The Tempest

Th 6:30pm; F 8pm; Sa 2pm and 8pm; Su 2pm; W 6:30pm. Through 3/19. $26-$35. Main Stage at Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street; (916) 443-6722; www.sactheatre.org.
Rated 4.0

Matt K. Miller stars as Prospero in this lavish production of Shakespeare’s tale of political rivalry, budding young love—and magic. The language can be dense and complicated but lyrical and hypnotic, too. J.C.