NINE MOONS by Keith Hamilton Cobb

RELUME: The Othello Impact Festival

Staged Readings of Contemporary Playwrights' encounters with Othello

January 16-25, 2026

New Mexico Actors Lab

1213 Parkway Drive

NINE MOONS

A new play by Keith Hamilton Cobb, directed by Ariana Karp

Featuring Keith Hamilton Cobb, Terrance McNamara, Koppany Pusztai, and Emily Rankin

Sunday, January 18 at 2:00pm | Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm

          “For since these arms of mine had seven years’ pith,

          Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used

          Their dearest action in the tented field,

          And little of this great world can I speak,

          More than pertains to feats of broil and battle.” —Othello

What happened in the nine months before the start of Shakespeare’s Othello? Keith Hamilton Cobb presents a deep exploration of the intricacies of the relationships between ot’Teo, Desdemona, Desdemona’s father Brabantio, and Michael Cassio. Join us post performance with playwright and actor Keith Hamilton Cobb for a Q&A session about this new play in development!

Nine Moons is presented in arrangement with the author.