Tag: Othello

Open forum discusses Concord Floral casting diversity

Drama students, faculty and alumni gathered in Kingston Hall last Friday to consider Queen’s Drama department’s track record with diverse casting in the wake of the Concord Floral casting controversy. Concord Floral, a 2014 play by Canadian playwright Jordan Tannahill, is an eerie suburban thriller,...

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Letter to the editors: November 18

Re: Queen’s Vagabond suspends production of Othello Anyone who was actually threatened should have contacted the police. Those who disapproved of the casting should have criticized the director’s interpretation, after having carefully watched the play. The only thing artists should ever apologize...

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Queen’s Vagabond suspends production of Othello

Queen’s theatre group, Queen’s Vagabond, have announced the suspension of their imminent production of Shakespeare’s Othello due to backlash from the Queen’s community.  At the start of their seventh season in September, Queen’s Vagabond announced their next production, set for November, would be...

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