Event

The Merchant of Venice

After Richard III and "The Scottish Play," the team of Richard Mazda and Alberto Bonilla have returned to produce yet another Shakespearian classic, the controversial The Merchant of Venice.

As this version is set on the final days of WW2 in northern Italy, citizens are celebrating the death of Adolf Hitler and the landscape is marred with opposing propaganda on "the enemy." Against this polarized backdrop, Shylock (Richard Mazda) attempts to navigate a Europe that imprisoned and murdered his people, Antonio falls in love with Bassanio (Zachary Clark) the American soldier, who in turn is in love with Portia (Joy Donze), a socialite from Manhattan.

Bitingly dramatic, but at the same time humorous, this production of Merchant finds new relevance in this unique setting.

The Merchant of Venice is being presented as an Equity-Approved Showcase.

REVIEWS
To read multiple reviews of Merchant (as posted by professional critics as well our audience members), click HERE

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TICKETS
$18 in advance
$20 at door

ARTISTIC STAFF
DIRECTOR Alberto Bonilla
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Richard Mazda
STAGE MANAGER Michael J. Tosto *
SET DESIGNER Sandy Yaklin
LIGHTING DESIGNER Paul T. Kennedy
COSTUME DESIGN Anna Winter
SOUND DESIGN Mike Lee
PHOTOGRAPHY Justin Wayne Chauncey
DRAMATURGE Charles Baker
GRAPHIC DESIGN Anna Lamadrid

CAST
BASSANIO Zachary Clark *
ANTONIO Michael Vincent Carrera *
PORTIA Joy Donze *
GRATIANO Tom Harney *
SHYLOCK Richard Mazda
NERISSA Grace Merriman *
LORENZO Dylan Cote
JESSICA Isabella Curti
PRINCE OF MOROCCO/ SOLANIO AB Lugo
PRINCE OF ARRAGON/ SALARINO Matt Biagini *
OLD GOBBO/ TUBAL/ DUKE JB Alexander *
LAUNCELOT GOBBO Mike Lee

* These Actors and Stage Manager(s) are appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association.