Stone My Heart

Synopsis: Videorecording of the play by Joseph McDonough and directed for stage by Edward Stern. Loosely based on Othello it is described as a stone-cold tale of love and treachery. Medical examiner Robby (Todd Lawson) has a crush on his late boss’ daughter Jessie (Lanie MacEwan). She is having an affair with the newly appointed coroner, Marcus (Kevyn Morrow), who might have landed his job because he’s African-American. That’s the claim of envious and scheming Terrence (Sean Haberle), who claims he deserved the position. McDonough asserts that people not familiar with Othello won’t be lost "But if they know the story, they’ll see where my story came from." He explains that he started with Shakespeare’s tragedy but evolved the plot and focus. "There are parallels, but not point-to-point comparisons".
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: Apr 2006
Duration: 95 mins

Director

Edward Stern

Writer

Joseph McDonough

Production Design

Joseph Tilford

Costume

Claudia Stephens

Cast

History: The production ran 1-30 April 2006
Reviews: Review by Rick Pender at http://www.citybeat.com/2006-04-12/onstage.shtml (accessed 3/2007).

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