CURTAIN RISES ON BLOODY `MACBETH'.Byline: Victoria Giraud Special to the Daily News ``Double, double toil and trouble: Fire burn, and cauldron bubble'': So goes ``Macbeth,'' Shakespeare's psychological and darkly occult play, now on the boards at the California Shakespeare Company in Moorpark. It's an excellent play, a karmic tale of bloody ambition, ominous riddles and retribution, performed with great authority by a talented cast. Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth while sleepwalking, discloses her terrible deeds. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare Macbeth] See : Sleep is probably one of the best roles for a woman in Shakespeare. In a stimulating and commanding performance, Tammy Moran plays her to the hilt from her ruthless hunger for power to her haunted downfall. Macbeth, in a dynamic and powerful rendering by Kelly Vincent, is a loyal Scottish general whose ambition becomes an obsession when he hears three witches declare he will be king. When the perfect opportunity arises to kill the present king and ascend the throne himself, Macbeth is pushed and persuaded by his wife. Once begun, treachery and murder beget be·get tr.v. be·got , be·got·ten or be·got, be·get·ting, be·gets 1. To father; sire. 2. To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence. more of the same. Macbeth finds himself in a web of his own making, haunted, like his wife, by his past with the witches riddle of his downfall coming true. Among the outstanding performances were Craig Dittrich as Duncan, Darren Pettie as Banquo and Macduff, Jeanie Hays as Lady Macduff Lady Macduff is a fictional character from Shakespeare's Macbeth. She is the wife of Macduff and the mother of Macduff's Son. Her only appearance in the play is in Act IV, Scene ii. When she is first shown she is talking to Ross, her cousin and one of the Thanes. , Aubrey Loots as Malcolm. The three witches were diabolically played by Karen Cooke, Tyche Nettingham and Erin Russ. Other performers in this well-rounded cast included Jason Thomas Jason Thomas (born ca. 1974) is a former U.S. Marine who helped rescue people after the September 11, 2001 attacks. He helped find a pair of Port Authority Police officers buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center. , Audrey Mathieu, Peter Janosi, Jae Yu, Michael Skinner Michael Skinner, also known as Mickey, Mick, and Mike, born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on 26 November 1958, is a former rugby union player who played at flanker for Harlequins and England. , Margaret Imhoff and Diana Sherwood. The very amusing Porter was comically rendered by Mat McDonald. The California Shakespeare Company is always on top of things with its wonderful selection of atmospheric music and mood lighting that heighten and emphasize the themes of each play. Compliments deservedly go to director William H. Fisher, producer Monika Copeland and light designer Robert Bezanilla. The well-timed and exciting sword fight scene between Macbeth and Macduff was choreographed by Kelly Vincent. The California Shakespeare Company plans one last production, ``The Taming of the Shrew shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. ,'' from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, at its present location. The group is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new, more accessible location in the Conejo Valley or west San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . THE FACTS WHAT: ``Macbeth,'' by William Shakespeare. WHEN: Friday and Saturday evenings at 8, Sunday at 3 p.m. through Oct. 20. WHERE: California Shakespeare Company, 6685 Princeton Ave., Varsity Park Plaza, Moorpark. COST: $15 per person; seniors and students, $12. INFORMATION: (805) 498-3354. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Kelly Vincent and Tammy Moran play Macbeth and LadyMacbeth in the California Shakespeare Company production in Moorpark. |
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