"Is This the Noble Moor?"
- Alternative title
- American Moor
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Othello is the story of a tragic murder and suicide involving a dark-skinned general and his aristocratic, white-skinned bride. Who should direct it? Who is "allowed" to? What if a white director and the actor he’s cast as Othello simply do not see eye-to-eye on the play’s subtext, the Moor’s motivations, and what the audience is supposed to take away from the production? That conflict is at the heart of a one-man show currently (April 2016) being performed around the country called ‘American Moor’. In it, a black actor - the play’s author, Keith Hamilton Cobb - stands on stage and addresses an invisible, white director who simply does not "get" Othello. Their disagreement allows for a searing exploration of the gulf between black and white Americans that some like to believe simply does not exist. Cobb is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 9 Aug 2016
- Duration
- 25 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Contributor
- Barbara Bogaev; Keith Hamilton Cobb
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Auditions; black Americans; racism; Othello (character)
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-54 (accessed 8/2016).
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""Is This the Noble Moor?"". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77299 (Accessed 13 Dec 2024)