In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her book about the playwright published this spring, Dench is candid and ...
Portia is one of the main characters in The Merchant of Venice, a play by William Shakespeare. Presenter: Portia, one of theatre’s strongest heroines and a crucial piece of casting. No audience is ...
In his program notes for Janus Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” director Sean Hargadon recounts Susan P. Anderson’s audition for the role of Shylock, the Jewish ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them
A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them
This Shylock wears Groucho glasses. Stalking the stage in a rehearsal for director Igor Golyak’s Merchant of Venice, Richard Topol plays it to the hilt. He tabulates his interest rate on the back of ...
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the ...
Daily Herald: Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading lady
Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading lady
Giving what promise to be the performances of this season, Lily Rabe, as Portia the heiress, and Al Pacino, as Shylock the usurer, invest the much-parsed trial scene of this fascinating, irksome work ...