Directed by Lewis Magruder
MainStage, Gates Abegglen Theatre
15th Annual John D. Yeck Production
October 30-November 2
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3
2:00 p.m.
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies in English literature. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power.
Ambition
Corruption of Power
Psychology, i.e. obsession, paranoia and hallucination
Difference between kingship and tyranny
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. Very little is known about his life, but by 1592 he was in London working as an actor and a dramatist. Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Many of these plays were very successful both at court and in the public playhouses. In 1613, Shakespeare retired from the theatre and returned to Stratford-upon-Avon. He died and was buried there in 1616.
What did he write?
Shakespeare wrote plays and poems. His plays were comedies, histories and tragedies. His 17 comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his 10 tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Shakespeare’s best-known poems are The Sonnets, first published in 1609.
Stage Manager – Carly Mungovan
Assistant Stage Managers – Emma Crowe, Brittani Yawn
Assistant Director – Joshua Horowitz
King Duncan of Scotland – TJ Ganser
Malcolm – Daniel Lees
Donaldbain – Kyle Harris
Macbeth – Hunter Doebereiner
Lady Macbeth – Jennifer Studnicki
Macduff – Adam Josten
Lady Macduff – Hannah Cunningham
Banquo - Matthew Ebersbach
Lennox – Christina Casano
Ross – Theresa Liebhart
Angus – Lizzie Docel
Menteith – Katie Poppe
Fleance – Caitlyn Shiner
Siward – TJ Ganser
Young Siward - Simon Sedmack
Seyton, Captain, Murderer 1 – JP Horton
Doctor, Porter, Murderer 2 – Caleb Schrimer
Murderer 3 – Spencer Aitken
Old Woman – Megan Haynes
Gentlewoman – Cara Hinh
Three Witches – Meryl Juergens, Tamara Ljubibratic, Andrea Davies
Servant to Macbeth Household – Richard Dent
Additional Attendants, Servants and Messengers – Simon Sedmak, Spencer Aitken, Megan Haynes and Cara Hinh
Apparitions -
Armored Head – TJ Ganser
Bloody Child – Caitlyn Shiner
Crowned Child – Katie Poppe
Kings – Kyle Harris, Lizzie Docel, Megan Haynes, Cara Hinh, Simon Sedmak, Spencer Aitken, Richard Dent, Matt Ebersbach
Soldiers – Kyle Harris, Matt Ebersbach, Spencer Aitken