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Karin Coonrod is “an artist of far-reaching inventiveness.”—The New York Times

Karin Coonrod “looks for the flash in the actors’ eyes and listens for the music of the audience.” Now this internationally acclaimed director brings her groundbreaking production of Shakespeare’s most controversial play, The Merchant of Venice, to the US. Coonrod first staged this thorny masterpiece in 2016 in its original setting, the Jewish ghetto of Venice, to mark the 500th anniversary of its creation. Five actors of different races, creeds, nationalities, and genders play Shylock, the iconic Jewish moneylender at the center of the play. According to Coonrod, “these five actors, all of them very different, open up the play in a way that is both Jewish and universal.”

Morin Information & tickets: https://www.peakperfs.org/event/the-merchant-of-venice/2017-09-19/

Performances

Tuesday, September 19 @ 7:30 pm
Friday, September 22 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 23 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 24 @ 3:00 pm
Wednesday, September 27 @ 7:30 pm
Thursday, September 28 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 30 @ 8:00 pm
Sunday, October 1 @ 3:00 pm