M is for Monarch. M is for Manipulation. M is for Murder. M is for Macbeth.
 

Behind every great man, there is a great woman. Mir Productions' daring new adaptation, "The M Game" explores the idea of five women behind Macbeth. Shakespeare's most complicated and commanding female role, Lady Macbeth is imagined in this production as five different women who each represent different aspects of the character's personality. All appearing on the stage simultaneously, the ladies portray the complexity of the woman Macbeth calls his "dearest partner of greatness."
 

The production is especially timely given the country's current political climate. With an increasingly unpopular war, countless lives lost and billions of dollars spent, everyone is looking for a scapegoat, someone to blame. But who is responsible? Playing with text, plot and characters, using sound and movement, the production will examine self-determination and manipulation versus fate and predetermination as it relates to Macbeth's rapid rise to power and his subsequently rapid fall. Using the characters of Lady Macbeth and the witches in an untraditional manner, The 'M' Game forces audiences to rethink their notions of responsibility as it relates to Macbeth, the state of the nation, and even their own actions.
 

The 'M' Game launches Mir Productions' exciting second season, which will include new work by artists Joyce Wu, Adrienne Dawes, and Genevieve Gearhart. Artistic Director Erinina Marie Ness formed Mir Productions in August 2006 and it is already a fast-growing, diversely talented young group of artists committed to creating theater that crosses and breaks down cultural and language boundaries by supporting new work and exploring interdisciplinary art forms. Mir Productions is particularly interested in integrating movement with text and theater, but they are also interested in exploring the design elements of sound, visual art and film. Mir Productions is open to developing new works in this manner, as well as freshly examining traditional works from an interdisciplinary or multicultural perspective.