Macbeth in Stride
A musical by Whitney White
What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. The show asks: What does it mean to be a woman? A Black woman? And what happens when the one thing we think she desires is power? At times inhabiting Lady MacB’s perspective, Woman interrogates love, ambition, and power in a high-energy and interactive concert-style performance. Joined by the Witches as singing collaborators, the work explores what it means to try to change a story whose end is already predetermined and has been lived a thousand times before. Directed by Princeton senior Layla Williams.
Content Advisory: The production mentions blood and murder.
View the show playbill
Post-Show Discussion
A post-show discussion will follow the April 11 performance with Assistant Professor of Theater Rhaisa Williams; Princeton Arts Fellow Raja Feather Kelly, who has choreographed a prior production of Macbeth in Stride; and Princeton senior Layla Williams, director of the Lewis Center’s production.
Photo Highlights
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Photo by Ron Wyatt
Tickets & Details
Performances are open to the public; tickets required.
Tickets:
- $20 general
- $10 students (any institution)
- No additional fees
Buy tickets through McCarter Box Office
Directions
Get directions to Berlind Theatre, located at 91 University Place in Princeton, and find other venue information for McCarter Theatre Center.
Accessibility
Berlind Theatre is an accessible venue with wheelchair and companion seating available. An assistive listening system is available and headphones can be requested from ushers. The April 11 performance will include open/live captioning (CART). Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations, including Berlind Theatre. Attendees in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
