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Love our podcast? Then you're going to love LIT Society! LIT Society is the weekly book podcast by best friends Kari and Alexis. Within each episode, they dive into a spoiler-filled discussion of a different work, reading everything from fiction to non-fiction, romance to mystery. Enjoy dramatic readings of their favorite passages, complete with sound effects. LIT Society is hilarious and feels like a night out with friends. Isn't it time you take a break from your routine with a book club that's lit? Here's a preview of their show featuring the Shakespeare play that is currently on our minds:

One decorated military commander falls in love with and marries a woman whose love and devotion to him are only exceeded by the hatred and jealousy held for him by his closest companion. Ultimately, madness and isolation will lead the commander to make the most regrettable mistake, sacrificing his world and killing his happiness.

The military man who is driven mad? Othello.

The play? Othello by William Shakespeare.

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“Words can be violent”: Jeremy Tardy grapples with the meaning of trust as he recounts his experiences working on Othello, working on himself, and working in Hollywood.  

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Iago’s treachery leads to its violent and tragic conclusion.

The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG.

The cast is as follows:

JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO

BARRET O’BRIEN  as IAGO

KAYLI CARTER  as DESDEMONA

PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO

FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA

TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO

LAKISHA MAY  as BIANCA

CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO

RACHEL CROWL as MONTANO

NATALIE HEGG as DUKE, CLOWN AND GRATIANO

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg: MARTINE KEI GREEN-ROGERS

Original Music, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Production Assistant: Michael Christopher Turner. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

With very special thanks to the MA IN SOUND ARTS AND INDUSTRIES AND VIRGINIA WADSWORTH WIRTZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Play On Podcast Series “OTHELLO” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “BEWARE OF JEALOUSY”.

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Desdemona begs Iago to help her regain Othello’s love as Emilia curses whoever it was that turned Othello against her. That evening, during a state dinner in the Vaulted Hall of the Citadel, Roderigo confronts Iago in frustration. Iago manages to convince Roderigo to corner Cassio and lure him into another fight. After the dinner, Othello says goodnight to his guests, then tells Desdemona to go to bed. Alone with Emilia, Desdemona finds some comfort and remembers a song from her childhood. Later, in the alleys near Famagusta’s Central Piazza, Iago and Roderigo hide and wait for Cassio. Roderigo attacks him as he passes. They grapple as Iago stealthily leaps out and slices Cassio’s leg nearly in half. Cassio calls out for help as he battles Roderigo, leaving him badly wounded. Othello hears Cassio’s cries and quietly applauds Iago’s fulfillment of his wish that Cassio be killed. Gratiano and Lodovico arrive on the scene as Iago quietly puts an end to Roderigo’s misery. Bianca comes to Cassio’s aid. Iago blames her for the ambush before making a public display of his sadness and dismay at seeing Roderigo lying dead. Emilia arrives and offers comfort to Iago before lashing out at Bianca for putting Cassio and her husband in danger. Back in their bedroom, later still, Othello approaches his sleeping wife and kisses her for the last time.

The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG.

The cast is as follows:

JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO

BARRET O’BRIEN  as IAGO

KAYLI CARTER  as DESDEMONA

PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO

FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA

TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO

LAKISHA MAY  as BIANCA

CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO

RACHEL CROWL as MONTANO

NATALIE HEGG as DUKE, CLOWN AND GRATIANO

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg: MARTINE KEI GREEN-ROGERS

Original Music, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Production Assistant: Michael Christopher Turner. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

With very special thanks to the MA IN SOUND ARTS AND INDUSTRIES AND VIRGINIA WADSWORTH WIRTZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Play On Podcast Series “OTHELLO” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “BEWARE OF JEALOUSY”.

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“What happens if we talk?” Mfoniso Udofia digs into the tough questions raised by her brutal translation of OTHELLO, with discussions about dispossession, marginalization, malignancy, immigration, how to build within a home that wasn’t built for you, and what happens after Shakespeare's story ends.

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Iago manipulates reality, tricking Othello into believing that he’s seen proof of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness, when in truth Iago planted the fateful handkerchief in Cassio’s room and made it appear that Cassio’s delight in the prostitute Bianca’s love for him is really about Desdemona. Othello’s rage at Desdemona spills over in public as Lodovico arrives in Cypress. Later, Othello confronts his wife in their bedroom and refuses to believe that she is innocent despite her heartfelt pleas.

The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG.

The cast is as follows:

JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO

BARRET O’BRIEN  as IAGO

KAYLI CARTER  as DESDEMONA

PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO

FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA

TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO

LAKISHA MAY  as BIANCA

CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO

RACHEL CROWL as MONTANO

NATALIE HEGG as DUKE, CLOWN AND GRATIANO

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg: MARTINE KEI GREEN-ROGERS

Original Music, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Production Assistant: Michael Christopher Turner. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

With very special thanks to the MA IN SOUND ARTS AND INDUSTRIES AND VIRGINIA WADSWORTH WIRTZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Play On Podcast Series “OTHELLO” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “BEWARE OF JEALOUSY”.

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Small Victories follows the days of Marisol Montgomery, a recently recovered drug addict who is ready to start her new lease on life. Too bad life has it out for her. With the help of her girlfriend, best friend, and her emotional support audience (that's you) hopefully she'll be able to figure out how to make it in this wide and crazy world of ours. Seasons 1 and 2 are now available everywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Iago works Othello into a frenzy of jealousy when he gets hold of a cherished handkerchief that Othello had given to Desdemona as a token of his love.

The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG.

The cast is as follows:

JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO

BARRET O’BRIEN  as IAGO

KAYLI CARTER  as DESDEMONA

PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO

FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA

TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO

LAKISHA MAY  as BIANCA

CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO

RACHEL CROWL as MONTANO

NATALIE HEGG as DUKE, CLOWN AND GRATIANO

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg: MARTINE KEI GREEN-ROGERS

Original Music, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Production Assistant: Michael Christopher Turner. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

With very special thanks to the MA IN SOUND ARTS AND INDUSTRIES AND VIRGINIA WADSWORTH WIRTZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Play On Podcast Series “OTHELLO” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “BEWARE OF JEALOUSY”.

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In 2054 the only hope for escaping a life lived under thumb of the global corporatocracy dominated by U.R. Products Inc. is death…. or winning the Global Early Retirement Lottery. AKA G.E.R.L. AKA the weekly drawing sponsored by the Consortium of Productive Countries which transports its lucky winners from their soul crushing slog through life to the retirement of their dreams.

So it's not surprising Elliot Pilgrim is deeply dismayed upon learning his misogynist, conspiracy-spewing, U.R. Products Inc. workmate, Jerry Dingle (who believes the lottery is "a feminist conspiracy to rid the world of men"), has somehow procured a winning ticket for this most coveted prize. Determined to ensure the reward goes to a much more deserving citizen, namely himself, Elliot decides to stop at nothing to secure the winning ticket only to discover the prize is not exactly as advertised.

Goodbye Blue Mondays is a LovelyMachine & Story Engine Production.

Created and Written by Gregory Bayne. Produced and Directed by Gregory Bayne and Logan Donovan. Starring Logan Donovan, Jennifer Lafleur, Travis Swartz, and Jonathan Freeman.

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Iago’s trap works out just as he planned: Roderigo lures the drunken Cassio into a fight that escalates into a brawl, injuring Montano as he and Iago struggle to break it up. Othello arrives and restores order. Iago dutifully and diplomatically reports the sequence of events leading to the brawl to Othello, who immediately expels Cassio from his post. Cassio, distraught, privately expresses his remorse to Iago, who encourages him to seek to restore his position through Desdemona. Cassio is persuaded by Iago’s reassurances and arrives at the Citadel the next morning to visit with Desdemona. She receives his supplications with an open heart, promising to do everything she can to get Othello to restore his position of trust and service. Meanwhile, Iago, now Othello’s closest advisor, quietly expresses his discomfort at seeing Cassio in Desdemona’s company as they pass by. After hearing Desdemona’s pleas on behalf of Cassio, Othello presses Iago to explain his misgivings. Iago craftily plants a seed of doubt in Othello’s heart, cautioning him to beware of jealousy while encouraging him to keep an eye on Cassio, and on his wife.

The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG.

The cast is as follows:

JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO

BARRET O’BRIEN  as IAGO

KAYLI CARTER  as DESDEMONA

PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO

FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA

TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO

LAKISHA MAY  as BIANCA

CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO

RACHEL CROWL as MONTANO

NATALIE HEGG as DUKE, CLOWN AND GRATIANO

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg: MARTINE KEI GREEN-ROGERS

Original Music, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Production Assistant: Michael Christopher Turner. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

With very special thanks to the MA IN SOUND ARTS AND INDUSTRIES AND VIRGINIA WADSWORTH WIRTZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Play On Podcast Series “OTHELLO” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “BEWARE OF JEALOUSY”.

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