MAC BETH
Adapted By Erica Schmidt
from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sasha Maya Ada
First Rehearsal: On or around September 15, 2025
Performances: October 9 - November 1, 2025
AUDITION DETAILS
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT CIRCLE THEATRE ON AUGUST 3, 2025 FROM 12PM-8PM. Details below.
A perusal script is available at the theatre.
The theater is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:30am - 3:30pm.
Call 817.877.3040 before you come! Please see our updated parking policies below.
ABOUT THE SHOW
MAC BETH | Erica Schmidt | OCTOBER 9 - NOVEMBER 1, 2025
An exhilarating adaptation that revitalizes Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Mac Beth infuses the tale of ambition and madness with a vibrant, contemporary energy. After school, seven teenage girls convene in an abandoned lot. They drop their backpacks, transform their uniforms, and dive into a DIY retelling of Macbeth. As the girls conjure kings, warriors, and witches, Shakespeare’s bloody tale seeps into their reality. Mac Beth recontextualizes a classic text to expose the ferocity of adolescence and the intoxicating power of collective fantasy.
Mac Beth’s setting amplifies the intensity and immediacy of the story, creating an immersive experience that brings new dimensions to the classic narrative. This thrilling adaptation, that critics have lauded as “vividly reimagined” and “boldly innovative,” blends timeless drama with a contemporary twist, and closes Circle’s 44th season with a captivating exploration of power, ambition, and identity.
*contains adult language and situations*
CHARACTERS
7 SCHOOLGIRLS:
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MACBETH
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BANQUO also SEYTON
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LADY MACBETH
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MACDUFF
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WITCH 1 also ROSS, DONALBAIN, PORTER, MURDERER 1, DOCTOR
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WITCH 2 also ANGUS MALCOLM, OLD MAN, MURDERER 2
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WITCH 3 also DUNCAN, FLEANCE, LENOX, GENTLEWOMAN
The witches also play servants and messengers and attendants throughout.
From script notes: These girls have a Macbeth club. They agree to meet in an abandoned field after school to “do” the play. Each has learned her part. The playing style is modern, quick, unaffected—the girls never pretend to be boys—they are, however, fully committed and present in the stakes of the characters they inhabit. They believe so fully in character that they are capable of losing themselves.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
1. NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR: One of the most enticing things about Schmidt’s adaptation is the playground she’s created for the savageness that is young womanhood and the teenage ambition. As you explore this 400 plus year old text, ask yourself ‘how I can weaponize these words to vanquish my enemies and become prom queen?’ (or whatever Regina George-esque coup you’d like to insert.) The seduction of power is intoxicating and strong enough to drive both Mackers and the girls. Looking forward to seeing your work!
2. Please select the "Equity Auditions" or "Open Auditions" below depending on your union status
3. Once there, Please select your preferred audition time slot.
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5. AUDITION MATERIALS
• Sides from the show to be posted.
• We suggest being familiar with the script beforehand. A perusal script is available at the theatre Tuesdays-Fridays 11am-3pm.
PARKING:
Sundance Square is no longer validating parking
• Auditions Before 6:00pm: Please park in "Sundance Square Garage 3" off of 3rd/Taylor (Above PF Changs, entrance off 3rd) Circle can only validate up to 2 hours of parking, please ask for a validation slip.
• Auditions after 6:00pm: Park in "The Tower Garage" - there are two entrances (off 4th and 5th Streets), it is free after 6:00pm.We cannot validate in The Tower Garage before 6:00pm.
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