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Stage Talk [08/02/2008]

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
Transmission details
8 Feb 2008 at 13:30 (Channel: KSKA)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Contributor
David Edgecombe; Ethan Petticrew; Mark Muro

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
native Americans; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Colonialism

Notes

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)
History
Edgecombe’s production of Othello opened on February 8th at Cyrano’s Theatre Company in Anchorage, Alaska

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

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