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In November 1937, high school student and aspiring thespian Richard Samuels takes a day trip into New York City. There, he meets and begins a casual friendship with Gretta Adler, their friendship based on a shared love and goal of a profession in the creative arts. But also on this trip, Richard stumbles across the Mercury Theatre and meets , who, based on an impromptu audition, offers Richard an acting job as Lucius in his modern retelling of Julius Caesar, which includes such stalwart Mercury Theatre players as and . Despite others with official roles as producer , this production belongs to Welles, the unofficial/official dictator. In other words, whatever Welles wants, the cast and crew better deliver. These requests include everything, even those of a sexual nature. Welles does not believe in conventions and will do whatever he wants, which includes not having a fixed opening date, although the unofficial opening date is in one weeks time. In turn, Welles realizes that his name will either be strengthened or ruined in the theater community by this production. Richard is taken under the wing by the productions Jane-of-All-Trades, Sonja Jones. Known as the Ice Queen by the male cast, Sonja deflects much of the unwanted sexual attention by jokingly implying that she and Richard are having a fling, which Richard wants nothing more than to be the truth. As the end of the week and opening night approaches, Richard, having seen Welles behavior, has to decide if acting in this production is worth it at any cost.
Teenage student Richard Samuels (Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (McKay). Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance with an ambitious older woman (Danes), and experiences the dark side of genius after daring to cross the imperious, brilliant Welles.
Zac Efron
Richard Samuels
Claire Danes
Sonja Jones
Christian McKay
Orson Welles
Zoe Kazan
Gretta Adler
Megan Maczko
Evelyn Allen
Simon Lee Phillips
Walter Ash
Patrick Kennedy
Grover Burgess
Shane James Bordas
Conspirator
Alessandro Giuggioli
Conspirator
Harry Macqueen
Conspirator
Rhodri Orders
Conspirator
James Tupper
Joseph Cotten
Thomas Arnold
George Duthie
Aidan McArdle
Martin Gabel
Simon Nehan
Joe Holland
Daniel Tuite
William Mowry
Iain McKee
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Michael J. McEvoy
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