Macbeth
Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 19, 2009
Media Contact: Amber Wallen
amber@the-rep.com
707.823.0177
Sonoma County Repertory Theater
presents the
2010 Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jon Tracy
Sebastopol, CA – June 16, 2010 Sonoma County Repertory Theater (The Rep) is proud to kick-off its 17th Annual Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival with Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Haunted by witches and urged by his wife, Macbeth takes destiny by the hand to become King. But as one dirty deed leads to another, he learns that his choices have enormous, unexpected, personal, political, and cosmic consequences. Don’t miss your chance to see this epic tale of cause and effect.
The Rep is excited to once again work with Bay-area writer-director, Jon Tracy, who also directed the Rep’s Nixon’s Nixon and Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter. Not only is he directing the production this summer, but he has adapted the script as well. Tracy has earned local and national recognition and has received the Kennedy Center Meritorious Achievement Award, fifteen North Bay Arty Awards, a Sacramento Elly Award, a Bay Area Critic Circle Award and grants from Theater Bay Area and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Instead of a traditional interpretation of Macbeth, Tracy has decided to create his own environment to tell the story. It will be reminiscent of the depression-era and be “something from a time long forgot, when culture and, perhaps, magic thrived... now just the dusty remnants remain. It has made way for a cultureless world of warriors and a certainly bloody industrial revolution. The kings men see future not history, as they brazenly walk over the broken foundations of old. This old world has energy though…” says Tracy. According to Tracy his version of Macbeth is, “A story of ambition. A story of revenge.”
The cast is full of all-star Rep artists, including Artistic Director Scott D Phillips in the title role. The cast includes: Rebecca Pingree (Lady Macbeth), Matthew Proschold (Banquo), Tim Redmond (Macduff), Sonya Smith (Lady Macduff) Jack Halton (Duncan), Samson Hood (Ross), Adam Palafox (Malcolm), John Turrentine (Witch), Marjorie Crump-Shears (Witch), Francisco Garat (Witch), AJ McCalla (Fleance), and Gabe Milligan-Green and Ry Basham Mintz(Ensemble).
The production team includes: Jon Tracy (Director/Set Designer), Elizabeth Bazzano (Stage Manager), Cecelia Hamilton-Lee (Assistant Stage Manager), Kate Magill (Costume Designer), April George (Lighting Designer/Prop Master), Joe Winkler (Sounds Designer), Mary Lou Sefton (Costume Assistant), Amanda Nicander (Sound Board Operator), Rachel Huey (Backstage Crew) and Liora Jacob (Student Backstage Crew).
Macbeth is produced by Sonoma County Repertory Theater and is presented in Ives Park, 7400 Willow Street, Sebastopol, July 7 – 25. Advance ticket sales are available by phone at (707) 823-0177 or on the web at www.the-rep.com. The box office is open Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 4PM. General admission tickets are available for $25, and $20 discounted tickets are available to seniors (60+) and students with a valid ID. Preview Performances are also available July 7-8 with discounted tickets as low as $15. Children 12 years of age and younger are FREE!
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Venue: Ives Park, 7400 Willow St., Sebastopol.
Run Dates: July 7,8,9,10, 15,16,17, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25. All performances begin promptly at 7:00. Park opens at 5:30 for picnicking.
Ticket Prices: $25 general; $20 seniors (60+) and students (with ID); children 12 and under are FREE
Note: “Pay What You Can” tickets are available at the door Thursday July 15 & 22. There are no advance reservations for PWYC tickets.
For All Tickets: The Rep box office: 707.823.0177 or log onto: www.the-rep.com
Mission:
Sonoma County Repertory Theater is a thriving center for theater that inspires and enriches a diverse audience by producing classic and contemporary plays, as well as providing education and engagement programs designed to foster creativity, inclusivity and economic vitality in the North Bay.
