Othello, a brave general in the Venetian army, is stationed on the island of Cyprus with his young wife, Desdemona, and Iago, his apparently loyal ensign. When Othello overlooks him for promotion, the enraged Iago sets out to destroy his master’s happiness, hinting that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him and planting the seeds of sexual jealousy in Othello’s fertile imagination. Domestic in scale but seething with Mediterranean passion, Othello is the most intimate of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Russian director Yuri Yeremin and A.R.T. resident director David Wheeler join forces to stage this riveting study of jealousy and revenge.
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| Othello, the Moor of Venice | John Douglas Thompson |
| Desdemona, his wife | Mirjana Jokovic |
| Michael Cassio, his lieutenant | Benjamin Evett |
| Bianca, a coutesan, in love with Cassio | Amber Alison |
| Iago, the Moor’s Ensign | Thomas Derrah |
| Emilia, Iago’s wife | Karen MacDonald |
| The Duke of Venice | Richard Snee |
| Brabantio, Desdamona’s father, a Senator | Will LeBow |
| Lodovico, kinsman to Brabantio | Jon Bernthal |
| Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman | Ken Cheeseman |
| Montano, Governor of Cyprus | Richard Snee |
| Gratiano, Brabantio’s brother | Will LeBow |
| Musicians | Samrat Chakrabarti, Nick Niles, James Caran |
| Senators, Sailors, Gentleman | Jon Bernthal, Ian Collett, Harry Crane, Philip Graeme, Michael Wheeler |