Good news. If you’re tired of those SVU and CSI summer
reruns but really need a fix of blood, sex and madness, Shakespeare by
the Sea’s Macbeth is the perfect answer. The production
literally drips with blood and crackles with energetic sword fights.
Genevieve Steele as Lady Macbeth wields sex as handily as the men wield
their swords. But the true scene stealers are Caitlin Stewart, Carly
Chamberlain and Mary Fay Coady, the three witches. These twisted
sisters entrance and repel with their dead eyes and zombie gaits. David
Patrick Flemming does a fine job as Macbeth, making his transformation
from shrinking violet to power-mad murderer believable. The woods are
dark by the time this show is over, so bring a flashlight to light your
way and dispel all things wicked.
To Sep 6, Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park, $15 suggested
donation
This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2009.
