Macbeth
By William Shakespeare, Adapted by Ali Tallman
Directed and Movement Directed by Ali Tallman
&Sons Theatre
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Playwright | William Shakespeare, Adapted by Ali Tallman
Director & Movement Director | Ali Tallman
Stage Management | Tori Frazee
Intimacy Direction | Zoe Burke
Fight Choreography | Ambrose Ferber
Scenic and Sound Design | Ali Tallman
Lighting Design | Aaron Tallman
Costume Design | Ali Tallman
Puppetry and Property Design | Mairi Chanel
Graphic Design | Mairi Chanel
Venue | The Swan Theatre
Cast | Mairi Chanel, Alex Reid, Zoe Burke, Stephen Rommel, Isabel Madley, Dylan Marshall, Sarah Runyan, Joey Beth Gilbert, Noah Segard, Eibhlin Brennan, Miles Blitch, Chloe Ferber, Samuel Henzerling (u/s)
A bloody Scottish moorland. A grand and ominous prophecy. A passionate, loving marriage. Loyalty. Ambition. A high cost. Heavy paranoia. Crawling. Consuming. Desperation. Unexpected, tragic casualties. Civil war. Macbeth is an exploration of human nature, the structure and effect of power, and how we choose who we are to each other. Contemporary, physical, and raw - the body is the center of this work. What is happening in the limbs, head, and heart - the sound, the breath, the pleasure, the pain, the effort. The characters of Macbeth feel so extremely - they cut their hearts out and show them to us. Using a modified tréteau set and a variety of movement techniques, &Sons Theatre's ensemble movement work gives a body to thought, to emotion, and to the unseen.
"in the capable hands of director Ali Tallman and her cast, the Shakespearean tragedy from 1606 earns new life not only through a radical staging, but via inevitable comparisons to our current political sphere... the entire dinner party scene, complete with contemporary choreography and a sparse set, drives all the attention to a maddened Macbeth, a two-faced Lady and the silent ghost of Banquo, all three indispensable and intriguing. And, well, the set in general is fascinating—a simple plywood platform (ominously bloodstained from previous performances) sends all attention toward the actors' faces and bodies as they change from character to character, for indeed, only the Macbeths and the Sisters play one role the whole time. The whole show oozed the kind of youthful exuberance that is reinvigorating Santa Fe's theater community at large right now... &Sons could emerge as a frontrunner for most innovative group." - Santa Fe Reporter
