Blackheart Arts is bringing a version of “Macbeth” to Youngstown Playhouse’s Moyer Room on Saturday — no witches required.

“Lady Lord Macbeth” boils down the William Shakespeare tragedy to its two primary characters — Macbeth, a Scottish general who plots the murder of King Duncan to assume the throne, and Macbeth’s equally ambitious wife.

It was created by Pittsburgh-area actors Brett Sullivan Santry and Alyssa Herron, who also star in the production. The script relies solely on the words of the Bard; however, different ideas emerge as the play is concentrated, according to Santry.

“We started thinking about what is our intent here, artistically, rather than just editing,” he said. “And what we kind of came upon was looking at our own life circumstances, thinking about the process of a couple that is of a certain age, as we both are. So what’s motivating them the best? And they’re thinking about, of course, their heir, and they’re not able to have any more children … What we discovered is that we were kind of crafting the play around a missing third character, which is, of course, the heir that they can’t have.”

Santry is a self-professed Shakespeare geek who earned his master’s degree from Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare in Performance program. As a single mother, Herron was looking for an acting opportunity that gave her more control over her schedule than auditioning for other people’s shows, and she and Santry had worked together several times in the past.

“She really does push me out of my comfort zone and my immediate instinct in a lot of ways as a performer,” he said. “When we get into the rehearsal room together, we both just feel ourselves getting fired up to see where a scene is going to take us, to try and catch the other person off guard or try something new and different is a thrill. It’s like riffing in a band. I know that we will follow each other’s lead. There’s a lot of inherent trust there now, because we’ve played husband and wife a number of times already. It’s just really great to be able to work on multiple facets of that throughout the course of these several plays that we’ve been cast in together.”

They created the show, directed by Dylan Marquis Meyers, so it could be staged on an 10-foot-by-8-foot stage with a set and props that don’t exceed the capacity of a pickup truck. Santry described the costumes by Carrie Shoberg as “Celt punk.”

Since they started working on “Lady Lord Macbeth” about two years ago, Santry and Herron have staged it in traditional performance spaces and everywhere from an LGBTQ-friendly bar to underneath a bridge.

The production’s visit to Youngstown materialized when Santry came to the Playhouse to take part in a play reading, and he shared a dressing room with John Cox, president of the Playhouse’s board.

“Like you do, two actors sitting around waiting for our calls and cues, we started talking about other projects,” Santry said. “I started just rambling about this production, and the more and more I did, the more John was like, ‘You want to come just do it here?’ … . That’s exactly the kind of invitation that any artist wants to do — ‘Come play here. Come do this with us. This will be fun.'”

While they refer to “Lady Lord Macbeth” as a two-character play, one of the conceits of the show is the character of the porter also remains and is played by a different actor each time.

“We did not cut the porter from the play, so the porter gets to come in and basically upstage us for 8 to 10 minutes of Shakespearean comedy in the middle of the play,” he said.

Playing the role in Youngstown will be Jenna Cintavey, whose many local theater credits include several Shakespeare productions.

“We cannot wait to see what she brings to the play, a Youngtown local actor who is noted for her comic performances,” Santry said. “I can’t wait to see what she does. We’ve basically had one rehearsal over Zoom and a bunch of conversations, but we’ve given her a blank check to upstage us.”

If you go …

WHAT: Blackheart Arts — “Lady Lord Macbeth”

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Moyer Room, Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $15 and are available online at experienceyourarts.org and by calling 330-259-9651.