Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey
Written by Debra Ann Byrd
Directed by Tina Packer
November 3-11
Mesa Arts Center – Anita Cox Farnsworth Studio Theater
“Riveting - * * * * * – Wall Street Journal
“a powerful, electric play.” (Seattle Times)
Official Selection of the 2022 National Black Theatre Festival
Fresh on the heels of performing this one-woman living memoir at Lincoln Center, Debra Ann Byrd brings Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey, to the Southwest Shakespeare stage. Fearlessly exploring her upbringing in Spanish Harlem and life as a single mother and artist, Byrd weaves her personal struggles and triumphs through her acclaimed, gender-switched performance as the Moor of Venice. Don’t miss this tour-de-force hailed as “astonishing, brilliant, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring.” -Mark Nixon, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Performance Schedule
Nov 3 & 4 at 7:30 pm
Nov 4 & 5 at 2:00 pm
Nov 9, 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm
Nov 11 at 2:00 pm
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Delve into the history of Becoming Othello at the Flachmann Seminar on Nov. 4th at 9am.
Flachmann Seminar is included when purchasing a Bard Card ticket package or purchase it separately here.
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