90 min. / Theatre L / $15
"The legend of the man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge & power and who must finally pay for his brief triumph with the agonies of personal damnation was uncomfortably close to the shape of Orson Welles' own personal myth." John Houseman
Genesis Repertory transports Dr. Faustus -- Marlowe's dark tale of a man who sells his soul for knowledge and power -- to depression-era New York and turns him into a brilliant film director whose dreams of grandeur shall not be denied! This version examines the many interpretations of Hell and our obsession with the wages of sin. The opulent production scheme features macabre masques and music and juxtaposes the New York City of the time of The Federal Theatre with pagan icons, ancient mythology, and Judeo-Christian lore.