If there’s any Shakespeare play that goes hand-in-hand with spooky season, it’s Macbeth. Not only because it features a trio of witches spitting sick rhymes, but because it’s straight-up cursed. According to the superstitions of theater folk, ol’ Billy Shakes ticked off a coven of real witches with his unflattering portrayal of the three in Macbeth, leading them to hex the play for all time. Productions over the years have been plagued with everything from falls, fires, mysterious deaths, riots, suicides and – most devastating of all for theater troupes – bankruptcy. And you were nervous about seeing Joker on opening night.
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 | through Nov. 24 | Orlando Shakes, 812 E. Rollins St. | 407-447-1700 | orlandoshakes.org | $30-$59
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Lowndes Shakespeare Center
This article appears in Come Out With Pride 2019.