macbitches

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When a freshman is unexpectedly given the coveted role of Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen actresses invite her over to “celebrate” her casting and reassert their positions at the top of the theatre department’s hierarchy. As the Fireball and Svedka flow, the girls interrogate their own sense of ambition as well as the power...

*Now published and available for licensing via Theatrical Rights Worldwide!*

When a freshman is unexpectedly given the coveted role of Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen actresses invite her over to “celebrate” her casting and reassert their positions at the top of the theatre department’s hierarchy. As the Fireball and Svedka flow, the girls interrogate their own sense of ambition as well as the power structures that have shaped their theatrical education.

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  • Annaleise Loxton: macbitches

    A really smart and snappy piece perfect for a university or for an ensemble of young actors ready to step up to the challenge. Each woman has been expertly crafted by McIntosh. A fantastic read and (would be) an even better full physical production.

    A really smart and snappy piece perfect for a university or for an ensemble of young actors ready to step up to the challenge. Each woman has been expertly crafted by McIntosh. A fantastic read and (would be) an even better full physical production.

  • Brian James Polak: macbitches

    This play is so brilliantly crafted and structured. I immediately felt the mean girl menace in the beginning and, like the central character, I too was lulled into a sense of security thinking this will all be okay. I will be recommending this excellent play to everybody who needs an awesome ensemble piece for college-age actors.

    This play is so brilliantly crafted and structured. I immediately felt the mean girl menace in the beginning and, like the central character, I too was lulled into a sense of security thinking this will all be okay. I will be recommending this excellent play to everybody who needs an awesome ensemble piece for college-age actors.

  • David Rigano: macbitches

    This play left me gobsmacked. Anyone who has been in a college theatre program has met people just like all the characters in this story, and McIntosh has woven all of the plotting, predictions, and paranoia of Macbeth into her plot. There is manipulation, backstabbing, front-stabbing, and all of the toxicity that can permeate academic theatre. And though they don't feature as characters in the play, the figures of the men in charge who foster this atmosphere loom like Banquo's ghost. The roles are all juicy and the play full of fantastic scenes/monologues for teen to early 20s girls.

    This play left me gobsmacked. Anyone who has been in a college theatre program has met people just like all the characters in this story, and McIntosh has woven all of the plotting, predictions, and paranoia of Macbeth into her plot. There is manipulation, backstabbing, front-stabbing, and all of the toxicity that can permeate academic theatre. And though they don't feature as characters in the play, the figures of the men in charge who foster this atmosphere loom like Banquo's ghost. The roles are all juicy and the play full of fantastic scenes/monologues for teen to early 20s girls.

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Hailey — Freshman BFA Acting major.

Piper — Sophomore BFA Acting major.

Cam — Junior BFA Acting major.

Lexi — Senior BFA Acting major.

Rachel — Senior BFA Acting major.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Imaginarium Theatre Company, Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization The Chain Theatre, Year 2022

Production History

Awards

  • Critic's Pick
    New York Times
    2022