Caesar (Mercury Theatre)

Caesar is the title of Orson Welles's innovative 1937 adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a modern-dress bare-stage production that evoked comparison to contemporary Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Considered Welles's highest achievement in the theatre, it premiered November 11, 1937, as the first production of the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented an acclaimed series of productions on Broadway through 1941.

Caesar
Orson Welles as Marcus Brutus
Written by
  • William Shakespeare (play)
  • Orson Welles (adaptation)
Date premieredNovember 11, 1937 (1937-11-11)
Place premieredMercury Theatre, New York City, New York
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy
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