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Othello, The Moor of Venice
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 16, 2000
Closed Mar 4, 2000
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

The National Asian-American Theatre Company (NATCO), will present William Shakespeare's OTHELLO. Jonathan Bank directs this tragedy in which the title character, made madly jealous by the villanous Iago, kills his faithful wife, Desdemona. The cast will be comprised entirely of Asian-American actors.-dlm

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Connelly Theater
220 E 4th St
New York, NY 10009


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?


The title of this production, produced with impeccable design sense by the National Asian American Theatre Company, should have been Iago. Certainly, any production of Othello must grapple with the danger that Shakespeare's greatest villain could overshadow the would-be tragic moor, and this production succumbs to such a danger: Joel de la Fuente's Iago holds the dark hearts of the audience enthralled, while Joshua Spafford's Othello starts stiff and descends into buffoonery.

The mission of the National Asian American Theater Co. (NATCO) since its founding in 1989 by Richard Eng and Mia Katigbak has been to "promote and support Asian American actors, directors, designers, and technic[...]


Reviewed by Andrew Neiman on Feb 24, 2000

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