Othello
Othello by William Shakespeare.
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.
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
