The unluckiest of all of Shakespeare’s plays: ‘Macbeth’

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John Mortell plays Macbeth, while Indianapolis native Sally Carter plays her role of Lady Macbeth. (Submitted photo)
John Mortell plays Macbeth, while Indianapolis native Sally Carter plays her role of Lady Macbeth. (Submitted photo)

By Sophie Pappas

Are we evil because the world made us this way?  Or do the seeds of evil already lie within us?  How far would you go to maintain power and at what cost?  When you look into the abyss, want looks back at you?

These are just some of the questions that might be answered during the Carmel Theatre Company’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.”

“Plus, there are witches, knives, blood, and murder. What could be more fun at Halloween?” said the play’s producer Glenn Dobbs, of First Folio Productions.

For a theater group that was once known at The Rep, the newly named CTC is back at its old location of Studio 15, at 15 First Ave. NE, in Carmel.

Dobbs said there is almost no better Shakespeare performance that would be more fitting for the month of October. Dobbs quoted renowned Shakespearian critic Harold Bloom who once said that ‘No other drama by Shakespeare — not even ‘King Lear,’  ‘A Midsummer Night Dream,’ or ‘The Tempest’ — so engulfs us in a phantasmagoria.’

“For me Shakespeare is the undisputed master at showing us the human soul,” Dobbs said. “His plays always have rich veins of ore to mine to show us the nature of humanity and how it responds to the world. Macbeth is no exception.”

The next performances of this show are at 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.  Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. The play is rated PG13. For more information visit, www.carmeltheatrecompany.com.


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