Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Scottish Play, aka Mackers

The Readers will next be reading Shakespeare's great tragedy of witches and ghosts, so let's prepare by learning how not to say "M------," and what to do if we slip up.

A demonstration video, courtesy of Blackadder:



So, if you think you can refrain from saying "M------" until we read, please join the Shakespeare Readers at American University's Bender Library, Room 306, on Sunday, October 9, at 1 p.m.

2011-2012 Shakespeare Readers Schedule

ETA (9-26-11) The Washington Post's Celia Wren has reviewed the production now playing at Synetic Theatre: "Spooky, Silent Shakespeare."

I love her descriptions of the actors portraying Mr. and Mrs. M: "Irakli Kavsadze as a pugnacious but hapless Macbeth; Irina Tsikurishvili as his seductive and near-demonic wife...."

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