2The Guthrie Theater Joe DowlingArtistic DirectorThomas C. Proehl Managing Director The Guthrie Theater receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. The Minnesota State Arts Board received additional funds to support this activity from the National Endowment for the Arts. ============================================================================================================ Othello By William Shakespeare Directed by Joe Dowling The Guthrie Lab production ofOthellois sponsored by American Express, the National Endowment for the Arts and Target. The 2004 National Tour ofOthellois sponsored by Shakespeare in American Communities, a national theater touring initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Sallie Mae Fund in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Guthrie Theater tour is sponsored by Target Corporation with support from RBC Dain Rauscher and Bankfirst. ============================================================================================================ A Study Guide published by the Guthrie Theater Dramaturgy:Michael Lupu Editing:Michael Lupu, Jeffrey R.H. Rogers, Belinda Westmaas-Jones Research:Belinda Westmaas-Jones, Jo Holcomb, Michael Lupu, Jeffrey R.H. Rogers, Karen Sawyer, Ailsa Staub Produced with the support of: Beth Burns, Sheila Livingston, Catherine McGuire, Patricia Vaillancourt The present guide includes revised and re-edited materials from the previously published Study Guide for the 1993 production of the Guthrie Theater. All quotes from the play included in this study guide come from the full-length text ofOthelloby William Shakespeare and may not be in the final Guthrie performance script. All rights reserved. No part of this Study Guide may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Some materials published herein are written especially for our Guide. Others are reprinted by permission of their publishers. The text in this printed copy of the study guide was originally formatted for the Guthrie Theater website. Variations in layout resulting from the transfer from web to print format may be evident in the document. Please visit the website for information on this and other recent productions. The study guides can be found in ACT III at .
