Happy Opening to the serpent under't!
Get Your Tickets! Runs 10/29 - 11/8
the serpent under't
An Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth
Conceived and Directed by Nigel Semaj
UMBC Proscenium Theatre
October 29 - November 8, 2026
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Photos by Kiirstn Pagan '11
Company:
- Sound Designer & Composer: Dylan Glatthorn
- Projection Designer: Andrés Poch
- Lighting Designer: Adam Mendelson
- Scenic Designer: Nate Sinnott
- Costume Designer: Eric Abele
- Stage Manager: Jada Abbott
- Intimacy Director: Grace Shepperd
- Associate Director: Sumedha Bhat
- Assistant Director: Jessica R. Johnson
- Assistant Scenic Designer: Kayla Laucks
- Assistant Costume Designer: Emma Oakes
- Assistant Choreographer: Morgan Decker
- ASL Translator: Benny Llamas
- Assistant Stage Managers: Ash Morris, Carli Tamulonis
- Acting Company: Hassan Aziz, Jadyn Fleming, Kidus Dinku, Michael Duffy, Gavin Harder, Lily Arbaugh, Gwyneth Watson, Abby Wheatley, Amani Abdullah
Complete credits: the serpent under't program (PDF).
About the Show:
the serpent under't is an experimental dance theatre adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It explores the shadows of the human psyche where ambition, guilt, and fate intertwine with the supernatural. Blending movement, dance, and spoken text, this reimagining draws inspiration from horror and the macabre of Edgar Allen Poe.
Recommended for ages 13+. Includes staged violence, including murder; alcohol use; themes around death, mortality, and violence; violent and religious imagery; choreographed romantic/suggestive interactions.
Performances at UMBC:
- Thursday, October 29, 7:30 PM – Opening Night Reception
- Friday, October 30, 7:30 PM – Free Performance for UMBC Students
- Saturday, October 31, 2:00 PM
- Friday, November 6, 7:30 PM
- Saturday, November 7, 7:30 PM
- Sunday, November 8, 2:00 PM – Free Performance for UMBC Students; Prospective Student Day; Actor Talkback