Voodoo Macbeth
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title:
Voodoo Macbeth
text:
The Voodoo Macbeth is a common nickname for the Federal Theatre Project's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Orson Welles adapted and directed the production, moved the play's setting from Scotland to a fictional Caribbean island, recruited an entirely Black cast, and earned the nickname for his production from the Haitian vodou that fulfilled the role of Scottish witchcraft. A box office sensation, the production is regarded as a landmark theatrical event for several rea
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Production of Macbeth adapted and directed by Orson Welles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Macbeth
date created:
2009-07-31T14:40:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T00:41:05Z
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