Blood is the price of power.
From the moment we began reimagining Macbeth, this truth pulsed through every rehearsal,every choice, every moment of silence on stage. Shakespeare’s tale of ambition and downfall feels as raw and relevant today as it did four centuries ago. In our world, the pursuit of powerstill demands sacrifice—and often, it demands blood.
Set in the turbulent 1990s narco world, our Macbeth trades castles for compounds and crowns for control. The witches—our “brujas”—move between myth and modernity, guiding and haunting with a rhythm that feels both ancient and immediate. Through this lens, we examine how cycles of violence, greed, and loyalty echo across time, across borders, across languages.
We’ve chosen to retain much of Shakespeare’s original text while allowing moments of code-switching between English and Spanish. These shifts reflect the reality of our San Antonio community—a world where two languages intertwine as naturally as breath. The code-switching becomes a heartbeat, reminding us that power and identity are always layered, always in translation.
This production does not glorify the narco world—it unearths its humanity and horror. It shows us that ambition, left unchecked, stains everything it touches. In Macbeth, every victory demands a sacrifice, and every crown drips red.
To my cast, crew, and design team: thank you for your courage, creativity, and faith in this vision. To our audience: thank you for leaning in, for hearing Shakespeare anew, and for allowing the rhythm of two languages—and two worlds—to collide on this stage.
As you watch, I invite you to listen not only to the words but to the silences between them. That’s where the ghosts live.
— Laura T. Garza
