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WHO: Caitlin Apparcel
WHAT: Lady M
WHERE: Theatre of Note, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd
WHY: Lady M offers an inventive reimagining of Macbeth, shifting the spotlight from the ambitious thane to Lady Macbeth herself. Playwright Caitlin Apparcel explores an unexpected relationship between Lady Macbeth and one of the three witches, adding a fresh emotional dimension to Shakespeare’s familiar tragedy. As a playwright, what I found especially enjoyable was watching the script walk a delicate line between honoring the heightened intensity of Shakespeare’s world while gently puncturing it with humor. The servant, played by Sarah Lilly, is armed with impeccable dry wit and becomes the audience’s surrogate, quietly acknowledging that the nobles’ escalating madness is anything but normal. Those moments of grounded realism provide a welcome counterbalance to the play’s dark passions and supernatural intrigue. Rather than parodying the source material, Lady M finds comedy in perspective, reminding us that even the greatest tragedies can benefit from someone willing to observe – with perfect timing – that everyone on stage has completely lost their minds.
HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/14378
