Macbeth3 & Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company
Macbeth3 Sizzle Reel
About the show
Macbeth3 is a one-hour plunge into the mysteries of murder, Satanic seduction, and gender-bent horror, starring Lisa Wolpe as Macbeth, Nick Salamone* as Lady Macbeth and Satan, and Mary Hodges as avenging MacDuff, and more. Directed by Natsuko Ohama and Lisa Wolpe.
“Fans of Lisa Wolpe will not be disappointed by Macbeth3, her three-person adaptation of Shakespeare's bloody play …Darkly Terrifying… Wolpe confirms that she's very simply one of the best interpreters of the Bard out there!" –Talkin’ Broadway *****
Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender
Visionary theatre artist Lisa Wolpe’s new solo show offers a unique celebration of the enchanting power of cross-gender Shakespeare.
Ms. Wolpe has played more of the Bard’s male roles than any woman in history, always to superlative reviews. An activist as well as a celebrated actress and director, Wolpe’s work speaks toward liberation from the “gender box” of expectations.
“Lisa Wolpe's mesmerising performance celebrates Shakespeare's language and shows the humanity of his writing... a celebration of Shakespeare's humanism, love and life.” –UK Theatre Network *****
Read the StageBuddy interview with Lisa Wolpe
Credits
Macbeth3
Starring Nick Salamone*, Mary Hodges*, and Lisa Wolpe*
Directed by Natsuko Ohama and Lisa Wolpe
Sets: Mia Torres
Lights: Sue Brandt
Costumes: Kelly Horrigan
Stage Manager: Ellie Handel
Photo credit: Luke Evans
*This actor is appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
AEA approved showcase
Show Press
- “Lisa Wolpe’s solo show brings wry humor and Shakespearean insight to a range of wrenchingly difficult subject matters, including sexism, domestic abuse, suicide, and the Holocaust.”
- — The New Yorker
- “Ms. Wolpe demonstrates a fluid physicality and a soothing vocal expressiveness. Wolpe quite adeptly offers rich characterizations of some of those most illustrious roles. In addition she seamlessly switches to delivering revelatory reminiscences and concise analysis of the plays with élan that recalls Spalding Gray’s monologues. The combination of these elements yields to a wonderful performance.”
- — Darryl Reilly, TheaterScene.net
- “a depth of talent that you are not likely to experience anywhere else”
- — Sherri Rase, QonStage
- “Lisa Wolpe and other thespians in her plays transcend the physical – racially, sexually – so long as they embody a character emotionally, psychologically....Macbeth3 is as dark as Shakespeare’s original vision, if not darker and maybe a little more satanic. Lisa Wolpe’s execution of this gender-bent tragic tale is clever and, in comparison to other Shakespeare renditions, revolutionary.”
- — Chuck Cannini, The Drunken Odyssey