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Mac Beth
By Erica Schmidt | Regional Premiere
Circle Theatre
October 9- November 1, 2025
Directed by Sasha Maya Ada
Fight Choreography: Ashley H. White
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
Costume Design: Hope Cox
Lighting Design: Roma Flowers
Properties Design: Rowan Gilvie
Sound Design: Claudia Jenkins-Martinez
A regional premiere by Erica Schmidt, Adapted from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
An exhilarating adaptation that revitalizes Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Mac Beth infuses the tale of ambition and madness with a vibrant, contemporary energy. After school, seven teenage girls convene in an abandoned lot. They drop their backpacks, transform their uniforms, and dive into a DIY retelling of Macbeth. As the girls conjure kings, warriors, and witches, Shakespeare’s bloody tale seeps into their reality. Mac Beth recontextualizes a classic text to expose the ferocity of adolescence and the intoxicating power of collective fantasy.
Mac Beth’s setting amplifies the intensity and immediacy of the story, creating an immersive experience that brings new dimensions to the classic narrative. This thrilling adaptation, that critics have lauded as “vividly reimagined” and “boldly innovative,” blends timeless drama with a contemporary twist, and closes Circle’s 44th season with a captivating exploration of power, ambition, and identity.
*contains adult language and situations*
SECOND THOUGHT
THEATRE
Incarnate
By Parker Davis Gray
Second Thought Theatre
October 17- November 1
Directed by Jenna Burnett
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
Costume Design: Sarah Mosher
Lighting Design: Aaron Johansen
Sound Design: Claudia Jenkins-Martinez
Trapped in her cell, Rosamund is hellbent on escaping her fate while the Man who kidnapped her struggles with the consequences of what grief can do, and how far he will go to escape it. Can they live with themselves? Or, more importantly, who else is living with them?
A horror/thriller that follows two artists over the course of a year in their seemingly pointless pursuit of creation while suffering under great grief.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT ARLINGTON
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
By Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
University of Texas at Arlington
October 15- 19
Directed by Dr. Anne Healy
Music Directed by Vicky Nooe
Choreographed by Sarah Fagan
Scenic Design: Ben Phillips
Costume Design: L. Mazur
Lighting Design: Brooke Ford & Solo Gallegos
The Hollywood Reporter said of its Broadway run that A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is “propelled by a rollicking story, humor of the most delectable amorality and the cleverest lyrics. . . . this bright little jewel is a legitimate treat.” And indeed, it was. The musical would receive ten 2014 Tony Award nominations and win four including Best Musical.
THEATRE TCU
The Odyssey
By Mary Zimmerman
Texas Christian University
October 21- 16
Directed by Jennifer Engler
Scenic Design: Brian Clinnin
Costume Design: L. Mazur
Lighting & Projections Design: Tristain Decker
With her trademark irreverent and witty twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus’ ten-year journey via a modern woman who struggles to understand Robert Fitzgerald’s translation of ‘The Odyssey’ before becoming immersed in the epic herself.
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times. -Bertolt Brecht