Summer in Dallas means Shakespeare and picnics under the stars. This year, the Shakespeare Dallas’ stage is sizzling with the ...

Othello and Desdemona, passionate lovers both, are slowly done in by, well, gossip. Denzel Washington as Othello in "Othello" on Broadway. Photo by Julieta Cervante. For all of the famous ...

“Othello” follows the story of the titular character (Giles Terera, “Hamilton”) and his blossoming relationship with the fierce and confident Desdemona (Rosy McEwan, “Blue Jean”), daughter of powerful ...

First, Othello must defend himself against charges he has poisoned or coerced Desdemona (Molly Osborne, dressed in innocence-proclaiming white) into marrying him. He is the first to label his ...

Othello and Desdemona, passionate lovers both, are slowly done in by, well, gossip. For all of the famous complexities of its central interracial marriage, the play is Shakespeare’s cautionary ...

We might assume that in ages past, Othello’s murder of Desdemona was presented as something cockeyed noble, misguided through Iago’s duplicity, a mean trick played not so much on the woman but ...

True devastation festers from the onset, when the play introduces Black Othello and white Desdemona’s love. Deeper examination of the text makes it clear that marriage under any circumstances ...

the complex relationship formed by Othello and Desdemona is challenged and interfered with by the world around them, leading to jealousy, manipulation, vengeance, and self-destruction. There are ...

Is a parallel possible? The handsome African general Othello, though deeply in love with his beautiful young Venetian wife Desdemona, uses his strong hands to strangle her – a shocking crime.

After all the blaring headlines around “Othello” on Broadway—Denzel! Jake! Tickets near a thousand dollars!—how strange that the production itself is so lacking in execution. Senior Editor ...