The production Othello was a different experience for me. In high school, I had read the play and participated in the school's production. All of the productions I have seen had many actors who wore costumes and were only present on stage when they had a part. I had never seen a production where there were only five actors and they wore the same costumes throughout the entire play. Also, it was unique how the when the actors did not have a part in the scene, they did not exit the stage; they took a seat on the back of the stage. It slightly annoyed me how the actors who were seated in the back were distracting to the production. One actor was blowing his nose in the background and the others would laugh along. From the moment I walked into the theater, I was surprised at the size of the stage. Since the theater is located at a large university, I was expecting the stage to be very large and to have much more seating than it did. I feel like we chose a decent place to sit. It was not too close to the front to where we would have gotten showered in saliva, but not far away enough to where we wouldn't be able to hear anything. I think that because of the productions I have seen and am used, the play did not interest me as much as I thought it would. Although I have read and viewed the production before, it was hard for me to pay attention and follow along in the first half. There was very little action and the wording was a little confusing. Despite my ability to understand the performance, the actors were very professional and well prepared. They had very strong vocals and a few of them were able to sing relatively well. Also, their ability to memorize as many lines as they do amazes me. There was not one part where the audience could tell that the actors messed up. The costumes threw me off a little. I know this is a modernized play, but the actors were wearing bedazzled jeans, boots and v-necks. They looked more like actors from Star Wars rather than Othello. Again, I am used to actors changing costumes throughout the production and only wearing costumes that applied to the time period of the play. Also, there was a lack of props in the production. The only items they had were musical bowls and a bird whistle. Maybe if there were backdrops, actual weapons and more items, it would have helped me better understand what was going on. There was another aspect of the production that threw me off. On the stage, there was an outline of white sheets separating the actors from the audience. Whatever happened between the actors on stage, was contained on the inside of the circle; however, there was a moment in the production when an actor stepped out of the sheet. This was a moment when he was talking only to the audience. It was very strange how he jumped off the stage and walked around the audience. My favorite character was Desdemona. Her physical appearance was very beautiful and she fit the part very well. She also had a lovely singing voice. Her connection with Othello was very powerful and believable. Their love on stage was so strong the audience could feel the connection between the two. They also had very moving emotions. The tears, the laughter and seriousness was very surreal and effective on the audience. The few props that were used were very unique. I had never seen some of them before. There were two brass bowls that when beat with a stick they made a ringing noise. To keep the noise going, the stick was drug around the outside of the bowl. They used this prop many times and it added an eerie effect to the production. This prop came in handy when there were fighting scenes or when a character died. It left the audience wondering what was going to happen next. The ending was without a doubt the best part of the play. The fighting scenes were a little weak, but considering the lack of props, it was pretty decent. There was such strong emotion between the characters during the final scenes. Everyone who died had strong emotional attachments to the other characters. When Othello discovered he had killed Desdemona for the wrong reasons, he was devastated. He loved her so much and could not believe the awful crime he had committed. My overall thoughts on the production were that it was very well put together and acted out. The actors were professional and were well trained. If I could have things my way, I would have wished there to be more props and actors. That would have made things less confusing and easier to follow. I thought that because I had previous knowledge of the play and production, I would be very well informed of the scenes and what was going on. Maybe it was because they were talking in Shakespearean times, because the way they were working things made it difficult to understand. I am glad I chose the production Othello because of the previous knowledge I had. I am glad I did not go into a play where I had no previous knowledge of the production, then I would have been confused beyond belief. Othello was a tragedy of true love and romance. I would recommend this production to all who desire a play about love, fighting, killing, laughing, this production has it all. It is a production the whole family can see.