A disgruntled summer-stock actor contemptuously disregards the superstition surrounding Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth and, by doing so, unleashes the curse of 'The Scottish Play' and wreaks havoc on the company.
Acting
Carol Kane's unhinged understudy steals every scene she's in
Production
Perfectly captures crusty summer-stock theater energy
Director
John Stimpson
Cary Elwes
Alex Pankhurst
Danielle Campbell
Juliet Miller
Shannyn Sossamon
Liz Beth Stevens
Carol Kane
Madeline Styne
Roger Bart
Henry Asquith
Tom Riley
Thomas Ingram
Scott Adsit
Archie MacIntosh
Caroline Portu
Annabel Anderson
Steve Tom
Elliot Wadsworth
Ken Cheeseman
George Pitard
Maureen Keiller
Late Eloise
Liliane Klein
Eloise Levesque
Zele Avradopoulos
Edna Levesque
Alex Portenko
Nigel Bloom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cary Elwes took the role partly because his father was a renowned London theater critic—he grew up hearing 'Scottish Play' superstitions.
The film's curse mechanics are lifted from actual theater lore: saying 'Macbeth' inside a theater, whistling backstage, and leaving a ghost light on are all documented theatrical taboos.
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