"I've had the great pleasure of attending two different Tempest Theatre productions and I cannot stop praising the quality and content of both shows. They are putting on incrediby professional productions that make you think, laugh and cry."
-Jennifer Vincent
-Jennifer Vincent
"I saw one of the best stage performances I've ever seen at Tempest, and I've watched a lot of live theatre. I used to be an arts writer at two major newspapers in Winnipeg and Calgary, so I've been fortunate to see a lot of great theatre in my life. Yet, here, in wee Penticton, I've never been so blown away by a production. Grasping for the right word, about all I can come up with is awegasmic. Yeah, that good."
- Anthony Davis
- Anthony Davis
Best Theatre in the Okanagan. Comes in seasonally like a tempest, stirring up the minds and hearts of us, the lucky Okanagan audience.
- Taryn Liv Parker
- Taryn Liv Parker
News And Events
Learn about what's happened and what will be happening around Tempest.
Tempest's Spring Fling will present award-winning works prepared as part of the Spring Intensive acting program.
CBC publishes story about Kate, Ronan and their film, The Orchard.
On November 1 - 4 we hosted the Terrible Temptations event. Big thank you to the wineries and everyone who came to check it out!
Our short film, iPhone Narcissist, produced with Mutant Films, won 1st place in the 'Okanagan Experience' Category at Reel Peach Fest 2018.
Reel Peach Fest 2018 - iPhone Narcissist
On May 17, 2018, we hosted as screening of our feature film The Orchard and introduction to our new facility in downtown Penticton.
Orchard and Tapas at Tempest
Penticton Western News introduces Reinart, Twa, and Tempest.
A New Cultural Vision Artistic Director's Statement
The Trappist writer Thomas Merton famously said: "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." Indeed, it is precisely in the act of letting go, giving ourselves to an art form, that we discover more profound aspects of ourselves. Read More