Helena Critchlow

LIVE Music Performed by Lunatics, Lovers and Poets, WCCA's resident student rock band

Producers Korda Artistic Productions and WCCA Program Lead Roger Wellington

Stage Manager Narvin Fazlaliserkani 

Production Creative Support: 

The Capitol Theatre

University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art

Stratford Festival

Stratford Off The Wall

Tech Director Eric Tulp (The Capitol Theatre)

Set Design David Court (SODA)

Prop Design Matt Burgess (Stratford)

Set Construction Students of Off the Wall

Set Dressing Design Students from SODA

Poster Art by Daniel Nolin

Website and Promotions by Christopher Lawrence Menard

Media Relations and Promotions Support Abbey Lee Hallett

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Synopsis

 

Shakespeare’s forgotten rock and roll masterpiece! Inspired by The Tempest, this high-energy jukebox musical is packed with rock ‘n’ roll classics, including “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl,” and “Gloria.” In RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET, audiences blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest – set to rock ‘n’ roll golden oldies – unfolds with glee! The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s id. This will be a co-production between Korda and the Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts. The show will be staged at the nearby WCCA, and in partnership with Stratford Off the Wall. Under the guidance and direction of Korda’s Artistic Director Jeff Marontate, youth mentorship opportunities in the performing arts will be built into the process. This production is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, 250 West 57th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10107-0102. www.concordtheatricals.com. 

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“The best rock and roll show in town!” – The Daily Express

 

“A masterpiece... Take one plot (Shakespeare’s The Tempest), one B movie (Forbidden Planet), and for added flavor plunder the entire Shakespearean canon for dialogue (the more pungent the plagiarism, the more piquant the final effect)... your favorite blasts from the past... ring out of the story with such unadulterated audacity that the cue lines themselves beg for mercy.” – What’s On

 

“Prepare to dance in the aisles.” – Time Out. 

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Director's Note

Coming Soon

- Jeff Marontate

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