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Atlas Shakespeare Company |
Othello |
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| by William Shakespeare |
| adapted and directed by Adriana Alter |
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| featuring |
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| J.B. Alexander* |
| Ethan Baker* |
| Charlotte Blacklock* |
| Gabe Girson* |
| Clayton Hamburg |
| Maya Koshaba* |
| Ryan Molloy |
| Patrick Robinson* |
| Leah Schwartz* |
| William Oliver Watkins* |
| *Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production. |
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Welcome to Venice!
(Everyone wears masks)
We’re so pleased that you’ve come to Venice: the best, most sophisticated, most enlightened city in the whole entire world! Ignore the rumors; we actually love foreigners (and not just because they’re good cannon fodder). After all, if we didn’t have foreigners, then how would we be able to demonstrate how uniquely progressive and tolerant we are? It’s just that our first duty is to protect the social order, so we have to take steps to make sure no one ever mistakes them for real Venetians. Don’t worry, they don’t mind at all. They’re just grateful to be here. Anyway, we’re the best city in the world, remember? That automatically means we’re handling everything right. Obviously. Our detractors are just jealous. (They should really work on that. Jealousy is very unhealthy.)
You might also have heard that we’re all game-players—but what’s so bad about that? Games are based on rules, and rules are what keep everyone safe. Naturally, we can take it for granted that we’re all playing the same game and that no one would ever cheat—so what’s the problem? Well? Well? Oh, that’s right: there isn’t one. We’re glad you’re catching on.
Speaking of rules: our political system is doing just fine, thank you very much. You don’t have to say “red tape” like it’s a bad thing. What’s so impressive about reacting in the moment, anyway? That’s what animals do. No, we take our time. We think things through. We lay our plans—and they always work. We’ve optimized everything to be 100% rational and corruption-proof. And no, we will not be taking follow-up questions such as “but what if there’s an emergency?”; we don’t have emergencies. Which part of the “best city in the world” concept was unclear? Nothing bad could ever happen here. Shhh. Shhh. Stop worrying. Go and look at a canal or something. Everything is under control.
-- The Venetian Senate
About the Company
We founded Atlas Shakespeare Company in a spirit of exploration and discovery, with the mission of transporting our audiences to brave new worlds by presenting vivid, inclusive productions that present Shakespeare’s plays as they were intended to be experienced: fast-paced, character-driven, intensely relatable dramas that explore universal themes. We are delighted that you have joined us for this production!
About AEA
Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
Cast
Creative Team
Adriana Alter
Alexander Nero
A. Kasper
Sebastian Fernandez
Everi Osofsky
Paul Schack
Aiden Dalton
Tim White
Leah Schwartz
Meet the Company
J.B. Alexander*
J.B. Alexander* is delighted to make his debut with Atlas Shakespeare Company. Recent roles include Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Belarius (Cymbeline) and Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol). J.B. also wrote and performed a one-man show, The Metamorphosis (about a struggling writer who is transformed into Franz Kafka), which was nominated for the Prague Fringe festival's Inspiration Award for promising new work. Television credits include Law & Order: SVU. www.jaybeealexander.net
Ethan Baker*
Ethan Baker is thrilled to be returning to Atlas Shakespeare Company as Lodovico! Ethan was previously Edward IV/Mayor of London in Richard III with Atlas, and you will also find him at the New York Aquarium (Wildlife Theater) this summer. Previous credits include Dan/Walter in The Music of Denali (Holland America), Anatole in Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (SCAD GradLab), and Eamon/Emcee in Once: The Musical (Savannah Repertory Theater). MFA in Performing Arts from Savannah College of Art & Design, BFA Musical Theatre from Northern Kentucky University. Instagram/TikTok: @ethanbakeryguy
Charlotte Blacklock*
Charlotte is delighted to return for her fourth production with Atlas Shakespeare Company. She previously played the role of Margaret in Henry VI Parts 1& 2, Henry VI Part III, and Richard III. She has worked with a number of Shakespeare companies in the DC area and has appeared in numerous readings and workshops of new works in and around NYC. Her voiceover career has included work on the audiobook series The Scavengers, and the role of Bia in a game based on the popular movie Rio 2.
Gabe Girson*
Gabe Girson (Roderigo) is an actor, director, and tap dancer based in Brooklyn. He has previously appeared with Atlas Shakespeare Company in Henry VI parts 1, 2, and 3, and Richard III. Other theatre credits include productions with Arachne Theatre, Epic Players, Theatre 315, American Theatre of Actors, 92NY Theatre for Young Audiences, and Theatre for the New City. He also regularly performs in cabarets, tap dance jams, and independent film. On Tuesday June 30th, he will perform as Kafka/Gregor Samsa in From the Diaries of Franz Kafka with Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble at the Slipper Room. Learn more at sokolowtheatredance.org and gabegirson.com
Clayton Hamburg
Clayton Hamburg (Iago) is a Performer, Producer, Entertainment Director, and NY/NJ Trail Conference Chairperson. Favorite credits include: Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Garry Lejeune (Noises Off), Juliet (Hamlet & Juliet), and of course that which you have witnessed today. Clayton holds an MFA in classical acting from George Washington University, and has yet to let it go. Deepest gratitude to Atlas Shakespeare, the folks who put up with his antics here on stage, his fiancée, and his loving family.
Maya Koshaba*
Maya is a New York-based actor making her debut with Atlas Shakespeare Theatre Company. She was last seen on stage as Rashida in Oud Player on the Tel, for which she received a BroadwayWorld Award nomination. Recent film credits include Child Check, Protocol-7, and The Return. Maya uses her art as a vehicle for activism — telling stories that elevate empathy, illuminate the human experience, and help others feel seen. She is deeply grateful to the many artists, mentors (especially her late mentor Dr. William Dubnov), family, and friends whose support has shaped her.
Ryan Molloy
Ryan Molloy (Cassio) — Originally from Boston, Ryan has his BFA in Theatre Performance from Hofstra University. Previous favorite Shakespeare roles include King Richard (Richard II, Hudson Shakespeare), Marullus/Titinius (Julius Caesar, Rosa 386), and King Henry VI (Henry VI pt.3 Atlas Shakespeare). He can also be seen as Troh in Huemon Sho (written/directed by Michael Capodiferro); featured in the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival. Ryan is very excited to be in this production of Othello (in his second Atlas Shakespeare outing) with such a passionate, talented group of friends. Ryan would like to dedicate this performance to George.
Patrick Ryan Robinson*
Patrick is thrilled to be joining Atlas Shakespeare and this incredible company of actors. Recent credits include Creatures at La Mama, Cherry Condoms, Back, and The Seagull at Gaea & Co. He’s also a playwright, and his play Waiting is going to be featured in the Schreiber Shorts Festival in August at the Gural Theatre. He would like to thank his wife for everything.
Leah Schwartz*
Leah Schwartz (Emilia) is an actor, producer, and stage combat artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Theatre credits include Seminar (Kate), Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson- Apt. 2B (Sherlock Holmes), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), As You Like It (Rosalind), and Henry VI Part 1 (Joan of Arc). Graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, BFA Acting. Leah is deeply grateful to be a part of the Atlas Shakespeare team for this incredible play and thanks her loved ones for their never-ending support; especially Goose (you know who you are). leah-schwartz.com
William Oliver Watkins*
WILLIAM OLIVER WATKINS (Othello) is delighted to be collaborating again with his good friends at Atlas Shakespeare! Othello is Will’s 3rd production with ASC and his sixth project with Adriana. Previously with Atlas Shakespeare Co.: Henry VI, Parts I, II & III. Other Recent New York Stage Work: Hamlet (Public @ the Delacorte), R+J, Three Musketeers (The Acting Company), Recollection, The Right One (New Ambassadors), Snakeskin Suit and Nodding Off (EST); Regional & Off-Broadway: Robert Schenkkan’s ReCON$truXion (Alabama Shakespeare Festival World Premiere); The Lehman Trilogy, Sweat (Capital Rep); One Night in Miami, Jackie & Me, Ruined (Denver Center), Perseverance (Portland Stage), (Othello, Twelfth Night (Cincinnati Shakespeare), Lombardi (Cleveland Playhouse); Film & TV: Vampire Therapy; 40-Year Old Version; “End Game”; “Blindspot”; “The Blacklist”; “Madam Secretary”; “Nurse Jackie”; “L&O:SVU”; “Rescue Me”. Training: BFA -Webster Conservatory, Margie Haber, Bob Krakower, Wynn Handman Studio. Will is originally from Cincinnati, OH.
Adriana Alter
Adriana Alter is a director and writer based in New York City. Her extensive theatrical credits include work with Two Good Dogs Productions, the Secret Theatre, Hip to Hip Theatre Company, the Riant Theatre, Chelsea Rep/The Acting Studio, Identity Theater Company/Nicu’s Spoon Theater Company, Royal Family Productions, and Hartford Stage, among others. Adriana holds advanced degrees in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Columbia University) and Shakespeare Studies (King’s College London, in association with the Globe Theatre).
Alexander Nero
Alexander Nero has performed in the works of many classic playwrights. His lengthy roster of notable Shakespearian rôles includes Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Buckingham in Richard III, Gonzalo in the The Tempest, Worcester in Henry IV, Part 1, Pompey in Measure for Measure, and Touchstone in As You Like It.
Alexander holds a B.A. in Classical Studies from Hunter College, and an M.L.S. from Queens College.
A. Kasper
Kasper has been a Stage Manager, Musical Director, Conductor, Sound Designer / Engineer and Technician at many New York Theaters including New Victory, Gene Frankel, Triad, Dixon Place, MOCA, Wild Project, Teatro LATEA, Theater for The New City, Secret Theatre, Players Theater, Actors' Temple, 59E59, La Mama, Circulo, and his home: SoHo Playhouse. He has worked TV and film for CBS, HBO, Amazon Studios, and has done pyro stunts, conducted Chicago, Into the woods, Fantastiks! among others and is an accomplished voice actor for television, radio, and public venues.
Sebastian Fernandez
Everi Osofsky
Everi is a NYC-based costumer with a passion for dress history and storytelling through costuming. She has earned a Costume Design and Wardrobe Technician Certificate from FIT and was previously the Assistant Costumer for Atlas Shakespeare Company’s Henry VI, Part 3 before returning as the Costume Designer for Othello. In her free time she sews for her own cosplays, which she documents on her costume-dedicated Instagram account (@everi.wear) and her website (tinyurl.com/everi-costume-design).
Paul Schack
Paul Schack is a (fight) director living in Brooklyn. Past projects include Condominium and The Cappuccinos by Kyle Brosnihan, and The Importance of Being Earnest for Indigo Inferno Productions. He holds a theatre directing and management degree from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and regularly rides his bike more than 100 miles. Previous works have been featured at The Brick, the Stella Adler Studios, the Court Square theatre, The Tank, the Haymarket theatre, and the Prospect Park Peristyles. Big shoutout to Sisko, who can’t read yet but I love and thank him all the same.
Get in contact or stay up to date at paulschack.com or on instagram @paulschack
Aiden Dalton
Aiden Dalton (He/ They) is excited to be making his New York sound design debut! Aiden is a recent transfer to the city from Cincinnati, OH where he is a co-founder of The Ghostlight Stage Company. He would like to thank his family back home and his wonderful friends here in New York (old and new!). Be sure to check him acting in Imaginary at Frigid NYC July 10th-12th. IG @aidendalton97
Tim White
Tim White is a New York based lighting designer and technician. He has done designs for original plays, as well as for a college production of Fun Home. He has worked at several Off-Broadway theaters, including New World Stages, Theatre Row, New York Theatre Workshop, and Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre, among others. He also works as a lighting operator for corporate and lifestyle events around the city.
Leah Schwartz
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