Harlem Duet: A rhapsodic blues tragedy at the Georgia Southern Theatre

Drawing character inspiration from Shakespeare, the play follows Harlem graduate student Billie and her husband Othello, telling their story through time and racial tensions. The show runs April 17 through 21 at the Black Box Theatre on the Statesboro Campus.

Georgia Southern Theatre presents “Harlem Duet” by Djanet Sears April 17 through 21.Georgia Southern Theatre

The Georgia Southern Theatre will present “Harlem Duet” by Djanet Sears April 17-21.

Billie, a young graduate student in Harlem, deals with her husband Othello leaving her for a white woman named Mona. The play moves through time to show Billie and Othello's relationship (or an analogue thereof) being torn apart by racial tensions at a Southern US cotton plantation in 1860, and in Harlem in 1928 and the present.

Though the characters draw inspiration from Shakespeare's play “Othello”, Billie and the story are original creations.

Opening on April 17 and running through April 21 at the Black Box Theatre in the Center for Art and Theatre, tickets are $6.00 for students and $12.00 for general admission. Purchase Tickets online at https://gsucat.ludus.com/.

The Theatre is located at 233 Pitman Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460, and you can contact the box office at (912) 478-5379.