Macbeth
by Candlelight
By:
William Shakespeare
Adapted & directed by:
Sean Hagerty
Nimbus Arts Center:
Oct 10 - Nov 3 2024
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This Halloween season, Macbeth comes to life in an intimate and haunting candlelit setting. Starring Jamie Ballard, acclaimed West End actor (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), in his American stage debut as Macbeth, alongside Aria Shahghasemi (Legacies) as Macduff and Christianna Nelson as Lady Macbeth. First premiering in 1606, Shakespeare’s classic tale of witchcraft, madness, and ruthless ambition tells the harrowing and timeless story of one couple’s cold-blooded quest for power—and its devastating aftermath.
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THE COMPANY
Jamie Ballard — Macbeth
Aria Shahghasemi — Macduff
Christianna Nelson* — Lady Macbeth
Nathalie Barclay — Lady Macduff
William Dixon — Son of Macduff
Jonathan Crimeni* — Malcolm
Cooper Grodin* — Banquo
Joe Penczak* — Duncan/Doctor
Yair Ben-Dor* — Seyton
Cyrus Carrillo — Lennox
Sean Gallagher — MacDuff Servant/Murderer/Sergeant
Julio Cesar Guttierrez — Donalbain/Murderer
Emma Kantor — Weird Sister/Scullery Maid
Priyanka Kedia — Weird Sister/Lady
Alfred C. Kemp* — Ross
Gilda Mercado — Weird Sister/Gentlewoman
Jomack Miranda — Porter/Soldier
Joey Pittorino — Fleance/Soldier
Directed and adapted by Sean Hagerty
Associate Producer — Christine Cirker
Costume Designer — William Ward
Lighting Designer — Ryan Randazzo
Sound Designer — Ellen Fitton for Sonic Designs
Properties Designer — Paul Birtwistle
Casting Director — Robin Carus
Voice & Speech Coach — Maggie Surovell
Fight Director — Brad Lemons
Stage Manager — Roger Lipson*
Assistant Stage Manger — Han Coffman
Costume Assistant/Wardrobe Supervisor — Rachel Terry
Production Assistants — Tom Driscoll, Tom Farner
Master Electrician — Ari Cavaliero
Electrians — Charlie Beck, Sydney Cheplic, Markus Johnson, Amanda Langhaus, Michael Lupino, Gary Magino
Lighting Programmer/Board Op — Ryan Randazzo
Press Representative — Jorgensen PR
Graphic Design/Illustrations — Fred O. Dery
Production Photography — Will O’Hare*Member Actors’ Equity Association
Photos by Will O’Hare
Spotlight on…
Jamie Ballard is Macbeth
Jamie is a renowned and award-winning actor of the English Stage and screen. His breakout performance was as the title role in famed director Jonathan Miller’s Hamlet in 2008, receiving rave reviews and where he was voted one of the top ten Hamlets of all time by The Guardian. Credits include: Romeo & Juliet (The Almeida); The Tempest; Henry VI Part 1; The Merchant of Venice; Measure For Measure; Written On The Heart; Much Ado About Nothing; Romeo and Juliet; King John; As You Like It; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company);The Duchess Of Malfi, Henry VIII; The White Devil; Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare’s Globe); Harry Potter in Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (London’s West End); King John in King John (Rose Theatre, Kingston) directed by Trevor Nunn; Macduff in Macbeth (Trafalgar Studios) directed by Jamie Lloyd; Scenes From An Execution; Antigone; Emperor and Galilean; Some Trace of Her; War Horse; Saint Joan (National Theatre of England). Film & Television: Suffragette; X+Y; A Poet In New York; Black Death; Showtrial 2, Vera; Three Girls; Penny Dreadful; Ripper Street; The Hollow Crown II; Sons Of Liberty; Father Brown; The Crimson Field; The Great Fire; Amnesia. Radio: Richard II, Julius Caesar, The Tempest (Shakespeare@ Home); The Archers; Nightwaves; The Jewish War; Martha’s Metamorphosis; Not Me But Us.
Christianna Nelson is Lady Macbeth
Christianna is an award-winning actor based in New York City. She has performed in numerous plays and devised works Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. She played Shakespeare's daughter in the Off-Broadway premiere of The Last Will by Robert Brustein, directed by and starring Austin Pendleton. The production traveled to the inaugural Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China. She worked with the late Ruth Maleczech on her last piece, Imagining the Imaginary Invalid. The play, a joint production of Mabou Mines and Tricksaddle, starring Marylouise Burke as Ruth, premiered at LaMaMa in the Ellen Stewart Theatre and was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Christianna also collaborated with Tricksaddle on Wickets, a devised piece based on Fefu and her Friends. She is a member of both Tricksaddle Theatre Company and Shakespeare & Company, where she performed for six seasons in both Shakespeare and new plays. At Shakespeare & Co, she starred as Jess in the regional premiere of the award-winning play Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino. Her performance was nominated for a Berkshire Theatre Award. Also at Shakespeare & Company, she performed in the regional premiere of Red Velvet, opposite John Douglas Thompson. She has an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, where she was awarded the Hershel Williams Prize for outstanding acting ability. She did her undergraduate work at Harvard University.
Aria Shahghasemi is Macduff
Aria is the oldest of two children born to Iranian immigrants in suburban Minneapolis. He studied at the BFA theater program at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and made his debut as ‘Davis Bennett’ in the 2015 series, “Unforgettable”. In 2016, Aria was featured as ‘Omar’ in the drama series, “Law & Order”. He came to fame in his role as ‘Landon Kirby’ in the CW show, “The Originals”, and its hit spin-off “Legacies” for four seasons. Credits include: Romeo in "Romeo & Juliet", Laertes in "Hamlet" (The Curtain). Broadway: Daniel in "Prayer for the French Republic" (MTC). Off Broadway: CONNECTED (59e59). TV: Legacies (CW), The Penguin (HBO), Invasion (AppleTV). Film: No Alternative. Radio: Richard II, The Tempest, Julius Caesar (The Curtain), Corellion (Raconteur Studios).