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The production of Macbeth staged at Strider Theater in November and December was the ninth Macbeth in which Sewell has taken part, either as director or actor or both. Sewell first memorized the play in high school, where he directed and performed the lead role. Subsequently he directed the play at Maine's Theater at Monmouth and at Colby, some 25 years ago. This fall's production, with Stacy Erickson '01 and Todd Miner '01 in the lead roles, was entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. While the judges' decision was pending as Colby went to press, Sewell expressed high hopes for this cast, which had performed demanding plays before. "This is the harvest of the plowing and harrowing of those works," Sewell said. The production featured a macabre set by James Thurston (performing arts) and eerie costumes by visiting artist Pamela Scofield. And this one played to sold-out houses each night, unlike an early Sewell production that also boasted an eerie setting. In the early 1970s, Sewell directed Macbeth at an open amphitheater in Camden. "We opened to sixteen uninterrupted days of rain and fog," he said. "'In thunder, lightning and in rain' became a real joke in that performance." |
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