Keith Hamilton Cobb on American Moor (rebroadcast)

<div><em>Othello</em> is the story of a tragic murder and suicide involving a dark-skinned general and his aristocratic, white-skinned bride. Who should direct it?  Who’s “allowed” to? What if, say, a white director and the actor he’s cast as Othello simply do not see eye-to-eye on the play’s subtext, the Moor’s motivations, and what the audience is supposed to take away from the production?  </div> <div> </div> <div>That conflict is at the heart of the one-man show <em>American Moor, </em>now available in a published edition from Methuen Drama. In the play, a Black actor—played by the playwright, Keith Hamilton Cobb—stands on stage and addresses an unseen white director who simply does not “get” Othello. Their disagreement allows for a searing exploration of the gulf between Black and white Americans that some like to believe simply does not exist. Keith Hamilton Cobb is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.</div> <div> </div> <div>From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. This podcast episode, "Is This the Noble Moor?”, was originally published August 9, 2016 and rebroadcast on August 3, 2021. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved.  This episode was produced by Richard Paul.  Garland Scott is the associate producer.  It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. Ben Lauer and Esther French are the web producer. We had help from Bill Lancz at the Marketplace Studios in Los Angeles. Special thanks to Danielle Drakes for her help in the production of this podcast. </div>