MONMOUTH — Auditions for Theater at Monmouth’s Shakespeare in Maine Communities Tour of Macbeth will be held on Saturday, August 23rd at 10 a.m. at Helen Melledy Hall, 775 Main Street, Monmouth. The production will be performed with a cast of seven actors. All roles are available and current doubling tracks are: Macbeth, Banquo/ Lady MacDuff/Seyton, Duncan/Murderer 1/Doctor, Lady Macbeth/Malcolm /Murderer 2, Witch 1/Mac- Duff, Witch 2/Rosse/Donalbain, Witch 3/Lenox/Murderer 3.

Interested actors are invited to schedule an audition for the tour which will be directed by Heidi Handelsman. The five-week contract begins rehearsals on Monday, September 29; the production tours to schools and venues throughout the state from October 13 through November 1.

In Shakespeare’s savage world of ghosts, witches, and bloody battlefields, a dark prophecy leads a warrior and his wife past the point of no return. From its mesmerizing first moments to the last fulfillment of the witches’ curse, this relentless tragedy unearths the terrifying consequences of blind ambition. Plunging us into a nightmare world of eternal darkness and terror, the rise and fall of Macbeth remains the definitive study of descent into evil. To schedule an audition call 933-9999 or email boxoffice@ theateratmonmouth.or g. Please prepare a twominute monologue from the play; sides will be sent once appointment is scheduled. For more information visit www.theateratmonmouth.or g.