OLLI0034 - OLLI at the Nashville Shakespeare Festival

Course Description

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival presents Macbeth.  Shakespeare's dark, cautionary play Macbeth is a mystic exploration of power, ambition, alliance, and the consequences of violent actions.  The cast includes Sam Ashdown (Hamlet 2018 and Marc Antony 2019) in the title role, and a diverse cast of 14 local and national actors.  Director David Wilkerson's perspective: "This production of Macbeth will focus on the factors that cause us to throw away our humanity, be it fear, grief, hatred, or power--especially the quest to gain and then keep power by any means necessary. The setting will be a world where civilization has fallen into ruins long ago. People have banded together in clans for protection because no one survives alone in this uncivilized society. The sets, costumes, lighting, and sound will work together to create a post-apocalyptic world that will grab audiences’ attention and imaginations."   Please join us for this enriching examination of the internationally acclaimed Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s production of Macbeth.   Two lectures will be offered on January 20 and 22.  On January 21 there will be a performance of Macbeth followed by a Q&A session with the cast and director.  OLLI students unable to attend the 10 a.m. matinee on January 21 should contact NSF to make other ticket arrangements.