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An LLM Show Invitation

 

Alyssa Herron and Brett Sullivan Santry Credit all Photos:  Kate Hagerty, the costumes are by Carrie Shoberg

Hopefully you've heard about our show Lady Lord Macbeth, our independently-produced, one-hour, adaptation of Shakespeare's play, which has been on tour and popping-up all over this summer! We've played in-town, out-of-state, in bars & pubs, and under the Bloomfield bridge and we're not done yet. 


Please come see our upcoming, one-night-only show at SideQuest on 44th in Lawrenceville, on Saturday July 26th at 8PM!
Tickets + info available here: https://theticketing.co/e/ladylordmacbeth

This will mark our last Pittsburgh performance before we take it on the road for a three-night stand at the IRT Theater in New York City's West Village! Your support will help fund the trip, recoup the costs of the tour, and help bring the show to its next level of success.

Brett Sullivan Santry and Alyssa Herron

For one night only, July 26th, 2025, at 8PM, SideQuest on 44th presents Blackheart Arts’ Lady Lord Macbeth, a new reimagining of the Shakespeare classic, pared down to simply the Lady and Lord Macbeth. In this show, the audience is invited into the private plottings of this entwined couple as they grapple with the ambition, power, and rage at the very heart of their fated and tragic journey to the throne of Scotland.

Created using only the original words from the Bard himself, Lady Lord Macbeth examines the love at the core of the central relationship within Macbeth, deepening the connections to their marriage and failed attempts at parenthood. 

Lady Lord Macbeth was conceived by Pittsburgh artists Alyssa Herron and Brett Sullivan Santry, who perform in the titular roles. Santry, a graduate of the renowned Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare in Performance Master’s degree program, is a veteran Shakespeare performer and educator. He says “this play was a labor of love for the two of us and our other collaborators, as we’ve never been satisfied with all the various ways the relationship between Lord and Lady Macbeth has been portrayed.”

“We’re especially interested in the absent third character, the child Lady Macbeth mentions in her famous speech,” added Herron. “Shakespeare tells us that Lady Macbeth has given birth before, but the play does not grapple with the grief of losing that child in the rise to the throne.” By reorganizing and emphasizing certain lines and speeches within the show, this performance gives new insights into the motivations of the couple. 

Alyssa Herron and Brett Sullivan Santry 

The show is designed to tour, with incredibly impactful and efficient use of minimal set, props, and costumes. Lady Lord Macbeth will perform at the IRT Theater in New York City, August 7th-9th, 2025. For more information and future tour dates, please visit ladylord-macbeth.mailchimpsites.com or subscribe to our email list.

About Lady Lord Macbeth– Lady Lord Macbeth was conceived and devised by Alyssa Herron and Brett Sullivan Santry, with devising and direction by Dylan Marquis Meyers, stage management by Gwen Gibson, and additional concept work by Shannon Knapp. Costume design by Carrie Shoberg, set design and carpentry by Max Pavel, graphic design by Zev Woskoff, and marketing by Shannon Knapp and Ivy Santry.

Alyssa Herron and Brett Sullivan Santry 


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