page_title: We Work Again
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: We Work Again / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Charles Collins (Macduff) and Maurice Ellis (Macbeth) in Act III, Scene 4, of the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth at the Lafayette Theatre
context_page_description: We Work Again is a 1937 ephemeral film produced by the Work Projects Administration to promote its employment and training efforts for African-Americans during the Great Depression. Various jobs are shown, including public construction projects, domestic service and health care training, adult education programs and performing arts. It is particularly noted for containing the only existing footage of the 1936 Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth, directed by Orson Welles and featuring an all-black cast.
context_section_description: William Lawrence, directing an art song ensemble
  Juanita Hall, leading a spiritual choir ("Ezekiel Saw the Wheel")
caption: Macduff (Charles Collins) and Macbeth (Maurice Ellis) in the final scene of Macbeth
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