Crash pad: Tempest goes to Cyclorama

Boston Theatre Works was gearing up to present The Tempest at its home base, the Tremont Theatre next to the Wang.

That was until a car drove through a windowand onto the stage, forcing the theater to close and leaving the company without a venue for its production of Shakespeare's late comedy.

But all was not lost: Thanks to some creative thinking and assistance from the city, ``The Tempest'' will play as scheduled, but in a different venue: the Cyclorama at the Boston Center of the Arts, starting today