Join us for a lively conversation with Dr. Ayanna Thompson, the leading scholar on how race is handled in past and contemporary performances of Renaissance plays, including Shakespeare’s Othello. Her research areas include colorblind casting. Dr. Thompson is a Professor of English at George Washington University, and a Marylander. The pre-show conversation is free, RSVP recommended.8pm ticketed performance of Othello.To RSVP for the talk only, visit ChesapeakeShakespeare.com/AyannaThompsonRSVP.