Othello Rehearsals

1: Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms

Even though we are doing Othello out here in Idaho, I feel the life and growth of this show as if it were the subject of Jacques' Seven Ages of Man in As You Like It. Shakespeare said it a million times: "All the world's a stage..."--lest we forget that all the stages are worlds too!

Rehearsal is Born!

When I auditioned back in December for a non-equity part in Idaho Shakespeare's touring production of Othello, I knew working with Sara Bruner would be a privilege. But I was doubly graced to be directed by both Sara and Charlie Fee, the artistic director here at ISF. Working with them both has left me at ease and inspired!

Upstairs in the dance studio of Boise Contemporary Theatre, our cast is cheerfully ready (armed with dispensers, presses, and mugs of endless coffee) to "work" 6 hours a day, 6 days a week for 3 weeks.

Meet our cast on page 8, see rehearsal photos on p 16, and see me get stabbed on page 3 of our PDF study guide!


Blocking the play--the stop-and-go test of patience--has never been more enjoyable! Everyone is so professional, efficient, and creative. Everyone has a voice, and everyone is respectful and punctual... "how strange; how sweet! You conquered me!"



Fight rehearsals are fun! But Zephyr, Rod's puppy worries for our safety--err, um... Rod's ...


The set creeps in slowly and excitement builds. We are crawling and trying to stand. We get a sense of what the play might feel like to walk, but we still can't stand... and yet judging by our mewling and puking, I can already tell that we'll be great at running.

She hangs, and pulls.... Oh, Bianca!!!