Macbeth at Huntington Theatre

Macbeth plunges into the depths of human weakness, far below the furthest reach of light and reason, and seeks out the monsters that coil and slink in the dark. If that sounds like a horrifying -- if exciting -- journey, it is: In 400 years, no horror novel or sci-fi blockbuster has been able to top it. Now the Classic Repertory Company, the outreach program of the acclaimed New Repertory Theatre, presents a fresh production of Shakespeare's dark masterpiece. Set in a gloomy world of ghosts and witches, the tragedy's bloody cycle of corruption and betrayal is thrown into motion when the popular King Duncan of Scotland is murdered by Macbeth, his trusted friend. Macbeth soon achieves the power he believe is destined for him ... but the price is high and rising. Boston University alumnus Clay Hopper directs a talented company that boasts BU alumni as both actors and designers at Boston University Theatre.