Orson Welles adapted Julius Caesar by Shakespeare into a modern-dress bare-stage play.
:114 The play was presented September 26  December 5, 1936, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York,:334 and featured Joseph Cotten in his first starring role
 Faustus that used light as a prime unifying scenic element in a nearly black stage, presented January 8  May 9, 1937, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre

