MACBETH
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Mullins
Dark, bloody, brutal, and magnificent, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the greatest plays ever written. Its central couple, ironically, is one of Shakespeare’s happiest. At least at the beginning. Macbeth explores what we become when our second half is ripped away. A powerful unit, wildly in love with each other, the Macbeths follow the insinuations of the witches – the famous weird sisters – and commit murder in the name of their shared ambition: the throne of Scotland. But even with their goal achieved, Macbeth’s paranoia and guilt lead him further down the road of blood. The central unit tears apart under the shadow of its deeds. Who are these two without each other? Slowly and surely, the play shows us society’s ruin in the form of its leading pair.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of Macbeth stars Dan Donohue in the title role and Paige Lindsey White as Lady Macbeth.
Tickets will go on sale to members on April 1, and to the general public on May 1.
PERFORMANCES:
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM – preview
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM – preview
- Friday, July 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM – opening
- Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
- Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
- Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
- Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM – pre-show backstage tour (ticket required)
- Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
- Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM – wine club
- Friday, August 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM – post-show talk-back
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM – pre-show dramaturgy
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM – all ages matinee
- Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
- Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM – Student Matinee »
- Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
- Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM – closing
RUN TIME:
- 2 and 1/2 hours with one 20-minute intermission
TICKETS:
- CLICK HERE or click on any of the dates above.
- Call the SCS box office at 831-460-6399, open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
VENUE:
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare main stage
Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park
501 Upper Park Road, Santa Cruz, CA
