Othello
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the 2011 staging of Othello by the Folger Shakespeare Theatre directed by Robert Richmond with Owiso Odera in the title role. Videotaped for WAPAVA by George Karseboom.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 11 Dec 2011
Credits
- Director
- Robert Richmond
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Anthony Cochrane
- Production Design
- Tony Cisek
- Costume
- William Ivey Long
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- Folger Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production ran 18 October-27 November 2011.
- Stills
- The play is set against the background of the Christian Crusades of the 13th century, allowing Othello’s outsider status to be seen in a religious context rather than a racial one.
- Textual information
- Dramaturg is Michelle Osherow.
Production Company
- Name
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
- leahkim@umd.edu
- Web
- http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (301) 405 9117
- Address
- James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73768 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)