The highlight for me was the incredibly hard scene in England, in which Macduff goes to visit the murdered king’s son Malcolm, asking for his help. Malcolm suspects Macduff may be in league with Macbeth and tests his integrity by claiming to have every vice on earth. Macduff is disgusted, and that proves to Malcolm that Macduff is on the level. They join forces and resolve to return to Scotland and rout Macbeth.
Well, the young fellow playing Malcolm, Scott Kerns, absolutely killed. He had an effortless bad-boy quality, hitting perfectly on all the sex stuff, and letting the humor shine through with absolutely no effort.
'Macbeth' Enjoys Aggressive, Effective Workout With 'shkspr prjct'
...the result is a free-form piece that turns actors into sculptural modern dancers and boils down the play to some of its fiercer elements.
Scott Kerns' Macbeth, for instance, defines his portrayal by a repeated thrusting of his arm -- he's Macbeth as a man of the dagger.
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Spirtas and Kerns both tear into their characters' rhetoric with vigor and conviction
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