OTHELLO
Written by William Shakespeare
Cut by Kat Yen and Madeline Charne
Directed by Kat Yen
Presented at Yale School of Drama
It is 1570, and Venice is on the brink of yet another war to hold Cyprus. As the Duke and Senate prepare for battle, the general Othello, a Moor, is marrying Desdemona, a senator’s daughter, on the down low. But the wedding doesn’t stay secret for long. Iago, one of Othello’s officers and a brother-in-arms is stung at being passed over for promotion and so retaliates, using society’s bigotry and Othello’s own honest nature against him. In Cyprus, away from the prying eyes of Venice, Iago’s manipulation leads Othello down an unthinkable path. Shakespeare’s most intimate tragedy, Othello asks us to confront the ever-shifting issues of race, gender, religion, and of our very conceptions of selfhood.
CAST
Othello: Brandon E. Burton
Brabantio/Lodovico: John R. Colley
Desdemona: Evelyn Giovine
Roderigo: Robert Lee Hart
Emilia: Kineta Kunutu
Bianca/Duke of Venice: Doireann Mac Mahon
Cassio: JJ McGlone
Iago: Dario Ladani Sanchez
CREATIVE TEAM
Dramaturgy by Madeline Charne
Light Design by Nicole E. Lang
Set Design by Elsa GibsonBraden
Sound Design by Dakota Stipp
Costume Design by Herin Kaputkin
Stage Management by Amanda Luke
Technical Direction by Benjamin Jones
Photo Credit: Kat Yen
