Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Given Site-Specific Halloween Performance at Historic St. Mary’s City

Shakespeare’s tale of terrors and of unbridled ambition is full of “present fears” and “horrible imaginings” – witches, ghosts, and deadly violence both actual and imaginary – that trouble boundaries between the material world and systems or feelings that can less easily be clutched in the hands.

Exploring the remarkable natural and architectural landscape of Historic St. Mary’s City, this site-specific Halloween production travels a path from outdoors in the Town Center to inside the old State House. Along the way, we will draw on Shakespeare’s roots in medieval theater, on the history of witches in colonial Maryland and early modern England, and on the power of all kinds of fear, then and now.

In case of inclement weather, performances will take place in the old State House.

Ticket prices for this unique performance of MACBETH are $4 for students, faculty, SMCM staff, senior citizens, and Arts Alliance members; $6 general admission.

Please note:

Each audience for this production will be limited to approximately 40 people, so be sure to make reservations early.

For reservations, email the Theater Box Office at boxoffice@smcm.edu or telephone 240-895-4243 (ext. 4243). You may pick up your tickets in advance at the Box Office in Montgomery Hall or on-site near Farthing’s Ordinary in Historic St. Mary’s City on the evening of the performance.

This is a traveling production of Shakespeare’s play and will require walking from location to location. Pathways from HSMC’s Town Center to the old State House and the State House, itself, will accommodate wheelchairs and walkers.

Patrons should gather at the Box Office near Farthing’s Ordinary in Historic St. Mary’s City for the beginning of the show.

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