1+1 by Eric Bogosian

A new play by Eric Bogosian, 1+1 explores themes of ambition, drug abuse, and the ugly weight of responsibility.

“Long-haired, girlish and sunny Katie North delivers a bravura performance as Brianne. Ms. North’s enticing vocal delivery, range and appealing presence fully enable her to authenthically enact a naïve small town young woman’s downward trajectory with shattering results.” – Theater Scene

Lady Macbeth

“Neither wanted to go to sleep. They felt that if they let go, they would die.” – The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

Taking only the original text of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth focuses on a couple in love and the grief they suffer after losing their child. The death of the Macbeth heir is acknowledged in the original, but there is yet to be a production that utilizes this trauma, compounded with the horrors of war, to drive the plot. With the help of her bachelor’s in neuroscience from Princeton University, North directed her actors to find the heartbreak within the Macbeth family and understand why they crave violence to cope with their unspeakable memories, vivid flashbacks, and post-traumatic stress.

Lady Macbeth opened first in McCarren Park before moving Off-Broadway for a Halloween run at the Cutting Room.