Review Of Ron Daniels/Scott Suchman's Play Othello '

I went to watch the play Othello at Shakespeare Theater in Washington DC. The play was directed by Ron Daniels/ Scott Suchman. The setting was a basically dark but a little bit of light only on the actor who were performing. Faran Tahir, a Pakistani Muslim played the role of Othello. Desdemona was played by Ryman Sneed, Emilia by Merritt Janson and Iago by Jonno Roberts. In Daniels’ production, Cyprus is where the most of the action of the play takes place, Cyprus is a Muslim country, which is occupied by Venice. When Desdemona and Emilia arrive on the island, they are wearing hijabs, and the only native we see was, Bianca, is veiled. There was a scene in which a group of (all white) Venetian soldiers stand and listen to the muezzin’s call to prayer, their eyes wide, shocked and even anxious. The

I only remember one quote from the play that Othello (Faran Tahir) has said to his men before killing himself. He tells his men to speck of him as “one that loved not wisely but too well.” Over all the play was performed really well. The experience was really nice. I have never been to a live performance before and this was my first live event and I think it was great. I really enjoyed listening to them and try get a sense of what they were saying since, it was not modern English.

There is some clashes whether attending a live performance or watching the same event on television is more enjoyable. This is a difficult issue and my opinion is to support both them. In this paragraph I will outline some arguments to clarify my point of view. I think that most people like to