In Flashback Theater Co’s upcoming musical parody Fleetwood Macbeth…you have to “Go Your Own Way” to get to the top. In this riotous comedy, Shakespeare’s famous story of witches, revenge, and a lot of bad karma meets the legendary 70s rock hits of Fleetwood Mac. Set in the wild world of 1970s radio, this play is raunchy, rowdy, and hilarious. Performances run May 14-24 at The Virginia in Downtown Somerset. Previous Flashback performances at The Virginia have sold out, as such audiences are encouraged to buy in advance.

Producing Artistic Director Sommer Schoch chose this play as the perfect way to send out Flashback’s twelfth season of productions with a bang: “All season we have been exploring themes of moral quandaries and justice – and the story of Macbeth plays right into that very nicely.” Of course, this ain’t your Momma’s Macbeth, and our heroes take the stage with a special rock and roll twist. “Oddly enough, the songs of Fleetwood Mac seem like they were made for the story of Macbeth,” says Music Director Elizabeth McQueary Loiacono, “the characters are resurrections of old archetypes, singing out their jealousies, resentments, betrayals, and larger-than-life egos on the stage.”  

Plot of Fleetwood Macbeth

You don’t need to be familiar with Shakespeare’s play to enjoy Fleetwood Macbeth, as many elements will feel familiar from real life and media:  “Mac and his wife Lady are looking for a way to gain more power and they don’t really see eye to eye about how to get it,” explains Schoch,  “Meanwhile the King has a giant ego and thinks he is untouchable but everyone has a weak spot…and his is the need for constant validation from women. The Witchy Women who fawn over him feel slighted when he pursues Lady instead…and their ire turns into some pretty powerful motivation and manipulation, pulling the strings until every character that they feel deserves to be punished feels the repercussions.” 

McQueary-Loiacono adds, “While the themes are serious, the play is not. This is a play to have fun with and not to take too seriously. I think audiences will leave laughing and humming familiar songs.” 

Fleetwood Macbeth Contains Adult Content

Audiences should be aware: this show is a dark, campy comedy based on one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. There will be lewd gestures, explicit language, sexual innuendo, depictions of sexual harassment, magic, mayhem, and murder.  You won’t want to miss it!

Cast, Crew, and Band of Fleetwood Macbeth

As always, Flashback Theater has brought together an incredible cast of Kentuckians to pull this piece off. The cast includes Gregory Blair, TL Rogers, Noah Tomlinson, Zachary Vaught, Martha Pratt, Theresa Jean Kibby, and Malorie Byrne. The production team, helmed by Schoch & McQueary-Loiacono, features Mandy Hieatt, Bailey Patterson, Tyler Fish and Michele L. Hinton. 

Joining the actors onstage of course, will be an authentic rock band: Somerset Style. Loiacono proudly reports: “Jonathan New on electric guitar, Rick Winstead on bass, Justin Petrey on drums, and Mike Loiacono on keyboard. Dubbed Fleetwood MacBand, the group has worked hard to accurately recreate the sound of Fleetwood Mac.” A task that she notes is not for the weak! “One thing that jumped out to me [about Fleetwood Mac] was the extraordinary level of musicianship of each member of the band. I slowly developed a respect for the craftsmanship of the songs, the interwoven harmonies, and the emotionally charged music.”

Schoch contests that the show has “just the right amount of campiness to make it very Flashback,” recalling such FbTC sold-out spectaculars as Little Shop of Horrors (2018) and Sweeney Todd (2023). Perhaps what makes it most perfect for Flashback however, is its Kentucky roots. “I went to college with Ricky,” says Schoch, who studied theater at Northern Kentucky University. The theater produced one of Glore’s other works, A Nightmare on Backstreet: A Boy Band Musical Parody in 2016, and Glore proposed this script soon after. After college, Glore experimented as a playwright and comedian in Chicago before returning to Northern Kentucky to raise a family. 

It’s the ticket everyone in town will be talking about; reserve your seat today to experience the magic, music, and mayhem for yourself!

Performance Dates and Times

Thursday, May 14th, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15th, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17th, 2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23rd, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24th, 2:30 p.m.

Ticket Information

Purchase online at this link or by visiting the box office in person at 209A E Mount Vernon St. during office hours, or by calling the box office at (888) 394-3282, ext. 1. Box office hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p. M.

Single ticket pricing for the 12th Season of Flashback productions is:

Adults – $23 Advance, $25 Door
Students – $12 Advance, $15 Door
Seniors – $20 Advance and Door

Sponsors

Fleetwood Macbeth  is brought to you by our generous sponsors. Production support comes from Artist Sponsors: Community Trust Bank, Pulaski County Government, Louisville Electric & Gas/ Kentucky Utilities Foundation, and TTAI.. Additional support includes design sponsors Citizens National Bank and Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce.

Flashback Theater Co. is grateful to our 2025-26 Starlight Sponsors: Applied Behavioral Advancements, The City of Somerset, Kentucky Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet,  and The Shubert Foundation. Spotlight Sponsor: M&W Printing; as well as our Footlight Sponsors: David Daring Rentals,, First & Farmers National Bank, The Weigel Family, United Cumberland Bank, T. Ronald Kidd Trust, and Somerset Community College.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Flashback Theater Co. with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.