Othello (2003)
Performance Dates:
July 3, 5, 11, 13, 19, 24, 25, August 1, 3, 2003 @ 8pm
Plot Synopsis
Othello doesn't begin as a tragedy. Othello is a brave and noble soldier, he has a beautiful and loving wife, and he is being sent off to win an easy war and be a hero. What goes wrong? . . . Tragedy doesn't happen all at once. Little things become bigger things, become bigger things. People don't want tragedies to happen. When bad things happen, we try to fix them... It is the nature of classic tragedy that the same noble qualities that make a tragic hero a hero are the same qualities that cause his downfall. Othello has a supreme sense of justice. Once he believes that Desdemona is guilty, he feels it is his duty to kill her to maintain justice... Why does Shakespeare set this tale of a foreign island? Why does he frame this story with an occupation? What effect does such a tragedy have on a people who are occupied when the event is caused by the occupiers? An event such as this has an effect on one's whole community.
Time: Summer, 1574
Place: Venice, and the island of Cyprus
Cast
| Roderigo | Kevin Poole |
| Iago | Stephen Quinn |
| Brabantio | James Roberts |
| Servant to Brabantio | Sarah Cohen |
| Othello | Lorne White |
| Cassio | J.J. Charlesworth |
| Attendant | Dan Featherson |
| Duke of Venice | Jackson Craft |
| Senators | Aryeh Krause-Nadler Wes Travis |
| Messenger | Evan Johnson |
| Desdemona | Katherine Pappa |
| Emilia | Jana Wilhelmi |
| Attendant | Augustina Fresques |
| Montano | Jason Oler |
| Gentlement of Cyprus | Arheh Krause-Nadler Evan Johnson |
| Gypsies | Gina Rivers Aryeh Krause-Nadler Cheryl Thomas Augustina Fresquez Midori Iwata Sarah Cohen Derek Tollefson |
| Clowns | Orlana Klip Megan O'Laughlin |
| Bianca | Anna Marie Patterson |
| Lodovico | Jackson Craft |
| Gratiano | Wes Travis |
Musicians |
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| Violin | Dave Riggs |
| Drums | James Roberts |
Production Staff |
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| Director | Luther Hanson |
| Rehearsal Stage Manager | Elizabeth Todd |
| Fight Choreographer | David Harris |
| Choreographer | Lori Ann DeLappe |
| Fight Captain | James Roberts |
| Dance Captain | Jana Wilhelmi |
| Scenic Design | Steve Jones, et al |
| Lighting Design | Ej Reinagel |
| Cosutme Design | Nicole Sivell |
| Production Stage Manager | David Harris |
| Technical Director | Stephen Jones |
| Light Board Operator | Trina Palmer |
| Sound Board Operator | Michael Healey |
| Crew | Melissa Langley |
| Wardrobe Maintenance | Lenore Justman |
| Props | Christine Nicholson K. Crom Saunders |
| Carpenters | Patrick Briggs Casper Eichen |
| Head Stitcher | Sarah Rowland |
| Staff Stitchers | Kira Graybill |
| Student Stitchers | Marissa Mariscotti |
| Volunteer Stitchers | Emily Davis Orlana Klip Melody Rosales Dounglas Worley John Crabtree Victoria Mitchell Jason Nott |
| Box Office Supervisor | Anita Thomas |
| Box Office | Cynthia Hawes Tom Fearon Megan O'Laughlin Evan Johnson Patrick Briggs Sarah Rowland |
| Festival Operations | Robert W. Gore |
| Festival Coordinators | Luther Hanson David Harris |
| House Managers | Geoffrey Bardot Gina Rivers |
| Poster/Postcard Design | Nixa Schell |
| Photography | Bruce Clark |