Description
Broadway star Rose McClendon asks 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with all-Black cast in 1936.
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as 'Voodoo Macbeth,' would change the world forever, but the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Orson and Rose - who is to play Lady Macbeth - clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with a congressman hell-bent on shutting down what he deems 'communist propaganda.' Welles and McClendon must overcome political pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on True Events.
Media
Bonus Materials
- Audio Commentary
- Actual 1936 footage from National Archives of the play that toured the country to interracial audiences.
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Inger Tudor as Rose McClendon
- Jewell Wilson Bridges as Orson Welles
- Ashli Haynes as Edna Thomas
- June Schreiner as Virginia Welles
- Daniel Kuhlman as John Houseman
- Jeremy Tardy as Maurice
Director: Dagmawi Abebe
Director: Victor Alonso-Berbel
Director: Hannah Bang
Director: Christopher Beaton
Director: Agazi Desta
Director: Zoë Salnave
Director: Roy Arwas
Director: Tiffany K. Guillen
Director: Ernesto Sandoval
Director: Sabina VajraÄa
Producer: John Watson
Producer: Jason Phillips
Producer: Miles Alva
Producer: Xiaoyuan Xiao
Additional Details
Label: LIGHTYEAR ENTERTAINM
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Run Time: 108 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 01/17/23
UPC: 810069450629
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