Big Bear Theatre Company

Big Bear Theatre Company, in association with Park Theatre, presents a deliciously demented version of Othello.

Desdemona's fate hinges on the location of a handkerchief. In this hilarious take on Shakespeare’s classic play, Paula Vogel exposes Othello’s wife as a volatile, passionate young woman who revels in bawdy tales of conquest – much to the chagrin of her long suffering maid, Emilia, and the entertainment of local prostitute, Bianca.

Against a misogynistic sixteenth century world, Vogel gives us three very different women - who form an unlikely friendship fighting against society’s laws.

Paula Vogel’s plays have been performed on Broadway and beyond. Awards include an Obie Award for Best New American Play for The Baltimore Waltz and the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How I Learned to Drive.