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    • Cymbeline >
      • Mairi Babb - QUEEN
      • Emilio Vieira - CLOTEN
      • Bailey Green - PISANIO
      • Déjah Dixon-Green - ARVIRAGUS
      • Jesse Nerenberg - POSTHUMUS
      • Kiana Woo - PHILARIO
      • Daniel Briere - IACHIMO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • David Mackett - CYMBELINE
      • Melanie Leon - GUIDERIUS
      • James Wallis - BELARIUS
      • Catherine Rainville - INNOGEN
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream >
      • Eliza Martin - HERMIA
      • Nicholas Nahwegahbow - THESEUS/SNOUT
      • Zara Jestadt - TITANIA
      • Megan Miles - QUINCE
      • Michelle Mohammed - PUCK
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - BOTTOM
      • Kate McArthur - OBERON
      • Mussié Solomon - DEMETRIUS
      • John Wamsley - FLUTE
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
      • Nyiri Karakas - HELENA
      • Hilary Adams - SNUG
      • Justin Mullen - LYSANDER
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
    • As You Like It >
      • Brittany Kay - PHOEBE
      • Aubree Erickson - OLIVER
      • Jonny Thompson - AUDREY
      • Olivia Croft - JACQUES
      • Daniel Briere - DUKE
      • Hilary Adams - WILMA
      • Justin Mullen - ORLANDO
      • Lesley Robertson - TOUCHSTONE
      • Bailey Green - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
      • Michael Chiem - SILVIUS
      • Cara Pantalone - ADAM
      • Jade Douris - CELIA
      • Kaleb Horn - AMIENS
      • Hallie Seline - ROSALIND
      • Drew O'Hara - DIRECTOR
    • Othello >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - EMILIA
      • Dylan Evans - CASSIO
      • Melanie Leon - MONTANA
      • Jeff Dingle - RODERIGO
      • David Mackett - BRABANTIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - CLOWN
      • Olivia Croft - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESDEMONA
      • Natasha Ramondino - BIANCA
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • James Graham - IAGO
      • Wilex Ly - LODOVICO
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • E.B. Smith - OTHELLO
    • Measure for Measure >
      • Olivia Croft - ESCALUS
      • Tim MacLean - ELBOW/BARNARDINE
      • Megan Miles - JULIET/FRANCISCA
      • Michael Man - LUCIO
      • Lesley Robertson - POMPEY
      • Drew O'Hara - PROVOST
      • Geoffrey Armour - Angelo
      • Melanie Leon - MARIANA
      • Cara Pantalone - OVERDONE
      • David Ross - Duke
      • Jeff Yung - Claudio
      • Sochi Fried - ISABELLA
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
    • Richard III >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - ANNE / LORD MAYOR
      • Shalyn McFaul - DUCHESS / GREY
      • Trevor Pease - CLARENCE/EDWARD/RATCLIFFE
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • Cosette Derome - BUCKINGHAM / NORFOLK
      • Jade Douris - BRACKENBURY/RIVERS/YORK
      • Catherine Rainville - ELIZABETH/CATESBY
      • Joseph Zita - STANLEY/MURDERER
      • Suzette McCanny - MARGARET/EDWARD
      • Drew O'Hara - MURDERER/SCRIVENER/RICHMOND
      • Kelly Wong - HASTINGS/TYRREL
      • James Wallis - RICHARD
    • Volpone
    • Gorboduc
    • Twelfth Night >
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESIGNER
      • Jeff Yung - SEBASTIAN
      • Jesse Griffiths - MALVOLIO
      • Shawn Ahmed - ORSINO
      • Hallie Seline - OLIVIA
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - MARIA
      • Augusto Bitter - FABIAN
      • Daniel Briere - SIR TOBY
      • Jesse Nerenberg - SIR ANDREW
      • Lesley Robertson - FESTE
      • Nate Bitton - ANTONIO
      • Franziska Beeler - CURIO
      • Jade Douris - VIOLA
    • The Changeling
    • The Comedy of Errors
    • Hamlet >
      • Daniel Briere as POLONIUS
      • Jade Douris as GUILDENSTERN
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski as LAERTES
      • Darcy Haywood Stoop, STAGE MANAGER
      • Tim MacLean as PLAYER KING / GRAVEDIGGER / BARNARDO
      • Megan Miles as ROSENCRANTZ
      • Jesse Nerenberg as HORATIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus as OPHELIA
      • Drew O'Hara as MARCELLUS/THIRD PLAYER/OSRIC
      • David Ross as CLAUDIUS
      • Jane Spence as GERTRUDE
      • James Wallis as HAMLET
    • King John >
      • King John - Family Tree
    • Edward II - Staged Reading
    • The Merry Wives of Windsor
    • The Taming of the Shrew - Remount 2015
    • Macbeth
    • Love's Labour's Lost
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Much Ado About Nothing
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged Reading
    • Romeo & Juliet - Staged Reading
  • Support Us
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  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Company Members >
      • The Tragedy of King Lear - Cast & Crew
      • 'Tis Pity She's a Whore - Cast & Crew
      • Cymbeline - Cast & Crew
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Cast & Crew
      • As You Like It - Cast & Crew
      • Othello - Cast & Crew
      • The Duchess of Malfi - Cast & Crew
      • Measure for Measure - Cast & Crew
      • Richard III - Cast & Crew
      • Volpone - Cast & Crew
      • Gorboduc - Cast & Crew
      • Twelfth Night - Cast & Crew
      • The Changeling - Cast & Crew
      • The Comedy of Errors - Cast & Crew
      • Hamlet - Cast & Crew
      • King John - Cast & Crew
      • The Merry Wives of Windsor - Cast & Crew
      • The Taming of the Shrew (Remount) - Cast & Crew
      • Macbeth - Cast & Crew
      • Love's Labour's Lost - Cast & Crew
      • Romeo & Juliet - Cast & Crew
    • History
  • Productions
    • The Tragedy of King Lear
    • Cymbeline >
      • Mairi Babb - QUEEN
      • Emilio Vieira - CLOTEN
      • Bailey Green - PISANIO
      • Déjah Dixon-Green - ARVIRAGUS
      • Jesse Nerenberg - POSTHUMUS
      • Kiana Woo - PHILARIO
      • Daniel Briere - IACHIMO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • David Mackett - CYMBELINE
      • Melanie Leon - GUIDERIUS
      • James Wallis - BELARIUS
      • Catherine Rainville - INNOGEN
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream >
      • Eliza Martin - HERMIA
      • Nicholas Nahwegahbow - THESEUS/SNOUT
      • Zara Jestadt - TITANIA
      • Megan Miles - QUINCE
      • Michelle Mohammed - PUCK
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - BOTTOM
      • Kate McArthur - OBERON
      • Mussié Solomon - DEMETRIUS
      • John Wamsley - FLUTE
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
      • Nyiri Karakas - HELENA
      • Hilary Adams - SNUG
      • Justin Mullen - LYSANDER
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
    • As You Like It >
      • Brittany Kay - PHOEBE
      • Aubree Erickson - OLIVER
      • Jonny Thompson - AUDREY
      • Olivia Croft - JACQUES
      • Daniel Briere - DUKE
      • Hilary Adams - WILMA
      • Justin Mullen - ORLANDO
      • Lesley Robertson - TOUCHSTONE
      • Bailey Green - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
      • Michael Chiem - SILVIUS
      • Cara Pantalone - ADAM
      • Jade Douris - CELIA
      • Kaleb Horn - AMIENS
      • Hallie Seline - ROSALIND
      • Drew O'Hara - DIRECTOR
    • Othello >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - EMILIA
      • Dylan Evans - CASSIO
      • Melanie Leon - MONTANA
      • Jeff Dingle - RODERIGO
      • David Mackett - BRABANTIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - CLOWN
      • Olivia Croft - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESDEMONA
      • Natasha Ramondino - BIANCA
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • James Graham - IAGO
      • Wilex Ly - LODOVICO
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • E.B. Smith - OTHELLO
    • Measure for Measure >
      • Olivia Croft - ESCALUS
      • Tim MacLean - ELBOW/BARNARDINE
      • Megan Miles - JULIET/FRANCISCA
      • Michael Man - LUCIO
      • Lesley Robertson - POMPEY
      • Drew O'Hara - PROVOST
      • Geoffrey Armour - Angelo
      • Melanie Leon - MARIANA
      • Cara Pantalone - OVERDONE
      • David Ross - Duke
      • Jeff Yung - Claudio
      • Sochi Fried - ISABELLA
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
    • Richard III >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - ANNE / LORD MAYOR
      • Shalyn McFaul - DUCHESS / GREY
      • Trevor Pease - CLARENCE/EDWARD/RATCLIFFE
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • Cosette Derome - BUCKINGHAM / NORFOLK
      • Jade Douris - BRACKENBURY/RIVERS/YORK
      • Catherine Rainville - ELIZABETH/CATESBY
      • Joseph Zita - STANLEY/MURDERER
      • Suzette McCanny - MARGARET/EDWARD
      • Drew O'Hara - MURDERER/SCRIVENER/RICHMOND
      • Kelly Wong - HASTINGS/TYRREL
      • James Wallis - RICHARD
    • Volpone
    • Gorboduc
    • Twelfth Night >
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESIGNER
      • Jeff Yung - SEBASTIAN
      • Jesse Griffiths - MALVOLIO
      • Shawn Ahmed - ORSINO
      • Hallie Seline - OLIVIA
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - MARIA
      • Augusto Bitter - FABIAN
      • Daniel Briere - SIR TOBY
      • Jesse Nerenberg - SIR ANDREW
      • Lesley Robertson - FESTE
      • Nate Bitton - ANTONIO
      • Franziska Beeler - CURIO
      • Jade Douris - VIOLA
    • The Changeling
    • The Comedy of Errors
    • Hamlet >
      • Daniel Briere as POLONIUS
      • Jade Douris as GUILDENSTERN
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski as LAERTES
      • Darcy Haywood Stoop, STAGE MANAGER
      • Tim MacLean as PLAYER KING / GRAVEDIGGER / BARNARDO
      • Megan Miles as ROSENCRANTZ
      • Jesse Nerenberg as HORATIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus as OPHELIA
      • Drew O'Hara as MARCELLUS/THIRD PLAYER/OSRIC
      • David Ross as CLAUDIUS
      • Jane Spence as GERTRUDE
      • James Wallis as HAMLET
    • King John >
      • King John - Family Tree
    • Edward II - Staged Reading
    • The Merry Wives of Windsor
    • The Taming of the Shrew - Remount 2015
    • Macbeth
    • Love's Labour's Lost
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Much Ado About Nothing
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged Reading
    • Romeo & Juliet - Staged Reading
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Company Interviews: David Mackett as Brabantio / Gratiano

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We asked David Mackett, who plays Brabantio, Gratiano, and a Gentleman in our production of Othello, a few questions about himself, his characters, and the play...
PictureDavid Mackett as Brabantio. Photo by Jonas Widdifield.
What might people be interested to know about your take on your character?
I think one of the traps in playing Brabantio is that he can come across as a one dimensional character – the “angry father,” as it were.  Brabantio clearly objects to Othello’s marriage to Desdemona.  Is that objection simply based on the fact that Othello is a Moor?  Well, yes.  Does that make Brabantio a racist?  Yes.  But what else is at play?  Aside from anger, what other emotions are boiling under the surface?  Anger can be a manifestation of many things: loss, betrayal, grief, jealousy etc. That’s what I am interested in exploring.  At the same, I have to respect the text – in the sense that the text has to inform my choices.  One thing I’ve learned over the years (and keep having to remind myself) is that if you trust the text, it will do most of the work for you.
 
What neighbourhood of Toronto do you live in?
Bedford Park – I grew up here, so I guess the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree.  It’s home.
 
What’s the best line in the play?
“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains”
 
Shakespeare BASH'd is known for their love of karaoke. What's your go-to karaoke song?
Piano Man – sung by Jesse Griffiths
 
If your character were at the Monarch Tavern, what drink would they order?
Brabantio – Cognac or Brandy,  Gratiano – Scotch,  Gentleman #2 – Whatever Gentleman #1 is buying.
 
Othello takes place on the island of Cyprus. What's your dream sunny vacation spot?
I don’t know if you could characterize it as my “dream” sunny vacation spot, but it’s my favourite:  Appletree Bay, Lake Champlain, Vermont
 
What have you done with Shakespeare BASH'd before?
Including Staged Readings, I’ve done 8 shows with Shakespeare BASH’d. As a result, I’ve developed a certain level of comfort working with Director James and many of my cast mates.  But each show is unique – there are new faces in every cast and each character I’ve been cast to play, is unique in his self. 

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