Macbeth

or also known as

The Tragedy of Macbeth

William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Macbeth, commonly called Macbeth, is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. The earliest account of a performance of what was likely Shakespeare's play is April 1611, when Simon Forman recorded seeing such a play at the Globe Theatre. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book for a specific performance.

Shakespeare's sources for the tragedy are the accounts of Macbeth, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In the back-stage world of theatre, some believe the play is cursed and will not mention its name aloud, referring to it instead as The Scottish play.

Over the centuries, the play has attracted some of the greatest actors in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The play has been adapted to film, television, opera, novels, comic books, and other media.

...excepted from wikipedia

Cast:

Duncan ' Joshua B. Christensen
Malcolm ' mb
Donalbain ' Ellis Christoff
Macbeth ' Mark F. Smith
Banquo ' Simon Larois
Macduff ' John Lieder
Lennox ' Mirza
Ross ' Rosalind Wills
Menteith, Son of Macduff, and First Apparition ' David Lawrence
Angus, Second Apparition, and Third Murderer ' Annoying Twit
Caithness, Lord, Sergeant, and Soldiers ' David Nicol
Fleance ' Aaron Elliott
Siward ' Brian Edwards
Young Siward, Gentlewoman ' Laurie Anne Walden
Seyton, Old Man ' Paul Williams
Lady Macbeth ' Elizabeth Klett
Lady Macduff ' LC
Hecate ' Ruth Golding
First Witch ' Jennifer Stearns
Second Witch ' Kristin Hughes
Third Witch ' Charlene V. Smith
Doctor ' Eric M. Johnson
Servant and Attendant ' Anna Simon
Porter ' David Leeson
Third Apparition ' Fionn Jameson
First Murderer ' hefyd
Second Murderer ' Anna Roberts
Messenger ' Ezwa
Stage Directions ' J. M. Smallheer

Approx Run Time 2 hours 10 mins

This audio work was dramatized by the above readers

On Aug-04-07 at 16:12:44 PDT