“Published when Welles was only 17 years old, The Mercury Shakespeare is the definitive book on Welles and his company’s methods. This is one of the first items I came across when I started thinking about doing the movie and it’s beautifully written. The kid was only 17 and already knew exactly how he wanted to produce Shakespeare! Amazing. There’s loads of great stuff in here I might put up later…”

“Welles and his partner John Houseman wrote this “statement of intent” for the cover of the NY Times Drama section in 1937. In it, they announce their reasoning behind the founding of the Mercury Theatre and the kind of stuff they’re going to put on. Pretty ambitious guy, that Orson…CLICK HERE for a closer look.