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MacHomer
Tuesday, January 24 - Sunday, January 29
8pm Tue - Fri; 7 & 10pm Sat; 2pm Sun
$30-35
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MACHOMER IS BACK AT CAL SHAKES!
The Simpsons do Macbeth in the 10th anniversary tour of
Rick Miller's one-man show
January 24 - 29 at the Roda Theatre in Berkeley
Berkeley, CA - California Shakespeare Theater, in association with
WYRD Productions and Robert Friedman Presents, will present the
return engagement of the international hit comedy, Machomer, January
24-29, 2006 at the Roda Theatre in downtown Berkeley. Curtain times
are Tuesday through Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 7pm and 10pm; and
Sunday at 2pm.
Written and performed by Rick Miller, MacHomer is a solo tour-de-
force in which Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy is told through the
voices of TV's favorite dysfunctional family in a hilarious multi-
media performance, complete with video projections and puppets. The
script, which is 85% Shakespeare and 100% hilarious, stars Homer
Simpson as MacBeth and Marge as Lady MacBeth, along with more than 50
other well-known Simpson characters. Now celebrating its 10th year
MacHomer sold out its 2003 run at Cal Shakes' Bruns Amphitheater, and
has played to capacity crowds across the U.S. and Canada. The show
has toured the world to rave reviews and awards in Scotland, England,
Australia, and New Zealand.
Following is a character breakdown of how Shakespeare's play looks
when performed by the people of Springfield: Duncan, King of Scotland
(Charles Montgomery Burns); Malcolm, his son (Waylon Smithers);
MacHomer, Thane of Glamis, later Thane of Cawdor, later King of
Scotland (Homer J. Simpson); Lady MacHomer (Marge Simpson); Banquo, a
Thane of Scotland (Ned Flanders); MacDuff, a Thane of Scotland
(Barney Gumble); Fleance, Banquo's son (Bart Simpson); Murderer No. 1
(Apu Nahasapeemapetilon); An Old Man, Murderer No. 2 (Grampa Abe
Simpson); A Doctor, Murderer No. 3, (Otto Mann); A Porter (Krusty the
Clown); Gentlewoman (Lisa Simpson); Policeman No. 1 (Chief Clancy
Wiggum); Policeman No. 2 (Carl); Policeman No. 3 (Eddie); Hecate,
Witch No. 1 (The Sea Captain); Witch No. 2 (Moe Szyslak); Witch No. 3
(Principal Seymour Skinner), Other Weird Sisters (Selma and Patty
Bouvier) and Sideshow Bob Terwilliger as Apparition No. 4, and many
others.
Critics around the world have hailed MacHomer as a "a comic tour-de-
force" that will leave audiences "exhausted with laughter." Some of
the international praise: "intelligent, often hilariously funny" (Los
Angeles Times); "a masterpiece" (Saturday Night Magazine); "wildly
imaginative" (Boston Globe); "so funny, one needs oxygen masks to
drop from the ceiling to refill the lungs for more laughs" (Victoria
News); "a comic juggernaut" (The Toronto Star); and "huge amounts of
rollicking fun" (The Edinburgh Scotsman).
This creation of MacHomer was largely result of a joke. In the summer
of 1995, Miller had a very small part (""Murder #2" to be exact") in
a touring production of MacBeth with Montreal's Repercussion Theatre.
"Somehow, a tragedy always seems funnier backstage than onstage,"
says Miller, "and I spent many hours concocting this silly little
joke for the cast party: what if The Simpsons were to perform our
play? MacHomer! I could draw and imitate most of the characters, so
why not?"
MacHomer is directed by Sean Lynch, with Lighting Design and Live
Performance photographs by Beth Kates; Costumes by Veronik Avery;
Photography by Michael Cooper and Graphics by Craig Francis Design.
For more information on MacHomer visit www.machomer.com or
www.rfpresents.com.
Tickets for Machomer are $30 to $35; for information or to charge
tickets by phone with VISA, MasterCard, or American Express, call the
Cal Shakes Box Office at 510.548.9666. Additional information and on-
line ticketing is available at www.calshakes.org.
About the Artist
Rick Miller is a Montreal-trained actor/writer who has performed in
three languages on four continents. He has created and performed
three award-winning solo shows: Art?, Slightly Bent, and the
worldwide hit, MacHomer, now in its eighth year of touring. His
latest theatrical creations are Into The Ring (a two-person play
based on Lord of the Rings) and Bigger Than Jesus (a one-person
exploration of Christianity). He is one of Canada's most respected
multi-disciplinary performers with credits ranging from classical
theatre to the avant-garde; and from musical theatre to film and
television. He is currently working with director Robert Lapage on
two new projects.
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The Roda Theatre (Berkeley Repertory Theatre)
2015 Addison St.
Berkeley
510.548.9666
www.calshakes.org
http://www.berkeleyrep.org/HTML/Tickets/plan_index.html#directions
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www.calshakes.org
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