Othello at Theater On The Run

Shakespeare's Othello comes to Arlington's intimate Theatre on the Run for a thrilling contemporary production set against the backdrop of war in the Middle East. The acclaimed company Avant Bard finds a devastatingly timely theme in the story of the general Othello's uncontrollable jealousy and deception at the hands of the villainous Iago: the struggles of returning veterans to cope with the traumas of battle. Along the way, members of Othello's elite military unit must confront evil in their midst, as a trusted aide is implicated in multiple deaths, and the entire community launches a highly unofficial inquest into what wrong and why.