Losing a starring role and a fiancee to the same pretty face is enough to make any man start thinking about revenge. But the show must go on. And so Richard, the director, continues to push his actors through their fears, anxieties and idiosyncrasies that make theater people so colorful. On top of this we are reminded of the curse of the Scottish play. Actors have been known to die.
Horrible accidents occur on stage.
And one must never mention the name of the play inside a theater. Director Greg Lombardo, who co-wrote the script with Joe Gagen, has been somehow able to take one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies and turn it into a contemporary dark comedy, with just enough mystery to keep things interesting. The film is quite enjoyable if one is familiar with the Shakespearean classic. But if you're not, there's no need to fret. The filmmakers have brilliantly provided a modern day chorus in the guise of actor Harold Perrineau Jr., a street-smart black man who takes on many roles during the course of the film in order to give his commentary on what is happening in the Macbeth plot and keep us up to speed.