Behind the Scenes
The making of Macbeth went through quite a journey since I proposed the project in early March of 2020. From the in-person, live audience, “normal” theater I had imagined to the hybrid film, theatre, twitch-streaming production we’ve created together. Enjoy snippets from the making of Macbeth.
Abby Nasworthy (right) talking to Sarah Brown (left) before the night's run
Abigail Copeland (right) and Abby Nasworthy carving the tiles for the witches' corner
The tiles in the background of the witches' corner behind painted and textured
Sarah Brown and Laura Herscovici (right) during a push and pull movement exercise
The initial staging of the body discovery scene (II.iii) in the Buckman Theater
The initial staging of the banquet scene (III.iii) in the Buckman Theater
The initial candle rehearsal with Herscovici
Riya Miller (left), Amari O'Connor (middle), and Autumn Hirsch (right) during a movement exercise
Miller, O'Connor, and Hirsch during the same movement exercise
Emily Kane (left) and Emma Poirier (right) staging trees for the witches' corner
An update Banquet scene (III.iii) staging in the Buckman Theater
Camera Work with Baishampayan Sarkar (left) and Sarah Brown (right)
Nasworthy, O'Connor, and Miller adjusting trees in the witches' corner before tech
Initial staging for the end tableau
Initial staging for the end tableau as seen through Camera A
Brown and mentor Tom Schwans doing sword work
Brown and mentor Tom Schwans doing sword work
Frank Scott, Sarah Brown, and mentor Tom Schwans doing sword work
Schwans working with Brown and Herscovici on scene work
Cast and crew hanging out before the night's run
A still of the opening scene (I.i) from tech
Nasworthy working with lights, the dagger, and the camera during tech
A still of III.i through the OBS monitor
Emily Kane, Cortney Hannula, and Emma Poirier standing in for actors while we set camera setting
The view from the tech table during the witches' scene (IV.i)
Poirier emptying and resetting the cauldron post-show
The view from the tech booth
The view from the tech booth
The view from the tech booth
The view from the tech booth
Tahiya Bade manning the camera during the sword fight scene (V.vi)