Ariel is played by two actors wearing feathered leggings and body paint in the Utah Valley University production of The Tempest.
Ariel is a spirit who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Ariel’s name means Lion of God. Ariel works in Prospero's service.
Ariel promised to serve Prospero faithfully for a year due to the fact that Prospero rescued and freed him when he was rapped in a cloven pine tree.