Title Orson Welles on Shakespeare : the W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre playscripts / edited with an introduction by Richard France ; foreword by Simon Callow

Published New York : Routledge, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 297 pages) : illustrations Contents Foreword / Simon Callow -- Macbeth -- Production Credits and Cast -- Notes to Macbeth -- Julius Caesar -- Production Credits and Cast -- Playscript -- Notes to Julius Caesar -- Five Kings -- Production Credits and Cast -- Notes to Five Kings Summary "Orson Welles's theatrical productions of Shakespearean plays for the W.P.A.'s Federal Theatre Project and Welles's own Mercury Theatre represent a unique blending of high art and the politicized popular culture of the 1930s. This volume is the only publication available of the fully annotated playscripts of these adaptations - the "Voodoo" Macbeth, the modern-dress Julius Caesar, and Welles's compilation of the history plays, Five Kings. Richard Frances' general introduction provides invaluable background information that relates the three plays and their productions to the contemporary social, historical, political, and economic climate from which they emerged Additionally, each script is presented with relevant information on the productions, interview material from those on the scene, and Welles's own directorial marginalia."--Jacket Notes Includes adaptations of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Julius Caesar, and Welles's Five kings, adapted from Shakespeare and based on Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) Notes Print version record Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- 1800-1950. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York (State) -- New York SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 fast Subject United States. Works Progress Administration SUBJECT United States. Works Progress Administration fast Mercury Theatre on the air (Radio program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80132953 Mercury Theatre on the air (Radio program) fast Subject Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism. Theater Bewerkingen. New York (State) -- New York Genre/Form Adaptations Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author France, Richard, 1938- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Five kings. 2001 ISBN 9781134979936 1134979932 9780203760857 0203760859 9781134980079 1134980078 9781134980000 1134980000 9781138139886 1138139882

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