The Folk School Radio Hour - May 2025 - Viroqua Shakespeare Festival
Julie Tomaro talks with Liam McGilligan and Tom Kastle about the upcoming Viroqua Shakespeare Festival and Piracy on the Great Lakes.
Join us for this enlightening episode and get excited about the upcoming festival running June 27, 28th and 29th.
4TH ANNUAL VIROQUA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 27th-29th, 2025
June 27th @ 7pm | June 28th @ 7pm | June 29th @ 2pm | June 29th @ 7pm
WHERE: PrairieWind Park, Viroqua, WI
WHAT: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a magician, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge, forgiveness and family.
Dan Seavey: Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate
WHEN: June 28th @ 3pm
WHERE: PrairieWind Park, Viroqua, WI
WHAT: Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate by Tom Kastle
Dan Seavey: Confessions of A Great Lakes Pirate is a one man play written and performed by actor, musician, and tall ships sailor Tom Kastle for adult and young adult audiences, It looks, both comically, and seriously, at the life of THE Great Lakes pirate of all time; Dan Seavey. Like his literary contemporaries like Long John Silver, our treatment of Seavey as a colorful character, a flawed character, a man who has done terrible things but, in the end, you somehow want things to go well for him.
Interested in diving deeper into sea shanties and Great Lakes maritime lore? Join us for an interactive sea shanty workshop with Tom taking place at PrairieWind Park from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (donation-based — collected the day of the event)!
