Bring Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to YOUR location!
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Also available: PLAYSHOP - a one hour, hands-on experience that will deepen your students' appreciation of Shakespeare On Tour's 'Macbeth'!

Your students will be engrossed by Shakespeare’s gripping tale of the tragic consequences of misguided ambition. Mysterious dangers are foretold and hasty courses of action have dark consequences that affect both the individual and society.

The ill-conceived plans that result from a desire for power at any cost offer one of the greatest character studies ever written. Macbeth begins the tale as a heroic warrior returning from battle. As he succumbs to his irrational desire to become ruler through any means possible, the choices he makes result in his inevitable downfall. Although Macbeth is both an agent and victim of malevolence, his keen insight and imagination allow him to observe the folly and torment of choosing evil over good. Even as he yields to his temptations to usurp the Scottish throne, he recognizes that violence will beget violence, and ultimately end in disaster.

As always, our touring production travels with a cast of professional actors in costume, with set, props, and recorded music. At the conclusion of the show they will take questions from the audience.

This professionally-directed 55 minute show, performed in Shakespeare’s original text, includes THREE WEEKS OF ONE-HOUR LESSON PLANS, written especially for teachers by director Rebecca J. Ennals. Her guides have been acclaimed as valuable resources in readily facilitating an enhanced understanding of the plot, themes, character motives, and language found in Shakespeare’s writing.

An optional one-hour PLAYSHOP for students who want to dig deeper into Macbeth, and get some hands-on experience with acting, is also available (immediately before or after your show).

Rebecca J. Ennals, renowned for her ability to make Shakespeare's plays accessible to audiences of all levels, also directed last season's popular production of The Tempest, as well as our prior touring productions of Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

As always the script (edited for length) includes all major plot points and well-known speeches.

Shakespeare on Tour has not staged a production of Macbeth since 2002; we look forward to bringing this engaging tale to life at YOUR location!

For More Information:

If you are interested in having Shakespeare on Tour's exciting production visit your school, please view our pricing and staging requirements.

Please note that tour dates fill quickly! Call (415) 558-0888 or e-mail sfshakes@sfshakes.org, or fax your booking form for Macbeth now to (415) 865-4433 to bring the magic of live theater and the beauty of Shakespeare's writing to YOUR location!

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Shakespeare on Tour's Macbeth (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)


(L to R) Maryssa Wanlass, David Abad, Alexander Lenarsky and Phil Lowery in Macbeth (Fall 2011, Spring 2012 tour)

About Shakespeare on Tour
For over a decade, Shakespeare On Tour has traveled across the state bringing a fifty-five minute version of a Shakespeare play to thousands of students. Each fall and spring our touring troupe of actors arrive at hundreds of venues, bringing sets, props, costumes, and music to enliven their performance. The production is professionally directed and suitable for elementary students through adults. The tour visits more schools than any other theater group in the state; this year alone, the tour will present more than 200 performances to over 20,000 children!

Schools also receive a curriculum guide written by professional educators, with lesson plans designed to help teachers prepare their students to more fully appreciate the performance.


Shakespeare On Tour production history

Public Performances of Shakespeare On Tour's Macbeth. Note: Dates/times subject to change. Please check with venue to confirm. All shows complimentary unless otherwise indicated.
Jan 28, 2012 Saturday	Fremont Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont 510-745-1400 - Performance at 2:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
Feb 4, 2012 Saturday	Ortega Library, 3223 Ortega Street, San Francisco 415-355-5700 - Performance at 2:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
Feb 10, 2012 Friday	Center for Learning in Retirement, 50 First St, San Francisco 415-543-3965 - Performance at 1:30 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 2:30 pm
Feb 11, 2012 Saturday	Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey St, San Francisco 415-355-5707 - Performance at 3:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 4:00 pm
Feb 12, 2012 Sunday	Golden Gate Club in the Presidio, 135 Fisher Loop, San Francisco 415-561-5444 - Performance at 2:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm / Followed by PLAYSHOP (Pre-registration required for PLAYSHOP: playshop@presidiotrust.gov)
Mar 7, 2012 Wednesday	Rialto Library, 251 West 1st St, Rialto 909-875-0144 - Performance at 5:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 6:00 pm
Mar 10, 2012 Saturday	Aliso Viejo Library, 1 Journey Aliso Viejo 949-360-1730 - Performance at 2:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
Mar 17, 2012 Saturday	Campbell Library, 77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell 408-866-1991 - Performance at 2:30 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:30 pm
Mar 18, 2012 Sunday	Berkeley Library, 2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley 510-981-6100 - Performance at 2:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
Mar 24, 2012 Saturday	Burlingame Library, 480 Primrose Rd, Burlingame 650-558-7400 - First performance at 12:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 1:00 pm - PLAYSHOP at 1:15 pm (pre-registration required) - Second performance at 2:30 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 3:30 pm
Mar 27, 2012 Tuesday	San Francisco Public Library - Main, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco 415-557-4400 - Performance at 6:00 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 7:00 pm
Mar 28, 2012 Wednesday	Almaden Branch Library, 6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose 408-808-3040 - Performance at 5:30 pm - Post-show Q&A with the cast at 6:30 pm

Current Supporters of Shakespeare on Tour:

The James Irvine Foundation	Koret Foundation	The San Francisco Foundation

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