Desdemona (play)

For other uses, see Desdemona.

Desdemona is a play by Toni Morrison. It was first produced in Vienna in May 2011.^[1] The title character of the play is Desdemona, the wife of the title character in Shakespeare's Othello. The 2011 play arose from a collaboration between Morrison, director Peter Sellars, and musician Rokia Traoré, and revolves around Desdemona's relationship with the African nurse who raised her.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

It marks at least the third time a modern female playwright has written a play with Shakespeare's Desdemona as the main character. There is also Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief (1993) by Paula Vogel and Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (1988) by Ann-Marie MacDonald. All three plays could be construed as feminist takes on Shakespeare, but otherwise have highly divergent interpretations of the character of Desdemona.

Performances

• May 15, 17-21, 2011 - Theatre Azkent - Vienna, Austria^[7]
• May 26-29, 2011 - Theatre Royal Flamand (KVS) - Brussels, Belgium^[8]
• October 26-29, 2011 - Zellerbach Playhouse, Berkeley, United States^[9]
• November 2-3, 2011 - Rose Theater - New York, United States^[10]
• November 10-12, 2011 - Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Berlin, Germany^[11]
• July 2012 - Barbicon Centre - London, England^[12]

References

1. ^ Sciolino, Elaine (25 October 2011). "‘Desdemona’ Talks Back to ‘Othello’". http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/arts/music/toni-morrisons-desdemona-and-peter-sellarss-othello.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
2. ^ Barchfield, Jenny (14 October 2011). "Oppressed voices ring out in Morrison’s 'Othello'". http://articles.boston.com/2011-10-14/news/30280364_1_othello-desdemona-peter-sellars. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
3. ^ Swed, Mark (28 October 2011). "Music theater review: Peter Sellars' 'Desdemona' at Berkeley". http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/10/music-theater-review-peter-sellars-desdemona-at-berkeley.html. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
4. ^ Winn, Steven (20 October 2011). "Toni Morrison adds twist to 'Desdemona'". http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/19/DDUE1LGVNH.DTL. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
5. ^ Serinus, Jason Victor (26 October 2011). "Desdemona's Riveting Multi-Dimensional Truths". http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/cal-performances/desdemonas-riveting-multi-dimensional-truths. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
6. ^ Thiessen, Erin Russell (26 May 2011). "Toni Morrison's Desdemona delivers a haunting, powerful "re-membering"". http://www.expatica.com/be/leisure/arts_culture/Desdemona-project_17437.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
7. ^ "Theatre Azkent - Vienna, Austria". http://www.festwochen.at/index.php?id=eventdetail&L=1&detail=629. 
8. ^ "Theatre Royal Flamand (KVS) - Brussels, Belgium". http://www.kvs.be/index2.php?page=program&discipline=1&vs_id=589. 
9. ^ "Zellerbach Playhouse, Berkeley, United States". http://www.calperformances.org/performances/2011-12/theater/desdemona.php. 
10. ^ "Rose Theater - New York, United States". http://www.whitelightfestival.org/index.php/white-light-2011-desdemona. 
11. ^ "Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Berlin, Germany". http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/de/aktuell/festivals/08_spielzeiteuropa/sze11_programm/sze11_programmlistedetailseite_22309.php. 
12. ^ "Barbicon Centre - London, England". http://www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk/london/barbican/desdemona.aspx. 

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