If you know Shakespeare’s Macbeth, then this new play at Know Theatre will seem familiar. In Toil and Trouble (words chanted by witches prophesying Macbeth’s turbulent future), two ambitious modern-day buddies and a badass girlfriend scheme to parlay power into quick wealth.
They’re not exactly usurping a kingdom; in fact, their plan is to take over a remote island off the coast of Chile. But despite threads of malaise, this humorous tale is wickedly funny. It’s just the second time Lauren Gunderman’s script has been staged.
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Aug. 24; 3 p.m. show Aug. 11. $15 in advance; $20 week of the show. Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, knowtheatre.com.
This article appears in Jul 17-23, 2013.
