Something wicked this way comes
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Patrick Mulcahy
JULY 17 - AUGUST 3 | MAIN STAGE
Visions of power captivate and corrode as the star couple craft their dark fantasies into crimson reality. PSF Producing Artistic Director Patrick Mulcahy returns to the director's chair following his triumphant production of Hamlet in 2011. Shakespeare's penetrating and glorious language lays bare our human frailty in a scorching personal and political nightmare made real. A thrilling new staging of a mesmerizing tale of ambition and treachery. PG11+
Sponsor:
Amaranth Foundation
Co-Sponsors:
David B. & Patrina L. Rothrock
Actor Sponsors:
Lee & Dolly Butz
Extras
- Prologues: Join us for insights into the play in an informal setting. Free. Held in the theatre 45 minutes prior to every curtain.
- Opening night, Saturday, July 19. Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.
- Meet the actors for an informal talkback after the show Thursday, July 24.
- Scotch Sharings & Pairings at 6pm Thursday, July 24; Saturday, July 26; and Friday, August 1.
- Savoring Shakespeare: specialty dinner with behind-the-scenes insights 5:30pm Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3.
- Lend Me a Tenor and Macbeth will play in repertory with the same cast. Please order early for the best seating options.
Show Information
Synopsis
Dramatis Personae
The Witches of Macbeth: Inspiration for the Weird Sisters
The Play in Performance
Macbeth Inspires throughout Time
The Curse of Macbeth: "The Scottish Play"
Shakespeare Timeline
Reviews
Reading Eagle
"PSF's 'Macbeth' stuns with its power and ambition."
"Boldly theatrical and psychologically rich…"
"Never have I witnessed a staging of 'Macbeth' with such astute blocking."
"It's difficult to shake this thrilling piece of theatre. I can't remember ever being so shaken by its themes."
"...A triumph for the Festival."
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Shakespeare's Macbeth arrived in stark, stylish form in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's newly minted production."
"...Excellent actors."
"It is worth the drive."
The Morning Call
"Satisfying."
"Rewarding production that seems to personify Shakespeare's own words 'fair is foul and foul is fair.'"
"Ian Bedford is mesmerizing as Macbeth."
"Chilling."
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Cast  Duncan, King of Scotland:  Malcolm, his eldest son:  Donalbain, his youngest son:  Bloody Captain:  Lenox:  Rosse:  Angus: Witch:  Witch:  Witch:  Macbeth, Thane of Glamis:  Banquo:  Lady Macbeth:  Macduff, Thane of Fife:  Fleance, son to Banquo: Porter:  Murderer: Murderer:  Murderer: Lady MacDuff:  Son of Macduff:  Daughter of Macduff: Doctor: Gentlewoman, attending on Lady Macbeth:  Seyton, officer attending on Macbeth: Siward, Earl of Northumberland: Young Siward, his son:  Messenger/Ensemble: Messenger/Ensemble: |
Production Playwright:  Director: Scenic Designer:  Lighting Designer:  Costume Designer:  Sound Designer: Fight Director:  Production Stage Manager: |
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* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. |
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