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Salt Lake City Weekly's essential A&E picks for August 13 to August 19
Mad King Production's "Macb*tches"; Famous film music at Deer Valley; Millcreek and Magna arts festivals.
"Macb*tches" Paul Christean Mad King Productions: Macb*tches Those familiar with Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” know Macbeth as a tale of ambition and power, one in which the manipulations of Lady Macbeth lead to violence and disruption. But writer Sophie McIntosh took a unique angle on the story in her 2022 play Macb*tches , which shifts the source of the drama from the question of who will rule a kingdom to the question of who will rule a college drama department, as a production of Macbeth leads to angst among upperclassmen when freshman Hailey gets cast in the role of Lady Macbeth.
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- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Contemporary art museum downtown: rotating exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, and the museum shop.