Cast member Jorge Goyco Diaz leaps during a scene in “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. The performance is part of the 10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival presented by Ophelia’s Jump Production and co-produced by Pomona College. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
The 10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival is underway at the Claremont college’s outdoor Sontag Greek Theatre.
The star this year is “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” The festival also includes performances of “The Knight of the Burning Pestle,” a 17th-century play by Francis Beaumont.
Gabriela De Luna, left, and Stephen Diaz act out a scene from “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. The performance is part of the 10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival presented by Ophelia’s Jump Production and co-produced by Pomona College. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Guests watch “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Sontag Greek Theatre in the Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
From left, Thandiwe McMillan, Gabriela De Luna and Stephen Diaz are seen Friday, July 12, 2024, in a scene from “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Spectators watch “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Actors perform “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Guests are silhouetted in chairs as they watch Gabriela De Luna, left, and Brenda Nascimento perform in “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Claremont guitarist Andrew Sherbrooke performs Friday, July 12, 2024, as people arrive to see “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Guests watch “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
The cast performs a scene from “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
Cast member Jorge Goyco Diaz leaps during a scene in “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. The performance is part of the 10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival presented by Ophelia’s Jump Production and co-produced by Pomona College. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
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Gabriela De Luna, left, and Stephen Diaz act out a scene from “La Tempestad,” a bilingual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” on Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. The performance is part of the 10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival presented by Ophelia’s Jump Production and co-produced by Pomona College. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)
The productions, which started Thursday, July 11, will alternate performance nights through Sunday, July 21.
“La Tempestad,” adapted and directed by Beatrice Casagrán, can be seen Thursday, July 18, and Saturday, July 20. “Knight,” directed by Caitlin Lopez, can be viewed Friday, July 19, and Sunday, July 21.
The festival is a co-sponsored by Ophelia’s Jump, a Claremont-based nonprofit regional theater company, and Pomona College.
All shows are at 8 p.m. Before each performance, the theater will be open for picnickers and concessions will be available. At 7 p.m. a pre-show entertainment featuring bands and performers will be staged.
