First Workshop Production. Theatre Erindale Beck Festival 2025. Production video available below. Currently in development for future full-length production. Written by Maggie Tavares. Directed by Sofia Garcia.
“Fire, twisted into catharsis and liberation” … “Incredibly relevant” … “Provocative.”
SYNOPSIS:
Backstage at the Ottawa Shakespeare Festival’sMacbeth. Three witches. Three sisters. Three women too young to be Lady Mac.
Three women in a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth are forced to reckon with their futures as actors and the industry’s perception of them when
a mid-show mishap traps them in a room with no exit. As the women try and find their way out to continue the show, they discover that the walls blocking them
from their idea of success are more systemic than physical.
“Lady Macbeth is my Moscow!!!”
“We want to explore the limitless possibilities of a woman’s life onstage. We want to get violent because we face violence.”
“When you finally get to that place, you get to face real scrutiny for fictional opinions.”
CAST:
Olivia Sgambelluri (CLEO / WITCH 1)
Aria DeCastro (LILLIAS / WITCH 2)
Maggie Tavares (ADRIANNE / WITCH 3)
Vanessa Whyte (JENNIFER / HECATE)
Olivia Phillips (BRIANNA / ASM)
CREW:
Sofia Garcia – Director
Shunsho Ando Heng – Stage Manager / Lighting Design
Joana Arriola – Assistant Director
Juno Elliott – Assistant Stage Manager
Photos and video by Clarc Manglicmot
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