The Calm Before The Storm

Drama: A prequel to "The Tempest". What if Prospero's “auspicious star” had shone before? The Duke of Milan, still a young man, follows his star over the sea to Africa, seeking to learn sorceries from an infamous witch. His impulsive nephew Nicolo stows away in search of adventure, and is promptly smitten by the slave-girl Zurinda. But all this is in the witch's plan: she has a bargain to offer Prospero in return for her magics, one whose price will not be paid until twenty-five years later, on an enchanted island...