Theater Emory to Present MACBETH at Mary Gray Munroe Theater, 11/14-24
By: Tyler Peterson
Theater Emory continues its exploration of Shakespeare with a technological spin on one of the master playwright's darkest and most powerful tragedies, "Macbeth." The play, directed by Clinton Wade Thornton, runs November 14-24 in the Mary Gray Munroe Theater.
In Theater Emory's production, Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition unfolds in a timeless world that combines raw Scottish history with modern technology, throwing new light on the dark psychology of Macbeth and revealing the desperate wants that drive bloody acts.
"How can a classic drama that plays with the idea of traditional 'realms' relate to a modern audience that currently exists within an ever expanding digital, virtual framework?" asks Thornton. "Are the technological forces which now control more and more of our experience edifying or corrupting? Is this how we conjure, has technology become our day-to-day witchcraft?" Performances of "Macbeth" are November 14-16 and 20-23 at 7 p.m. and November 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. in the Mary Gray Munroe Theater of the Dobbs University Center. Tickets are $20 general admission, $16 discount category members, $6 Emory students and are available at the Arts at Emory box office at 404-727-5050 or www.arts.emory.edu. For more information visit www.theater.emory.edu.Videos