Othello

Othello, a brave general in the Venetian army, is stationed on the island of Cyprus with his young wife, Desdemona, and Iago, his apparently loyal ensign. When Othello overlooks him for promotion, the enraged Iago sets out to destroy his master's happiness, hinting that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him and planting the seeds of sexual jealousy in Othello's fertile imagination. Domestic in scale but seething with Mediterranean passion, Othello is the most intimate of Shakespeare's tragedies. Russian director Yuri Yeremin and A.R.T. resident director David Wheeler join forces to stage this riveting study of jealousy and revenge.