In Shakespeare's classic story, Othello faces his greatest foe in the duplicity of his most trusted ally. Surrounded by triumphs, in love and war, jealousy gnaws at all that is good in his life like an infection, destroying everything in its path.

The women of Taffety Punk began the Riot Grrrls theatre project as an an activist reaction to the lack of gender parity on DC stages and these all-female productions celebrate the strength of women in theater. Women are relegated to one or two scenes in most classical plays, even though they receive the same training as their male counterparts, including how to fight with swords and daggers. Taffety Punk is done with putting women on the sidelines.