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.

McIntosh not only has a viciously sharp ear for the horrors of BFA drama programs and how they replicate themselves between female peers, but also for mean-girl doublespeak, teenaged manipulation, and the vertiginous highs and lows of female friendship. Whip-smart and fast-paced, featuring a well-rounded cast of robust characters that set up all actors to shine, macbitches is a stellar, darkly comical addition to the canon of ensemble pieces for college-aged actresses.

I am always recommending this play to others all the time! It is phenomenal! I always think we need more college theatre like this because it feels so REAL and RAW for young actors to get a hold of. It's full of subtext and wit and sharpness. And it's something so relatable to so many in the theatre world while talking about how much politics are involved in this process. It's theatre like this that puts me on the edge of my seat reading! Brillant stuff!