EXCLUSIVE: USC Originals has scored its first theatrical release, in association with Warner Bros., following Lightyear Entertainment‘s acquisition of its film, Voodoo Macbeth. The company behind the ...

For some theater fans, the 1936 production of the “Voodoo Macbeth” (as it became commonly known) is the stuff of legend. Funded by the Federal Theater Project, which gave financial aid to the ...

During the great depression of the 1930s, the U.S. government attempted to stir up the economy by creating various works projects. One of the organizations developed was the Federal Theatre Project.

“Voodoo Macbeth” reflects the future of filmmaking in the hands of young artists. “We are certainly pioneering something completely unique. When [USC Originals] started out, there were a lot of people ...

In 1936 Orson Welles put on a production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” set in a fictional island reminiscent of Haiti. The play’s underlying theme of witchcraft merged perfectly with the Haitian practice ...

HARLEM (WABC) -- In honor of Black History Month, we shine the spotlight on a version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" that was staged in Harlem 86 years ago. It featured an all black cast and was staged by ...

A historical look back at Orson Welles’s production of “Macbeth” with an all-Black cast in Harlem in the 1930s. By Beandrea July When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...

The first-ever theatrical release from USC School of the Cinematic Arts enlists multiple directors to dramatize the 'Citizen Kane' director's Shakespearean collaboration with the Negro Theatre Unit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Based on a true story, Voodoo Macbeth follows a young Orson Welles (Jewell Wilson Bridges) and a group of committed artists as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some theater fans, the 1936 production of the “Voodoo Macbeth” (as it became commonly known) is the stuff of legend. Funded by ...