Macbeth directed by Orson Welles and performed at Lafayette Theate, New York City, in 1936.

   Scenes from Macbeth, performed at Lafayette Theatre, New York City, with an all-Black cast on April 14, 1936. “Voodoo” Macbeth, directed by 20-year-old Orson Welles for the Federal Theatre Project’s Negro Unit, aroused an immediate, historic sensation. 

Macbeth in the jungle with the Three Witches and the voodoo men and women in Act II, Scene 2 of the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth at the Lafayette Theatre, Harlem

Lady Macbeth calming the guests at Macbeth’s palace in Act II, Scene 1

Charles Collins (Macduff) and Maurice Ellis (Macbeth) in Act III, Scene 4

Macduff hailing victory over Macbeth in Act III, Scene 4

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