Othello, the Moorish general, wants to give his beloved Desdemona the beautiful secret wedding she deserves... but that means borrowing ducats. Unfortunately for him, the Jewish moneylender Shylock has spent too long among the terrible people of Venice to see this marriage as anything but a death sentence for Othello. Unbeknownst to Shylock, however, his own daughter has begun an illicit romance that may bring the whole world crashing down on all their heads. A crossover between Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and The Tragedy of Othello, The Venetians uses two classical outsiders to ask questions about immigration, assimilation, national identity, and what acceptance truly means.
Also featuring characters from Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and even a cameo from The Queen, this dark comedy was the 2nd place winner of ASC's 2023 Muse of Fire Playwrighting Contest.
Director - O’Neil Delapenha
Assistant Director - Anna Holland
Stage Manager - Tyra Watkins
Assistant Stage Manager - Amy L. Levin
Costume Design and Construction - Anne' Carole Butler and Clint Horne
Costume Shop Assistant - Amy Wachtel
Lighting Designer - Jeff Watkins
Fight Choreographer - Kevin Roost
Music Director and Composer - Rivka Levin
Intimacy & Dance Choreographer - Patty de la Garza
Set Designer - Jeff Watkins
Props Design and Construction - Tim Colee
Dialect Coach Marium Khalid
Cast
Othello - Keithen Neville
Shylock - Rivka Levin
Desdemona - Sarah Newby Halicks
Jessica - Aliya Kraar
Aaron - Tyren Duncan
Lorenzo - Evan Ellicott
Gobbo & Roderigo - Tim Colee
Morocco & Friar Lawrence - Vallea E. Woodbury
Emilia & Queen Elizabeth 1 - Gabi Anderson
Iago & Caliban - Adam King
Portia - Amy L. Levin
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