Othello

Director Luther Hanson sets Othello in 1920s New Orleans and the Jazz Age. Gregory Jolivette gives an absorbing performance in the title role, with an outstanding Iago in Rod Breton and some unusual zip from Christine Nicholson’s Emilia. F, Sa 8pm; 7/22, 25, 30 and 8/1. $15-$18. Sacramento Shakespeare Festival at the amphitheater in William Land Park (next to Fairytale Town); (916) 558-2228; www.sacramentoshakespeare.net. J.H.