O: The Movie

"...Where Art Thou?) has substituted the passionately raging warrior Othello for basketball star Odin James (Phifer), or O, the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shrewd Productions' Hold Me Well

Playwright Eva Suter's reworking of Othello in a world without men depicts love in many forms with power and beauty

"...far as interpretations of Shakespeare and landed on "lesbian Othello in space" as the only remaining untouched ground. As..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

O

"...Where Art Thou?) has substituted the passionately raging warrior Othello for basketball star Odin James (Phifer), or O, the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Othello

In jeans and T-shirts, five British actors summoned Othello's pride and Iago's envy with relentless ferocity

"...From the London Stage in their touring production of Othello, brought to Austin last week via a partnership between..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Omkara

Shakespeare's Othello is reimagined for the Indian audience in this Hindi-language film.

"...and Kareena Kapoor. Not reviewed at press time. Shakespeare's Othello is reimagined for the Indian audience in this Hindi-language..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Othello

With a gripping turn by Andrew Bosworth, this City Theatre production of Shakespeare's tragedy belongs to Iago

"...OthelloCity Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 524-2870 www.citytheatreaustin.org Through March 17 Running..."

March 8, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Scanlines

Hamlet

"...Othello..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature

Othello: Brought Low by the Patriarchy

Local Arts Reviews

"...Othello: Brought Low by the Patriarchy..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"...director of the Festival's second play of the season, Othello, when asked why there seems to be so much..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Othello

Austin Shakespeare's new staging of the tragedy is all the richer for incorporating the Rule of Three

"...quote is particularly compelling in the case of Shakespeare's Othello, a story that presents us with a love triangle..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Stage Beauty

Victor/Victoria meets Shakespeare in Love at A Star Is Born in this gender-bending backstage story.

"...Desdemona, campily twitching her way to the grave beneath Othello's ragged pillow. Kynaston is a renowned star, who is..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Enter the Tangent

This has very little to do with Othello, and everything to do with Bob Dylan

"...mind the fairies' coachmakers"). But it's the one-off to Othello in "Po'Boy" – a song off of his next..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

ASF + $$$ = RSC N TX?

The Austin Shakespeare Festival may be the first company in America to stage the Royal Shakespeare Company's hit comedy 'The Dog in the Manger,' but first it must raise $15,000

"...of its 2004 productions, including a repertory staging of Othello, Titus Andronicus, and The Winter's Tale. The company raised..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Othello: Less Than Regal

In this week's section of Austin Chronicle arts reviews, Robert Faires reviews Austin Musical Theatre's The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Rude Mechanicals' Lipstick Traces, Sarah Hepola reviews the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Shakespeare's R & J and Marshall Ryan Maresca's Slow Night at McLaughlin's, and Robi Polgar reviews Austin Shakespeare Festival's Othello and Physical Plant Theater's Fatigue.

"...Othello: Less Than Regal Sheffield Hillside Theatre, Zilker Park,..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Scanlines

Last Man Standing

"...being married to him. He accepts a role as Othello, to rave reviews; his portrayal of the murderous Moor..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Vice

Unsubtle Dick Cheney bio-pic is the political bludgeon we deserve

"...isn’t one of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. It’s “honest Iago,” Othello’s backstabbing right-hand man, who would’ve given a big ol'..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Johanna Whitmore, Othello..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Happy Bard Day!

'Living With Shakespeare' helps you manage Will-ophilia

"...find much food for thought, especially with regard to Othello, explored in three successive essays, and The Merchant of..."

April 23, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Actors' Equity honors Dirk van Allen, and the 2005 B. Iden Payne Awards go to ...

"...given an award for his performance as Iago in Othello.) Vortex Repertory Company took home six awards, including outstanding..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Sarah Johnson, Othello..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Austin Shakespeare perseveres, Ballet Austin gets a grant for a Shrew, Zach hunts for a fundraiser, Mexic-Arte's Museum Store hits USA Today's Top 10, and the Funniest Person in Austin goes global.

"...or risk the cancellation of its repertory staging of Othello, Titus Andronicus, and The Winter's Tale in January and..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Grey Zone

"...his follow-up, O, is a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's Othello. The Grey Zone details in often harrowing detail the..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief

In Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief, Shakespeare's Othello is retold from the women's point of view and as if Desdemona were just the sort of wanton slammerkin the titular Moor was tricked into thinking she was.

"...play about what they are up to. It's Shakespeare's Othello, specifically, but told from their point of view and..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Unfaithfully Yours

"...De Carter, a symphony conductor whose mad jealousy dwarfs Othello's, fantasizes three different demises for his wayward wife -..."

July 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Billy Shakes, Superstar

"...in Blood (Macbeth on the high school gridiron), O (Othello in the college hoops scene), and Hamlet (the melancholy..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

A slow week, but there's still fun to be had

"...Hold Me Well What if Othello were set in a post-apocalyptic world without men? Would..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Summer is the best time to get outside and play like a kid

"...Hold Me Well What if Othello were set in a postapocalyptic world without men? Would..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Krudas Cubensi will blow yer mind and make you move

"...Hold Me Well What if Othello were set in a post-apocalyptic world without men? Would..."

July 22, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

DJ GirlFriend continues to make space for queers and also raise funds for some hard-workin' orgs

"...Hold Me Well What if Othello were set in a post-apocalyptic world without men? Would..."

July 15, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Boy Wonder at 100

Alamo Drafthouse screens Orson Welles centennial retrospective

"...Othello (1952, DCP) with "Return to Glennascaul" (1953, 35mm) Shot..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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