“Othello” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. It has all of the ingredients to make it a classic: the diabolical Iago; the noble Moor, Othello; his unfaithful wife Desdemona; and her lover, lieutenant Michael Cassio.

We’ll talk to Kansas City actor Walter Coppage, who will play the title character in an upcoming production by University Theatre.

Also in Sunday’s edition, we’ll tell you about a Kansas University professor who will portray a breast cancer patient in Lawrence Community Theatre’s staging of “Wit.”