MUSICAL “MACBETH”: From left are Kareish Thony, Amira Adarkwah, and Sasha Villefranche as the three Witches, and Alex Conboy as Woman in rehearsal for the musical “Macbeth in Stride.” (Photo by Chloe Li)

Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The show is presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts April 4-12 at McCarter Theatre’s Berlind Theatre, 91 University Place.

The show asks: What does it mean to be a woman? A Black woman? And what happens when the one thing we think she desires is power? At times inhabiting Lady MacB’s perspective, Woman interrogates love, ambition, and power in a an interactive concert-style performance. Joined by the Witches as singing collaborators, the work explores what it means to try to change a story whose end is already predetermined and has been lived a thousand times before. The director is Princeton senior Layla Williams.

Performances are April 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 ($10 for students). Visit Mccarter.org.