What a great play! To read and to watch, the University of Massachusetts theater department just put on a performance of Othello. It was brilliant! The director did a superb job in re-telling this famous Shakespearean tragedy and the acting was flawless! A front row seat was a must for this performance, you had to be up close to really the emotion of the performers and how they reacted to each other.....wow, what a play! <br>The UMASS Amherst theater department outdid themselves, this season's lineup of plays includes two of Shakespeare's and many other performance's as well! The 2003/2004 season is a great mix here at UMASS, but Othello really has set the stage for all performances to come this season and other productions of Othello that may be presented at UMASS in the future!