The text of Macbeth, unlike many of Shakespeare's plays, has a very straightforward history. And it is from this text that all productions must begin. As a director, I have been graced with the finest cast one could dream of. Each ninja, no matter their role, has approached the text with a kind of seriousness of purpose one so rarely encounters these days. And, building on the solid foundation of this excellent ensemble, Mr. and Mrs. Smile have not only crafted a pair of finely honed individual performances, they have mined the rich vein of their own relationship to forge a theatrical bond unseen since the heyday of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
Theater is a collaborative art.
And collaboration has its price. But despite the bruised egos, nay because of them, the whole emerges greater than the sum of its parts.