<p>Winner of the Governor General's Award for Drama. Winner of the Chalmers Play Award. A rhapsodic blues tragedy.<i>Harlem Duet</i> could be the prelude to Shakepeare's <i>Othello</i>, and recounts the tale of Othello and his first wife Billie (yes, before Desdemona). Set in contemporary Harlem at the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X boulevards, the play explores the space where race and sex intersect. <i>Harlem Duet</i> is Billie's story.</p>