Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest and most intense tragedy. It was also the last tragedy he wrote after Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. His new approach to a swifter kind of action should leave the audience no time to think. Its intensity is most vividly realized in the play's language, through its repeated words and images. Shakespeare is writing about evil and he evokes it through one of his greatest creations - the character of Macbeth himself - a difficult but willing commitment to darkness. He is both our hero and our villain as evoked in the line "Fair is foul, and foul is fair". It is also a play filled with the Supernatural and images of that which is 'real' and 'not real'.
UWaterloo’s production of Macbeth explores the Scottish ballads and their fascination with rituals, that through spells, prayer, dance and music, are constantly being evoked in Shakespeare's play. Join us, as through these elements, we help lift Shakespeare's words and images, and ignite your imagination with his fascinating take on this Scottish King.
Fall 2012 Production
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm, Captain and Witch
Duncan
Ghost of Banquo
Malcolm, Duncan and Donalbain
Porter
Macduff and Macbeth
Lennox, Ross, Lord, Lady Macbeth and Siward
Macbeth
The Cauldron designed by Bill Chesney
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm, Captain and Witch
Duncan
Ghost of Banquo
Malcolm, Duncan and Donalbain
Porter
Macduff and Macbeth
Lennox, Ross, Lord, Lady Macbeth and Siward
Macbeth
The Cauldron designed by Bill Chesney
Lady Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed by: Lee Wilson
Performances: November 14-17, 2012
Venue: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building
Cast (in order of appearance)
Witch 1, Murderer 3, Soldier - Sukshmadarshi Maharaj
Witch 2, Gentlewoman, Messenger 2 - Jessica Singh
Witch 3, Soldier - Megan Rucurean
Duncan, Siward, Lord - Patrick Pinnell
Malcolm - Adam Lemieux
Donalbain, Thane, Seyton, Lord - Jane Honek
Lennox - Greg Johnson
Captain, Murderer 1, Doctor 2 - Keethan Krishnamoorthy
Ross - Zach Parsons
Angus, Porter, Murderer 2, Lord - Mark Haasnoot
Macbeth - Andreea Hluscu
Banquo, Macduff’s Son, Young Siward - Alan Shonfield
Lady Macduff - Adele Robert
Messenger 1, Fleance, Caithness, Thane - Bob Stan
Servant, Soldier, Lord - Elizabeth Munz
Hecate, Doctor 1, Old Man, Lord - Nathan Boutilier
Lady Macduff - Katie Smith
Creative
Director - Lee Wilson
Set/Props Designer - William Chesney
Costume Designer - Nina Okens
Lighting Designer - Arun Srinivasan
Sound Designer - Gill Lesperance
Fight Director - Daniel Levinson
Choreographers - Lili Markle, Jen Gooderham
Dramaturg - Simon Thibodeau
Voice Coach - Heather Hill
Assistant Set Designer - Melody Mui
Production Team
Director of Production - Scott Spidell
Production Manager - Janelle Rainville
Technical Director - Gill Lesperance
Wardrobe Head - Sharon E. Secord
Assistant Technical Director - Courtney Palmer
Assistant Production Manager - Selin Erkaya
Stage Manager - Michelle Kestle
Assistant Stage Managers - Lisette Compton, Kelly Conlan, Meghan Jones
Props/Paint - Kelsey Sewell (Head), Sam Beuerle, Cassandra Cline, Michelle Lowry, Emma Mann, Kara Nagel, Karly Snoddon, Clare Flood.
Set - Elizabeth Munz (Head), Jessica Blondin, Cam Dickey, Stefan Radic, Madeline Samms,
Wardrobe - Jo Daly (Head), Martina Commisso, Mark Haasnoot, Carleigh Macdonald, Jackie Mahoney, Nicole Martin, Adam Winchester, Gianine Mapula
Lights - Hilary Pitman (Head), Cody Burns, Cameron Joliffe, Chantaine Green-Leach, Eric Kim, James Miniou, Sarah Noiseux, Katie Smith, Michael To
Sound - Keethan Krishnamoorthy (Head), Teresa Allen
Publicity - Brianne Haydon (Head), Rebecca Birrell
Photography - Katie Smith
Special Thank-yous
Shaw Festival
Theater Aquarius
Daniel Levinson
William Innes
Environment Faculty