The play Macbeth, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried at Northern Stage, makes the audience feel that they are actually in the play. First, the costumes of the actors and the objects they use are modern. For instance, Macbeth and his minions were dressed in a military costume; the props used for set design, the stainless fridge, an iron table, wooden benches, barbed wired fences, can all be seen in today’s world. These modernized props and costumes comfort the audience because they are familiar with those objects and scenes. This familiarity creates the shared interest and is an essential foundation for the audience to feel like they are in the actual scenes. Second, while the actors are making soliloquies, they convey emotions by making eye contact