Something wicked this way comes! Sam Houston State University’s Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre is bringing A MACBETH, a powerful adaption of Shakespeare’s tragedy to the Showcase Theatre October 24-27, 2018 with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee performance at 2:00 p.m.  This condensed adaption of Shakespeare’s blood stained tale is directed by Tom Prior.

The essence of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is a story about a man embroiled in his ambitious rise to power. Opening just before All Hallows’ Eve, A MACBETH offers its audience a glimpse into a world where witches and the supernatural are the overseers of humankind and ultimately in control of our destinies. Filled with prophecy, revenge and treachery, A MACBETH beautifully adapts Shakespeare’s original text into a taut ninety-minute tangled tale of one man’s journey into isolation.

This streamlined adaption of Shakespeare’s play was created by Guy Roberts, Founder, CEO and Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Company as well as the Artistic Director of the Mermaid Theatre Company, a US based classical theatre company. A MACBETH premiered on November 7, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic at Divadlo Kolowrat.

Call the BOX OFFICE at 936.294.2339 or visit www.shsutickets.com to purchase your tickets online. General admission tickets are $10. 

The Showcase Theatre is located in the University Theatre Center at 1740 Bobby K. Marks Drive and 17th street between the Newton Gresham Library and the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center.

MEET DIRECTOR Tom Prior:

Tom Prior is a Professor of Theatre in the Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University where he teaches advanced acting and play analysis. He has been a professional actor for the past thirty years and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. In the spring of 2016, Tom directed and played Shylock in Prague Shakespeare Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice.  Recent productions in Houston include An Enemy of the People, A Christmas Carol, Candida and Tartuffe at Classical Theatre Company where he is a company member. He also directed The Importance of Being Earnest for them; Panto Cinderella and NSFW at Stages Repertory Theatre; Becky’s New Car and You Never Can Tell at Unity Theatre; King Lear and As You Like It, a co-production between Classical Theatre Company and Prague Shakespeare Company. Both shows travelled to Prague, Czech Republic. Tom also performed in numerous productions for the Houston Shakespeare Festival including Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cymbeline, Julius Caesar, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It and Hamlet. He received his M.F.A. from the University of Houston and B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.

ARTISTIC STAFF

Assistant Director, Tadeo Vivero (Senior, Acting & Directing major)
Costume Design, Kristina Hanssen
Scenic Design, Rhiannon Pletcher (Senior, Design & Technology major)
Sound Design, Tom Prior & Paul Lemmond (Senior, Design & Technology major)
Light Design, Eric Marsh Assistant Light Design, Madeline Pool (Junior, Design & Technology major)
Fight Director, Kevin Crouch

PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Manager, Shelby Semands (Senior, Theatre Studies major)
Assistant Stage Managers, Alyson R Alcorn (Freshman, Design & Technology major), Alexandra Frankovich (Junior, Theatre Studies major), Brooke Tamayo (Sophomore, Theatre Studies major)
Props Master, Charly Topper
Technical Director, Craig Brossman
Assistant Technical Director, Malcom Nichols
Costume Shop Supervisor, George Curry
Theatre Manager, Katie Prior
Box Office Manager, James Shields
Production Coordinator, Bill Thomas 
Poster and Photography, Gavin Calais (Senior, Musical Theatre major)