Bard in the Quad, Oregon State University’s popular outdoor summer Shakespeare program, returns for its fifth season with “Macbeth.” One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedies, “Macbeth” will run Aug. 4-8 and Aug. 11-15, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on the Memorial Union quad.
Set in gritty Prohibition-era New Orleans, this production features Macbeth as the owner of a seedy nightclub and member of a powerful underworld crime syndicate. Beloved by local kingpin Duncan for his loyalty and fighting prowess, Macbeth’s thirst for power gets the better of him upon hearing the ominous premonitions of three mysterious ladies of the night.This production of Shakespeare’s classic tale of ruthless ambition features brutal street brawls, baseball-bat wielding thugs, jazz music, and clairvoyant prostitutes. The tagline for the play is: “Something wicked this way comes. Dirty. Sexy. Fun.”
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