Switch Theater Company Presents Shakespeare in the Parks: OTHELLO – Preview

Switch Theater Company Shakespeare in the Parks: OTHELLO
Image courtesy of Switch Theater Company

WHEN &WHERE:

May 3, 2025
Knightdale Station Park
810 N First Ave
Knightdale, NC 27545

May 10-11, 2025
Durham Central Park
501 Foster St
Durham, NC 27701

May 17-18, 2025
Fred Fletcher Amphitheatre
820 Clay Street
Raleigh, NC 27605

May 31, 2025
Southern Village Amphitheatre
400 Market St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

June 8, 2025
Nature Park Amphitheatre
2600 Evans Rd
Apex, NC 27502

June 14-15, 2025
Sertoma Amphitheatre, Bond Park
801 High House Rd
Cary, NC 27513

TICKETS:

General Admission: Free to the public
VIP Reserved seating: $50

For more information and tickets visit the Switch Theater Company website.

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

“...OTHELLO tells the story of Othello, a brave and passionate general who is undone by the schemes of his trusted but duplicitous ensign Iago. When Othello, secretly married to his beloved Desdemona, chooses his friend Cassio for a promotion, Iago uses the prejudices and jealousies of their fellow soldiers and citizens to unseat his rival and gaslight his friend..."

CAST:

Othello ……………………….. John Frazier
Iago ……………………….. Patrick Lescarbeau
Desdemona ……………………….. Marissa Joy
Cassio ……………………….. Aryan Anil Kale
Emilia ……………………….. Catherine Kelly Johnson
Brabantio/Montano ……………………….. Drew Gulino
Roderigo ……………………….. Dylan Atwood
Lodovico ……………………….. Quinn Rollar
Gentleman ……………………….. Bryan Squires
Emilia/Desdemona u/s ……………………….. Taylor Cashion

CREATIVE TEAM:

Director: Asia Mark
Stage Manager: Akili Holder-Cozart
Fight/Intimacy: Montgomery Davis
Costume Design: Lydia Houston
Technical Director: John Paul Middlesworth
Sound Design: Brooks Fredrickson

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