American Moor at ArtsEmerson

Dates: (4/10/2019 - 4/21/2019 )

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ArtsEmerson

559 Washington Street
Boston,Massachusetts

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Emerson Paramount Center - Robert J. Orchard Stage:

Keith Hamilton Cobb; dir: Kim Wield.

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Keith Hamilton Cobb

An indomitable African-American actor auditioning for the role of Othello must respond to the dictates of a younger, white director who presumes to better understand Shakespeare's iconic black character. What could possibly go wrong? In this 90-minute, multi-award winning play, this fraught audition turns into an exploration of Shakespeare, race, and America (not necessarily in that order). Fueled by humor and passion, American Moor paints an essential portrait of an American theater unaware of its failures, and of the culture that supports it. You will "never see black characters in the same way again." (Washington Post)

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Keith Hamilton Cobb's AMERICAN MOOR Returns To Boston

February 08, 2019

ArtsEmerson is honored to host the return of the award-winning American Moor written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb, an urgent solo work examining the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare's character, Othello. The 2018 IRNE and Elliot Norton award-winning play received wide-spread acclaim from Boston audiences and critics - American Moor plays ArtsEmerson for two weeks of performances, April 10-21, at the Emerson Paramount Center Robert J. Orchard Stage.

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