Westmounters perform Othello
The Westmount Independent
Westmounter Gabrielle Soskin, artistic director of Persephone Theatre, is currently directing Shakespeare's Othello at the Bombardier Theatre at the McCord Museum (690 Sherbrooke St.) from November 13 to 29.
Stephanie Chapman Baker, who plays the part of Desdemona, is also a Westmountresident who met Soskin when she attended John Abbott College (Soskin was one of her teachers). She is a graduate of the John Abbott Professional Theatre Programme and of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art classical acting program. When asked about how she feels about Othello, Chapman Baker said:"I love it. The costumes, the period and especially the language, which is so rich."
In 2000 Soskin created Persephone Productions, a not-for-profit theatre company mandated to give emerging artists work opportunities. The company has won several awards over the years. In December 2007 Gabrielle was a recipient of the Myron Galloway award for distinction given by Montreal English Critics Circle Association (MECCA) for her very special contribution to Montreal English theatre.
Westmounter Gabrielle Soskin, artistic director of Persephone Theatre, is currently directing Shakespeare's Othello at the Bombardier Theatre at the McCord Museum (690 Sherbrooke St.) from November 13 to 29.
Stephanie Chapman Baker, who plays the part of Desdemona, is also a Westmountresident who met Soskin when she attended John Abbott College (Soskin was one of her teachers). She is a graduate of the John Abbott Professional Theatre Programme and of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art classical acting program. When asked about how she feels about Othello, Chapman Baker said:"I love it. The costumes, the period and especially the language, which is so rich."
In 2000 Soskin created Persephone Productions, a not-for-profit theatre company mandated to give emerging artists work opportunities. The company has won several awards over the years. In December 2007 Gabrielle was a recipient of the Myron Galloway award for distinction given by Montreal English Critics Circle Association (MECCA) for her very special contribution to Montreal English theatre.
