See it if You’re interested in seeing the world from a different POV
Don't see it if You’re not interested in seeing things from a different point of view
See it if you enjoy expanding your perception of material that you believed you knew. This is a study of acting, being Black in American and Othello.
Don't see it if you don't know & are not interested in knowing Othello. You are looking for a light entertainment. You don't like a challenge.
See it if You enjoy excellent acting and thought provoking theatre
Don't see it if You dislike one man shows
See it if Up for a supremely talented actor using all his skill, craft, body & voice in his intense rumination of being black—& an actor in America.
Don't see it if Not into poetry, Shakespeare, racial issues, politics or the itinerant emotional life of an actor, particularly a classical one. Read more
See it if Cobb, a terrific actor, tackling perceptions of race through the medium of auditioning to play the role of Othello. appeals to you. WOW!
Don't see it if you don't care for Shakespeare or the experience of being a Black man portraying Othello.
See it if you like examinations of dramatic works/characters or want to get some idea of the audition process
Don't see it if you don't like (quasi)solo shows or have no knowledge of Shakespeare's work
See it if You want to see a sensitive, insightful exploration of the roll of a black man in America in juxtaposition to Othello, the play.
Don't see it if You do not like language and prefer lighthearted action
See it if you like an intensive monologue reflecting the reality of theatres from a black actor's experience
Don't see it if you like shows with music and a lot of actors
"In ‘American Moor,’ an Insider’s Guide to ‘Othello’: A new play argues that no one knows more about Shakespeare’s great tragedy than a man “born black in America.”
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4/5 Stars "Cobb is as compelling a dramatist as he is a thespian; the play is disquieting, perceptive and often bitingly funny. Having spent more than 30 years trying to appease others, Cobb demands that the members of his audience, especially the white ones, see him and meet him where he stands."
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3/4 Stars "Keith Hamilton Cobb delivers a compelling turn in this deeply felt meditation on Shakespeare and racism."
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"Seeing Othello Through a Black Actor's Eyes in American Moor: Keith Hamilton Cobb's play about theater and race in America has its New York premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre."
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"Keith Hamilton Cobb's Breathtaking Exploration Of American Theatre's Intrinsic Racism, 'AMERICAN MOOR': A black actor, a white director, and a character named Othello"
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"Cobb's text and performance, especially as guided by the director, Kim Weild, expands the argument in a way that implicates us all…as this remarkably rich and rewarding evening hurtles toward its wrenching conclusion, Cobb makes us see the absurdity -- and the resultant sheer waste -- of our failure, after so many years, to hear what must be heard."
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3/5 Stars "Keith Hamilton Cobb Turns an Othello Audition Red Hot: The playwright/actor questions how effective any understanding between the races can be"
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“Cobb is titanic in this piece bringing his resonant voice and impressive physical presence to bear on the most famous classic role for a Black actor in the canon as well as his thoughts about race and the theater.”
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