Me and Orson Welles
The story of a whirlwind week in 1937 New York City when a young aspiring actor (Zac Efron) is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the eve of the opening of Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. During this week, Richard will find romance with a worldly older woman (Claire Danes), become immersed in a creative experience few are afforded, and learn the downside of crossing the imperious, brilliant Welles (Christian McKay). Me And Orson Welles is a film that effectively introduces the essence of Welles without overwhelming the viewer with his life story. The performance of McKay as Welles is worth the admission alone.



