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SHADY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY PROUDLY PRESENTS OTHELLO by William are, m Shakespeare ew y b lo , r d O , “ o f j e a l o u s ” y … July 25-August 29 at Sanborn Park WWW.SHADYSHAKES.ORG SHADY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY PROUDLY PRESENTS Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” August 1 - 31 at Sanborn Park Table of Contents Othello Cast ....................................................................................... 2 Othello Synopsis ................................................................................ 2 Othello Director’s Notes ................................................................... 3 Pride and Prejudice Cast ..................................................................... 4 Pride and Prejudice Synopsis .............................................................. 4 Pride and Prejudice Director’s Notes ................................................. 5 2014 Shady Shakespeare Crew ......................................................... 8 A Note from the Managing Director ............................................... 9 Artist Biographies ........................................................................... 10 2014 Sanborn Park Season Schedule ............................................. 13 2014 Season Sponsors .................................................................... 17 2014 Donors ................................................................................... 19 Colophon ........................................................................................ 20 1 Othello — Cast Othello — Cast Bianca .................................................................................................Amelia Bethel Bianca .................................................................................................Amelia Bethel Officer/Gentleman ................................................................... Nicholas Boucher Officer/Gentleman ................................................................... Nicholas Boucher Roderigo ..............................................................................................Erik Browne Roderigo ..............................................................................................Erik Browne Iago ............................................................................................... Robert Campbell Iago ............................................................................................... Robert Campbell Cassio ....................................................................................................... Alex Draa Cassio ....................................................................................................... Alex Draa Desdemona .................................................................................Anne Yumi Kobori Desdemona .................................................................................Anne Yumi Kobori Sailor/Messenger/Herald/Gentleman .............................................. Ever Leon Sailor/Messenger/Herald/Gentleman .............................................. Ever Leon Lodovico/Senator ........................................................................Akemi Okamura Lodovico/Senator ........................................................................Akemi Okamura Brabantio/Gratiano ..........................................................................Doll Piccotto Brabantio/Gratiano ..........................................................................Doll Piccotto Othello ..................................................................................Michael Wayne Rice Othello ..................................................................................Michael Wayne Rice Duke/Montano ................................................................................ Tom Shamrell Duke/Montano ................................................................................ Tom Shamrell Emilia ..........................................................................................Melissa Weinstein Emilia ..........................................................................................Melissa Weinstein OthelloOthello – – Synopsis Synopsis Othello, a Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, daughter of a wealthy Senator Othello, a Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, daughter of a wealthy Senator ofof Venice. Venice. The The mother mother confronts confronts Othello Othello in in the the Senate Senate and and accuses accuses him him of of seducing seducing herher daughter daughter through through the the use use of of witchcraft. witchcraft. Othello Othello successfully successfully defends defends himself, himself, telling telling thethe assembled assembled crowd crowd that that Desdemona Desdemona has has fallen fallen in in love love with with him him and and his his stories, stories, and and hashas been been sent sent with with his his new new wife wife to to Cyprus Cyprus to to quell quell an an approaching approaching uprising. uprising. He He is is accompaniedaccompanied by by Iago, Iago, a a gentleman gentleman in in the the army army who who was was passed passed over over for for promotion promotion by by Cassio,Cassio, who who has has sworn sworn to to be be revenged revenged for for the the slight slight by by using using Desdemona. Desdemona. Iago Iago tricks tricks CassioCassio into into getting getting drunk drunk and and brawling, brawling, which which earns earns him him a a demotion. demotion. Iago Iago suggests suggests to to CassioCassio that that approaching approaching Desdemona Desdemona and and pleading pleading with with her her might might convince convince Othello Othello to to reinstatereinstate him. him. Following Following Iago’s Iago’s advice, advice, Cassio Cassio pleads pleads to to Desdemona Desdemona who who in in turn turn pleads pleads forfor Cassio Cassio to to Othello. Othello. Iago, Iago, in in the the meantime, meantime, has has suggested suggested to to Othello Othello that that Desdemona Desdemona andand Cassio Cassio are are having having an an affair. affair. Othello Othello at at first first refuses refuses to to believebelieve this, this, butbut Desdemona’sDesdemona’s continuedcontinued pleas pleas for for Cassio, Cassio, along along with with the the visual visual ‘evidence’ ‘evidence’ of of seeing seeing them them talking, talking, plantsplants a a seed seed of of doubt doubt in in Othello’s Othello’s mind mind and and he he begins begins to to be be taken taken in in by by Iago’s Iago’s deception. deception. Iago’sIago’s wife wife Emilia, Emilia, at at Iago’s Iago’s request, request, takes takes a a handkerchief handkerchief from from Desdemona Desdemona and and gives gives itit to to her her husband. husband. Iago Iago tells tells Othello Othello to to ask ask Desdemona Desdemona where where it it is, is, suggesting suggesting she she has has givengiven it it to to Cassio, Cassio, her her lover. lover. When When Desdemona Desdemona is is unable unable to to produce produce the the handkerchief, handkerchief, OthelloOthello flies flies into into a arage, rage, convincedconvinced ofof herher infidelity. infidelity. HeHe instructsinstructs IagoIago toto kill kill CassioCassio and,and, in in spite spite of of her her protests protests of of innocence, innocence, Othello Othello strangles strangles Desdemona Desdemona in in her her bed. bed. WhenWhen Emilia Emilia discovers discovers the the crime, crime, she she decries decries Othello Othello as as a a villain, villain, but but when when Othello Othello startsstarts telling telling her her all all that that Iago Iago has has told told him him about about Desdemona’s Desdemona’s deceit, deceit, she she realizes realizes the the deceptiondeception her her husband husband has has created created and and reveals reveals that that he he is is responsible responsible for for the the whole whole tragedy.tragedy. When When Iago Iago cannot cannot keep keep Emilia Emilia quiet quiet about about the the handkerchief, handkerchief, he he stabs stabs her her andand is is captured, captured, but but refuses refuses to to reveal reveal his his motivation motivation for for the the crimes. crimes. Faced Faced with with what what hehe has has done done to to his his innocent innocent wife, wife, Othello Othello stabs stabs himself himself and and dies dies next next to to Desdemona. Desdemona. 22 A Note from the Director of Othello A Note from the Director of Othello “Perdition catch my soul But“Perdition I do love catch thee! my And soul when I love thee not, ChaosBut I dois comelove thee!again” And when I love thee not, Chaos is come again” - Othello - Othello These have become my favorite lines of Othello. They get right to the heartThese of have the play.become Above my allfavorite else, Othellolines of Othello.is a love story.They Tragic.get right Yes. to theDealing withheart themes of the play.of race, Above misogyny, all else, jealousy, Othello ambition,is a love story. violence Tragic. and Yes. abuse. Dealing Yes. Butwith truly themes at its of core, race, andmisogyny, what interests jealousy, me ambition, most, is violence how love and gives abuse. us tunnelYes. vision.But truly How at itsthis core, heightened and what emotional interests mestate most, can isdissemble how love all gives reason. us tunnel How vision. How this heightened emotional state can dissemble all
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