Stage Talk: Othello

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. A weekly programme on local theatre hosted by actor and theatre critic Mark Muro. In this edition Montserrat playwright and director David Edgecombe and choreographer Ethan Pettigrew talk about their recent stage adaption of Shakespeare’s Othello set in Alaska’s Kodiak Island in 1849. The focus of the talk is on the production’s setting and the interracial conflicts played out in the Aleut experience with Russian colonialism.

Series

Stage Talk

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Notes

A podcast is available at
http://kska.org/2008/02/08/stage-talk-othello-american-tales-songs-stories-of-the-usa/ (accessed 2/2008)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

native Americans; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Colonialism

Credits

Contributor

David Edgecombe; Ethan Petticrew; Mark Muro

Production Company

Name

KSKA Public Radio

Web

http://kska.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

907-550-8400 general business

Fax

907-550-8401 general business

Address

3877 University Dr
Anchorage
AK 99508-4676
Alaska