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The Harlem Shakespeare Festival is a subsidiary of Take Wing And Soar Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved © 2011-2015
DEBRA ANN BYRD /TAKE WING AND SOAR PRODUCTIONS
VOZA RIVERS/ NEW HERITAGE THEATRE GROUP
WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
COUNCIL MEMBER INEZ E. DICKENS, NY City Council
by William Shakespeare
directed by Trezana Beverley
THE PLAY
A love that defies the boundaries of race
A hatred that defies all boundaries of reason
Together they will transform a lover's world of sighs
into a universe of hurt ... "Othello": be careful who you trust.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE & TICKET INFO
L I M I T E D E N G A G E M E N T
Friday, November 6th thru Sunday November 22nd, 2015
Friday, November 6th at 7:30pm ............. Preview 1
Saturday, November 7th at 7:30pm ........ Preview 2
Sunday, November 8th at 3:00pm .......... Press Night / Talk Back with the Artists
Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00pm ...... Opening Night Gala
Wednesday, November 11th at 7:30pm
Thursday, November 12th at 7:30pm
Friday, November 13th at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 14th at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 15th at 3:00pm ........ Youth Day & Talk Back with The Artists
Thursday, November 19th at 7:30pm
Friday, November 20th at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 21st at 2:30pm
Saturday November 21st at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 22nd at 3:00pm ....... Closing Night Party
SPECIAL DATES
OPENING NIGHT GALA: Tuesday, 11/10 at @ 7:00pm (Reception following Performance)
TALK BACK with ARTISTS: Sunday, 11/8 & 11/15 (Following 3:00pm Performance
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY: Sunday, 11/22 (Following 3:00pm Performance)
TICKETS
Limited Seating -- Book your seats in Advance!!
General Admission $18 / Opening Night Gala Tickets $100 / Closing Night Party $35
RESERVATIONS
866.441.9962 // Online - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/32845 /
Box Office opens 1 hour before curtain
MORE TO EXPLORE
THE COMPANY
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Trezana Beverley
Dramaturgy & Text: Dathan B. Williams
Scenic & Lighting Design: Will Cotton
Sound Design: David D. Wright
Costume Consultant: Gail Cooper-Hecht
Fight Choreographer: Denise Hurd
Dance Choreographer: Christine Campbell
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Stage Manager: Norman Anthony Small
Assistant Stage Manager: Julius Hollingsworth
Assistants to the Producers: Julius Hollingsworth & Lainie Cooke
Festival Ambassador: Tom Martin
Graphic Design: dabgrafix designs ltd.
FESTIVAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
Penny Landau / MAYA Public Relations NY
SPECIAL EVENT HOSTS
Hon. David Weaver & Tom Martin
THE CAST
Debra Ann Byrd* … OTHELLO
Mary Chieffo … IAGO
Mary Hodges* … CASSIO
Daniela Maria Amador … RODERIGO
Claire Jamison … DESDEMONA
Natasha Yannacañedo* … EMILIA
Susan Barrett* … BRABANTIO
Amy Driesler* … MONTANO
Beverley Prentice … BIANCA
Penny Landau*… GRATIANO/Ensemble
Christine Campbell* … DUKE/Ensemble
Maria Hoffman … LODOVICO/Ensemble
Remington Moses … CLOWN/ Ensemble
Karen Holland … Ensemble
Liz Morgan* … Ensemble
Dominican Pie … Ensemble
*Members of Actors Equity
Run time:
2 Hours 45 minutes
[includes intermission]
Box office
OvationTix.com
866-811-4111
Venue
DOROTHY MAYNOR THEATER
409 West 141st Street
New York, NY 10031
141st & St. Nicholas Avenue
Directions
A, B, C, D TRAIN to 145th Street
M3 BUS to 141st Street
Bx19 BUS to 145th Street
Walk long block along St. Nicholas Avenue to 141st Street. Theatre is on the corner of 14st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
FESTIVAL LEAD SPONSOR
FESTIVAL FRIENDS
READ // SYNOPSIS
PLAY SYNOPSIS // Expore full synopsis of Shakespeare's Othello ... READ MORE >>
WATCH
ANIMATED VIDEO // Video Spark Notes: Shakespeare's Othello Summary' ... VIEW VIDEO >>
WATCH
THIS WEEK IN SHAKESPEARE // Video Interview with Founder DEBRA ANN BYRD and Othello Monologue ... VIEW VIDEO >>
READ // PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE // THE HARLEM SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL’S
ALL-FEMALE, MULTI-RACIAL OTHELLO
... READ MORE >>
Festival events are supported in part by the West Harlem Development Corporation /TIDES Foundation, the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Council - Coalition of Theatres of Color, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, NYC Council Member Inez E. Dickens, The New York State Council on the Arts, The Greater Harlem Chamber Of Commerce, Community Works, Community Matters NYC, Con Edison, The Ford Foundation and The Arlen Charitable Trust.