Harlem Duet

Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet is a rich tapestry of love, revenge, loyalty and madness. In an ingenious twist on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, Othello’s first wife, Billie, breaches the thin lines between love, anguish and revenge, when Othello leaves her for the white Mona. To Billie, this betrayal is not just personal but also political and cultural — with profound implications that resonate across two centuries of North American history.