By Artistic Director Tom Quaintance
One
of the best things I’ve read about Othello is that while Hamlet or
Lear might be Shakespeare’s greatest Work, Othello is his best
play. The tight, well drawn cast of characters; an exciting, clear,
emotionally gripping plot; a towering hero with a tragic flaw; a fiery heroine
who dies for her love; and perhaps the greatest villain in classic literature –
it adds up to a spectacular evening of theatre.
The turnout for auditions was tremendous. There is a thirst for this kind of work, and I was thrilled to find such strong local and regional actors. The day before I was going to make an offer to an actor from New York to play Iago, I received this Facebook message from Phobe Hall, FSU professor and the Duke of Venice in this production: Tom, a former CFRT actor has returned home from Texas...
Sonny came in, with his four-year-old
son in tow, and did a cold reading that made me sit up and take notice. He came
back two days later with a prepared audition and killed it. I found my
Iago!
Big
thanks to PlayMakers Rep – for inspiring
this blog page. I had the fourth ever
post on that page during Nicholas Nickleby three years ago, and I continue
to follow their marvelous work through their outstanding
posts.
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Othello plays March 1-4 at FSU's Seabrook Auditorium
Click here for tickets and more information.
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