The Magician Not Only Speaks, But Chooses to Utter 'Macbeth'!

Teller has a simple aim for the production of "Macbeth" he's co-directing at Red Bank, N.J.'s Two River Theater Company: to scare the hell out of high-school boys. Rest assured, the inaptly named silent partner of the Penn & Teller comedy/magic team knows precisely how to achieve this admirable goal. "There will be no shortage of blood," he vowed of the show, which opens Jan. 15. "And" -- this is a fellow who clearly understands high-school boys -- "there will be no shortage of flesh."