LiveStreamed PlayReading Series
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FRIDAY AUG 7th @ 7pm PST 
"Desdemona: a play about a handkerchief"
by Paula Vogel

"Having slept with Othello’s entire encampment, Desdemona revels in her bawdy tales of conquest. Her foils and rapt listeners are the other integral and reimagined women of this Shakespeare tragedy: Emilia, Desdemona’s servant and the wife of Iago, and Bianca, now a majestic whore of Cyprus. The reluctantly loyal Emilia pesters Desdemona about a military promotion for her husband. Her motive, however, is that he leave her a wealthy widow, preferably sooner than later. Bianca, now a street-wise yet painfully naive prostitute, visits Desdemona, thinking she is a very good friend and fellow hooker (at least one night a week). Bianca thinks the worst when she discovers that Desdemona knows intimate details of the life of her lover, Cassio. Though Desdemona has never been intimate with Cassio, her life is soon in danger when her husband, Othello, also suspects her of infidelity."

We will be running a Virtual Tip Jar for the artists during and after the performance.
UTOPIA's Livestreamed PlayReading Series seeks to further awareness around social justice issues. For every virtual show, we will highlight the work of a non-profit organization. 

This week, we encourage direct donations to The Sex Workers Project, which provides client-centered legal and social services to individuals who engage in sex work, regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance, or coercion.
"Three Sisters" photography by Angie Higgins.
"Every Day Alice" photography by David Allen. 
"Seeds" photography by Robin Jackson.