Tickets available at the Idle Muse Box Office or by phone at 773.340.9438
Previews March 14 & 15, Opening March 16, Runs Through April 14
THU / FRI / SAT 8PM, SUN 3PM
The Edge Off-Broadway - 1133 W. Catalpa Ave.
Tickets $20-$30, Group Sales Available Upon Request
Something Wicked This Way Comes
On the eve of Cawdor's rebellion against King Duncan, three young druidesses conjure a vision to discover the Fate of Scotland. As the image of a dark future begins to take shape, the Weird Sisters delve deeper and deeper into the mists, following a trail of bloody deeds to uncover the prophecy of a tyrant's ambition. Something wicked this way comes as Shakespeare's classic story of power and murder unfolds through their eyes in a reimagined tale of murder, dark fantasy, and horror!
Shakespeare Reimagined
In 2009, a fledgling Idle Muse Theatre Company produced its first adaptation of a Shakespeare text. Based on The Tragedy of Macbeth and reframed from the perspective of the three witches, What the Weird Sisters Saw told the story of three young druidesses as they followed visions of bloody deeds to uncover the prophecy of a tyrant's ambition.
From this small production at what is now the Jarvis Square Theater, the first Ensemble of Idle Muse Theatre Company was born--and alongside it, the company's longstanding mission to create works of theater which transport audiences to worlds of magic and mystery. In the year of the 15th anniversary of this landmark production, that same Ensemble--now a broad collective of theater artists--returns to the stage in a brand new version of the same play!
More than just a remount, What the Weird Sisters Saw 2024 is a complete rewrite and workshop of the original text by the same creative team that produced Idle Muse's most beloved "graphic novels on stage," including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Last Queen of Camelot.
Join us this Spring as we return to the mists and blasted heaths of medieval Scotland with a reimagined tale of mystery, dark fantasy, and horror!
CAST: Caty Gordon (Murron), Jennifer Mohr (Dana), Jamie Redwood (Alastriona), Elizabeth MacDougald (Hecate), Joel Thompson (Macbeth), Mara Kovacevic (Lady Macbeth), Troy Schaeflein (Banquo), Brendan Hutt (Porter), Watson Swift (Macduff), Erik Schnitger (Duncan), Orion Lay-Sleeper (Malcolm) and Understudies Merrick McWherter, Katy Crow, Boomer Lusink, Lauren Paige, Meghann Tabor, Nick Barnes, Jack Sharkey, and John Wilson.
CREATIVE: Evan Jackson (director and co-adaptor), Tristan Brandon (co-adaptor, properties designer & health safety officer) Shellie DiSalvo (production manager), Libby Beyreis (assistant director and violence designer), Laura J. Wiley (lighting & projection designer), L.J. Luthringer (music & sound designer), Jennifer Mohr (costume designer), Stina Taylor (scenic designer), Breezy Snyder (scenic artist), Cori Lang (dramaturg) Becky Warner (stage manager), Line Bower (technical director), Lindsey Chidester (assistant stage manager), Michael Dalberg (literary director), Mara Kovacevic (treasurer/box office manager), Kati Lechner (director of fundraising/health safety officer), and Jinni Barak (social media).