Othello (Uptown Shakespeare in the Park)
About This Event
Classical Theatre of Harlem stages Othello as part of Uptown Shakespeare in the Park at the Classical Theatre of Harlem. Founded in 1999 at the Harlem School of the Arts, the company produces two to three productions a year and runs extensive educational programming. As the only year‑round theatre in Harlem operating under an Actors' Equity Association LORT contract, its repertory—ranging from Euripides to Derek Walcott—provides context for this Shakespeare production.
About Othello(play)
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity. Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
About the Artist
Classical Theatre of Harlem
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is an off-Broadway professional theatre company founded in 1999 at the Harlem School of the Arts. Producing on average 2–3 productions a year as well as implementing extensive educational programming, CTH remains the only year-round theatre company operating on an Actors' Equity Association LORT contract in Harlem.