By: Amelia Figg-Franzoi My journey with this Macbeth started last spring when the students expressed a desire to perform another Shakespeare play. One student suggested Macbeth going so far as to give us the season title which we used, “Decisions Determine Destiny.” Macbeth is all about the choices we make and the consequences after. Yes, … More Macbeth Production Notes
Written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, or as most theatre folks refer to it, The Scottish Play, is a psychological and tragic tale of blind ambition and destructive, consuming power. It is a play full of malicious intentions and gruesome murders. Cooperatively directed by Amelia Figg-Franzoi, Andrea Burkholder and Christopher Elst, this production with its intriguing artistic choices makes … More Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
by: Evan McGuire In my years so far at Homestead High, I’ve enjoyed playing cello in pit orchestra more than anything else. After The Little Mermaid this winter, I wanted to become more involved in the theatre department, but as an instrumentalist, my skills are only required for our musicals, which happen once a year. … More A Note on Macbeth Orchestration
Announcing Homestead High School’s 2018-2019 Theatre season! This year we will bring you sword fights, underwater adventures, and aerial dance all exploring the theme of what it means to find yourself. Pirates can happen to anyone, we do want to be part of your world and yes, sometimes you can have too much ambition… Join … More 2018-2019 Theatre Season
Peter O’Toole as Hamlet, directed by Laurence Olivier, 1963 David Tennant as Benedick and Catherine Tate as Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing Dame Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth, 1979 Tom Hiddleston as Cassio, Othello Meryl Streep in Henry V, 1976 Fiona Shaw as Richard II, 1995 Alan Cumming as Macbeth
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