Theatre TJC continues its 2019-2020 season with William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” under the direction of Denise Weatherly-Green, TJC theater professor.
Undeterred by the differences in their backgrounds and life experiences, Othello and Desdemona defy prejudice to be united in marriage. However, deadly malice lurks where the newlyweds least expect it, as the man Othello trusts the most resolves to destroy their happiness at any cost.
Whispers of suspicion feed irrational jealousy in this gripping psychological drama, one of Shakespeare’s greatest and best-known tragedies.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 19-22; with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in Jean Browne Theatre.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, students and active military.
The TJC Box Office opens Wednesday, Feb. 12, and box office hours are 1-6 p.m. weekdays. For reservations, call 903-510-2212.
Characters, cast members and their hometowns are: Roderigo, Tyler Baker of Tyler; Iago, Patrick Richardson of Crandall; Brabantio, James Cross, Bullard; Othello, Bryson Chalk of Big Sandy; Cassio, Tanner Garza of Whitehouse; Gratiano, Gabriel Mullen of Alba; Officer, Ethan Farris Mays of Mount Pleasant; Duchess, Brianna Adeline Velasquez of Muleshoe; Senator, Orion Johnson of Kaufman; Lodovico, Aidan Wilt of Chapel Hill; Desdemona, Keirsten Culver of Forney; Emilia, Hanna Odom of Winona; Montano, D’Kameron Edmonson of Forney; Courier of Cyprus, Preciosa Villeda of Mineola; Courier of Cyprus, Darby Owen of Tyler; and Bianca, Maddie Grace Beam of Bullard.
Crew includes: Tyler Baker of Tyler, assistant director and scene shop foreman; Lillian French of Winona, stage manager; Mariza Clayton of Dallas, assistant stage manager and sound board operator; Riley Patrick of Brenham, costume master; Makenna Cooke of Houston, makeup and hair; Maddie Grace Beam of Bullard, master carpenter; Baylee LaFont of Tyler, scenic paint charge; Macy Cowart of Tyler, box office; and Wayne Tyler of New Orleans, Louisiana, head usher.
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