Double Toil and Trouble – Westmont Theater’s ‘Macbeth’ is a speedy trip into madness

Junior Felisha Vasquez, left, and senior Jessica Drake rehearse a scene from 'Macbeth.' Brad Elliott Photos
Junior Felisha Vasquez, left, and senior Jessica Drake rehearse a scene from ‘Macbeth.’
Brad Elliott Photos

If you’re tired already of the holiday spirit, then how about some murder, revenge, madness and bloodshed, where the only spirit is a manifestation of your guilt? Westmont’s production of “Macbeth,” whose only spirit is the manifestation of guilt, should satisfy.

Performed with a five-woman cast, this “Macbeth” strips an already speedy play — one of Shakespeare’s shortest — down to 45 or 50 minutes.

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