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By Jared Thomas–
The Actor’s Theater of Louisville, locally famous for its inventive productions, brought a modern twist to the Shakespearian classic “Macbeth.” This is not your grandmother’s play.
From the start, as an embattled warrior staggers on to the stage caked in blood, visceral guts hanging from his back, the casual broken doll heads that scatter the minimalistic grey stage tell a story that is far different from high school English class.
The three Weird Sisters, once a haunting staple of the play, were reinvented as versions of the young girl demon from the classic horror ufb01lm “The Ring,” draped in white dresses and hidden behind long black hair.