Tomorrow, July 1 at 10:30am in Trailer 2 at Ventura College, Michael Arndt, Artistic Director of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company at Cal Lutheran University, will discuss taking Macbeth from the Shakespeare’s page to the CLU stage.
In honor of this occasion, check out this 32 Second version of Macbeth, featuring many of the most memorable lines and evoking some of the most memorable scenes from the play.
The 32-second Macbeth
And, who said what?
Actors 1, 2, 3 Fair is foul and foul is fair
Actor 4 What bloody man is that?
Actor 2 A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come
Macbeth So foul and fair a day I have not seen
Actor 3 All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!
Macbeth If chance will have me king, then chance will crown me
Actor 5 Unsex me here
Macbeth If it were done when ‘tis done
Actor 5 Screw your courage to the sticking place
Macbeth Is this a dagger that I see before me? (Actor 4 dies)
Actor 5 A little water clears us of this deed.
Actor 6 Fly, good Fleance, fly! (dies)
Macbeth Blood will have blood
Actors 1, 2, 3 Double, double, toil and trouble
Actor 7 He has kill’d me, mother! (dies)
Actor 8 Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Actor 5 Out damn’d spot! (dies)
Macbeth Out, out, brief candle!
Actor 8 Turn, hell-hound, turn!
Macbeth Lay on Macduff! (dies)
Actor 8 Hail, king of Scotland!
So who said what? What’s my line?
In Shakespeare’s time, actors didn’t receive the whole script–only their part which they received rolled up hence the word “role” to describe an actor’s part in a play.
Weds July 1: Each student will receive a “roll” with his or her lines on it. Figure out “who” you are, and prepare to tell us in class about where in the play your line can be found, what’s the context of the line, what it means, why it’s important.
Thurs. July 2: You’ll have a chance to discuss your role, lines, and scenes with someone else in the class who has the same part. We will go over some of the lines in the first half of the play, and we’ll “do” the 32 second version of the play with one cast of characters; when your character “dies” (as 5 of them do), please gratify us by falling down dead.
Mon. July 6: We’ll “do” the 32 second version of the play with the second cast; when your character “dies” (as 5 of them do), please gratify us by falling down dead. In class, we’ll go over the rest of the scenes in the play represented by these lines.
You can write about your character for your Thursday Reading Response OR write up your notes for your presentation and put it in your portfolio. If you miss class, and don’t have a part, email me and I will let you know which one to do.
Since Macbeth has 7 lines, one person will do the first 5, and one person will do the last 5 so that there’s overlap for lines 3, 4, and 5.
