By William Shakespeare Directed by Simon Godwin Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce ( The Wire , Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan , Elsbeth ) in Shakespeare’s towering tragedy about the power of words to kill. Venice is scandalized when its protector, Othello (Pierce), elopes with a nobleman’s daughter, while his most trusted lieutenant, Iago, seethes after being passed over for a promotion. Vengeful Iago speaks a word and contorts the world: transforming Othello’s faithful wife into an adulteress and upright men into beasts. * Member of Actors ’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.