Macbeth California Style

The highlight of a very hectic week visit to the Bay Area was a chance to see one of the summer California Shakespeare Festival plays, Macbeth. It was interesting to see in comparison having recently seen so many high production value plays in DC. The staging was clearly sparer by comparison, but it was very entertaining nonetheless. It was a very creepy production. The weyrd sisters had black face coverings, and were all in white like nuns. The members of the ensemble were attired as 19th century operating room personnel (usually blood stained). Overall a pretty bloody production (and play). But it was good. And to cap it all off, after a week that hit 107° the evening cooled down, and before it was all over the wind was blowing pretty good, and the fog was flying over the top of the theater. It was good to see the old Shakespeare gang, and good to see a summer outdoor Shakespeare production.