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Othello
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
Martinsia and Lashawnia leave the first act of Othello thrilled to see a Black general commanding the stage. Between exuberant reviews and a concealed snack, they imagine a triumphant finish. The tragedy leaves them furious instead, and they corner Shakespeare outside the theater to demand an explanation. His attempts to distract them and disown the script fail, so they insist he supply a new Black hero immediately. Their next theatrical outing has a suspiciously familiar action-movie swagger.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 4
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
You'd be talking to a skull right now.
I say unto thee, that's a tragedy.
We doth not purchase it, Slick Willy.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Peter Atencio
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The final theater poster advertises Shafte, a Shakespearean spoof of Shaft.
The rabbit hole continues
One more couldn’t hurt.
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