by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
This rock & roll adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello is set in the American Southwest. Othello is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune. There he marries the lovely Desdemona much to the chagrin of Iago. The conniving commune leader manages to pressure Othello until murder and tragedy ensue.
characteristics
- Propaganda
- Picket
- Peasant
- Songwriter
- Songwriting
- Tragic-love
- Strike
- Music
- Labor [work]
- Communism
- Commune
- Bolsheviks
- Communist
- Desert
- Kill
