BATH — Morse High School’s drama program will stage “Macbeth” as its spring performance. The production opens at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Montgomery Theatre at the school.

According to Morse High student actor Clare Tolan, who plays Lady Macbeth, the school’s production is designed to be viewer friendly and with something for everyone: action, intrigue and mystery.

This isn’t just Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this is Morse High School’s “Macbeth,” she said.

Those familiar with William Shakespeare’s tragedy about how power corrupts and drives mad a Scottish king and his spouse will recognize that most of the dialogue comes directly from Shakespeare. However, some lines in the Morse production have been altered and a few scenes adapted, Tolan said.

Instead of focusing primarily on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Tolan said, the Morse High interpretation of the tragedy calls for the three witches who introduce the action and serve as a sort of narrative Greek chorus in Shakespeare’s original work to play a much bigger role in this interpretation.

The witches are always there to influence the characters, said Matthew Boyle, who plays Macbeth.

The Morse rendition of “Macbeth” strives to blur the lines between good and evil even more than in the original.

There are no “good guys,” Boyle said.

Tolan concurred, noting that the dynamic between good and evil is complex. She said that in rehearsals she’s worked to balance how much her character is being influenced by the witches and how much is intrinsic to Lady Macbeth.

A long-standing superstition among stage professionals holds that it’s bad luck to say “Macbeth” in the theater, but that refers only to when you are talking about the play, and not the person, the student actors explained.

The Morse students had fun with this superstition, referring to both the play, and Boyle, as “Mackers” instead of Macbeth.

Referring to another superstition, Tolan joked there is always salt on hand for those who forget and say the name, to throw over their shoulders to ward off bad luck.

The play, directed by Morse High School teacher Kevin O’Leary, hits the Montgomery Theatre stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Admission cost is $8, $6 for students.

It will offer a “whirlwind of Scottish tragedy” for everyone to enjoy, according to Boyle.

¦ THE PLAY, directed by Morse High School teacher Kevin O’Leary, hits the Montgomery Theatre stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Admission cost is $8, $6 for students.

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