"Something wicked this way comes... " (Macbeth, 4.1)
"Macbeth" is a play about power and this production seeks perspective on its eternal themes from the political history of Latino cultures. Director Jesse Ontiveros, who directed Shakespeare in the Parking Lot's "As You Like It" in 2006, is of Mexican heritage. Hamilton Clancy, Artistic Director of The Drilling Company which produces Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, is excited to welcome Ontiveros back to direct as his company begins its new partnership with The Clemente, an arts organization that serves the Latino community.
The production is designed to give audiences the recognition of a coup d'etat in a setting which is more accessible nowadays and therefore more instructive in the play's themes. Ontiveros says, "The idea is of soldiers, one of whom comes into power but doesn't know how to rule, only how to behave like a soldier. He lives by the rule of 'if not war, then at least death.' So he makes the earth bleed."
Ontiveros' production will also include a Hecate, the senior witch, whose part is is excised in many productions. So there will be four witches representing evil. The three novices, impetuous, jump the gun on Hecate's idea of infiltrating the Macbeth household. It's a playful nuance and a commentary on people who are eager to go to war, lacking the maturity to see its complexity. That, says director Ontiveros, can happen to any one of us.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
