OTHELLO 2020 was a multi-part initiative of Red Bull Theater to provide an engaging and educational experience for all who are interested in Shakespeare’s Othello and and its relationship to the world in which we live today–featuring Keith Hamilton Cobb, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Jennifer Ikeda, Anchuli Felicia King, Peter Macon, Alfredo Narciso, Patrick Page, Madeline Sayet, Dawn Monique Williams, and Jessika D. Williams. Benefit series events ran from October 5-28, 2020.

Red Bull Theater is seeking to deepen our exploration and understanding of the intersection of race and classical theater. In October 2022, with Shakespeare’s Othello as our launching point, we invited audiences to take a deep dive into these issues as we examined them from a variety of perspectives over the course of four key projects. What does Othello mean for us in 2020? 

We're committed to working actively to help realize a more just America and American theater. OTHELLO 2020 is part of our ongoing commitment to racial justice and ensuring that our theater is a home for all. This initiative is a starting point for our renewed and refocused efforts in this area.