FREE Shakespeare on the Common 2023: Macbeth

Amid intense civil strife and a decaying social fabric — an insurrection takes hold. In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, an unexpected prophecy sends Macbeth (Faran Tahir) on a fervent and murderous quest to become the new King of Scotland. A timeless story of ambition versus loyalty and a mainstay of Shakespeare’s canon, our production of Macbeth will be directed by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s visionary Founding Artistic Director, Steven Maler, and performed for FREE in the heart of Boston at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

Performance Dates and Times:

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Friday, July 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Audience Information:

• Performances are FREE of charge. Advanced registration is not required for this summer’s production.
  
• Audience members are permitted to bring modest food items to consume at the show. Alcohol is not permitted on the Boston Common.
• Audience members can bring their own blankets or chairs, or can rent chairs online in advance or on-site for $10.
• Reserved premium seating in our Friends Section is available for donors of $100 and can be reserved at commshakes.org/macbeth
• Our 2023 Dinner-and-a-Show Package will be available in partnership with our Premier Restaurant Sponsor, Boston Chops Downtown Crossing. Enjoy an exclusive prix fixe menu at the elegant Boston Chops, just steps from the Common, followed by a performance of Macbeth from reserved seating in our Friends Section, all for a donation of $200 (tax-deductible portion is $100) including all taxes and gratuity. Diners my arrive for dinner between 5:30-6pm. For more information about this package or our Friends Section seating, email [email protected]. For information about the meal, contact [email protected].

Accessibility:

• CSC provides a range of accessibility services including assistive listening devices, large print programs, and open captioning at every performance, and ASL interpretation and audio description at selected performances.
• Audio Description and ASL Interpretation: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM
• ASL Interpretation: Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM
• Rain Date for Audio Description and ASL Interpretation: Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM
• All Performances will be Open Captioned as part of our new Access Infrastructure Initiative, made possible through the generous support of the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation.

For more information about accessibility, please email [email protected]

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