Spring Break
'Toil And Trouble' Comes With Macbeth Showing
Emily Abbate
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Focus
The Nafe Katter Theater will be "boiling" over with excitement as Shakespeare takes on Storrs in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) production of "Macbeth" premiering tonight.
The premise of "Macbeth," is betrayal amongst friends and a desire for power.
Macbeth commits regicide in order to ascend to the throne of Scotland. Bloody daggers, witches and ghosts haunt this epic tale where, "Fair is foul and foul is fair" as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth play out their destiny, unable to contain their lust for power. A masterpiece of tragedy, amid the violence and exotic locales and characters, Shakespeare offers frightening and astonishing insights into the passion for political and military power, and the consequences of corrupting power and ambition unchecked by morality or conscience, according to the CRT Web Site.
The CRT at UConn puts on a number of shows every semester. Teams of esteemed professionals, faculty members, equity actors and students put the shows together at three different theatres on campus. This gives lucky students a chance to work with professionals who have performed on both Broadway and television.
The theatres are full of exciting sets and props. Don't be surprised to see cauldrons emerging from the stage and actors dressed in intricate costumes.
"The idea was that this was a dark, brutal world wise a sense of weight and a heavy thickness which consumes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth," said costume designer Lucy Brown. "They are a hot, sexy couple within the cold atmosphere of the play."
" 'Macbeth' is one of Shakespeare's best-known and most exciting tragedies; it's also one of his shortest plays," said director Paul Barnes. "The action hurtles forward, sweeping a host of characters into the play's whirlwind of events. There has been a lot of interest over the years in updating the play and giving it a contemporary setting,"
"We've opted for a more traditional approach in which we're choosing to emphasize the savage and barbaric world in which the play is set, with ruthless Scottish warlords and supernatural forces in league with or in contention against each other."
CRT's performance of "Macbeth" will be showing at the Nafe Katter Theater, which is located in the Fine Arts complex from Feb. 26 to March 4. Tonight's performance is at 7:30 p.m.. Ticket prices range from $10.50 to $26.
The premise of "Macbeth," is betrayal amongst friends and a desire for power.
Macbeth commits regicide in order to ascend to the throne of Scotland. Bloody daggers, witches and ghosts haunt this epic tale where, "Fair is foul and foul is fair" as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth play out their destiny, unable to contain their lust for power. A masterpiece of tragedy, amid the violence and exotic locales and characters, Shakespeare offers frightening and astonishing insights into the passion for political and military power, and the consequences of corrupting power and ambition unchecked by morality or conscience, according to the CRT Web Site.
The CRT at UConn puts on a number of shows every semester. Teams of esteemed professionals, faculty members, equity actors and students put the shows together at three different theatres on campus. This gives lucky students a chance to work with professionals who have performed on both Broadway and television.
The theatres are full of exciting sets and props. Don't be surprised to see cauldrons emerging from the stage and actors dressed in intricate costumes.
"The idea was that this was a dark, brutal world wise a sense of weight and a heavy thickness which consumes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth," said costume designer Lucy Brown. "They are a hot, sexy couple within the cold atmosphere of the play."
" 'Macbeth' is one of Shakespeare's best-known and most exciting tragedies; it's also one of his shortest plays," said director Paul Barnes. "The action hurtles forward, sweeping a host of characters into the play's whirlwind of events. There has been a lot of interest over the years in updating the play and giving it a contemporary setting,"
"We've opted for a more traditional approach in which we're choosing to emphasize the savage and barbaric world in which the play is set, with ruthless Scottish warlords and supernatural forces in league with or in contention against each other."
CRT's performance of "Macbeth" will be showing at the Nafe Katter Theater, which is located in the Fine Arts complex from Feb. 26 to March 4. Tonight's performance is at 7:30 p.m.. Ticket prices range from $10.50 to $26.
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