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Why should you read "Macbeth"? - Brendan Pelsue

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There’s a play so powerful that an old superstition says its name should never be uttered in a theater. A play that begins with witchcraft and ends with a bloody, severed head. A play filled with riddles, prophecies, nightmare visions, and lots of brutal murder. But is it really all that good? Brendan Pelsue explains why you should read (or revisit) "Macbeth."

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Brendan Pelsue
Director
Silvia Prietov
Senior Animator
Jenaro Gonzalez, Diego Doncel, William Cifuentes
Producer
Julian Andrés Sánchez
Compositor
Julian Andrés Sánchez, Ricardo Arias
Animator
Daniela Rueda, Ingrid Solano
Storyboard Artist
Mauricio Vargas
Art Director
Ronald Reyes
Designer
Ronald Reyes
Sound Designer
Alejandro Uribe-Holgin
Composer
Manuel José Gordillo
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt

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