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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Creative Engagement Week 12: MacHomer - An Additional Adaption of Shakespeare Not Mentioned in the Prologue
As I was listening to this week's prologue, I thought of an additional example of an adaptation of Shakespeare that was not mentioned. When I was in high school, my English class took a field trip to see MacHomer.. an adaptation of MacBeth with all Simpsons characters. It was an extremely entertaining yet accurate way to tell the story of MacBeth in a different way. The play is put on animatedly and live but all the voices are done by one man, Rick Miller, who is also the creator. If you look him up, you will find his impressive resume. I'm going to leave a link to the MacHomer website below for those of you who are interested in further investigating this adaptation of MacBeth. I'll also embed a clip of Rick Miller discussing his play. If you have the chance, I strongly suggest seeing this, you will not regret it (especially if you are a Simpsons fan!)
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Kate, MacHomer seems like it was so interesting and FUN to watch! I would have loved to see this performance when I was in high school. What I found so interesting, was that the one actor, plays all the parts. Did you think this made the play more interesting or confusing? Thanks for posting this!:)
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