DC Theater Arts: IN Series is Epic
The Othello portion of IN Series’ Othello/Desdemona refers to Verdi’s opera adaptation of the Shakespeare play of the same name. But the IN Series production did not begin with strains of music that would have been recognizable from Verdi’s work. Instead, it began with a sound from a woodwind instrument (Matthew Evan Taylor) that reminded me of a human groan or a moan. This sound came after we had been sitting — during the pre-show moments — looking at portions of Keith Piper’s “Go West Young Man,” which were projected through what looked a lot like the skeletal frame of a slave ship. One patron walked out after 10 minutes.
