​​​​​​​الأخرى (Al’ukhraa), Manhattan Shakespeare Project

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Al’ukhraa: A Study in Othello
Parks around New York City, New York, USA
June 7 - July 17, 2016
الأخرى (Al’ukhraa) – “the other”

“Through personal accounts written by Muslim girls and Shakespeare’s text of Othello, Al’ukhraa explores how our opinions of “the other” effect the community as a whole, and how the current political climate of fear is directly impacting our NYC high school girls.” –description from the company website

Manhattan Shakespeare Project
Directed by Sarah Eismann

Cast:
Sarah Eismann: Iago
Julie Orkis: Emilia/Ensemble
Mouna R’miki: Othello
Gareth Tidball: Desdemona/Ensemble

Creative:
Julia Levine: Assistant Director
Tom Spencer: Stage Manager
Niki Afsar: Dramaturg
Josh Fried: Stage Management Intern
Sop-Art Studio: Graphic Design

For More Information:
http://manhattanshakes.org/2016-othello/

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