Designed as an exciting and immersive learning tool for students, Macbeth is performed by our professional acting company in five action-packed episodes, complete with cinematic score and soundscape. Read along with the text as you listen, get entangled in Shakespeare's bloody, murderous plot, and discover why Macbeth is still one of the greatest tragedies ever written. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson and Victoria Nassif | Text Coaching by Victoria Teague | Sound Design by Scott O’Brien | Sound Editing by Nathanael Brown Featuring: Andrew Carlson (Macbeth) | Leah Gabriel (Lady Macbeth) | Michael Fitzpatrick (Duncan) | Will Sturdivant (Banquo, Siward) | Vanessa Morosco (Macduff) | Valerie Lynn Brett (Lady Macduff, Hecate) | Alex Campbell (Malcolm) | Chris Pow (Ross) | Brittany Proia (Lennox) | Melissa Maxwell (Seyton) | Victoria Nassif (1st Witch, 1st Murderer, Doctor) | Gavin Mueller (2nd Witch, 2nd Murderer) | Lauren Winder (3rd Witch, Gentlewoman) | Doug Scholz-Carlson (Captain, Caithness) | Jackson Mixon (Donalbain) | Liam Carlson (Fleance) | Emma Bucknam (Servant) | Lyda Carlson (Macduff Child) | Hannah Young (Young Siward). Thanks to KQAL and WSU. Score and soundscape originally designed for GRSF’s 2019 season production, directed by Paul Mason Barnes. Thanks to KQAL and WSU.
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Our ShakespeareNerdsTM share important historical context and discuss the major themes of Macbeth to help enrich your understanding of the play. With Doug Scholz-Carlson (GRSF Artistic Director, Macbeth Podcast Director & Actor), Victoria Nassif (Actor) and Victoria Teague (Dramaturg & Text Coach).
Act 5 Scene 1 - A Doctor and Gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth sleepwalkingAct 5 Scene 2 - Malcolm, Siward and Macduff lead the English forces into ScotlandAct 5 Scene 3 - Macbeth refuses to fear the approaching English armyAct 5 Scene 4 - Malcolm makes a planAct 5 Scene 5 - Macbeth receives some news about his wifeAct 5 Scenes 6-9 - The battleAct 5 Scene 10 - Macbeth meets MacduffAct 5 Scene 11 - After the battle
Act 3 Scene 5 - The Witches meet with HecateAct 3 Scene 6 - Lennox and Ross discuss the state of things in ScotlandAct 4 Scene 1 - The Witches prepare to meet MacbethAct 4 Scene 2 - Lady Macduff resents her husband's sudden departure to EnglandAct 4 scene 3 - in England, Macduff meets Duncan's son, Malcolm
Act 2 Scene 4 - Ross and Lennox discuss strange happenings in natureAct 3 Scene 1 - Macbeth's coronationAct 3 Scene 2 - Lady Macbeth tries to connect with her husband before the banquetAct 3 Scene 3 - Banquo and Fleance meet some strangersAct 3 Scene 4 - The banquet
Act 1 Scene 6 - King Duncan arrives at Macbeth's castle, greeted by Lady MacbethAct 1 Scene 7 - Macbeth has doubts about the planAct 2 Scene 1 - Banquo and his son Fleance are met by MacbethAct 2 Scene 2 - Lady Macbeth waits as Macbeth does the deedAct 2 Scene 3 - A porter hears knocking at the gates of Macbeth's castle
Act 1 Scene 1 - The witches appear on the Scottish moors and plan to meet MacbethAct 1 Scene 2 - King Duncan meets a wounded soldier on the battlefieldAct 1 Scene 3 - Macbeth and Banquo encounter the witches on the battlefieldAct 1 Scene 4 - King Duncan, at his royal palace, names Malcolm as his heirAct 1 Scene 5 - At Macbeth's castle, Lady Macbeth reads a letter from her husband
Take a deeper dive into the way Shakespeare uses language and verse in Macbeth with some of GRSF's resident ShakespeareNerdsTM: Doug Scholz-Carlson (Artistic Director), Victoria Nassif (Actor) and Victoria Teague (Dramaturg & Text Coach).
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