Described as “William Shakespeare’s Macbeth retold by imitating the dog”, in the opening stages there is too much retelling and not enough Shakespeare. The cast of five consists of Macbeth, his wife ...

Macbeth in Stride Through April 27 at the Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music; bam.org. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Maya Phillips is an arts and culture critic for The Times.