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Voodoo Macbeth, a narrative feature film about the Negro Theatre Unit’s revolutionary 1936 production of “Macbeth,” opens theatrically in New York, Los Angeles and other major markets on October 21, from Lightyear Entertainment. Voodoo Macbeth is based on a true story of young Orson Welles and a group of committed artists as they set out to create what is now considered a landmark event in African-American theater history.
Original Release
05/06/2021
US Release
05/06/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Inger Tudor | Rose McClendon |
Jewell Wilson Bridges | Orson Welles |
June Schreiner | Virginia Welles |
Jeremy Tardy | Maurice |
Daniel Kuhlman | John Houseman |
Wrekless Watson | Cuba Johnson |
Ashli Haynes | Edna Thomas |
Gary McDonald | Jack Carter |
Hunter Bodine | Martin Dies |
Ephraim López | Juano Hernandez |
Directors
Dagmawi Abebe, Victor Alonso-Berbel, Roy Arwas, Hannah Bang, Christopher Beaton, Tiffany K. Guillen, Zoe Salnave, Ernesto Sandoval, Agazi Desta, Sabina Vajrača
Writers
Agazi Desta, Jennifer Frazin, Morgan Milender, Molly Miller, Amri Rigby, Joel David Santner, Erica C. Sutherlin, Chris Tarricone
Cast
Name | Character |
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Inger Tudor | Rose McClendon |
Jewell Wilson Bridges | Orson Welles |
June Schreiner | Virginia Welles |
Jeremy Tardy | Maurice |
Daniel Kuhlman | John Houseman |
Wrekless Watson | Cuba Johnson |
Ashli Haynes | Edna Thomas |
Gary McDonald | Jack Carter |
Hunter Bodine | Martin Dies |
Ephraim López | Juano Hernandez |
Erin Croom | First Priestess |
Pamela Shaddock | Second Priestess |
Breayre Tender | Third Priestess |
Antoine Perry | Barry |
Isaiah Frizzelle | Tom the Giant |
Ben Shields | Percy Hammond |
Randy Pound | George |
Kelsey Yates | Clarissa Thomas |
Skyler Yates | Clarissa Thomas |
Kalon Jackson | Langston Hughes |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd | Executive Producer |
John Watson | Executive Producer |
Jenna Cavelle | Executive Producer |
Jeremy Tardy | Producer |
Miles Alva | Producer |
John Somers Fairchild | Producer |
Karla Luna Cantu | Producer |
Matt Michienzie | Producer |
Reef Oldberg | Producer |
Jason Phillips | Producer |
Xiaoyuan Xiao | Producer |