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
