Is 'Othello' one of your favorite Shakespeare plays? Dig deeper with Red Bull Theater's multi-program initiative, Othello 2020.
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The United States is now engaged in a reexamination of the role that race has played, and continues to play, in American society. The American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse of…
 (Michael Paulson's article originally appeared in The New York Times, 9/6; Photo: The New York Times; via artdaily.com and Pam Green.) Actor Jessika Williams in Staunton, Va., Sept.…
In today's Wall Street Journal drama column I review American Shakespeare Center's webcast of Othello. Here's an excerpt.
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Virginia's American Shakespeare Center was one o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 7:02am on September 4, 2020☆⚑
Before the opening and at the end of intermission of every performance at American Shakespeare Center, actors turn musicians to serenade the audience. Usually a rousing, fun time, at the…
By far one of the most exciting theatrical discoveries for me has been the work of the remarkable Jessika D. Williams. Those of us lucky enough to have seen her in the the American Shakespea…
To frame a story about the triumph of lies over truth, jealousy over love, anger over generosity of spirit and " let's put it plainly " the insidious reach of racism over all decent impulses…
While a survey done by Shugoll Research shows that Washingtonians are chary about returning to theater while the coronavirus rages, one company is prepared to put live actors on the stage wi…
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, is bringing the world of William Shakespeare into our homes with a reading of his classic tragedy, Othello.…
Carl Jordan Makes Shakespeare for Today by Robert M. Gardner Don't miss L. Peter Callender as Shakespeare's Othello. In the 30th anniversary year of African American Shakespeare Company, lon…
The all-female production of Othello at Taffety Punk, directed by Kelsey Mesa, is a breath of fresh air. Because all the characters are played by women, you forget that they are female after…
How do you like your Shakespeare? Intimate. Intelligent. Â Intrepid. And, I'd also add fully integrated through emotional truth and delivery of the musical richness of Shakespeare's langua…
On the surface, "American Moor," written by and starring Keith Hamilton Cobb, Â is about a veteran African-American actor auditioning to play Othello for a clueless young, white director. …
★★★ The playwright/actor questions how effective any understanding between the races can be
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Food for Groundlings’ Othello is a labor of love attesting to how the region’s small companies do much with a modest resources. Shakespeare is about the human journey of the characters i…
