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Signature in the Schools

This Ends in Blood: Student Resources

Hello and welcome to Signature in the Schools. Signature in the Schools changes lives and this year’s show, This Ends in Blood, promises to be one of the most impactful productions in its history. To prepare for this year’s production, we encourage you to deep dive into these materials. You’ll find thought-provoking articles, videos and images. We hope that This Ends in Blood will generate hard questions and the pursuit of satisfying answers and real change. It all starts here in these resources. 

Some resources on this page as well as This Ends in Blood deal directly with the serious mental health struggles that academic pressure and competition cause for some young people. If you or someone you know is struggling with serious mental health issues, talk to a trusted adult and consider the resources listed below as well.

Unsexing the Text: Reimagining Macbeth

This isn’t just Shakespeare’s Macbeth—it’s our Macbeth. Discover the ins and outs of Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

Succeed, I Charge You! Competition, Education and Artmaking

School. Grades. Sports. Art. Life. Everywhere you turn, it feels like the world’s been built into a competition—one where the rules were written before you even showed up.

Vaulting Ambition: When Power Runs Unchecked

What happens in a world where failure is unforgivable, and only those who rise to the top are seen as worthy?

“What Bloody Man Is This?” Violence Onstage and Offstage

Violence in Macbeth is constant—on the battlefield, in the home, and in the mind. Look at how that violence is portrayed onstage and exists offstage in our own lives physically and mentally and what we can do to fight against it.