Men Should Be What They Seem
- Synopsis
- Audio podcast. Episode three of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s Othello. Episode scripts were adapted and produced by Catherine Eaton and rendered into modern English verse by Mfoniso Udofia. The production was directed by Victor Malana Moag. Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.
3. Iago’s trap works out just as he planned: Roderigo lures the drunken Cassio into a fight that escalates into a brawl, injuring Montano as he and Iago struggle to break it up. Othello arrives and restores order. Iago dutifully and diplomatically reports the sequence of events leading to the brawl to Othello, who immediately expels Cassio from his post. Cassio, distraught, privately expresses his remorse to Iago, who encourages him to seek to restore his position through Desdemona. Cassio is persuaded by Iago’s reassurances and arrives at the Citadel the next morning to visit with Desdemona. She receives his supplications with an open heart, promising to do everything she can to get Othello to restore his position of trust and service. Meanwhile, Iago, now Othello’s closest advisor, quietly expresses his discomfort at seeing Cassio in Desdemona’s company as they pass by. After hearing Desdemona’s pleas on behalf of Cassio, Othello presses Iago to explain his misgivings. Iago craftily plants a seed of doubt in Othello’s heart, cautioning him to beware of jealousy while encouraging him to keep an eye on Cassio, and on his wife. - Series
- Play on Podcasts: Othello
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 25 Sep 2023
- Duration
- 37 mins
Credits
- Director
- Victor Malana Maog
- Producer
- Catherine Eaton
- Music
- Lindsay Jones
- Sound Design
- Lindsay Jones
- Adaptor for Radio
- Mfoniso Udofia
- Executive Producer
- Michael Goodfriend
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- racial identity; radio drama; racism; racial stereotyping
Notes
- Notes
- Udofia’s adaptation, first performed in 2021, updates the language in various ways. Among the changes in her version see the the substitution of ‘moor’ throughout, replacing it with such words as ‘black,' ‘monkey’ and others.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/othello-men-should-be-what-they-seem/id1561429994?i=1000629078889
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Next Chapter Podcasts
- Web
- https://ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast External site opens in new window
Sponsor
- Name
Play On Shakespeare
- info@playonshakespeare.org
- Web
- https://playonshakespeare.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (541) 846 8466
- Address
- PO Box 955
Ashland, OR
97520
USA
Distributor
- Name
Apple Podcasts
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Men Should Be What They Seem". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80281 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)