“My happiness and self-respect seem founded only on an admiration and confidence in that, our play.”

This week, we're talking all about Orson's return to the States following his triumphs on the Irish stage. We'll discuss the vindication of his Todd School production of Twelfth Night and his collaboration with Roger ‘Skipper’ Hill that would become the biography play on the life of John Brown - Marching Song!

Footage from the Todd School production of Twelfth Night: https://youtu.be/fadbbEi_7OE

Homework for next class - Marching Song: https://archive.org/details/marching-song-a-play-by-orson-welles-roger-hill-z-lib.org/mode/2up

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