this was the production where he was Othello and everyone else was black.
Patrick Stewart as Othello at DC's Shakespeare Theatre in the late 1990s. Still one of the greatest performances I've ever seen.
October 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM
this was the production where he was Othello and everyone else was black.
Patrick Stewart as Othello at DC's Shakespeare Theatre in the late 1990s. Still one of the greatest performances I've ever seen.
October 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Patrick Stewart as Othello at DC's Shakespeare Theatre in the late 1990s. Still one of the greatest performances I've ever seen.
The Shakespeare play most suited to the 21st century is Othello, a play where Iago in his first scene announces he’s a racist who wants to destroy Othello for reasons of racist jealousy and then the cast and the audience spend the rest of the play pretending his motives are inscrutable.
October 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Shakespeare play most suited to the 21st century is Othello, a play where Iago in his first scene announces he’s a racist who wants to destroy Othello for reasons of racist jealousy and then the cast and the audience spend the rest of the play pretending his motives are inscrutable.
On This Day, Nov. 1: Shakespeare's 'Othello' debuts in England #UPI
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November 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
On This Day, Nov. 1: Shakespeare's 'Othello' debuts in England #UPI
A horned man's a monster and a beast. - Othello (A4, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
November 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
A horned man's a monster and a beast. - Othello (A4, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
He could quote Othello and Beavis & Butthead; a true Renaissance man.
October 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
He could quote Othello and Beavis & Butthead; a true Renaissance man.
I took an acting class with a guy who was in an all-Black production of Othello, except for Patrick Stewart (who played Othello). The way he talked about Stewart felt like one of those extremely rare instances where your heroes live up to your expectations when you actually meet them.
October 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I took an acting class with a guy who was in an all-Black production of Othello, except for Patrick Stewart (who played Othello). The way he talked about Stewart felt like one of those extremely rare instances where your heroes live up to your expectations when you actually meet them.
Robot Picks up Othello
Robot Picks up Othello
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October 29, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Robot Picks up Othello
"...chaos is come again." (Othello, Act 3 Sc 3) #ShakespeareSunday
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November 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
"...chaos is come again." (Othello, Act 3 Sc 3) #ShakespeareSunday
In 1997, my sister Patrice Johnson Chevannes worked with #PatrickStewart in a “photonegative” production of Othello @ the Shakespeare Center in DC. Patrick did not want to play Othello in blackface, so director, Jude Kelly, cast Black actors in all of the other roles with my sister as his Desdemona.
October 30, 2026 at 12:10 AM
In 1997, my sister Patrice Johnson Chevannes worked with #PatrickStewart in a “photonegative” production of Othello @ the Shakespeare Center in DC. Patrick did not want to play Othello in blackface, so director, Jude Kelly, cast Black actors in all of the other roles with my sister as his Desdemona.
It was both because he wanted to be Othello and because he wanted to give black actors roles they wouldn't usually get to play.
October 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It was both because he wanted to be Othello and because he wanted to give black actors roles they wouldn't usually get to play.
girls in the time machine: PATRICK STEWART RACESWAP OTHELLO
October 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
girls in the time machine: PATRICK STEWART RACESWAP OTHELLO
Also, on this day in 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" is first presented.
Just think, in 1604 penning an interracial love affair. Paul Robeson and Denzel Washington did the role of Othello justice on American stages.
Just think, in 1604 penning an interracial love affair. Paul Robeson and Denzel Washington did the role of Othello justice on American stages.
November 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Also, on this day in 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" is first presented.
Just think, in 1604 penning an interracial love affair. Paul Robeson and Denzel Washington did the role of Othello justice on American stages.
Just think, in 1604 penning an interracial love affair. Paul Robeson and Denzel Washington did the role of Othello justice on American stages.
November 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
RIP, Sir Patrick Stewart, who I loved in many things but also got to see in person once — at Shakespeare Theatre's race-reversed Othello while in undergrad. (Look it up. It happened!)
Here is the NYT obituary: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/a...
Here is the NYT obituary: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/a...
October 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
RIP, Sir Patrick Stewart, who I loved in many things but also got to see in person once — at Shakespeare Theatre's race-reversed Othello while in undergrad. (Look it up. It happened!)
Here is the NYT obituary: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/a...
Here is the NYT obituary: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/a...
1 November 1604. William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the 1st time at The Palace of Whitehall, London. The play is renowned for its portrayal of jealousy and race though it was not until 1833 that Othello was 1st played by a black man on the London stage.
November 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
1 November 1604. William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the 1st time at The Palace of Whitehall, London. The play is renowned for its portrayal of jealousy and race though it was not until 1833 that Othello was 1st played by a black man on the London stage.
When Patrick Stewart played Othello:
”That’s a white man!”
October 29, 2026 at 10:52 PM
When Patrick Stewart played Othello:
You should maybe look up the context in which othello has historically been performed and get back to me, thanks
October 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
You should maybe look up the context in which othello has historically been performed and get back to me, thanks
I remembered correctly. 👇https://playbill.com/article/patrick-stewart-stars-in-race-reversed-othello-in-dc-nov-17-com-72158 #patrickstewart #rip
October 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I remembered correctly. 👇https://playbill.com/article/patrick-stewart-stars-in-race-reversed-othello-in-dc-nov-17-com-72158 #patrickstewart #rip
Might possibly be conservative Othello.
November 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Might possibly be conservative Othello.
A fantastic actor and the only white guy in my lifetime to pull off Othello www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86
He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
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October 29, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A fantastic actor and the only white guy in my lifetime to pull off Othello www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
In 1997, Patrick Stewart starred as Othello in a “photo-negative” production at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC.
Almost 30 years later, I’ve measured every other Othello by his performance.
Almost 30 years later, I’ve measured every other Othello by his performance.
October 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
In 1997, Patrick Stewart starred as Othello in a “photo-negative” production at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC.
Almost 30 years later, I’ve measured every other Othello by his performance.
Almost 30 years later, I’ve measured every other Othello by his performance.
Othello Dreaming Venice
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https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21401
October 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Othello Dreaming Venice
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21401
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21401
November 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I'm feeling like the White Othello
Looking up Patrick Stewart's theatre credits en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick... and the tentative few minutes between "what do you MEAN he played Othello" and "oh cool, what an interesting way to do the casting" has a massive "PHEW" in it as well as further reason to salute him.
October 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I'm feeling like the White Othello