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Playwright
William Shakespeare
Performance Dates
March 4-6, 1971
Creative Team
Director - Charles Dodrill
Designer-Technical Director - Fred Thayer
Synopsis
Othello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. Given its varied and enduring themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatre alike, and has been the source for numerous operatic, film, and literary adaptations.
Othello. (2017, September 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:26, September 26, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Othello&oldid=800223602
Disciplines
Acting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Drama
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Othello" (1971). 1970-1971 Season. 3.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1970-1971/3