That Damned Scottish Thane Turned King

I have never been particularly superstitious in my life. If a black cat crosses my path, I usually try to pet it; if I walk under a ladder, I make sure I don't knock anyone off of it; if I break a mirror, I sigh, throw it away, and get a new one. But I am starting to be suspicious about this Macb*** word and its use in the theatre. You know the word. It's the title of Shakespeare's shortest and most bloody play, the one about that Thane of Glamis and Cawdor and King after that. The one that takes place in Scotland. With the witches. And the ghosts. And a little boy called Fleance. Am I ringing any bells?
So in Two for the Show, the musical on which I am currently working, one character spitefully says to another "Macb---" ok. Can't type it. But he says it 4 times. And I swear, it's affecting the show. How else can you explain the extreme misfortune that is overshadowing the entire cast and crew? Let's look at the list, shall we?

• 1st choreographer: stuck in hospital with kidney stones, in BOSTON. Had to drop the show.
  
• 1st musical director: ill with some sort of continuing ailment that required extensive treatment. Had to drop show.
  
• Co-writer/originally going to play one of the leads: father died, sick cat, can't even afford to get back out to Chicago to see the show.
  
• Leading lady: car accident (hit and run) and grandfather in hospital w/ heart attack all within 2 days' time.
  
• Spot op#1: Missed a performance because --I shit you not-- he was in jail.
  
• Spot Op#2: had a friend unexpectedly die.
  
• SM: had a family member die.
  
• ASM (me): had to go to MN to help with sick grandfather.
  
• 1st Dresser: couldn't make it to all performances, fired. Replacement is Scottish husband of Costume Designer.
  
• 2 shows have now had to be cancelled: the first was due to a lack of a paying audience. 8 people paid, 1 comp. The only one to show up? The comp. And tonight's show has been cancelled due to an epidemic within the cast. One actor has a very nasty flu, and the other is losing his voice, and our leading lady is on vocal rest. And we only have one understudy for both of the male leads.
  
• And the set is falling apart.
  
• And so many other things that I have forgotten in the past 2 months that all of this has been going on.

I keep spinning and spitting, but I keep wondering what could possibly be next...? If this is affecting you, I'm really sorry. Sheesh. I'm holing myself up in my apartment and not coming out 'til the 22nd.

That is all.