Miranda from Stormville is Shakespeare's The Tempest loosely retold in a small town in the wilds of New Jersey. Miranda Milano is young and trapped in the middle of nowhere, caring for her protective father in his state of slow mental decline. When a violent storm brings soft-hearted Will Ferdinand to her doorstep, what they share in their few hours together will change both their lives forever.

Adam Bertocci is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His work has been praised by Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, The New Republic, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Back Stage, Broadway World, E!, Maxim, IGN, Film Threat and more. His first play, the worldwide viral sensation Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, was published by Simon & Schuster and received acclaim from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Folger Shakespeare Library; AOL Pop Eater hailed Bertocci as "a Shakespeare adaptation expert". Miranda from Stormville marks his debut as a dramatic playwright and his long-awaited return to the work of the Bard.

4M, 2F — full-length, two acts.

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World Premiere

March 14-24, 2019
IRT Theater, New York, NY
produced by Random Access Theatre
(as part of a triple-Tempest season!)

"A compassionate, funny, and invigorating production that will appeal as much to die-hard fans of the upstart crow
as to those who vaguely recall reading him in high school…
The cast delivers fantastic performances…
Templin does excellent work… Menter artfully embodies the complex tensions… Cain is a stand-out…
The best adaptations mold their inspiration into something truly new, opening its own avenues of interpretation,
and Bertocci's play certainly falls into that category."
— Leah Richards and John Ziegler, Culture Catch

"Bertocci has allowed the modern themes to feel reborn…
so much wonderful character-focused work…
a brave use of space from Sandella and scenic designer Roni Sipp…
Mackenzie Menter has a very ethereal way…
Gabe Templin's Will certainly captured the odd man out character…
Cataldo left you wanting more. And that's a good thing…
There is an ambitious concept within Miranda from Stormville that is poignant today."
— Michael Block, Theater in the Now

"Adam Bertocci manages to capture the spirit of Shakespeare's original play
while adding a refreshing modern twist…
Mackenzie Menter portrayed Miranda with a hopeful desperation
that anyone who has been a teenager in a small town can relate to.
Another standout was James A. Pierce III as Steve…
[Roni Sipp created] a lovely set for a great show."
— Max Berry, OnStage Blog

"A meditation on millennials…
This play has a certain quiet reverence, and an accurate sense of gratitude. ☺+"
— Jacob Goldbas, Hi! Drama

Miranda Milano: Mackenzie Menter
"Pops" Milano: Richard Wayne
Will Ferdinand: Gabe Templin
Steve Trinker: James A. Pierce III
Ariel: Anna Cain
Calvin: Brendan Cataldo

directed by Jennifer Sandella

produced by Jennifer Sandella, Victoria Teague and Mike Gregorek
stage manger: Addison Herndon
set design: Roni Sipp
sound design / music: Tony Lepore
lighting design: Emilio "Max" Cerci
dramaturg / marketing: Victoria Teague
new media design: Mike Gregorek

Development History

April 24, 2018
Reading
Playhouse on Park, West Hartford, CT

Miranda Milano: Sarah Kozlow
"Pops" Milano: William Bloomfield
Will Ferdinand: Taylor Turner
Steve Trinker: Camrus Johnson
Ariel: Amelia Dudley
Calvin: Ehad Berisha

directed by Erik Bloomquist

literary manager: Sasha Brätt

May 18, 2014
Workshop reading
Drama League, New York, NY
Produced by Random Access Theatre

Miranda Milano: Rachel Riendeau
"Pops" Milano: Travis Klemm
Will Ferdinand: James Parenti
Steve Trinker: Nick Bombicino
Ariel: Laura King
Calvin: Mike Gregorek

directed by David Andrew Laws

literary manager: Alix Rosenfeld
stage directions: Anna Chazelle

2005
Short film that the universe refused to allow to be made

With thanks to Teague Chrystie and his company of actors
for the first brave, beautiful and sadly incomplete crack at this story
in (ahem) slightly different form.

1611-2004
A bunch of productions of The Tempest