<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5030×2486+0+0/resize/5030×2486!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F92%2F2a241e03445f93506e62eef6831c%2F034-othello-full-set-cleaned.jpg' alt='Wendell Pierce stars in Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.’/>
Pierce says he’s motivated by the “ticking clock of mortality” — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He’s currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.
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