09/22/2026
The historic Mars Theater in LaFayette will present a chilling new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” reimagined as a 1944 story set inside Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital. Directed by and starring Jonathan Harris as Macbeth, with Sarah Roberts as Lady Macbeth, the production replaces the play’s castles and battlefields with psychiatric wards, nurses as witches and the threat of icepick lobotomies. The fast-paced, darkly comic adaptation by Hunter Rodgers combines professional theater veterans with local actors in a production designed to make Shakespeare accessible to modern audiences. Performances are scheduled Sept. 25 through Oct. 11, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., at the Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette. The PG-13 production runs 90 minutes, including intermission, and features violence, torture and mayhem. Tickets are $18 general admission, $16 for seniors at the door and $12 for children at the door. Advance tickets are available at historicmars.com. Overflow parking is available at Traverse Park, 406 W. Villanow St.
