2004
Othello

Directed by Cynthia White

Producer's Perspective:

Othello is one of the Shakespeare plays for which you want to cast the title character before adding it to the season line-up. We had seen Aldo Billingslea at a Theatre Bay Area general audition, and immediately began talking with him about whether he might be interested in playing the role at Marin Shakespeare Company. Aldo was busy; he lived and taught in Santa Clara. Finally, we caught up with him at a bar in Ashland after seeing him in a stupendous production of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Like many great theatrical ventures, this production was born over a few rounds of cocktails. Despite the commute from Santa Clara, despite having a young daughter and needing to complete his application for tenure at Santa Clara University (awarded in 2005), the role compellingly beckoned.

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Cast of Characters
Roderigo Iago Brabantio Cassio Othello Duke of Venice 1st Senator 2nd Senator Desdemona Montano Emilia Bianca Lodovico Gratiano Officers, Servants Attendants, Sailor, Messengers Gentlemen, Herald:	Jonathan Gonzalez * Paul Sulzman* George Maguire* Tony Davis Aldo Billingslea* Christopher Hammond John Nahigian Brian Erlich Jennifer Le Blanc Brian Erlich Deborah Fink* Natasha Noel Christopher Hammond George Maguire* Brady Boyd, Arielle Cohen, Richard Douglass, David Moore, David Alan Moss, John Nahigian, Sirisha Nandipati, Matthew Purdon, Lee Simmons
Production Staff Artistic Director - Robert Currier Managing Director - Lesley Schisgall Currier Set Design - Bruce Lackovic Lighting Design - Matthew Miller Costume Design - Lisa Vandenberghe Props Design - Mary Jo Goss Fight Director - Richard Lane Sound Design - Billie Cox Dramaturg - Laurie Glover Assistant Director - Jenny Jacobs Production Stage Manager - Heath Belden* *Member of Actor's Equity Association

2004 Othello

Directed by Cynthia White

Cast of Characters

2004
Othello