Teller Works His Magic In Production Of 'The Tempest'

For the past few years, Teller — the usually silent half of the Las Vegas illusion duo Penn & Teller — has been conjuring an ambitious theatrical collaboration.

It’s a re-imagining of Shakespeare’s fantasy “The Tempest,” with a live band, acrobatic choreography and hefty doses of magic.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, WBUR’s Andrea Shea dropped by rehearsal at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge to find out more.

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• Andrea Shea, arts reporter for WBUR. She tweets @asheaarts.

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