7 episodes
Macbeth: The Podcast Great River Shakespeare Festival
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Designed as an exciting and immersive learning tool for students, Macbeth is performed by our professional acting company in five action-packed episodes, complete with cinematic score and soundscape. Read along with the text as you listen, get entangled in Shakespeare's bloody, murderous plot, and discover why Macbeth is still one of the greatest tragedies ever written.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson and Victoria Nassif | Text Coaching by Victoria Teague | Sound Design by Scott O’Brien | Sound Editing by Nathanael Brown
Featuring: Andrew Carlson (Macbeth) | Leah Gabriel (Lady Macbeth) | Michael Fitzpatrick (Duncan) | Will Sturdivant (Banquo, Siward) | Vanessa Morosco (Macduff) | Valerie Lynn Brett (Lady Macduff, Hecate) | Alex Campbell (Malcolm) | Chris Pow (Ross) | Brittany Proia (Lennox) | Melissa Maxwell (Seyton) | Victoria Nassif (1st Witch, 1st Murderer, Doctor) | Gavin Mueller (2nd Witch, 2nd Murderer) | Lauren Winder (3rd Witch, Gentlewoman) | Doug Scholz-Carlson (Captain, Caithness) | Jackson Mixon (Donalbain) | Liam Carlson (Fleance) | Emma Bucknam (Servant) | Lyda Carlson (Macduff Child) | Hannah Young (Young Siward). Thanks to KQAL and WSU.
Score and soundscape originally designed for GRSF’s 2019 season production, directed by Paul Mason Barnes. Thanks to KQAL and WSU.
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Bonus Episode - Major Themes and Historical Background of Macbeth
Our ShakespeareNerdsTM share important historical context and discuss the major themes of Macbeth to help enrich your understanding of the play. With Doug Scholz-Carlson (GRSF Artistic Director, Macbeth Podcast Director & Actor), Victoria Nassif (Actor) and Victoria Teague (Dramaturg & Text Coach).
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Episode 5
Act 5 Scene 1 - A Doctor and Gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
Act 5 Scene 2 - Malcolm, Siward and Macduff lead the English forces into Scotland
Act 5 Scene 3 - Macbeth refuses to fear the approaching English army
Act 5 Scene 4 - Malcolm makes a plan
Act 5 Scene 5 - Macbeth receives some news about his wife
Act 5 Scenes 6-9 - The battle
Act 5 Scene 10 - Macbeth meets Macduff
Act 5 Scene 11 - After the battle -
Episode 4
Act 3 Scene 5 - The Witches meet with Hecate
Act 3 Scene 6 - Lennox and Ross discuss the state of things in Scotland
Act 4 Scene 1 - The Witches prepare to meet Macbeth
Act 4 Scene 2 - Lady Macduff resents her husband's sudden departure to England
Act 4 scene 3 - in England, Macduff meets Duncan's son, Malcolm -
Episode 3
Act 2 Scene 4 - Ross and Lennox discuss strange happenings in nature
Act 3 Scene 1 - Macbeth's coronation
Act 3 Scene 2 - Lady Macbeth tries to connect with her husband before the banquet
Act 3 Scene 3 - Banquo and Fleance meet some strangers
Act 3 Scene 4 - The banquet -
Episode 2
Act 1 Scene 6 - King Duncan arrives at Macbeth's castle, greeted by Lady Macbeth
Act 1 Scene 7 - Macbeth has doubts about the plan
Act 2 Scene 1 - Banquo and his son Fleance are met by Macbeth
Act 2 Scene 2 - Lady Macbeth waits as Macbeth does the deed
Act 2 Scene 3 - A porter hears knocking at the gates of Macbeth's castle -
Episode 1
Act 1 Scene 1 - The witches appear on the Scottish moors and plan to meet Macbeth
Act 1 Scene 2 - King Duncan meets a wounded soldier on the battlefield
Act 1 Scene 3 - Macbeth and Banquo encounter the witches on the battlefield
Act 1 Scene 4 - King Duncan, at his royal palace, names Malcolm as his heir
Act 1 Scene 5 - At Macbeth's castle, Lady Macbeth reads a letter from her husband