IAGO’S PLOT
adapted by Shozo Sato
from William Shakespeare’s play, Othello
ILLINOIS THEATRE @ The STUDIO THEATRE
The KRANNERT CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS
The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL | 2017
CAST
IAGO | Jordan Coughtry
OTHELLO | Christian Wilson
DESDEMONA | Elana Weiner-Kaplow
EMILIA | Jessica Kadish
CASSIO | Kevin Blair
BRABANTIO| Joe Agase
KOKEN
Diana Gardner
Anzelika Konigkina
Liz Salim
Alexandra Smith
KI PLAYER | Ryan Luzzo
TEAM
DIRECTOR | Shozo Sato
CHOREOGRAPHER | Philip Johnston
COMPOSER | Stephen Gawrit
FIGHT DIRECTOR | Robin McFarquhar
COSTUME DESIGNER | Olga Maslova
LIGHTING DESIGNER | David Krupla
SOUND DESIGNER | Lorna Chavez
PROPERTIES MASTER | Julie Rundell
HAIR/MAKEUP MASTER | Sharné Van Ryneveld
VOCAL COACHES | Susan Schuld, Adam Thatcher
STAGE MANAGER | Nick Loweree
TECHNCAL DIRECTOR | Dylan Kind
PRESS
Reimagined Othello a visual masterpiece
Tricia Stiller | THE NEWS GAZETTE
“Jordan Coughtry is a marvel as Iago, moving in strict, almost robotic fashion while presenting the all-too-human complexities that drive him.”
Your second kabuki is always better
Rebecca Knaur | SMILE POLITELY
“As [Coughtry] spoke, I actually found myself evaluating some of my own recent life choices… that Iago was getting into my head.”
Iago’s Plot combines traditional Japanese theater and Shakespeare
Megan Bradley | THE DAILY ILLINI
