Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 7pm - 9pm
Location
Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech
349 Ferst Drive NW
Details
From her ancestral lineage to her arrival at a metaphorical crossroad, Debra Ann Byrd presents a tour-de-force journey of her living memoir in Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey.
Interspersed with verses from Othello and dynamic song and speeches, Byrd bares her soul in this vulnerable, personal, and resonant story of perseverance, discovery, and unconditional love. Directed by Shakespeare & Company founder Tina Packer and written by and starring the Founding Artistic Director of the Harlem Shakespeare Festival Debra Ann Byrd.
