Voodoo Macbeth (2021)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Before 'Citizen Kane' and 'The War of the Worlds', leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon (Inger Tudor, "Goliath", "On Time") and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles (Jewell Wilson Bridges, the national tours of "My Fair Lady" and "La Cage Aux Folles" in his feature film debut), to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this 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. - Actors:
- Inger Tudor, Jewell Wilson Bridges, June Schreiner, Jeremy Tardy, Daniel Kuhlman, Wrekless Watson, Ashli Haynes, Gary McDonald, Hunter Bodine, Ephraim López, Erin Croom, Pamela Shaddock, Breayre Tender, Antoine Perry, Isaiah Frizzelle, Ben Shields, Randy Pound, Kelsey Yates, Skyler Yates, Kalon Jackson
- Directors:
- Dagmawi Abebe, Victor Alonso-Berbel, Roy Arwas, Hannah Bang, Christopher Beaton, Agazi Desta, Tiffany K. Guillen, Zoe Salnave, Ernesto Sandoval, Sabina Vajraca
- Producers:
- Miles Alva, Jason Phillips, Xiaoyuan Xiao
- Voiced By:
- Emilyrose Morris, Gill Williams, Natalie Winters, Vanessa Zanardi
- Writers:
- Agazi Desta, Jennifer Frazin, Morgan Milender, Molly Miller, Amri Rigby, Joel David Santner, Erica C. Sutherlin, Chris Tarricone
- Genres:
- Drama
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