Synopses & Reviews
Now a major motion picture from acclaimed director Richard Linklater, starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes, and Ben Chaplin. An irresistible romantic farce that reads like a Who's Who of the classic American theater, Me and Orson Welles is set during the launch of the then twenty-two-year-old Orson Welles' debut production of Julius Caesar at the Mercury Theatre on Broadway. Beautifully translated to screen by Richard Linklater, the film stars Zac Efron as Richard Samuels, a stage-struck seventeen-year-old from New Jersey who wanders onto the set and accidentally gets cast in the show, forever changing his life as he becomes caught in a vortex of celebrity, ego, art, and love.
Review
Synopsis
Coming in 2009, the major motion picture from the director of Slacker
The irresistible story of a stagestruck boy coming of age in the golden era of Broadwayawith some very famous supporting charactersaMe and Orson Welles is a romantic farce that reads like a Whoas Who of the classic American theater. Called aone of the best depictions of male adolescent yearning ever to hit the pagea (Kirkus Reviews), it is sure to translate wonderfully to screen in 2009.
About the Author
Robert Kaplow is a teacher and writer best known for the satirical songs and sketches he writes for NPR’s Morning Edition, where he created "Moe Moskowitz and the Punsters." His award-winning young adult novels include Alessandra in Love and Alex Icicle: A Romance in Ten Torrid Chapters.