Babes With Blades Return This Spring With An All-Female Cast Of OTHELLO And A Slate Of Special Events

Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 21st season continues with its biennial William Shakespeare production. In 2019, the Shakespeare production is Othello running April 11 - May 25, directed by Mignon McPherson Stewart with fight choreography by Samantha Kaufman. All performances are at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Preview performances are Thursday, April 11 - Saturday April 13 at 8 p.m., Sunday April 14 at 3 p.m.; Thursday April 18 and Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m. Opening Night is Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Regular performances are Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Preview tickets are $10, general admission are $28 with a discounted student and senior price available at $15. Every show has a limited number of $10 tickets for industry professionals who must present proof of theatre industry affiliation. Additional information and tickets are available now at BabesWithBlades.org or by calling 773-904-0391.

In William Shakespeare's Othello, Othello is a brilliant general with the support of the Venetian government and an army behind him. When he promotes Cassio over Iago, however, his military might not be able to protect him from madness and jealousy, as Iago schemes to destroy him utterly. As events spiral, prejudice, pride and paranoia all clash in one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.

The cast of Othello includes Sarah Liz Bell, "Desdemona;" Deveon Bromby, "Othello" u/s; Brianna Buckley, "Othello;" Meredith Ernst, "Cassio;" Ashley Fox*, "Aemilia;" Kim Fukawa*, "Montano;" Kimberly Logan, "Duke/Lodovico;" Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, "Brabantio;" Izis Molliendo*, "Gentleman of Cyprus," various u/s; Rachel Mock, "Roderigo;" Hilary Schwartz, "Bianca;" Mary Eliza Willingham, "Senator," various u/s and Kathrynne Wolf*, "Iago"

The production team of Othello includes Samantha Barr*, production manager; Leigh Barrett*, sound designer; Libby Beyreis*, associate production manager; Lauren Brady, stage manager; Erin Gautille, scenic designer/technical director; Lacie Hexum, properties designer; Samantha Kaufman*, fight director; Carlie Casas, costume designer; Hayley Rice*, dramaturg/script adaptor; Sarah Riffle, lighting designer; Mignon McPherson Stewart, director; and Lauren Valice, assistant stage manager.

*denotes BWBTC ensemble member

Othello SPECIAL EVENTS

Networking and Othello

Thursday, April 25

6 - 11 p.m.

Ticket: $35

Join Babes With Blades for an evening of networking and a show. Enjoy wine and cheese before a performance of Othello and stay after the production to meet and mingle with the cast with a special 22nd Season Announcement included with the ticket price.

Talk Back with Tania Richard

Sunday, May 5 immediately following performance

FREE

Immediately following the performance join in a conversation with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Creative Consultant Tania Richard. Richard is the creator of the podcast Race Bait and is the author of "Unexpected Life" and "My So-Called Unexpected Life."

Open Caption Weekend

May 9 - 12

All Othello performances May 9 - 12 weekend feature open captioning by Caption Point, on a screen provided by the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC) Accessible Equipment Loan Program. The CCAC Accessible Equipment Loan Program is made possible through major funding by the Michael and Mona Heath Fund.

Teen Living Programs Weekend

May 23 - 25

The Babes will be accepting donations from audiences this final weekend of the run for Teen Living Programs, Inc. Teen Living Programs is a non-profit organization that has supported and strengthened Chicago's most vulnerable young people for over 40 years. Teen Living Programs builds community, hope and opportunity for youth who are homeless. We address their immediate needs and help them achieve independence and stable housing. For more information on TLP, please go to https://www.tlpchicago.org/mission-vision-.

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