Revenge, absolution, and racism are all front and center in this Shakespeare-inspired comedy that combines and reimagines the Bard’s The Winter’s Tale and Othello. The story follows Emilia, a woman seeking vengeance on her husband, the King of Sicilia, after he falsely accuses her of adultery and sentences her to death. In her quest for retribution, she joins forces with a man named Iago, who has a revenge scheme of his own

About the Playwright

Oded Gross’ plays have been produced at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, Boston Court and Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. His adaptations include Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid, Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters and Gogol’s The Government Inspector. His farce Heart Attack With A Knife was produced at Kentucky’s Y.E.S. Festival. The Comedy of Romeo and Juliet, a satiric take on the Shakespeare classic played at the HBO Workspace, and his play, Dantino’s, an original Commedia about gay marriage was a finalist at Eugene O’Neill’s National Playwrights Conference. Currently, he’s getting his MFA at Columbia University. www.odedgross.com