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The 4th Witch Girl in Wood 2 Hand RIGHT

The 4th Witch

Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch is a feature-length work inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth, depicting the story of a young girl, orphaned from war, who becomes apprenticed to the three witches. Told through shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette and live music (without dialogue or narration), The 4th Witch begins on the eve of an invasion of a small town by the local warlord, Macbeth. The girl flees the invading army and escapes into the nearby forest. There, she is rescued by the witches. They agree to take the girl on as an apprentice, on the condition that she must never use her powers for revenge. Consumed by grief and rage, the girl comes to realize that it was Macbeth who killed her father – and that she must choose between reconciliation or vengeance.

The 4th Witch, an inversion of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, explores themes of grief, war, generational conflict, and cycles of violence through the collateral damage left behind on the battleground.

The 4th Witch will have its premier June 4-8 2025 at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC.

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Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA

04 Jun

Wed @ 6:30pm

The 4th Witch received lead commissioning support from Spoleto Festival USA with co-commissioning support from ArtsEmerson (Boston, MA) and Cal Performances, University of California (Berkeley, CA).

4th Witch APAP Visuals 1
The 4th Witch Forest with Hands

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