Katie Blankenau illuminates important sound cues in MACBETH to reveal how they reflect characters’ own struggles with good and evil. Katie dives into CST’s 2018 MACBETH, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of Penn & Teller).

Throughout this episode of ASIDES, you’ll also hear the Musical Instruments of Darkness designed and constructed by Kenny Wollesen, performed live onstage by Ronnie Malley.

Pre•Amble scholar Katie Blankenau is a PhD candidate in English literature at Northwestern University specializing in early modern drama and poetry. Her research explores how early modern English writers used the language of hospitality to characterize newly commercial, but nevertheless hospitable, relations with their audiences. She holds a Masters in English from Southern Methodist University.

To learn more about the cast, crew, and creative team behind MACBETH, or see photos and video from the production visit: www.chicagoshakes.com/macbeth.

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This episode was produced by Sara B.T. Thiel, Margaret McCall, Forrest Williams, and Aaron Roberts, with editing by Forrest Williams, and additional support from Joe Disbrow and Krissi McEachern. Special thanks to Erin Hunter for her help transcribing this episode. You can find our episode transcriptions at www.chicagoshakes.com/asides.

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