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Director's Notes
MyrelationshipwithWilliamShakespearehasbeenalongstandingone.Iamdelighted
tohavereachedmythirtiethyearofBardism.IrememberstudyingMacbethatschoolin
themid80sand,reflectingonmyexperiencewhenIdiscoveredthisShakespearestory
forthefirsttime,IwantanaudiencetohavethesameexperienceofaweasIfeltatthat
time.
MacbethisoneofShakespeare’smostwellknownplays.Butwhatistheplayreally
about?Well,tome,Macbethisaplayaboutfear.Thescriptdrawstheaudienceintothe
mindsetofamanhauntedbyhisownchoices.Hisself-perpetuatingviolentactions
ironicallystemfromhisowncharacterweaknesses.Macbethisinfearallthetime,from
theearlyreprimandsfromhiswifeLadyMacbethtothecountershockathisown
atrociousactionsofmurder.Hisfearisshowntotheaudienceprimarilythroughhis
decayingconscienceashereflectsonhowtheWeirdSisterstrickedhimintomisreading
theirprophesies.InMacbeth,Shakespeareshowsusaweakcharacterwhocannotcope
withunbalance,andwhoreactstotheoverly-ambitiousandcontrollingLadyMacbeth
byallowinghimselftobemanipulatedintoactionsofmurderthathewouldnot
otherwisehavecontemplated.
IchosetoreplicatetraditionalShakespeareanstaging;athruststageandsimplisticset
decorandbarescenery.Iwantedtheaudience'sfocustobeplacedontheactorsand
thestory.Mynextchallengewastoaddresstheissueofweaponryandwhathasbeen,
andstillis,customaryfor(primarily)mentowearaspartoftheirceremonialattire.I
wantedtobring“fear”andpotentialdangerintoeveryscenewiththewearingofthe
traditionalsgian-dughanddirkaspartofregulardress.
Ihavealwayseditedmyownscripts.IbelieveasadirectorthisisapathImustwalk
alonetopresentmyvisionoftheplaytotheaudienceandtogetinsidetheplay.
MacbethisarguablyregardedasaTragedy,whenintruthitisaHistorical.Theaudience
hasaglimpseoflifeathousandyearsago.ThisisbasedonatruestoryofMacBethad
macFindláichwhoreignedpeacefullyasKingfrom1040for17years.However
Shakespearetookanenormousstepawayfromtherealhistoricalfigurewhenhewrote
theMacbethweknowtodayintoamurderoustyrant.
Asadirectormymainchallengewasthetheme.IwantedtoplaceMacbethinaperiod
thatIknewandhadlivedthrough,andwhichmeantsomethingtome.Scotlandinthe
90'swasaplacewithanenergy.Itwastransitioningfromthetraditionalintoaneraof
new!Inbacklashtothe80's,adecadeofostentatiouspostfeminism,wesawyoung
womentrytobreakthatglassceilingforequalitywiththeirmalepeers.Itwasthetime
ofthe“ladette”.Atthistimeinterestinglywealsosawadevelopmentof“newman”,an
open-mindedreceptivemaleintunewithwomen.Thescriptoverpoweredthedirection
oftheplay,anditwasapparentveryearlyduringrehearsalsthataparamilitary-esque
themewastheonlywaytopresentthisstory.Macbethaffordedmetheopportunityto
placethecharactersinthisperiodandallowedthetranscribingofmalerolesintofemale
andcostumingfemalecharactersinidenticalmilitaryuniformstomen.
IwasinInvernessandEdinbughinthe1990s.IhavebeentoCawdorCastleandseenthe
thistletreethatgrowsthroughit.Thisisaplaywithsymbolicpotencypresentedthrough
askillfulscript.Ithasbeenapleasuretohavehadthisopportunitytosharethis
incredibleplaywithyou.
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Cast
(inorderofappearance)
PaulinaBeaney ... WeirdSister
Murderer
Menteith,NoblewomanofScotland
CatherineMartin ... WeirdSister
Angus,NoblewomanofScotland
Servant
Murderer
EmmaClarke ... WeirdSister
Murderer
Lennox,NoblewomanofScotland
Messenger
MikeChowns ... Duncan,KingofScotland
MacDuff,NoblemanofScotland
DevinBird ... Malcolm,OlderSonOfDuncan
Lord
Messenger
ShaneMcGowan ... Donalbain,YoungerSonofDuncan
Sergeant
Apparition
Seyton
YoungSeward
NikkiParks ... Ross,NoblewomanofScotland
Porter
Apparition
ScottishDoctor
DaveClark ... Macbeth,ThaneofGlamis
EnglishDoctor
JodyLedgerwood ... Banquo,NoblewomanofScotland
LadyMacDuff
Gentlewoman
Siward
TiffanyWolters ... LadyMacbeth,
Hecate
HunterLewis ... Fleance
MacDuff'sSon
Apparition
MaureenHolloway ... OldWoman
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13 Interesting Facts About MACBETH
1.
TheplayMacbethwasbasedonthetruestoryofMacBethadmac
FindlaíchwhoreignedinScotlandasKingfrom1040-1057.
2.
LadyMacbethwasbasedontherealpersonLadyGruochorGruoch
ingenBoite.
3.
ThenameMacbethorMacBheathaorMacBethadmeans‘sonoflife’
inGaelic.
4.
ScotlandwassopeacefulunderhisrulethatMacbethmadea
pilgrimagetoRomein1050.
5.
Shakespeare’splay,endinginMacbeth’sdeath,takesplaceovera
year;whereas,inreality,Macbethruledpeacefullyfor17years.
6.
TheroleofMacbethis719lineslong,whichisonlyhalfthelengthof
Hamlet.
7.
ChroniclersofthetimeofhisreigndescribedMacbethasa“liberal
king”,notthetyrantwenowthinkhewas.
8.
Theoriginsofthesuperstitionagainstsaying“Macbeth”inatheatre
areunclear.OneideaisthatShakespearetooksomelinesforhisthree
witchesfromarealcovenwhocursedtheplay!
9.
TheplayMacbethisWilliamShakespeare'sshortesttragedy.
10. TheplayMacbethwasoneofthefirstplaysShakespeareproduced
underthereignofthenewKingofEngland,JamesI.
11. and...KingJamesIwasactuallyadistantrelativeofBanquo!
12. In1936,theFederalTheaterProjectpresentedahighlysuccessful
versionofMacbethattheLafayetteTheaterinHarlem,directedbythe
youngOrsenWells,withananall-blackcastandsetinpost-colonial
Haiti.Thissuperbproductionmadehiscareerasoneofthegreatest
directorsofourtime!
Acknowledgements
Wethankthefollowingfortheircontributionstothisproduction:
Crom'sAnvilforCustomWeaponry
Maggie&MurrayWood
MajorEdwardJun
OntarioCarpetSupermart
4thLineTheatreforParamilitaryCostumes
13. Macbethhas39characters,whichinthisproductionhavebeencast
withonly11actors,andover29sceneswhichhavebeeneditedto
reducetheoriginalrunningtimeofabout2hours30minutesdownto
1hour40minutes!
JodyLedgerwood
Jodyisalocalrealtorwholovestoperformbothonstageandon
camera.ShestartedworkingwithNorthumberlandPlayersatthe
ageof15.HermorerecentcreditswithThePlayersinclude:
Harvey,AlltheKing’sWomen,LesMisérables,CalendarGirls,
MoreWorkthanaPuppy,TheAffectionsofMay,andHaving
HopeatHomeforwhichshereceivedtheEODLBestActress
Award.Shewishestothankherfamily&friendsforsupporting
herinallaspectsofherlife!Pleaseenjoytheshow!
Setting
Scotland,1990s
ACT1 Scene 1
TheWeirdSisters'den.
Scene 2
Forres,Duncan'shouse.
Scene 3
TheWeirdSisters'den.
Scene 4
Forres,Duncan'shouse.
CatherineMartin
CatherineisthrilledtobeperformingwiththeNorthumberland
Scene
PlayersandShakespeareStreetTheatreasecondtimeinthis
Scene
year’sperformanceofMacbeth!Catherinewasfirstexposedto
ShakespearianTheatrewhenshewastwoyearsold.Sincethen
Scene
herpassionforShakespearehascontinuedtogrow!In2014,she
performedinherfirstShakespearianproductionasHelenainA
ACT2 Scene
MidsummerNight’sDream.Thissummer,Catherineexpanded
Scene
herknowledgeofactingbyattendingtheDriftwoodTheatre’s
CreativeRootsPrograminToronto.
ShaneMcGowan
Shanehasonlybeenactingsince2012,andthisishisfirst
performancewiththeNorthumberlandplayers.Shane,a15year
oldCCIstudent,hasbeeninseveralschoolplays.Heisan
executiveonthestudentcouncilandplansonrunningforstudent
primeministerinthespring.ActingisShane'spassion,andhe
alwaystriestodohisbestwheneverheisonstage.Heis
honouredtohavemanypartsinMacbeth,andheisreallylooking
forwardtodoingmoreplayswiththeNorthumberlandplayersin
thefuture.
NikkiParks
NikkiisthrilledtobemakingherdebutattheNorthumberland
PlayersinShakespeareStreetTheatre’sproductionofMacbeth.
ShehasworkedwithboththeBrightonBarnTheatreandBayof
QuinteCommunityPlayerswithrolesinWhentheCat’sAway,
FarceofNature,TheChalkGarden,WhenTheReaperCalls,
Jake’sWomen,TheGingerbreadLady,CaughtintheNet,andOn
GoldenPond.SheremembersShakespeareasbeingmucheasier
tolearninhighschool,andisthankfultoherhusbandDonfor
helplearningthelines.
TiffanyWolters
TiffanyisexcitedtobeinherfirstShakespeare!Sheisanot-somild-manneredveterinarianbyday,andspendshereveningsnot
atthetheatrewithherhusbandand2children,Aviendhaand
Reed.ThisisTiffany’s8thshowwiththePlayers,andsomeofher
favoriterolesinclude:AgnesinAgnesofGod,MollyinThe
Mousetrap,andtheFairyGodmotherinCinderellaChristmas.
YoumayhavelastseenherinTheGlassMenagerieasLaura.
5
Inverness,Macbeth'shouse.
6
Macbeth'shouse.
7
Macbeth'shouse.
1
Macbeth'shouse.
2
Macbeth'shouse.
Scene 3
Macbeth'shouse.
Scene 4
OutsideMacbeth'shouse.
ACT3 Scene 1
Forres,theKing'sHouse
Scene 2
Forres
Scene 3
AstreetnearForres.
Scene 4
Forres,theDiningRoom.
Scene 5
TheWeirdSisters'den.
ACT4 Scene 1
TheWeirdSisters'den.
Scene 2
Fife,Macduff'shouse.
Scene 3
England.
ACT5 Scene 1
Dunsinane,Macbeth'shouse.
Scene 2
AstreetnearDunsinane.
Scene 3
Insidethehouse.
Scene 4
AstreetnearDunsinane.
Scene 5
Insidethehouse.
Scene 6
OutsideDunsinane.
Scene 7
Insidethehouse.
Scene 8
Insidethehouse.
DevinBird
DevinisexcitedtobemakinghisdebutwiththeNorthumberland
Players.HehasperformedinTheChalkGardenandDon'tDress
forDinneratTheBrightonBarnTheatre,CaughtintheNetforMy
TheatreinTrentonwherehealsodirectedGingerbreadLady.He
hasenjoyedhisexperiencehereandislookingforwardtomany
moretocome.
MikeChowns
Mikeisveryexcitedtobepartofthisamazingcastandcrew.This
isMike'ssecondplaywithSSTand5thplaywiththePlayers.In
2010MikeappearedasJacobMarleyinAChristmasCarol,in2012
asAbanazerinAladdin,in2013aspirateStarkeyinPeterPanand
lastyearasNickBottominAMidsummerNight'sDream.
DaveClark
DavehasbeenwiththePlayerssincethe1980s.Hehasdirected,
actedin,lighted,andhelpedproduceabout50playsforthegroup
overtheyears.MemorablemomentsforhimcomefromTheOdd
Couple,TheFullMonty,TheElephantMan,BuriedChildandfrom
theteamworkresultinginthedevelopmentofthetheatreyouare
sittinginrightnow.
EmmaClarke
EmmahasappearedforShakespeareStreetTheatreasPuckinA
MidsummerNight’sDream,TybaltinRomeoandJuliet,andViola
inTwelfthNight,achallengingrolewhichsheeagerlyperformed.
EmmawasoneofFagin’sorphansinherfirstmusical,Oliver!Her
nextwasSeussicaltheMusical,followedbytheroleofPattyin
GreaseatSt.Mary’sHighSchool.Emmahasattendedworkshops
withJourneyThroughtheArtsandNorthumberlandPlayers,and
voicetrainingwithElizabethKellogg.Offstage,Emmahasproven
herselfasahennatattooistandhascommissionedmanypieces.
SheislookingforwardtohermultiplerolesinMacbeth.
HunterLewis
HunterhasappearedwithNorthumberlandPlayerssince2013,
whenheplayedalostboyinPeterPan.HeplayedMr.Wormin
JamesandtheGiantPeach,thencontinuedontoworkwiththe
CapitolTheaterinthejuniorproductionofTheLittleMermaid.
HunterhasworkedbehindthescenesasalightoperatorforLes
Misérables.Whenheisnotonstage,heplaysfootballonhis
team,theChargers,withKinsmanMinorFootballLeague,or
hangingwithfriends.HunterisingradeeightatDaleRoadSenior
Publicschoolandhaswonthedramaawardinpreviousyears.
AdrianWorley,Producer
Adrian,producerwithShakespeareStreetTheatre,isproudto
becollaboratingwithNorthumberlandPlayersforthefirst
time.Histheatricalskillsarevaried,includingviolinist,singer,
carpenter,freeloader,producerandactor.After7yearsinthe
filmindustryincludingBridgetJonesDiary,TheLordofthe
RingsTrilogy,andTheLastSamurai,AdrianmovedtoCobourg
andhasproducedAMidsummerNightsDream,Romeoand
JulietandTwelfthNight.Hehasbeenknowntoappearin
smallTVrolesovertheyears.Whenhe'snotworking,Adrian
enjoysspendinghissparetimewithhiswife,directorPaula
Worley,histhreechildren,Angus,SaxonandVivienne,andhis
dogsathomeinCobourg.
PaulaWorley,Director
PaulaWorleyisdirectingherthirdproductionforthe
NorthumberlandPlayers.Shehasbeeninvolvedintheatrefor
30yearsand,aftermovingtoCanadafromtheUKin2007,
foundedShakespeareStreetTheatrein2009fromherloveof
WilliamShakespeare'swork.RecentshowsincludeA
MidsummerNight'sDream,TwelfthNight,RomeoandJuliet,
JamesandtheGiantPeachandamixedpuppet/actorshowin
TheWizardofOz.Paulaenjoysdirectingandusingherartistic
skillsinpuppetmakingandherdanceskillsinchoreography
whentheopportunityarises.Sheisdelightedtohavehadthe
opportunitytoworkonMacbethwithherhusbandAdrian
Worley,producer,andhersonAngus,stagecombat
choreographer.
MaureenHolloway,StageManager
MaureenhasworkedbehindthescenesforthePlayerssince
2007.ShewascostumedesignerforSteelMagnolias,andstage
managedTheTroublewithRichard,TheKitchenWitches,and
It'saWonderfulLife.SheispleasedtobeworkingattheFirehall
theatreforthefirsttimeonaproductionofShakespeare's
Macbethaftermanyyears,inanotherlife,watchingstudents
performShakespearescenebyscene.Thankyoutothecastand
crewformakingitanexcitingexperience.
PaulinaBeaney
Paulinagotherstartintheatrewhenshewaselevenasa
gameshowfanatichillbillyinahumoroustakeontheHatfields
andtheMcCoys.Shestudieddramaforthreeyearsinhigh
schoolandtookimprovclassesoverthesummers.She'salways
hadapassionforpretendingtobesomeoneelse,andhasbeen
giventhechanceforthefirsttimeinthreeyearswiththree
partsinMacbeth.
Production Volunteers
Producer ... AdrianWorley
Director ... PaulaWorley
StageManager ... MaureenHolloway
StageCombatChoreography ... AngusWorley
CustomWeaponryAdvisor ... MikeChowns
SetConstructionHead ... DavidMcTavish
SetConstruction ... JackBoyagian,JohnForder,Ken
Forsythe,GarthHolloway,Dave
Hutzel,FredLuken,JohnMatthew,
KenMacDonald,BillMoebus,Michael
Vlajkov,TonyWalker,IanWhite
SetPainter ... MaryLouSecord
Costumes ... PaulaWorley,LesleeArgue,Mike
Chowns
Properties ... MikeChowns,PaulaWorley,
MaureenHolloway
LightingDesignandOperator ... WardMcCance
LightingHang ... WardMcCance
SoundDesign ... PaulaWorley
SoundOperator ... MaureenHolloway
Photographer ... AlinaAdjemian
PosterDesign ... GregCurtis
Program ... MaureenHolloway
Marketing ... AlinaAdjemian,MaureenHolloway,
PaulaWorley
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