CAST Will Perform “Macbeth” at Frostburg State University
Aug 15, 2025 9:00 AM
The Department of Communication and Literature at Frostburg University will present the Cambridge University American State Tour (CAST) in a performance of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” on Monday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
In this production, the director Maisie Johnson, has worked to foreground reproductive anxieties latent in the text, contextualizing Macbeth’s ‘fruitless crown’ in the wake of a recent and painful still-birth, which in turn sharpens Lady Macbeth’s famous reproductive language. The detailed medieval costume against the paired back set places primacy on the actor rather than CAST’s ever-changing stages, aiding in the flexibility of the production.
“Macbeth” is the 25th CAST production to travel to America, following the success of last year’s “Julius Caesar.” CAST aims at spreading Shakespeare far and wide, both as an educational introduction to the infamous bard, and to stretch and stimulate new discussion amongst those already acquainted with his works, and “Macbeth” specifically.
CAST was founded in 1999 with the aim of producing an annual Shakespearian tour of the East Coast of the United States with a small group of Cambridge’s most talented actors and technicians. CAST also provides the opportunity for American students and young people to participate in workshops, as a way of introducing them to Shakespeare or building on the knowledge they already have.
For more information, contact Dr. Rochelle Smith at rsmith2@frostburg.edu.