So there’s MacBeth. Duncan took this same shot, basically, so this is similar (but a little, um, processed).

You all know I think Alex does a phenomenal job as Lady MacBeth. I have heard from enough other people to feel confident that it’s not just husbandly pride speaking, here. So I probably don’ t need to go on and on about that. The whole production, however, is simply great. There are stronger and weaker individual moments and individual performances, but the gestalt is very good. It’s a shame the Hamilton Spectator is blind to this kind of art happening in a city whose arts scene they purport to cover. Would they think this production is as good as the Dundas Little Theater and other community shows they regularly review? I don’t know, but it’s clear to me that it’s in the same league (and probably takes far more chances, creatively, than most other community theater presentations).

I know I shouldn’t have any favorite witches, but Lindsay (on the left; MacB’s right) is my favorite. She’s just so freaking creepy! That twitchy finger… ::shudder:: They’re all three amazing, however, so I don’t want to overlook Rowan or the highly-adorable Rakhee. The trio are my favorite MacBeth witches (in my somewhat-limited MacBeth connoisseurism), largely due to the director’s choices. They provide the connections between the scenes, and serve as something like the underlying substance from which everyone’s motivations derive. I like it, needless to say. If you haven’t seen this production, Run! Don’t walk! To the theater! Today! !!! (!!)

2 more highly-processed versions of this tableau scene after the jump Continue reading →