Othello

All stuff related to the 2007 Prenzie production of Othello

Opening our 6th Season!!

Prenzie Players Present

Othello by William Shakespeare
Directed by Cait Bodenbender

A highly charged tale of jealousy, revenge and murder, Othello has been called "Shakespeare's most intense play". It is a story of love, jealousy, prejudice, evil and the destruction of innocence.

Show dates: Friday to Sunday both weekends! October 12-14 and 19-21, 2007 After opening night's performance there will be a cast and production staff Q & A immediately after the show!

Othello will be presented upstairs in The Masonic Temple, 420 18th St., Rock Island, IL. Doors open at 7:30 PM., curtain at 8:00 PM on Oct 12-13 and 19-21. A matinee will be held on October 14 with doors open at 2:30 PM and curtain at 3 PM with no evening show. Tickets available at door only. Tickets are $8 for all.

Script for Othello

Our cut of Othello is up and ready on the scripts page.

Auditions for Othello


Announcing Auditions

Othello by William Shakespeare

directed by Cait Bodenbender

A highly charged tale of jealousy, revenge and murder, Othello has been called "Shakespeare's most intense play". It is a story of love, jealousy, prejudice, evil and the destruction of innocence.

Auditions August 15 4:30-7:45pm and August 18 10:45-12:45pm

Rock Island Public Library Downtown: 401 19th St. RI, IL

Rehearsals start September 9

Performances October 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20

If you have any questions about audition times contact info at prenzieplayers dot com

Season six!

Othello
directed by Cait Bodenbender
Auditions August 15 4:30-7:45pm, August 18 10:45-12:45pm,
Rock Island Public Library Downtown
Rehearsals start September 9
Performances October 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20
Rock Island Masonic Temple
420 18th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201

Taming of the Shrew
Directed by Jeremy Mahr - March 2008
Workshops - December 5
Auditions December 6 6pm-9pm, December 8, 2pm - 5pm and 6pm - 9pm
Call Backs on December 9

Rehearsals start late Jan or early Feb
Performances March 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Othello

Photos from our production of Shakespeare's Othello
Produced October 2007
Performed at the Rock Island Masonic Lodge

River Cities Reader review of Othello

Original review by Mike Schulz appeared in the River Cities Reader on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
Link to original article

Get Out Your Handkerchief: "Othello," at the Rock Island Masonic Temple through October 20

by Mike Schulz

I've seen three or four first-rate portrayals of Shakespeare's Othello over the years, and I always marvel at how both the character and the performer seem to literally grow in stature through the course of the play.

QC Times review of Othello

Original review by Ruby Nancy appears in the QC Times on Thursday, October 18, 2007.
Link to original article

Pair of talented actors power Prenzie's 'Othello'

by Ruby Nancy

In “Othello,” Shakespeare’s tragedy about a thwarted love between a celebrated general and the beautiful young woman he adores, a character named Iago manipulates others to accomplish his own ends.

Whether Iago is purely evil or motivated by more familiar human emotions is a common question, and in my experience, the role has been played with an emphasis on the former.

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