Kabuki Othello
By Karen Sunde. Conceived by Shozo Sato. A retelling of Shakespeare's story.
Product Code: K33000
Full-length Play
Cast size: 8 to 18+ actors of either gender.
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
Kabuki Othello is a lyric (haiku-like) rendition of Shakespeare's story, Eastern style. Othello, an Ainu (Caucasian native) war hero in Japan; Iago, Othello's officer and husband to Emilia; and Cassio, playboy officer who idolizes Othello, all revolve around the delicate, sure-minded Desdemona, who captures Othello's heart. Emilia prepares the bride, and a wedding night dance makes Iago, who lusts for Desdemona, burn. So all four "roll together" on a wheel of fate when Iago, who loathes Cassio, manipulates all his "puppets"—luring drunken Cassio into a comic brawl that angers Othello and dangling Desdemona's love gift from Othello (a precious fan woven by his mother) with half-heard innuendos that convince Othello that Desdemona and Cassio are lovers. Tortured mad, Othello is transformed into a demon of jealousy. When Desdemona is "tried" for infidelity, Emilia realizes Iago's treachery and tries to reveal it, but Iago stabs her. A chorus of Koken guide Othello in his sad deed—stopping Desdemona's breath by winding her lengthening hair about her throat. When it is done, Othello stands as "the ghost that is alive."
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code K33000
- Minimum Cast Size 8
- Pages of Dialogue 81
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 105 min
- Staging Area staging.
Categories
- ISBN(13) 9781583424124
Media Reviews
"A feast for the senses." -Philadelphia Daily News"A visual and aural stunner." -Variety
"Mesmerizing, riveting…achieves a momentum that is amazing in its ferocity." -The Mercury
"Superbly poetic…magically mixes Elizabethan warmth with haiku-like clarity…hypnotically beautiful, emotionally dizzying." -Chicago Sun-Times
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