SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
AFTER OTHELLO, is an original, devilishly dark comedy based upon Shakespeare's most famous tragedy
AFTER OTHELLO, is an original, devilishly dark comedy based upon Shakespeare's most famous tragedy
(The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice) as told by his least famous character, THE CLOWN.
(The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice) as told by his least famous character, THE CLOWN.
AFTER OTHELLO follows the unemployed, hungover, and deeply bitter CLOWN, as he endeavors
AFTER OTHELLO follows the unemployed, hungover, and deeply bitter CLOWN, as he endeavors
to uncover the truth behind the motives, and the murders, in Shakespeare's controversial play,
to uncover the truth behind the motives, and the murders, in Shakespeare's controversial play,
while questioning our notions of jealousy, betrayal, prejudice, complicity, and the nature of evil.
while questioning our notions of jealousy, betrayal, prejudice, complicity, and the nature of evil.
PREMISE:
PREMISE:
Producers have been cutting the role of THE CLOWN from productions of Shakespeare’s Othello for so long
Producers have been cutting the role of THE CLOWN from productions of Shakespeare’s Othello for so long
that he has been forgotten from the minds of contemporary audiences.
that he has been forgotten from the minds of contemporary audiences.
This has left him jobless, with an inferiority complex, an alcohol problem, and on the verge of an existential crisis.
This has left him jobless, with an inferiority complex, an alcohol problem, and on the verge of an existential crisis.
However, THE CLOWN has a story to tell about what really happened
However, THE CLOWN has a story to tell about what really happened
because THE CLOWN was there, and Shakespeare was not.
because THE CLOWN was there, and Shakespeare was not.
