The Tragedie of Othello by Original Practice Shakespeare Festival

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When
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
7 p.m.
Free
Where
SE 60th Ave &
SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97215

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Othello promotes Cassio, bypassing Iago. Othello marries Desdemona without parental permission. Iago, seeking revenge, plots against Othello. Cassio gets drunk and brawls, resulting in his dismissal. Desdemona pleads with Othello on Cassio’s behalf. Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona is having an affair. Othello smothers Desdemona. Amelia dies. Othello dies. Iago doesn’t.

OPS Fest brings no-cost repertory Shakespeare to parks and venues throughout the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. In Shakespeare's Era, the audience knew the actors had not rehearsed and that the only context each had of the play was their own role on a scroll. The play was as fresh to the actors as the audience.