Photo: PJ Prudat (left) and Alejandra Nuñez (right) by Mike McPhaden
Otîhêw (2022)
Created by PJ Prudat
Reimagining Shakespeare’s Othello, Otîhêw tells the story of an affluent Indigenous woman bound in the historical “custom-of-the-country” to Desmond, a fur-trader employed by the imperial trading and trafficking institution that drove colonization over sovereign Indigenous lands.
Special note: Due unforeseen complications during the rehearsal of this piece the full production was unable to move into performances. As an alternative, Ruff offered a beautiful reading style of performance presented by playwright PJ Prudat, along with actors B’atz’ Recinos and Gloria Mampuya, and with live music by Alejandra Nuñez. Ultimately, a unique and intimate sharing of storytelling at it’s finest!
The Performers
PJ Prudat (sheher)
Playwright & Performer
Alejandra Nuñez (she/they)
Composer & Musician
B’atz’ Recinos (he/they)
Performer
Gloria Mumpuya (she/her)
Performer
Creative & Production Team
Below is a list of the Creative & Production Team for the version Otîhêw that we presented in August of 2022 and does not include the extensive list of those that participated in the development of this work. For that list, please contact us at info@shakespeareintheruff.com
Sandy Plunkett (he/him)
Stage Manager
Amelia Baine (she/they)
Assistant Stage Manager & Set Dresser
Nishina Lost (she/her)
Costumes & Props
Des’ree Grey (she/her)
Costume Assistant
Michael Wanless (they/them)
Production Manager & Sound Technician
Carley Melvin (she/her)
Technical Director, Carpenter, & Production Assistant
Patricia Allison (she/her) & Christine Horne (she/her)
Lead Producers
Janice Peters Gibson (she/her)
Producer
Jeff Yung (he/him)
Assistant Producer & Production Support
Shira Bodnar
Production Assistant & Accessibility Support
Wei Qing Tan (she/her)
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Morris (she/her)
Deaf Community Consultant