Ira Aldridge (a volcanic Lindsay Smiling), as Shakespeare’s Othello. Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
A quiet interlude with wife, Margaret Aldridge (Sofia Jean Gomez). Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
Can a black actor kiss his leading lady onstage in 1833’s London? Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
Charles (David Andrew Macdonald) rages against Pierre (David Foubert). Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of N.J., used with permission.
Pierre and Ira (David Foubert, Lindsay Smiling) while still friends. Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
Other cast members: Garrett Lawson, Savannah DesOrmeaux, John Little. Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
Ira, as Othello, and his leading lady (Victoria Mack), as Desdemona. Photo: Jerry Dalia, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, used with permission.
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Lolita Chakrabarthi's 'Red Velvet'

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