Othello [Ver2.0]
牯嶺街小劇場
Guling Street Avant-Garde Theatre

• Director:MOMOSE Tomohide
  Cast:BAE Jin-man,EOM Ji-Young,KIM Jun-Seob,LEE Eun-Ju,LEE Keusin,Ha Yu-na,UENO Atsuko

Othello [Ver3.0]
烏梅劇院
Umay Theater

• Director:MOMOSE Tomohide
  Cast:CHEN Yuan-Hong,Fu Jung,KIM Inha,YANG　Hyoyun,TAKIGOSHI Takahiro,TOYODA Kanako

Performance introduction

Trapped by suspicion and mad with jealousy, the protagonist Othello kills his beloved wife Desdemona. What did Othello think in his despair when he discovered his wife's innocence? Othello, one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, will be performed with only six actors. This performance is structured around the unique approach of "older persons who have performed 'Othello' repeatedly", and weʼd like to take this opportunity to further improve this production, which was co-created with actors from Busan during an international exchange programme held in Fukuoka in August 2022. We believe this is a Shakespeare production worthy of worldwide recognition and would like to share it with a larger audience

Director's intent

What is the universality of Shakespeare's works? The setting of "an old man repeatedly playing 'Othello'" is a method created through trial and error in considering such a question. I felt that building a drama around the psychological conflicts of the characters had become rather difficult to see, so I decided to add temporal permanence and chronology to the actors' performances, believing that it was necessary to find a way to consider "human beings" on a long time axis that transcended individual personalities. We believe that by thoroughly implementing this approach, we can discover new possibilities that make the most of the universality of Shakespeare's works.
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• Director  / MOMOSE Tomohide
  Dramaturg  / ISHIDA Seiya
  Costume Design / Hidehiko Tanaka
  Production Manager / KOGA Hirona
  Production Manager / KANG Wonjae
  Stage Manager / CHOU Ya-Chuan
  Technical Manager / UENO Ryuki
  Producer / Youlin Tsai
  Assistanat Producer / Juila Huang
  Interpreter / JUNG Sangmi
  Interpreter / HSIEH Chia-Ling
  
  In collaboration with Assinment theater,Theater Naturally Connected,PLAYNAVI
  Production & Tour Management / MMST