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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:42 pm
It's from the play Macbeth. For some reason it's become a tradition TO say Macbeth, if we do our play some how does really good, if we don't somehow it does bad. Who woulda thunk it?
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:48 pm
ninja techie I have to admit, the drama people in my school aren't that superstitious about things, the only people in the theatr company there that acctually flip out when the dreaded m word is uttered are the stage manager and myself, but its kinda become replaced by the 'z word' or our pesky lighting designer's name which has the same effect since every time he shows up something always goes horribly wrong. ^^'' Your school has a "z" word curse of its own? That's really funny...not to be mean or anything whee
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:55 am
When I was a freshman I asked our stage manager and she told me what she had heard. She said that during the original run of Macbeth a lot of actors and crew members were injured or even killed by various 'accidents', so it's thought that if you wsay Macbeth during a run, the same thing will happen to your show. Which would suck, of course.
I'm not sure how accurate that is... It's kind of just something we accept around here. Superstitions can be fun. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:32 am
my british lit clas did macbeth and it really sucked, either the play really is cursed or my class realluy sucks. ninja creepy.
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:25 pm
once...3 people told me "gl" *shudder*
3 bad things happened that night...
1) Part of the set went down and my good friend cut up her shin, but kept going (<3)
2) Later, on the same bit of set, the door almost fell over
3) Truffaldino fell off the stage and hit his head x.x
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:54 pm
It is also because when a company performed "M" it was usually their last performance because they would close right afterwards. There was also mysterious accidents deaths. People thought it was because the incantations used were real. Even my director who doesn't believe in superstition won't say "M" we all callit the "scottish play"
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:35 am
No, really. My best friend said the word while working backstage and during a blackout (it was a setup, not a show) fell off the stage and hurt his leg pretty bad.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:13 am
I go with the superstition that although it's unwise to say the name of the scottish play at any time, it's only bad luck/friggen crazy to say it when you're in the close vicinity of a theater. Once a friend of mine said the name in our green room, and our director made her go outside, turn clockwise three times and spit.
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:47 am
We just about to read the script in English at school....apparantly out teacher says it will be good....
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:20 am
LOL I thought u were going to say Musical that would be the horrid m word to me! rofl I'd never heard of the superstition until now. I think Macbeth would be pure exstacy!!! I love Shakespeare despite it being nearly impossible to memorize, its a challenge! Over the top passion is the best and MURDER mmmmm twisted YUMMY!!!!!! pirate
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:50 pm
I haven't heard that saying the word is bad luck, I think, just that the actual play is unlucky.
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:39 pm
OK
I'm officially scared now. My school is pulling off a production of Macbeth. And I have to be part of it (since I'm a theatre major) aaaaaah
well at least we'll find out if the play is cursed or not razz
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:26 am
I have to say I love theatre superstition, the M word, always leaving a light on, not wishing people luck, not whistling on stage. All of it, some people even think our school theatre has a ghost, which would be awesome
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:04 pm
*le gasp*
Its origins lie in that Shakespeare wrote the play for King James. It contained such gore that the king banned its performance. Subsequently, many deaths and accidents have been contributed to the performances of said play.
Usually either one of the actors or the director gets sick or dies. Although once, a designer (set or costumes, I can't remember) kills himself in the costume room. This is verified, I'm not lying or spreading a rumor.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:57 am
awesome! if a little worrying... how did the designer kill himself? was it suicide or an accident
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