Apex presents Mac Beth

Apex Theatre Studio will present Erica Schmidt’s Mac Beth, a retelling of Shakespeare’s classic set amongst a group of schoolgirls performing the play as an afterschool ritual which turns dark and bloody on October 24^th, 25^th and 26h at the black box theatre at Apex Theatre Studio located in World Golf Village.

                  Originally produced by off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theatre company in 2019, playwright Schmidt’s interpretation provides a fresh take on this tale of evil while still keeping the original in text largely intact.  The New York Times declared it “exuberant…

an adaptation of the Shakespeare play that with its all-female cast becomes a raucous, sometimes impish, very dark-edged revel.”

                  “We have an October tradition of producing something to give folks a good scare,” remarked Ian Mairs, managing director of Apex Theatre Studio, ‘this show makes Shakespeare accessible to anyone,” he continued.  Teaching artist Laura Frye, who has worked professionally across the county doing Shakespeare concurs “handing all the roles in the play to young women provides an interesting lens on the play. This group is more than up to challenge,” she added.

                  The production features young artists in the advanced acting workshop at the studio who are currently attending Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Ponte  Vedra Highschool and the Episcopal School of Jacksonville.

Running time is eighty minutes. The production is recommended for ages 12 and up.