Macbeth - Part 1 | Folger Theatre and Two River Theater Company

[@lordscrubbinton858]

You can’t multi task, scroll back up

[@tejasdeepsingh456]

Haha

[@anglerfish5763]

Bet.

[@etsugradlib]

❤️

[@MatthewBodi]

Nah

[@izzayanderson]

yo they really murked that lady 2 seconds into her into speech 🤧🤧

[@dannitorres5464]

Izzy Anderson manz said “ shutooooasssuppp😭”

[@joehartman5543]

This is actually the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[@deannaserago-steidl743]

As a fan of theater and the Scottish play it is so great that you made this accessible for students. My high school kids are becoming fans of the Bard and theater in general, because this is a PLAY not just something to be read in their classes. We are from a disadvantaged school, so going to a theater is near impossible. Plus with Covid this year...yikes. Thank you so so much!

[@filmclub7619]

Love that they made Macb likable from the beginning. Makes the mental free fall feel earned. I’m not sure how I feel about these costumes, I got a pirate vibe for a while-but generally weren’t super flattering. I know being “flattering” isn’t the goal of costuming but it was just my observation. King Duncans costume is awesome though, I love it.

[@stephaniewalker9795]

Sophomore English teacher here... Been showing this for the last 3 years when we read it... BEST production I've ever seen of the Scottish Play! Thanks for making this available!

[@LaGERISUNDERWOODBELL]

I cannot thank you enough for making this available online!!! So generous!!!

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@gpturner0924]

@@omarelezaby4587 Sure. Go to Wikipedia and look up Macbeth. There, you will get a synopsis of all five acts.

[@crangismcbasketball6062]

the fact that Teller (as in Penn and Teller) did the special affects for this production is so cool!

[@davidthompson551]

In 2008, I saw this with my wife at Two River Theater and then took my senior English classes to it a week or two later. It is my all-time favorite performance of the play. I can't wait to share it with my students this year.

[@zazombie5093]

you need to chill

[@juliusbattens2563]

As a Shakespearean, I must say this is one of the best performances any time .

[@mikelheron20]

I agree. I'm sure Shakespeare "purists" will find plenty to dislike (they always do) but it's the most enjoyable production of Macbeth I've ever seen.

[@LVXMagick]

The line of Lady Macbeth where she madly and fervently screams...."THEN WE FAILLLL.....!" IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN MY LIFE AND I AM A BONIFIED Thespian with pretty ridiculous standards and expectations of theatre....but this woman could not have preformed the madness, rage, and manipulation of this character, or any other character, and better than this woman did here. It has left a lasting impression on my psyche I will never forget. Flawless perfection. She deserves fame and fortune. Macbeth was really great too, the whole cast, but she was soul shaking. That temporary suspension of disbelief almost became permanent. Amazing show sister! Beyond words!

[@IntheClutch75]

Art is so interesting. I don't like her work at all, and that moment struck me particularly false. But there you go. Glad you dug it.

[@mcfat1039]

plot twist: the porter in the theater is actually a real homeless man; they are just too scared to make him leave the theater.

[@maybeitskogayne2097]

jokes on everyone complaining about school in the comments, i’m here for fun

[@JOSHUA11987]

Ha loser

[@johnmarx3919]

What?? You actually LIKE the Bard? What a sickie, lol!

[@maybeitskogayne2097]

@@johnmarx3919 stfu ur name is john

[@caydwilson309]

Dear Professor I think this version of the play was much better than reading it. It gave me a better understanding and seeing it helped see fully see what the play was truly about. I think that this was much better than reading the book. - Cayd W.

[@newmedtner]

That was definitely Shakespeare's intention it's a play after all! Glad you enjoyed it

[@sebastiancowden8410]

This is a superb interpretation; truly original yet distictly faithful, a difficult combination to achieve.

[@chuckkiley1820]

Wow. Incredible interpretation/production of the Weird Sisters.

[@robertdouglas6847]

sophomore year be like:

[@najalatte]

junior here

[@Nate-xn1wq]

Freshman

[@thediodoin1000]

Freshman

[@SK23.]

I watched it junior year

[@fullix509]

For real

[@joshualocke2821]

This is really well done; I'm using it in my classroom to help students better understand the play. Wish I could get at least 1080p playback, but the performances are excellent.

[@АлексейРоманович-т1г]

What a brilliant opening! Did not expect that.

[@rengelman51]

I especially appreciate the scenes of the theater's interior. I miss being there, and for a while this will have to do. Thanks for posting this fine production of one the bard's best.

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@caraosullivan7089]

Wow. Thank you for making this accessible during a very trying time. McBeth never fails leave me in awe, both shaken and inspired.

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@gxd4690]

@@omarelezaby4587 fr 💀

[@bellasgonemissing9705]

this is awesome! thanks for uploading it and especially for the captions!!

[@imthepeanutking4366]

This is my first time watching a Shakespearean play and it was marvellous! Thank to all involved and thank you for making it available online. Astounding!

[@davidworobec1673]

I have the DVD of this production, but watching it online is also amazing!! Thank you! This is truly an amazing production!

[@danyal4347]

When Macbeth enters in scene 3 he echoes the witches’ final line in scene 1

[@wilsonsearby3056]

YEAH DANYAL

[@JasnaYuki]

Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful performance. It's brilliantly presented with a fantastic cast and crew.

[@stevewhite9854]

480p? Really? This production deserves better than blurry video.

[@SM-BSW]

I'm so glad this is online! I love this production!

[@maxinefishman5119]

anyone else here for school but actually enjoys this stuff? cause ik I'd gladly watch this out of school too :)

[@bravesfan31]

I’m watching this for school

[@corneliusiscool400]

watching it for school but it’s a great play

[@scotmom1]

Thank you for sharing this amazing production!

[@Aiodeus]

A very entertaining version of Macbeth! My favorite so far. :D

[@abignothing]

This is an incredible rendition, my deepest respect to the theater staff, tech-theatre teams, and actors.

[@jamesmccloud7535]

This is good! Way way better than just reading it alone

[@memoriam.victoriam]

the intro alone ah I love it!!!

[@bravesfan31]

I have to watch this for my Google Classwork homework.

[@jacobbambino6085]

same man

[@eviecaple2557]

This is for my English school work

[@brubunz9493]

same lol

[@lablue8436]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! So wonderful to have access to this wonderful presentation.

[@TiredHumanBeing]

Much more interesting watching than reading the play.

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@stevebrooks5232]

Omarelezaby 0J4GZ3 I can dude - as I’m sure you have to watch this for a homework assignment. In Part I, Macbeth is upset that his mom has married his uncle so soon after his mother’s death - he might even be feeling symptoms of depression. He devised a scheme to trick the uncle into revealing his guilt by staging a play of ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’ - all you really need to include in your essay about that play is that it relates to the main theme of a wealthy man from Athens who suddenly finds himself friendless when he (they) realize he’s broke. In Part II, two gentlemen of Verona beat up a Jewish man named Shylock and try to sell a pound of his flesh to Macbeth, who mashes it up and feeds it to a woman named Tamora. Macbeth thinks Lady Macbeth consumes poison and killed her self (extra points from your teacher if you related this to Macbeth’s depression from Part I), and so thinking he decides to kill himself, too. But he misses and kills some other guy named Benedick, who understandably gets upset. Macbeth despairs and then decides to hell with it all when all of a sudden a bear enters the scene and chases him off. Curtain. I hope that helps, dude. Good luck with your essay.

[@sonofbartleby]

A brave and intelligent performance, full of nuance. Particularly enjoyed the clown scene, so in keeping with Shakespearean practice.

[@liketheduck]

Thank you for posting this! Put up more if you have them.

[@simoncontreras9671]

Loved the porter!! Great actor

[@michaelporter383]

58:39 "Full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" Act III Scene 3

[@starlagrace1804]

thank you for making this available, its beautiful

[@annadough5309]

i KNOW this isn't the point but the guy who played Fleance is kinda cute ngl

[@kthen6239]

Girl😭😭😭

[@Nazinsky]

LMAO

[@akhilkrishnan1688]

Act 1 Scene 7 Macbeth lines 1-28 ends at 22:14

[@harry3015]

Thank you for making this available!

[@celtfif544]

Ay I know some of y’all watching this now don’t lie we in the same class

[@6k911Channel]

Guys just set the playback speed to 2 and it gets halfed to 30 mins.

[@dreamer7770]

ugh. be a proper student and watch the damn play the way it was meant.

[@6k911Channel]

@@dreamer7770 I did tho? Just 2x faster. I don't know if your a student or teacher or Shakespeare fan, but do you know this: The C.I.A would play recordings faster and faster in order to train the the brain to retain more and more info. Ask me about any important event and I can tell you what happenes because of it.

[@allymarch7132]

i didn't even sign up for this class

[@verycoolman397]

didnt sign up for it either

[@celticcon92]

SO fortunate that I was able to see this live at Two River Theatre back in 2008 (yes I'm bragging LOL)

[@richardgrantham2442]

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[@michaelporter383]

Act I Scene 7 starts at 20:11 "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well..."

[@St4r_girl_.8]

help, i did not think the witches would be this creeeeepppyyy😰😭

[@michaelporter383]

Act II Scene 2 starts at 32:15 "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold"

[@SleepingDogVideo]

I have seen maybe a dozen performances of Macbeth yet none I'd say completely good (maybe the first rep performance left the lasting impression). Yet this first half was pretty impressive in many ways; interesting in others (like the intercutting dialogue adaptations which mostly worked); and a bit cut-down in others, which can be a bit painful in an already cutdown play (probably from historical censorship). Not sure the witches entirely worked, and you surely cannot omit "Fly, good Fleance, fly!" without harm, but the performance was pretty excellent in making the Macbeths egging each other on seem authentic and organic. This performance was unusually adept at bringing out the humour (often awkward juxtaposition) in the play, as well as having some proper sense of violence. Really good portrayal of the often quite extreme emotions of the play. Looking forward to the second half. Still, where are Macbeth's wounds (they're not in the play)? And when is Lady 'my battlements' Macbeth going to be portrayed as a castelaine and not as a lady-in-gown?

[@marybethcasey8358]

If it helps to read as you go along you can go to the description then hit transcription 👍

[@micahbarrus8406]

10:21 What hair?

[@nicolelowery2909]

We are actually reading this in English, we watched a scene from this in class and now I'm watching the whole thing on my own 😂

[@melandolfi22]

Fantastic!

[@busterb2958]

40:13 Let’s be honest, we all thought he was gonna say something very different here

[@jenniferlaxton4714]

There are so few female parts available on stage and in film as it is, I am sadly surprised that the Weird Sisters parts were given to men.

[@ryandepp7640]

That’s more historically accurate. In Shakespeare’s time, women were not allowed to act in plays so female characters would be played by men dressed in costumes and makeup

[@cross5396]

@@ryandepp7640 in shakespeares time they also castrated pre-pubescent boys so they would keep their high pitched voices (for choir or opera usually). we dont castrate men to play those old roles. because macbeth isnt being performed in shakespeares time, historical accuracy isnt a strong reason for it to be all male.

[@filmclub7619]

@@cross5396 I agree that finding ways to cast women in more roles in Shakespeare is super important to representation, but I felt the choice to cast the witches as men was supported textually. In their description they have “beards” and they cant make out if they are men or women. Also the castration of young boy for the purpose of them keeping their high voices was NOT a practice in theatre in London. It was a practice in church choirs, however. It is a myth that actor boys were castrated.

[@cross5396]

@@filmclub7619 i know that, i SAID "in shakespeares *time* they also castrated pre-pubescent boys so they would keep their high pitched voices *(for choir or opera usually)*" i dont see why the beards line would preclude women either, in fact itd support it more if it was women wearing fake beards. why would men wearing beards be more ambiguous than women wearing beards?

[@filmclub7619]

@@cross5396 good point. I guess they chose men with stereotypically female clothing was ambiguous enough/ achieved the look they wanted.

[@MovieFan1912]

1:12-1:18 Well, that’s a great way to start things off!

[@MrRatherino]

what a treat!

[@MFPhoto1]

I attended a performance of this production. It was a great show.

[@rsan9854]

awesome!

[@mymthegreyful]

Magnificent .

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@DLYChicago]

Because the Weird Sisters speak in verse, I believe that in the play's OP "heath" and "MacBeth" should rhyme. I think they should be pronounced with the long a vowel as in "hate". I Googled around but couldn't find any direct confirmation of this. On the heath, grows heather--which should be pronounced as "hey there".

[@kathrynberry7737]

Yoooo- those witches though!

[@TueSorensen]

Dear Folger - I'm in Denmark and can't attend any of your performances. Only this Macbeth (which is very good!) seems to be available on DVD and streaming. Can't you please make some of your other performances available to curious audiences around the world? I would pay good money for these productions on DVD or Blu-ray!

[@mariecornen2729]

Clever dagger illusion

[@akhilkrishnan1688]

Act 1 Scene 7 starts at 20:15

[@_y4020]

You're the goat

[@nathanielbuettner2163]

i know yall are coming from Ms. Smith's class

[@mxcrayon]

fucking who

[@omarelezaby4587]

hey, can you summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2?

[@nathanielbuettner2163]

@@omarelezaby4587 nah b do it yourself

[@sahilx45]

can someone give me a summary

[@wyliecoyote7822]

A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from hostility and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.

[@Roma-kp4qg]

@@wyliecoyote7822 king actually did it

[@ayanhuda7020]

36:50 - 42:30 is the porter scene

[@isabellawinter2812]

Professor Casey-Williams, if you're reading this I watched the whole play. Where my bonus points at. Xoxo, Isa

[@Plysomack]

IsaBella Winter You lost your bonus points by not including a verb in the last sentence (rendering it as not an actual sentence), and by ending the so-called sentence with a preposition.

[@isabellawinter2812]

Plysomack I bet you’re fun at parties

[@Plysomack]

IsaBella Winter I’m a fucking blast!

[@Plysomack]

@@ralphinoa ...is expansive and full of color!

[@savitridwivedi9091]

My godddddddd! So greaaattttttt!

[@romantitus3341]

me: ACTORS NOT SOCIAL DISTANCING me realizing its not 2020 Me oh

[@tinorandom]

porter was the best character (btw hi ms sparks)

[@casandra0]

“You have displaced the mirth 🤨” new bio

[@omarelezaby4587]

can anyone help summarize whats happening in both part 1 and part 2 ?

[@masterizuisthename4205]

Omarelezaby 0J4GZ3 i can

[@Suhrab10]

MasterIzu Is the name so do it

[@chandlerdisplay8549]

wow that was good

[@GumballSSB]

If anyone here has Mrs. Dennig, this is Sean

[@HarryLu-v5z]

5:45, 6:43, 8:31, 11:40, 49:21, 49:53

[@user-sh7qh1qj2j]

Mrs. T. ppl 26:00 and 49:00

[@maharamzan2473]

What type of stage is this?

[@LaniLongGreen]

“To betray us in deepest consequence!”

[@gaberodriguez7938]

39:30 solid rolling stones reference

[@dinudanciu3864]

Dinu was here

[@baker3128]

Dinu Danciu shut the fuck up

[@baker3128]

:D

[@Ryu1ify]

So you were

[@baker3128]

lmao

[@mikazmedia2357]

i like it.

[@LuisLopez-hr1ht]

22:55 monologue

[@doolittlegeorge]

Wow!

[@thedojodjsx9605]

This is fucking brilliant

[@lowqai8491]

at 39:00 that guy looks and sounds like steven ogg

[@robertasimpson1368]

What rating would this be for? Could 11 year olds watch it do you think?

[@papipelosi3984]

I mean, they could, but the play is read in high school. Along with that, not many 11 year olds may be able to comprehend Shakespearean language.

[@chrisharrison763]

14:07 The zipper wasn't invented until 1893.

[@BOWNK]

I swear to god the porter pisses for a solid minute straight 😂

[@jocelyn4748]

22:54

[@poo705]

1:00:23

[@blast_tyrantt]

Dont say stage freeze, just freeze

[@joaquinshook3306]

3:00 9:20 40:50

[@timothymeehan181]

This isn’t bad, an above average production, to be sure. Minor criticism- the script editing(omissions) was highly ill-advised, as the play is short enough to begin with and gathers steam(pace) as it moves forward. Also, some of the actors consciously PUNCHING certain words smacks a bit of pandering , of amateurism….and some others seem to’ve never heard of a fourth wall, and ought to try it sometime, as that’s what creates real life, real human beings actually interacting, rather than making speeches to the audience….🙏🎭