CURS'D BE MACBETH

by Donna Latham

With Shakespeare’s bloody new tragedy Macbeth reeking of flop sweat in rehearsals, the playwright happens upon on a coven of Witches. Will steals the Witches’ incantations to zhuzh up the play. The Wayward Sisters unleash chaos and curse his wretched play for eternity: Curs’d be Macbeth.

With Shakespeare’s bloody new tragedy Macbeth reeking of flop sweat in rehearsals, the playwright happens upon on a coven of Witches. Will steals the Witches’ incantations to zhuzh up the play. The Wayward Sisters unleash chaos and curse his wretched play for eternity: Curs’d be Macbeth.

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CURS'D BE MACBETH

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  • Ian Thal: CURS'D BE MACBETH by Donna Latham
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    A parodic origin story of the popular actors' superstition about the "Scottish Play". Latham's dialogue is a mash-up of iambic pentameter, 20th and 21st century slang, and excerpts from The Tragedy of Macbeth. The result is smart and wickedly hilarious.

    A parodic origin story of the popular actors' superstition about the "Scottish Play". Latham's dialogue is a mash-up of iambic pentameter, 20th and 21st century slang, and excerpts from The Tragedy of Macbeth. The result is smart and wickedly hilarious.

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Development History

  • Reading, Atlanta Dramatists , 2024
  • Reading, Tiger's Heart Players, Brooklyn, 2024

Production History

  • Professional, Houston Scriptwriters, Houston, TX, 2024
  • Professional, Seoul Players, South Korea, 2024