Macbeth opens with a bang
Longwood’s first production of the year opened Wednesday Sept. 27.
All the seats were filled.
Members of the audience were talking quietly to one another.
Voices hushed when the lights dimmed and the actors moved onto the stage, as the Longwood Theatre department presented the opening night of the classic Shakespeare play, Macbeth.
The first performance, out of six, brought in a huge crowd and sold out the box office. Macbeth is the first production of the year for the Theater department.
The audience gave the cast a standing ovation as the performers came back to the stage still dressed in their costumes. However, the cast has been preparing five weeks for opening night.
Auditions for the production were held the first day of classes in August, sophomore, Aaron Burstein, who played The Captain, as well as three other roles, explained how the company prepared for opening night.
“After we were cast we would run the play from start to finish. over and over, every day from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m..”
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This is the third production Burstein has been in at Longwood.
“Everyone is so fun and I’ve worked with all the cast before so we are all pretty close the whole show is just so great I’m super excited to be a part of such a classic play and knowing we sold out makes it even better.” He added.
The play not only had a detailed set and period costumes, but dramatic lighting and sound effects that rumbled the whole theater as well.
“ I had to attend for a class but I was floored at how great the whole production was.” Junior, Anne Forman claimed.
The Sound director for the production, Kaydan Ferguson, was ecstatic about the turn out
“The audience was very receptive and they all looked like they enjoying the performance and the cast just had so much energy.” stated Ferguson.
Carly Carter, who was cast as a Witch and Lady Macduff, felt like everyone put their best foot forward and can’t wait to preform in the following nights of the play.
“I love to see how the audience reacts to different scenes and it really fuels my acting.” added Carter.
The Shakespearian classic is directed by Bruce Speas and lasts two hours. Performances of Macbeth will start every night at 7 p.m. in the Center for Communication Studies and Theater Building, the last show will be Oct. 1 and tickets can be purchased at www.Longwoodtickets.com.
