In Migdalia Cruz-s-Macbeth, the Witches run the world.-The-Macbeths live out a dark cautionary tale of love,-greed,-and power,-falling from glory into calamity-as the Witches spin their fate.-Translating Shakespeare-s language-for-a modern-audience, Nuyorican playwright Migdalia Cruz-rewrites-Macbeth-with all the passion of the Bronx.--This translation of-Macbeth-was-presented in 2018-as part of-the Play On!-Shakespeare-project,-an ambitious undertaking-from-the Oregon Shakespeare Festival-that commissioned new translations of 39 Shakespeare plays.-These translations present the Bard-s work in language accessible to modern audiences-while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare-s verse.-Enlisting the-talents-of-a diverse group of-contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds,-this project-reenvisions-Shakespeare for the-twenty-first-century.-These volumes make these works available for the first time in print-a-new-First Folio for-a new era.
