Meet the Cast of OTHELLO, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

Denzel Washington - Othello

Denzel Washington is a native of Mt. Vernon, NY, and graduated from Fordham University, where he majored in drama. He spent a year at San Francisco’s prestigious American Conservatory Theatre before beginning his professional acting career. Since then, Denzel’s unforgettable performances have garnered him two Academy® Awards, three Golden Globes, and countless other awards. Denzel received his first Academy Award for the historical war drama Glory (1987) and his second for his portrayal of the corrupt cop in the crime thriller, Training Day (2001). Denzel won a Tony® Award for his performance in Fences, during his return to Broadway in 2010. Denzel’s professional acting career began in New York, where he performed in theatre productions such as Ceremonies in Dark Old Men and Othello. He rose to fame when he landed the role as Dr. Phillip Chandler on the NBC long-running hit television series, St. Elsewhere. His other television credits include The George McKenna Story, License to Kill, and Wilma. As Denzel crossed over into the world of film, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of real life figures. He earned his first Oscar Nomination for Cry Freedom (1987), as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. From there, he went on to portray Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). A few of his other beloved credits include: Much Ado About Nothing (1993), A Soldier’s Story (1984), Crimson Tide (1995), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and Inside Man (2006). In 2016, Denzel starred in the critically acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson’s Fences. In addition to producing and directing the adaptation, Denzel reprised his original Tony Award-winning role alongside Viola Davis. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Denzel for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.” His other latest films include Unstoppable (2010) where he reunited with director Tony Scott for the fifth time, 2 Guns (2013) where he starred alongside Mark Wahlberg, and The Equalizer, an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua (2014) of which he reprised his role in 2018 for The Equalizer 2, making it the first time Denzel has ever done a sequel. Released in 2023, he resumed his role in the last movie of the trilogy The Equalizer 3. In 2016, Denzel teamed up with Antoine Fuqua again for an exciting remake of The Magnificent Seven, which also starred Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. Denzel returned to the stage in 2018 when he starred in a revival of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, which was directed by George C. Wolfe. His performance garnered him a Tony award nomination. He also recently starred in Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq. for which he received multiple Best Actor nominations. In 2016, he was selected as the recipient for the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, cementing his legacy in Hollywood. He most recently was honored with the AFI Life Achievement award, one of the highest honors for a career in film. Denzel recently produced Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix, directed by George C. Wolfe with cast including Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, and Colman Domingo. The Warner Bros thriller The Little Things recently starred Denzel alongside Rami Malek and Jared Leto. Most recently, Denzel directed A Journal for Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan and helmed the helmed the Joel Coen-directed The Tragedy of Macbeth alongside Frances McDormand, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Male Actor in a Leading Role. Next up, Denzel is producing The Piano Lesson and will star in Gladiator 2 from director Ridley Scott and High and Low from director Spike Lee. Washington will also be making his long-awaited return to the stage in Othello alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

Jake Gyllenhaal - Iago

Jake Gyllenhaal (Iago). An Academy Award and Tony Award nominee, Gyllenhaal is one of the finest actors of his generation. Whether blockbusters, independent films, musicals or plays for the Broadway stage, Gyllenhaal brings an unparalleled passion for his craft. His work as a producer is equally noteworthy and his production company Nine Stories has established itself as a force – sourcing material, developing it from the ground up, collaborating with bold storytellers, and shepherding the projects through release. Gyllenhaal makes his series debut with Presumed Innocent for AppleTV+, which he stars in and executive produced alongside David E. Kelley & J.J. Abrams. The show is the #1 most viewed drama of all time on Apple TV+ and was recently renewed for a second season surrounding an entirely new case, with Gyllenhaal executive producing under his Nine Stories banner. Recently, Gyllenhaal starred in Doug Liman’s reimagination of the 1989 film, Road House, which premiered on Prime Video on March 21 and attracted a record-breaking over 50 million worldwide viewers on Prime Video over its first two weekends, becoming Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched debut ever worldwide. Following the film’s success, it was announced that Gyllenhaal will reprise the role of ‘Elwood Dalton’ in in a Road House sequel. In January 2025, we’ll see Gyllenhaal on screen in Guy Ritchie’s latest film for Lionsgate, In The Grey, and back on stage in a new Broadway production of Othello alongside Denzel Washington. The Shakespeare revival will be directed by Kenny Leon and is set to open in Spring 2025. Working with some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers across independent and studio fare, Gyllenhaal has starred in Ang Lee’s classic Brokeback Mountain, for which he received an Academy Award nomination and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; Bong Joon Ho’s Okja; Jean Marc Vallée’s Demolition; Michael Bay’s acclaimed action thriller Ambulance; Antoine Fuqua’s boxing drama Southpaw and more recently The Guilty, which Gyllenhaal also produced. Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest; Dennis Villeneuve’s highly acclaimed films Prisoners and Enemy; David Ayer’s End of Watch; Richard Kelly’s cult hit Donnie Darko; Duncan Jones’ Source Code; David Fincher’s Zodiac; Sam Mendes’ Jarhead; Joe Johnston’s October Sky; Ed Zwick’s Love and Other Drugs, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination; Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, for which he earned a BAFTA nomination; and Velvet Buzzsaw, for which he re-teamed with Nightcrawler writer/director Dan Gilroy. For his role in Nightcrawler, Gyllenhaal received BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG, Critics’ Choice, and Independent Spirit Award nominations. He was also recognized with Best Actor citations from numerous critics’ groups. Notably, Gyllenhaal also won an Independent Spirit Award as a producer on the film for Best First Feature. In 2019, Gyllenhaal made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Mysterio in Jon Watt’s Spider-Man: Far From Home alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is Sony’s second highest-grossing movie at the worldwide box office to date. For the stage, Gyllenhaal made his Broadway debut with Nick Payne’s Constellations and his musical theatre debut in the Encores! production of Little Shop of Horrors. His New York stage debut in 2012 in If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet for the Roundabout Theatre Company earned him nominations from the Drama League and Lucille Lortel Awards. In his first stage performance since 2002, Gyllenhaal starred in Kenneth Lonergan’s revival of This Is Our Youth on London’s West End, for which he won an Evening Standard Theater Award for Outstanding Newcomer. Gyllenhaal also starred on Broadway in the highly acclaimed revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George opposite Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford. The musical re-opened the historic Hudson Theatre and played a sold-out 10-week engagement, becoming one of the most successful productions in Sondheim’s esteemed history. Most recently, Gyllenhaal starred in Sea Wall/A Life alongside Tom Sturridge in a tender pair of monologues that originally opened at The Public. The show went on to a hugely successful, limited run at the Hudson Theater on Broadway and for his performance, Gyllenhaal received a Tony nomination in the Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play category. Gyllenhaal founded Nine Stories in 2015, a fully capitalized production company dedicated to working with visionary storytellers in all fields. Recently it was announced that Amazon MGM Studios has closed a three-year first-look film deal with Nine Stories. Under the deal, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features Nine Stories intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming. Nine Stories produced Antoine Fuqua’s The Guilty, starring Gyllenhaal, which was Netflix’s #1 film for over three weeks. Previously, Nine Stories produced the highly acclaimed Wildlife, Paul Dano’s directorial debut starring Carey Mulligan; David Gordon Green’s feature film Stronger, starring Gyllenhaal as Boston Marathon bombing survivor ‘Jeff Bauman;’ Antonio Campos’ The Devil All The Time for Netflix; Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Joe Bell; Tate Taylor’s Breaking News in Yuba County; and executive produced Hondros, a documentary on war photographer Chris Hondros that won the coveted Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. For the stage, Nine Stories produced We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time by playwright David Cale. Through Nine Stories, Gyllenhaal served as a producer on Sea Wall/A Life and Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play, which received a total of 12 Tony nominations; both productions received Tony nominations for Best Play in the same year.

Molly Osborne - Desdemona

Molly Osborne has emerged as one of England’s most promising up-and-coming young actresses who has been called “remarkable” and “a true rising star” of the London stage by the Evening Standard. A native of Wivenhoe in Essex, Osborne moved to London at the age of 18 to study musical theater at the renowned Trinity Laban School of Music and Dance. Shortly after graduating in 2018, she made her West End debut as Tzeitel in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award-winning revival of Fiddler on the Roof. In 2021, she returned to the Menier Chocolate Factory as Chana in Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel’s Indecent. The production, directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman, reopened that venerated theater after the COVID lockdown. Most recently, she starred opposite Jamie Parker in the world premiere musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Curious Cast of Benjamin Button directed by Jethro Compton at the Southwark Playhouse in London. Variety heralded her performance as Elowen as “hauntingly sung, wonderfully grounded, and quick witted.” Earlier this year, she appeared in the adaptation of Sara Ryan’s memoir Laughing Boy, which had its world premiere at the Jermyn Street Theatre. In addition to her extensive theater credits, Osborne can also be seen on television in PBS’s Call The Midwife and in the upcoming Amazon Prime series Anansi Boys created by Neil Gaiman.

Andrew Burnap - Cassio

Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap will next be seen in in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Snow White alongside Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, releasing theatrically on March 21, 2025. It was also recently announced that Burnap will be starring alongside Nate Mann and Shay Mitchell in The Up and Comer, a thriller directed by Golden Globe and Peabody Award winner Chris Long based on the novel from New York Times bestseller Howard Roughan, who adapted the screenplay. The multi-hyphenate was seen on Broadway last year as Arthur in Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot with a new book by Aaron Sorkin at Lincoln Center Theater, for which he earned a Drama Desk nomination, and Off-Broadway opposite Marin Ireland in Spain by Jen Silverman. In 2021, the actor won a Tony and Clive Barnes Award for his work Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance. Burnap was recently seen in A24’s psychological horror The Front Room, in the Apple TV+ series “WeCrashed,” and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series “Under the Banner of Heaven.” Other credits include “Younger,” “The Good Fight,” “Instinct,” “The Code,” and independent features Spare Room and The Chaperone. Theater credits include Matthew Lopez’s The Legend of Georgia McBride, the premiere of Nicky Silver’s This Day Forward, Troilus in The Public Theater/Shakespeare In The Park production of Troilus & Cressida, and King Lear for Shakespeare in the Park. Burnap earned his BFA from the University of Rhode Island and his MFA from Yale School of Drama, where he was awarded the Herschel Williams Prize for Outstanding Ability in Acting.

Anthony Michael Lopez - Roderigo

Broadway: Our Town; Camelot. Off-Broadway/NY: Othello; Light Shining in Buckinghamshire; The Artificial Jungle; The Unexpected Guest. Regional: Titus Andronicus; The Taming of The Shrew; Vanity Fair; Henry V; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (nat’l tour); Our Town. TV & Film: “Survival of The Thickest” (Bruce); “The Gilded Age;” “New Amsterdam;” “Homeland;” “Broad City;” “The Knick;” “Time After Time;” “The 76th Annual Tony Awards;” “Half Life;” “Desert In;” Mapplethorpe; The Shallow Tale.anthonymichaellopez.com

Daniel Pearce - Brabantio

Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Machinal. Off-Broadway credits include 12 productions with the Public Theater, most recently playing Polonius in last summer’s Hamlet in Central Park directed by Kenny Leon. Also: Timon of Athens (TFANA), The Most Deserving (Women’s Project), Falling (Minetta Lane), The Picture of Dorian Gray (Irish Rep). Film and TV credits include: The Last Thing Mary Saw, Salt, Invisible Sign, Godzilla, The Good Fight, Bull, Murder of a President, Law & Order (all the flavors) “Chappelle’s Show”, and “Queen’s Supreme”. As a guitarist, he composed and performed a live score for Michael Gaston’s solo show Low Expectations (Theater Aspen & Theatreworks Silicon Valley). Pearce received his MFA from NYU and a 2017 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship for excellence in acting.

Kimber Elayne Sprawl - Emilia

Broadway: Marianne Lane in Girl from the North Country (OBC), Nessarose in Wicked (20th Anniversary Cast), Jane in A Bronx Tale, Home (Roundabout), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. National Tour: Sarabi in Disney’s The Lion King, Regional: Zoe in The Niceties (Milwaukee Rep). Television appearances include “East New York” (CBS), “That Damn Michael Che” (HBO Max), “Inside Amy Schumer” (Paramount +). IG: @kimber_elayne.

Neal Bledsoe - The Duke of Venice

Neal Bledsoe is a versatile performer and creator whose work spans theater, film, television, performance art, and journalism. He’s thrilled to make his official Broadway debut this spring in Kenny Leon’s production of Othello alongside Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Molly Osborne. His stage career includes an Ovation Award-nominated performance in Michael Arden’s production of The Pride at The Wallis Annenberg Center, the creation of The Count in Stephen Wadsworth’s The Figaro Plays at the McCarter Theater, and the title role in Antony and Cleopatra at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. He previously appeared on Broadway as an understudy in Impressionism, working alongside Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Andre De Shields, and Marsha Mason under the direction of Jack O’Brien. On television, Bledsoe has built an impressive body of work including roles in acclaimed series such as The Man in the High Castle, The Last Tycoon, Shameless, and Smash. His film work spans studio features like Revolutionary Road and Sex and the City 2, as well as award-winning independent films including Junction, West End, and After The Sun Fell. Next year, he will be seen in Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming Netflix film opposite Rebecca Ferguson. As a journalist, Bledsoe has contributed to Variety, Men’s Health, and Sports Illustrated since 2014, where his series The Delicate Moron chronicled his remarkable attempt to play professional football for the LA KISS. He’s also a narrator for The New York Times, having also read work for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Outside, and many more. His artistic collaborations include work with Jon Kessler on The Web, exhibited in New York City and at the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland, and with avant-garde artist Mark Flood in his surreal film Art Fair Fever in Austin, TX. He is also a filmmaker, author, and poet; a proud graduate of both UNCSA’s School of Drama (BFA ’05) and member of The Actors Center; has played the occasional Christmas Prince, and was once even an Old Spice Man.

Julee Cerda - Bianca

Julee Cerda returns to Broadway as Cassio’s love interest, Bianca, in Kenny Leon’s revival of Othello. She was previously seen on stage portraying civil rights attorney, Edna Klein, in Mark Medoff’s Broadway production of Children of a Lesser God, also under the direction of Leon. Other favorite past roles include Ginny in Lydia R. Diamond’s regional production of Smart People at True Colors Theatre in Atlanta. Known for her powerful portrayal of diverse, empowered women, Julee can be seen on screen as the formidable Evil Stepmother in Disney’s Descendants: The Rise of Red. Other film credits include Vacation Friend’s 2, Passengers, and The Intern. This year, audiences can look forward to seeing Julee co-star in the rom-com feature, Solo Mio, alongside Kevin James. TV show credits include The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Homeland, House of Cards, Blindspot, Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Showtime’s The Loudest. Based in London, Julee is represented by the Artist International Group, Stewart Talent, and United Agents.

Ezra Knight - Montano

Seen most recently as Mr. Farr in This Land Was Made (Vineyard Theatre), and FBI: Most Wanted (CBS). Broadway: Pretty Woman (Original Broadway Cast); Mean Girls, Cymbeline. Off-Broadway: Coal Country (Original Cast), Public Theatre; Toni Stone (Original Cast), Roundabout Theatre; Cymbeline, Coriolanus, Merchant of Venice, Jew of Malta (TFANA). Regional/Tours: A View From The Bridge, Goodman Theatre; The Darker Face of the Earth, OSF/Crossroads/Kennedy Center; Othello, The Acting Company. Television: East New York, Found, The Equalizer, Ordinary Joe, Billions, Daredevil, The Blacklist, Law & Order. Film: The Tender Bar, Boogie, Addicted, Blood, Sand, and Gold, The Abandoned.AEA Union member since 1986. SAG-AFTRA New York President since 2021. Ezra resides in Harlem. activepitch.com/ezraknight ig fb tiktok

Gene Gillette - Gratiano

Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird: Ensemble. Broadway National Tours: Ed Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Ted Narracott in War Horse both for the National Theatre of Great Britain. Regional/ Off Broadway: Macbeth (w/Frances McDormand) Berkeley Rep, Orpheus Descending (w/ Maggie Siff) Theatre for a New Audience, Partnership at The Mint, the title role in Hamlet at The Denver Civic, Claudius in both Hamlet and the world premiere of Gertrude and Claudius at Orlando Shakes, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Oliver in As You Like It both at The Folger, and others. TV: Blue Bloods, FBI: Most Wanted, The Punisher, Law and Order: SVU, Madam Secretary (recurring), The Blacklist and others.

Rob Heaps - Ludovico

Rob Heaps can recently be seen in a heavily recurring role on ABC’s “Station19.” Heaps also starred as fan favorite Nick Laren in the Netflix series “Partner Track.”. Upcoming projects still to be released include Netflix’s “The Night Agent” Season 2 and “The Pitt.”. Best known for his starring role in Bravo series ”Imposters,” Heaps recently played a leading role in USA’s “Dare Me” and recurred on NBC’s “Good Girls” opposite Mae Whitman. Appearing in a critical supporting role in Lydia Dean Pilcher’s Miss Atkins’ Army, Heaps’ other credits include And Then There Were None, Home Fires, Death in Paradise, Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night, and Life in Squares. Rob has also appeared in “Law & Order: UK,” “What Remains,” “Gothic,”and ”Doctors.” On the big screen, Heaps starred in Jane Campion’s Bright Star alongside Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish. Additionally, Heaps has worked extensively in British theatre, most recently starring in While The Sun Shines at the Theatre Royal Bath.

William Connell - Ensemble

Selected NYC/Regional credits include: A Soldier’s Play (Roundabout, Broadway National Tour), INK (MTC), A View From the Bridge (2010 Broadway revival), The Coast of Utopia (Lincoln Center), The Lehamn Trilogy (PTC), Play That Goes Wrong (PTC), Nureyev’s Eyes (George Street), Alphabetical Order (Keen Co.), Hamlet (Aspen Music Festival), One Man, Two Guvnors (PTC, Berkeley Rep, South Coast Rep), The Hour of Feeling (Humana), The Winslow Boy (Rep Theatre of St. Louis), The 39 Steps (PA Shakes. Fest.), In the Next Room (Gulfshore Playhouse), The Voice of the Turtle (Merrimack Rep.), Pride and Prejudice (Geva), The Glass Menagerie (Two River Theatre), Murder On The Nile (Dorset Theatre Festival), As You Like It (Weston Playhouse), All’s Well That End’s Well (TFANA),T.V. and Film: Succession, Bluff City Law, Blindspot, Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Bull, MA, Smash, Not Fade Away, Gossip Girl, Law & Order, Guiding Light. B.F.A. UNCSA.

Ty Fanning - Ensemble

Broadway Debut. Most recently, Ty played the title role in Hamlet at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Romeo in Romeo & Juliet at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He has performed in more than 30 Shakespeare productions over the course of his career. Off-Broadway: Jen Silverman’s SPAIN at Second Stage (World Premiere) and Boswell at 59E59. Chicago: Lindiwe at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (World Premiere), Teenage Dick at Theater Wit (Chicago Premiere) and numerous productions at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. He also enjoyed five seasons at American Players Theatre, with notable roles in An Iliad, Three Sisters, She Stoops to Conquer, and Sense & Sensibility. Other Regional: Writers Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, and two seasons at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. TV/Film: Chicago Med (NBC), Search Party (HBO Max), and Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central). Ty holds a BFA from Oklahoma City University.

Ben Graney - Ensemble

Broadway: The Heidi Chronicles, War Horse Off-Broadway: When the Rain Stops Falling (Lincoln Center Theater), Game Play (Ars Nova), The Netflix Plays (Ars Nova) Other NYC Theater: Enemy of the People (Wheelhouse Theater), From The Miraculous (Writer, Director, & Performer – Studio Tisch & in residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm), Paper Dolls (Sundance Theater Lab) Regional: Oslo (St. Louis Rep), I Now Pronounce (Actors Theatre of Louisville – Humana Festival: World Premiere), Disgraced (Philadelphia Theatre Company), The Heidi Chronicles (Guthrie), Postcards from Earth (Guthrie), Be a Good Little Widow (Old Globe), Twelfth Night (McCarter), Youth Ink! (McCarter), The Cherry Orchard (Chautauqua), Twelfth Night (Chautauqua) Film: Things Heard & Seen, Impossible Monsters, Canto. TV: The Calling (Peacock – recurring), The Good Fight (Paramount+), Harlan Coben’s Shelter (Amazon Prime), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime), Billions (Showtime), The Blacklist (NBC), Elementary (CBS). Training: M.F.A. NYU Grad Acting, B.A. CSU Long Beach. www.bengraney.com

Daniel Reece - Ensemble

Broadway: Grey House. Off-Broadway: Socrates (The Public), The Infinite Hotel (Prototype Festival). Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Yale Repertory Theatre, among others. TV/Film: Modern Love, Lioness, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Your Friends and Neighbors, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Bluff City Law, Elementary, Blue Bloods, and more. MFA: Yale School of Drama.

Christina Sajous - Ensemble

Currently, the Co-Director of Broadway’s A Wonderful World The Louis Armstrong Musical at Studio 54. Broadway: The Who’s TOMMY Revival (Acid Queen), Spongebob Squarepants (Sandy Cheeks), Spider Man: Turn off the Dark (Arachne), American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Baby It’s You! (Shirley), Tupac Shakur: Holler If Ya Hear Me. TV/Film: Run the World (Starz) Kevin Can F*** Himself (AMC), Chicago Med (NBC), Blue Bloods (CBS), Spongebob Squarepants The Musical Live on Stage as Sandy Cheeks (Nickelodeon), Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC), Alpha House(Amazon), One Life to Live (ABC), Broadway Idiot (Netflix). Christina attended NYU: Tisch School of the Arts: Playwrights Horizons Dept (acting, directing, design), Classical Studio, and the International Theatre Wing in Amsterdam. @csajous

Greg Wood - Ensemble

Broadway: Our Town directed by Kenny Leon, the National Broadway Tour of To Kill A Mockingbird as Link Deas and covering Atticus Finch. Regionally: George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Erik in The Humans, Elyot in Private Lives and Lloyd in Noises Off for the Walnut St Theatre in Philadelphia. Other Philly credits include, Brick in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Editor Webb in Our Town, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Da in Once with the Arden Theatre Co. Iago in Othello for the Orlando Shakespeare Festival and Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing directed by Russell Treyz with the West Side Shakespeare Theatre. Greg is a company member of the People’s Light and Theatre Co. He has spent 25 seasons with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival where he played the title roles of Hamlet, Richard III and King John, as well as Prospero in The Tempest, Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, The Poet in An Iliad, and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, among many others. Film and Television credits include Mr. Collins (Kyra’s Dad) in The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, A Gentlemen’s Game, Blacklist, Evil, Dr. Death, Law & Order, Ed, Hack and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Abiola Obatolu - Performer

Abiola Obatolu is thrilled to make her Broadway debut in Othello with this extraordinary team. Most recently, Obatolu appeared in Diane Paulus’s Romeo and Juliet at the American Reparatory Theatre. Professional credits include Odyssey (The Acting Company), The Color Purple (Broadway at Music Circus Sacramento), and This Is How You Capture The Light (The Kennedy Center). Obatolu is a recent graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, where she received her BFA in Acting.

Sarah Thorn - Ensemble