Riverside Theatre Summer in Lower City Park opens June 9, with two plays. “Macbeth,” the well-known Shakespearean tragedy (which theatre folk do not refer to by title, because it’s supposed to be bad luck), is the first of two plays being staged. The setting and costumes for the show are inspired by World War I, including heavy wool greatcoats in an Iowa summer.
The other play, “Bomb-itty of Errors,” incorporates soul and hip-hop in a hilarious retelling of “The Comedy of Errors.”
Director Sean Lewis talks about keeping The Bard relevant in today’s society.
Details and tickets at www.riversidetheatre.org.