The much awaited new staging of Othello, William Shakespeare’s classic tale of love,
jealousy, and deceit, premieres this October 4, 2024.
Othello tells the story of a Moorish general who is manipulated by his envious ensign, Iago, into believing his wife Desdemona is unfaithful, leading to tragic consequences. Director of Othello and Artistic Director of CAST, Nelsito Gomez, says “I’m over the moon by the fact that people are getting excited for Shakespeare but I think much of the excitement comes from the calibre of artists we’ve assembled. Without being too presumptuous, I think audiences are going to see their favourite theatre artists in a new light.”
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The play features Tarek El Tayech as Othello, Gab Pangilinan as Desdemona, Maronne
Cruz as Emilia, and Reb Atadero as Iago. Rounding out the cast are Nelsito Gomez as Montano, Jaime del Mundo as Brabanito, Davy Narciso as Cassio, Rafael Jimenez as Rodrigo, Dippy Arceo as Bianca, and MC Dela Cruz as the Duke of Venice/Lodovico.
Completing the creative team are D Cortezano for lighting design, Myke Salomon for sound design, Sarah Facuri for production design, and Missy Maramara for Intimacy Direction.
Nelsito adds, “Our goal is to expose the blood and guts of this play written in 1604. Shakespeare was a contemporary man and wrote for his modern audiences. The reason
why his plays have never gone out of fashion is because his themes are so human and
universal. They speak to any time period and to any society, so it would be a disservice on my part not to attack this play from a modern perspective.”
All performances will be held in The Mirror Studios, 5th floor, SJG building, 8463 Kalayaan Ave, Makati, 1209 Metro Manila. Othello’s sold out run will run for eight (8) performances only:
- OCTOBER 4 – 7:30PM
- OCTOBER 5 – 7:30PM
- OCTOBER 6 – 3:00PM & 7:30PM
- OCTOBER 11 – 7:30PM
- OCTOBER 12 – 7:30PM
- OCTOBER 13 – 3:00PM & 7:30PM
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