By William Shakespeare Directed by Kate Burton Bing Theatre February 27–March 1, 2020 presents

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Roderigo Emilia/Messenger/Officer/Sailor Oscar González Cameron Murphy By William Shakespeare Montano/Bianca/First Senator Othello Officer/Servant Kumar Rohit With Lorena E. Gonzalez Cassio Oscar González Duke/Grattiano/Officer/Gentleman Jalen Stewart Lorena E. Gonzalez Michael Howard-Dossett* Barbantio/Lodovico/Gentleman Michael Howard-Dossett* Iago Galen J. Williams* Stephen Humes* Stephen Humes* Desdemona/Second Senator Charrell Mack Officer/Servant Cameron Murphy Charrell Mack Kumar Rohit Jalen Stewart Galen J. Williams* Time: A long time ago Place: ACT I: Venice | ACT II-V: Cyprus Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Qixing Tong Howard Schmitt Eliot Ohlemeyer There will be one 10-minute intermission. Sound Design Stage Manager Joy Cheever Megan M. Burns PRODUCTION STAFF Asst. Directors Ian Stewart Riley, Ben Wendel | Asst. Stage Managers Tina Archer, Directed by Kate Burton Erin Newsom | Asst. Costume Designers Sophia Grose, Tanner Jackson Asst. Lighting Designer Arturo Fernandez Jr. | Assoc. Sound Designer Alex Atalla Fight Choreography Edgar Landa | Crew Jennifer Arias, Allyse Besne, February 27—March 1, 2020 Brandon Borkowsky, Jamie Donovan, Alyssa Heyer, Dominique Jakowec, Bing Theatre Bebe Katsenes, Jamie Kichuk, Brett Landin, Gemma Leopold Needle, Emily McDougal, Jonathan Pelster, Jenna Ross, Olivia Singer, Rosa Singerman, Seeret Singh, Kylee Thurman, Gregg Ward

*Michael Howard-Dossett, Stephen Humes, and Galen J. Williams appear in this production courtesy WARNING of the Actor’s Equity Association. Please be advised that this production contains mature themes and violence, and theatrical weapons. DIRECTOR’S NOTE FACULTY DEAN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR Kate Burton Christina Haatainen-Jones BRAVERMAN FAMILY Velina Hasu Houston (Master Artist) DEAN’S CHAIR Joseph Hacker William Shakespeare is considered Shakespeare’s all male (Director of MFA Dramatic Kenneth Noel Mitchell David Bridel Duncan Mahoney the greatest playwright in the in the original production) and Writing, Head of Undergraduate (Head of Musical Theatre) (Head of Technical Direction, Playwriting, Resident Playwright) English language, and Othello our female actors playing male ASSOCIATE DEANS Natsuko Ohama Technical Director) Professor PROFESSORS ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Mary Joan Negro is considered one of his four roles. We currently live in a country Sharon Marie Carnicke Meiling Cheng OF THEATRE PRACTICE (Head of Undergraduate greatest tragedies: along with and a world where fear of “the (Director of BA Programs) (Head of Critical Studies) Philip G. Allen Acting) Associate Professor David Warshofsky Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. other” is prevalent. With Othello, ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS (Head of Sound Design) of Theatre Practice Luis Alfaro Paula Cizmar (Director of MFA Acting) Anita Dashiell-Sparks The Elizabethan Hamlet changed Shakespeare creates a story where Takeshi Kata Elsbeth M. Collins ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Professor of OF THEATRE PRACTICE the face of theater, and the he pits the general, Othello, “the Sibyl Wickersheimer (Head of Production) Dramatic Writing (Head of Design) John DeMita Rena M. Heinrich Jacobean Othello, Macbeth and other,” against an elitist Venetian Oliver Mayer (Head of Visual and Lauren Murphy Yeoman ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Associate Professor Performing Arts Studies) Dan Shaner King Lear were written in fairly society when he secretly marries the Alexandra Billings of Theatre Practice Kathleen Dunn-Muzingo Christopher Shaw quick succession and were each Venetian aristocrat, Desdemona. Stephanie Shroyer Elizabeth Harper Scott Faris Zachary Steel (Director of BFA Programs, staggering achievements. The He is reluctantly accepted because PROFESSORS OF (Head of Stage Management, (Head of Comedy) Artistic Director) THEATRE PRACTICE Alice M. Pollitt Professor in history of Othello in production is of his military prowess, only to Andrei Belgrader Stage Management) an interesting one, as for hundreds be outwitted by his duplicitous Brent Blair Melinda C. Finberg of years the character of Othello, ensign, Iago, whose bitterness (Head of Theatre & Laura Flanagan Social Change) (Head of Undergraduate Voice) the Moor, was often played by at being passed over as Othello’s white actors who would create lieutenant ignites a trajectory that ADJUNCT LECTURERS Bayo Akinfemi, Emily Alpren, Boni B. Alvarez, Susan Angelo, Keith Arem, Valerie Arem, Robert Bailey, their Othellos with makeup and ends in tragedy; a tragedy that, as Christopher Bange, Kay Bess, Ahmed Best, VP Boyle, Tom Buderwitz, Anne Burk, Frank Catalano, Esther Chae, characterization; two famous Iago says, “will enmesh them all.” Andi Chapman, Guillermo Cienfuegos, Tiffany Cole, Julián Conde, Caitlyn Conlin, Samuel Craven-Griffiths, Tim Dang, Gregg T. Daniel, Nancy Cheryll Davis, Lilach Dekel-Avneri (Israel Institute Visiting Artist), Debra De Liso, examples are Laurence Olivier Shakespeare writes for both his and Gary Domasin, Chastity Dotson, Kirstin Eggers, Josh Epstein, Wayne Federman, , and my father, . In our time, constantly amazing us Parmer Fuller, Terry Gordon, Jenny Guthrie, Murry Hepner, Paul Hungerford, Lisa James, R. Steven Johnson, Edgar Landa, Paul Lazarus, Jay Lee, Vicki Lewis, Jack Lovick, Babette Markus, Kevin McCorkle, Brighde Mullins, 2020, the role of Othello is rightly with the universality of his stories. Kaitlyn Pietras, Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Patrick Murphy, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jeremiah O’Brian, only ever played by actors of color, We are blessed to be able to explore Larry Powell, Tamara Ruppart, Brett Ryback, Sim Sarna, Gabriella Santinelli, Judith Shelton, Armin Shimerman, Nathan Singh, Joey Skinner, Ashley Steed, Jason Thompson, Camille Thornton-Alson, Rodney To, Paul Urcioli, and nine wonderful actors in the this work of genius and present Kelly Ward, KC Wayland, Julie Welch, Stephen Zuckerman second year MFA class at USC play it to you with vigor and passion. Courtesy Joint Appointments: Thomas G. Cummings, Larry E. Greiner (Emeritus), Bruce Smith Emeriti Faculty: Don Llewellyn, Eve Roberts, Andy Robinson, Robert R. Scales, Eric Trules, James Wilson all the indelible characters in this Welcome to Venice and Cyprus and majestic play; we also have a male to the world of Othello. STAFF DEANS’ OFFICE Asst. Director of Admissions Public Communications Asst. PRODUCTION actor playing a female role (as did Vice Dean Ramón Valdez Celine Kiner Asst. Technical Director Lori Ray Fisher Scheduling Coordinator ADVANCEMENT Michael Etzrodt Information Technology Alexandra Hypolite Associate Dean Theatre Manager Director Office Manager Sara Fousekis CB Borger DIRECTOR’S BIO Prakash Shirke Mabel Lopez Director of Development Asst. Theatre Managers Director of Internships Kate Burton, a professor of at USC, has directed the USC School of Dramatic Arts BUSINESS AFFAIRS Kimberly Muhlbach Christopher Paci BFAs in Twelfth Night and in Gorky’s Children of the Sun. She also directed Chekhov’s Three & Special Programs Joe Shea Meghan Laughlin Associate Dean Director of Annual Giving Sisters, as well as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull for USC’s MFA Rep. Burton has directed Virginia Ross & Alumni Relations Production Technician three evenings of Shakespeare/Tchaikovsky for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Executive Asst. to the Dean Alfred Magallanes Donavan Martinelli Hugo Alvarado Business Administrator Gustavo Dudamel. As an actress, she has most recently appeared in Coriolanus and Cymbeline & HR/Payroll Coordinator Director of Special Events Sound Supervisor Administrative Asst. Crystal Balthrop Marissa Gonzalez Alysha Bermudez at NYC’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park and played Prospera in The Tempest at San Diego’s The Chevaughan Dyer Old Globe. A three-time Tony nominee, she has appeared in 12 Broadway productions as well as Budget/Business Analyst Special Events Costume Shop Manager Off-Broadway, Williamstown, Bay Street, Boston’s Huntington Avenue Theatre and Los Angeles’ ADMISSIONS & Xinmin Chen Program Coordinator Howard Schmitt STUDENT SERVICES Jennifer Rose Franco The Ahmanson and Mark Taper Forum. A three-time Emmy nominee, she is best known for her COMMUNICATIONS Costume Technicians Associate Dean Development Assistants Carissa Dickerson work on and Grey’s Anatomy. She is a graduate of Brown and The Yale School of Drama. Sergio Ramirez Associate Dean Delphine Vasko Kathy Morgan Charlotte Stratton Asst. Director of Rebecca Mellinger Scenic Charge Artist Director of Print & Digital Media Academic Advisement Development Research Asst. Bessie M. 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MFA ACTING YEAR 3 Camino Real BFA SOPHOMORE SHOW REPERTORY By Tennessee Williams The Winter’s Tale Scene Dock Theatre Directed by Edgar Landa By William Shakespeare Feb 7–Mar 8, 2020 McClintock Theatre | Mar 5–8 Directed by Kenneth Mitchell Father Comes Home McClintock Theatre | April 23–26 From the Wars Fuente Ovejuna: (Parts 1, 2 & 3) A Disloyal Adaptation NEW WORKS FESTIVALS By Suzan-Lori Parks By Cusi Cram YEAR 1 Directed by Gregg T. Daniel Directed by Rena Heinrich Scene Dock Theatre | Apr 2–5 New Play Readings A Midsummer Night’s Presented in association with Playwrights’ Arena | April Dream The Secret Garden By William Shakespeare Book and Lyrics by Marsha YEAR 2 Directed by Andrei Belgrader Norman Music by Lucy Simon Based on the novel by Playwrights Workshop Guarded Frances Hodgson Burnett Presented in association with By Boni B. Alvarez Directed by Kelly Ward Latino Theater Company Directed by David Warshofsky Bing Theatre | Apr 2–12 Massman Theatre | Apr 11–19 Othello Three Sisters YEAR 3 By William Shakespeare By Anton Chekhov Play Project Directed by Kate Burton A New Version by Sarah Ruhl Presented in association with Bing Theatre | Feb 27–Mar 1 Based on a literal translation the Pasadena Playhouse by Elise Thoron May 22 & 23 With Natasha Paramonova and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati Directed by Nancy Cheryll Davis Scene Dock Theatre | Apr 23–26

TICKET PRICES Plays: General $15, Seniors $10, USC Students/Faculty/Staff with ID $8 Musicals: General $20, Seniors $12, USC Students/Faculty/Staff with ID $10 PERFORMANCES Thurs & Fri at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 2:30 & 8 p.m. and Sun at 2:30 p.m. (Except where noted) For more information about our shows, visit dramaticarts.usc.edu/on-stage #USCSDA