Bookwaves/Artwaves – March 12, 2026: Playwright Migdalia Cruz, Adaptation/Translation, “Macbeth”
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Migdalia Cruz discusses her adaptation of 'Macbeth' and her career in theatre.
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Migdalia Cruz: Award-Winning Playwright Migdalia Cruz, an award-winning playwright and the translator/adaptor of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Magic Theatre, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing her play, her career, and her ideas about the nature of theatre. Migdalia Cruz is best known for her plays “Featherless Angels” and “Miriam’s Flowers” studied playwrighting with the legendary Irene Fornes before embarking on her own career. With fifty plays under her belt, she has been produced in numerous venues around the United States. She has also translated plays from Spanish. Growing up in the South Bronx, to Puerto Rican parents, she originally planned to study math but found that theatre was her real calling. Her focus is on social justice, and presenting voices of those who rarely have voices in the American arts. “Macbeth,” the Scottish play, has been reset in New York in the 1970s, and in Brooklyn for this production. The three witches become a major element of the play, and here both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are played by women. The interview was…
People in this episode
Host: Richard Wolinsky
Guest: Migdalia Cruz
Topics covered
- theatre
- playwright
- adaptation
- translation
- social justice
- women in theatre
Keywords
- Migdalia Cruz
- Macbeth
- theatre
- adaptation
- social justice
- women
- playwright
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Magic Theatre, ACT Toni Rember (Geary) Theatre, Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre
Books & works: Macbeth, Featherless Angels, Miriam’s Flowers
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