Othello

Synopsis: Shakespeare’s Othello is one of his most intimate and devastating tragedies. It is a story about society, status and the nature of the outsider – but it is also a story about the love and trust between friends, and between men and women.

Defying her father and society to follow her heart, Desdemona secretly marries Othello – a powerful general, and a Moor. Despite her father’s objections in court, Desdemona remains committed to Othello and follows him from Venice to Cyprus, where he is commissioned to serve. Iago, a junior officer and Othello’s most trusted adviser, is tormented by his lack of promotion. Despite Othello’s confidence in Iago’s honesty, Iago reveals that he is in fact hateful of Othello, and sets out to destroy Othello and Desdemona’s happiness, manipulating Othello to serve his own ends. Iago convinces Othello that his wife has been unfaithful with the up-and-coming young soldier Michael Cassio.

As Iago draws Othello and the audience into a web of half-truths, secrets, and betrayal, scandal is fueled – families and friendships destroyed – until a piece of supposed evidence of Desdemona’s infidelity, a handkerchief, tragically undoes them all. Othello commissions Iago to kill Michael Cassio, and then smothers Desdemona in her bed. When Emilia discovers Othello in the act, she confronts him and explains that it was Iago who tricked them all. Iago kills Emilia, but not before Othello has learned what has been done. Othello commits suicide, and Iago is taken into custody. The play ends before we know what ultimately happens to Iago, but we do know that a profusion of devastation has been left in his wake.

Cast

Othello, the Moor	Azayah Suggs
Brabantio, father to Desdemona	Wyatt Davis
Cassio, an honorable lieutenant	Gamaliel Arroyo
Iago, a villain	Sam Kegley*
Roderigo, a gulled gentleman	Michael Brooks
Duke of Venice	Lena Sakalla
Montano, Governor of Cyprus	Ian Bingham
Lodovico, a noble Venetian	Wyatt Davis
The Clown	Emerson Stuart Smith von Wiegen
Desdemona, wife to Othello	Eleni Demos
Emilia, wife to Iago	Sara Grace Wallace
Bianca, a courtesan	Rebecca Douglas
Herald/Musician	Ariana Ellis
Gentleman/Sailor	Connor Lewis
Gentleman/Ensemble	Mafe Parada Ruiz
Gentleman/Senator	Kasey Kucera

*Fight Captain

Production Team

Director	Sara Schoch
Fight Director & Intimacy Choreographer	Hannah "Rock" Roccisano
Assistant Director	Katie Smith
Scenic & Lighting Design	Charles Houghton
Costume Design	Glenn Avery Breed
Wig & Makeup Design	Hope Pumphrey
Sound Design	Joshua Heming
Technical Director	Tyler Frayer
Stage Manager	Collin Crews
Assistant Sound Design	Shelby Tudor
Assistant Stage Manager	Cecil Crowell
Master Electrician	Joshua Heming
Light Board Operator	Chelby Fordham
Sound Board Operator	Shelby Tudor
Wardrobe Supervisor	Megan Boyle
Dressers	Meghan Barter Ava Fitzgerald
Laundry	Lorenz Smith
Props Run Crew	Delaney Roberts
Stage Crew	Sarah McQuiggan Michael Moser
Flyrail Operator	John Franks
House Manager	Rowan Pelfrey
Scene Shop Crew	Gregg Carter Zachary Dowis Lucas Fowler Kaitlyn Keck Alex Mohr Melody Murray Noah Peacock Ileana Rendon Austin Rowe Olivia Wolford
Costume Shop Crew	Rebecca Douglas James Evans Becca Hall Cole Hudson Ed Marin Emily Wilson
Lighting Crew	Nick Andreachi Ali Bahmer Madison Dixon Connor Lewis Jack Lowery Cooper Moore Spencer Samson
Paint Crew	Tessa Bowdron Megan Boyle Kaitlyn Millsap Anastasiia Sennikova Emily Spears Thanh Tran
Props Crew	Cameron Carter Hope Friedrich Chloe Kemp Kosmos Watkins
Scenic, Paint & Lighting Staff	John Franks Joshua Heming Branden Houck Mary Leveque Anthony Norton Spencer Samson Aubrey Shelton
Costume & Wig Staff	Megan Boyle Hope Pumphrey J.P. Riddle Anastasiia Sennikova Kaziyl Shouse
Box Office Staff	Rebecca Douglas Sarah McQuiggan Noah Peacock Dakota Scarborough Isabelle Schrack