About Othello

SYNOPSIS 

Othello the Moor, a general employed by the Venetian state, has secretly married Desdemona, a daughter of the senator Brabantio.

DAUGHTER DISOWNED

Iago, a lower-ranking officer, nursing resentment against Othello, enlists the help of Rodorigo, a disappointed suitor of Desdemona. They wake Brabantio in the middle of the night with the news of his daughter's elopement. Brabantio takes the case to the senate where, learning that she has married Othello of her own accord, he disowns his daughter. Othello is immediately ordered to the Venetian colony of Cyprus to repel a threatened Turkish invasion. Desdemona sails with her husband, taking with them her companion Emilia, who is also Iago's wife, and Othello's lieutenant Michael Cassio, newly-promoted instead of Iago.

SUSPICION GROWS

Once in Cyprus, Iago plants the suspicion in Othello's mind that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him with Cassio. He engineers a drunken brawl for which Cassio is blamed and dismissed by Othello. Desdemona intervenes on Cassio's behalf but her pleas to Othello for his reinstatement simply convince Othello further that Cassio is her lover.

THE PLOT UNRAVELS

Iago acquires a treasured handkerchief that belonged to Desdemona and uses it as 'proof' of the affair. Increasingly maddened by jealousy, Othello orders Iago to kill Cassio and smothers Desdemona himself. Emilia discloses her husband's plot and Othello, tormented by grief and remorse, kills himself. Iago, after murdering his own wife, is left to the justice of the Venetian state.


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Established in the fall of 2015 the theater arts program at V. R. Eaton High School is designed for young artists who are serious about their craft. Through challenging coursework and guidance from a faculty of artist-educators, students develop their skills in all aspects of theater. Each year, the program presents up to six productions, giving students a chance to explore a wide variety of repertoire and roles.

The Performance training is Stanislavsky/Adler-based and incorporates techniques designed to help the students explore the full potential of their own unique resources while using their imagination. Theater Arts also offers a concentration in Design and Production that provides pre-professional training in all aspects of technical theater. When students leave Eaton High School, they have a broad range of experiences and are prepared for success in university, conservatory or professional theater.


OUR MISSION

To inspire, nurture, challenge, amaze, educate and empower artists and audiences, in order to make the eaton community a more conscious and compassionate one.