Mask and Madness in Macbeth (2008)
Produced by
Shakespeare in Action and Workman Arts
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Michael Kelly
Venue
Previews
April 21st -23rd, 2008
Run
April 21st, 2008 – May 10th, 2008
Synopsis
Inspired by a series of Shakespeare workshops he had done with Workman Arts members, those who have received mental health services, director Michael Kelly has used his experiences to make connections between the worlds of theatre and mental illness. He found that the participants’ insights on the language and poetic imagery ranged from insightful, unusual and remarkable, to chaotically disordered. Kelly observed that their heightened sensitivity was mirrored in the world of Shakespeare’s Macbeth – a heightened world in crisis, where disorder and chaos gives way to fear and eventually madness. The world that Shakespeare so masterfully creates in Macbeth is not unlike the realities of many mental health consumers, whose worlds are very often in crisis. (artword.net)
Cast
| Xuan Fraser | Macbeth |
| Kate Fenton | Lady Macbeth |
| Garth Johnson | Witch 1 / Captain / Lennox / MacDuff's Son |
| Olivia Olsen | Witch 2 / Rosse / Fleance / Murderer 2 / Gentlewoman |
| Debra Loja | Witch 3 / Donaldbain / Seyton / Lady MacDuff |
| Miles Cohen | Banquo / Porter |
| Adam Seybold | Duncan / MacDuff / Doctor |
| Jake Chalmers | Malcolm / Murderer 1 |
Creative Team
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
| Michael Kelly | Director |
| Sonia Norris | Mask Direction |
| Glenn Davidson | Set Designer |
| Glenn Davidson | Lighting Designer |
| Melody Anderson | Mask Designer |
| Rick Sacks | Sound Designer |
| Kerry Westell | Sound Apprentice |
| Simon Fon | Fight Choreographer |
Production
| Andrew Dollar | Stage Manager |
| Alison Dengate | Production Manager |
| Jessica Stinson | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Virginia Vrentzos | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Sandra Crljenica | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Tanya Golden | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Neil Stanton | Lighting Operator |
| Neil Stanton | Production Assistant |
| Joseph Sherman | Poster Design |
| Aviva Armour-Ostroff | Photographer |
