Nicholas Rose as Iago Photo

From: Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare presents OTHELLO

Although a Moor and an outsider in Venice, Othello's military prowess has earned him the respect of many - and the seething animosity of one. Othello's long-time underling Iago is resentful of the Moor's success, and when Othello elopes with a Venetian's daughter, Iago sets in motion a devious plot to exact revenge.