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Season Three: Boundless as the Sea OTHELLO by William Shakespeare directed by Dan McCleary October 5-17, 2010 St. George's Church in Germantown
“Then you must speak Of one that loved not wisely but too well” The aging army General Othello, a former slave whose North African ancestry was long ago vanquished, has fallen in love with a young Venetian woman closely guarded by her patrician father. They elope in the night, setting fire to a culture already charged with war, racism, jealousy, and political intrigue.Shakespeare’s towering tragedy and search for grace, stoked by the machinations of the famed villain Iago, unleashes the consequences of two huge hearts when kept from knowing how to love. By the time they discover what you have already learned, will it be too late?TSC returns Johnny Lee Davenport (Oberon in last season’s Midsummer Night’s Dream) to the title role that has won him critical, international acclaim. Also returning are Tony Molina (Bottom in last season’s Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Vanessa Morosco (Cassius in Julius Caesar). Tennessee Shakespeare Company is generously supported by:   
Season Sponsors: The Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund, Nancy and Dan Copp, and the City of Germantown. Othello is funded under an agreement with the TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION. Past Productions: TSC's Young Players Training Institute is a fun, intense, and demanding two weeks in which participants build upon essential acting techniques while taking personal ownership of Shakespeare's text. Students grades 5-12 build their craft through sessions in Elizabethan Dance, Movement, Stage Combat, Text Work, Soliloquy, and Scene Play. TSC's all-female production of JULIUS CAESAR completed a very successful run at Germantown City Hall -- seen by 2,500 audience members, including students from 15 City, County, Private, and Home schools. "A bold new way to look at honor, womanhood, and power." - Commercial Appeal.
More than 4,000 students and adults attended the show - a 12% increase over last season. Thank you for making our production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM a success!
Our inaugural production of AS YOU LIKE IT in 2008 played 17 near-capacity performances.
"The Best on Stage in 2008: Top Newcomer: Dan McCleary, for starting the Tennessee Shakespeare Company in Germantown. His vision is an eventual Shakespeare festival that would take place in a specially designated park. (As You Like It) is the stuff that local theatergoers' dreams are made of...McCleary's first effort at Shakespeare in the park has the communal spirit of a camp meeting in the October night. It's a unique experience that we hope will become a regular one in years to come." - The Commercial Appeal; gomemphis.com
What's in a Name? William Shakespeare deserves a vital, dynamic home in the Mid-South. Tennessee deserves a classical theatre of regional and national significance. And our part of the state deserves the national opportunity to showcase its long-standing commitment to the arts, education, and southern literary culture. Germantown/Memphis and the greater Mid-South region should be home to the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, a not-for-profit classical theatre company committed to: - the vibrant performance of Shakespeare’s plays outdoors
- the creation of innovative education and training programming for students and professionals of all ages
- the performance of signature and Southern playwrights indoors
- a new play festival for southern writers of all ages
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