By Nadine Thomas-Brown, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter, nadine@nasguard.com

Lovers of the arts should head to the National Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Apr. 15, where they will be treated to a production of "Macbeth", one of William Shakespeare's more famous plays.

The production which has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture is being put on by Bahamas OnStage YouTHeatre (BOY) and students and adults alike will get a chance to see it performed by a cast of professional actors out of the United Kingdom.

Folks in Grand Bahama should not despair because they will get an opportunity to see the play performed a day before it gets to Nassau on Monday, Apr.14.

Actors Eryl Lloyd Parry, David Houston, Christine Hallas-Appleby and Will Newman, who have appeared in numerous productions, will make up the cast.

"We are targeting students from grades nine through 12," said Kathy Ingraham, C.E.O. of Capital City Marketing, the parent company for [BOY]. Ingraham said that the play was relevant as the group was trying to expose children to theater at a young age, ultimately hoping to encourage them to read.

"Statistics show that learning through sight and other senses will encourage them to pick up the book and read it," said Ingraham, who also said that they plan to have an interactive workshop with students because they realized that Shakespeare was a very complicated performance.

Ingraham is promising loads of fun for students who attend. "It's an interactive kind of workshop where you are given a briefing and a brief introduction to Shakespeare and an understanding of the Macbeth play," she said. "They have persons in the audience actually come on stage and do actually wear the costumes".

The workshop is approximately one hour, and there will be a short break for the students before the performance. The actual play is approximately one hour and 30 minutes, which will be followed by a short "meet and greet" with the actors if the students and teachers wish. They can ask the actors questions about performing and about the play. The company always ensures that the workshops are fun and educational, always making use of students' strengths," said Ingraham.

She said that BOY is dedicated to putting on more productions like Macbeth in the future.

Tickets are $15.00 per student and are available on the day of the performance at the door. Two shows will be held in Freeport at 10 a.m. and 7: 00 p.m. at the Hilton Outten Convention Centre and at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nassau at the same times.

This is the first time that the theatre is taking its performances to Grand Bahama and CEO of the Theatre, Kathy Ingraham expressed great delight in the interest shown by corporate Grand Bahama.

"The Grand Bahama Port Authority stepped up to the plate to send Grand Bahamian students to the performance," she said.

Macbeth

Where: The National Centre for the Performing Arts, [Nassau] & the Hilton Outten Convention Centre [Grand Bahama]

When: Grand Bahama April 14, 10a.m. and 7p.m./ Nassau April 15, 10 a.m. and 7: 00 p.m.

Admission: $15