The Tragedy of Macbeth
Dates:
October 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th, *31st; November 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th.
*Audience members receive treat bags on Halloween!
Times:
Days: Friday and Saturday Shows: 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 PM
Value Thursday: 7:30 PM
Price:
Admission: Adults: $25; Student w/ID: $10
*Special Value Thursday Performance:
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By William Shakespeare
Directed by Steven David Martin
CAST LIST
Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The audience is seated onstage. Please arrive early, late comers will be seated at intermission.
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“I think there’s a reason Shakespeare starts the play with the witches, and you know right away, these are the puppet masters. I have always thought that this is the witch’s world, and we are just living in it.”
From its mesmerizing first moments to the final fulfilment of the witches’ prophecy, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most powerful tragedies, asking “Is one born evil, or can anyone be seduced by the powers of the dark side?”
After a victorious battle, Macbeth, a military leader, and hero beyond reproach, meets three witches who prophesy great things for the man – but at what cost? When Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to take action to help the prophesy come true, it sets in motion a runaway train of ambition, betrayal, blood, and madness.
Fun factoids about The Tragedy of Macbeth:
- Macbeth was loosely based on a real king, Mac Bethad mac Findláich, a King of Scotland in the 11th century. There are some key differences between Shakespeare’s story and the reality though and, where the Bard portrays Macbeth’s reign as short and bloody, the real king was generally perceived to be quite a successful and fair ruler, reigning from 1040 until 1057.
- Coming in at 17,121 words, Macbeth is actually one of Shakespeare’s shorter plays and around half the length of Hamlet.
- Though Macbeth may have been performed as early as 1606, it wasn’t published until 7 years after Shakespeare’s death as part of his First Folio (1623). This was collated by his actor friends John Herminge and Henry Condell and contained 36 of his plays, 18 of which hadn’t been printed before and might not have survived otherwise.
- King James I of England (King James VI of Scotland) was the monarch at the time of writing and also a patron of Shakespeare’s acting group, The King’s Men. It is believed that the Witches in the play were added to please James, who had a long fascination with witchcraft and published a book on the subject called Daemonologie. Influential though he was, James was generally represented as far less popular than his predecessor Elizabeth I; the backdrop of the Gunpowder Plot against him in 1605 gives a window into the mood of superstition and political tension at the time the play was written.
- Macbeth is THE only Shakespeare play to include the word ‘rhinoceros’. Make of that what you will.
Complete the Macbeth crossword puzzle!
Print the blank puzzle and fill it in at home. Bring it to the snack bar along with your ticket to any show or concert between now and Halloween to receive a free Raven Theater decal. You’ll also be entered into our drawing for other prizes! Be sure to write your name and email address on your puzzle so that we can contact you.
Show Dates
- Macbeth: October 24, 2025 (Friday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: October 25, 2025 (Saturday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: October 26, 2025 (Sunday)
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM - Macbeth: October 30, 2025 (Thursday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: October 31, 2025 (Friday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: November 1, 2025 (Saturday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: November 2, 2025 (Sunday)
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM - Macbeth: November 7, 2025 (Friday)
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM - Macbeth: November 8, 2025 (Saturday)
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Macbeth: November 9, 2025 (Sunday)
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM