Placing Othello on the backdrop of 1968-69 in the Vietnam war, within the context of the height of the civil rights movement in America; we can provide audiences a new lens for what a systematically racist power structure can do to warp a man’s perception, leading him to succumb to jealousy and fear. The use of oppositional color stories and dynamic patterns will highlight the contrast between our hero and villain as well as provide a lush world for Shakespeare's tragedy to unfold.