Oct 30th, 2008 · On the eve of All Hallows Eve, second graders at Washington D.C.'s Maret School read Double, double, toil and trouble from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Adults also render a version of the passage from the play.
Dec 24th, 2007 · Rehearsals are under way for a version of Shakespeare's Macbeth that will use magic tricks, fright and humor on stage. Co-directors Teller (of Penn & Teller ) and Aaron Posner talk to Robert Siegel about the production.
Aug 31st, 2007 · Verdi's Macbeth is one of the rarest things in opera: A successful opera based on Shakespeare. Lado Atanelli and Paoletta Marrocu star in a production from the Washington National Opera.
Feb 8th, 2005 · Melissa Block talks with John Beatty, who teaches a course on Shakespeare's Macbeth at Brooklyn College, about his efforts to rehabilitate the Scottish king's image. Macbeth is portrayed in Shakespeare's play as bloodthirsty, but Beatty says history suggests he was a respected king.