HERO (HEALTH, EDUCATION, & RESEARCH OCCUPATIONS) HS • BRONX, NY
Murder Midnight Date ADAPTED FROM: Macbeth DIRECTED BY: Daniel Quentin Greif
ENSEMBLE: Zuraiya Al Hassan Tiffany Delvalle Ashley Edwards Cossette Felix Lissette Hughes Jazira Encarnacion Shaiann Machado Jadesola Olusoji Mimisola Onijoko Yeshuarelee Orlando Joshua Parks
“I got used to reading the context a lot better.” “My favorite part was definitely the writing process, and making up stories.” “It doesn’t matter how good the play is, it’s about having fun and expressing yourself.” “I liked performing on stage because I gained some confidence.” “I learned to have patience, be comfortable and when you’re nervous do mindful breathing.”
Festival Award: Excellence in challenging psychological character work Page 13
21st Annual New York City Student Shakespeare Festival —March 18, 2014
Are we shaped by our past or by what we do? As a child, Jane Macbeth witnessed a brutal murder/suicide committed by her father against her mother. As a result of this psychological trauma, Jane has developed schizophrenia. At a high society ball hosted by her Aunt, she encounters a handsome cater-waiter, Macbeth, and they fall instantly in love. In an emotional state, she is visited by the murderous voices in her head, runs to the bathroom to collect herself but stabs another guest to death instead. One night thereafter, Jane has another fit of bloodlust and tests Macbeth’s love by asking him to murder his friend.