2000
The Merchant of Venice
Directed by Robert Currier
Producer’s Perspective
This is a controversial play. It has been used by anti-Semites, including the Nazis, to portray Jews in a poor light. Many people wonder if this play should ever be performed again. When we set out to do it, we knew we would need to provide forums for community discussion. We ended up hosting a symposium on the play at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael; the panel included the play’s director Robert Currier, Matt Henerson who played Shylock, a Rabbi, Sister Samuel, and an Episcopal minister with a deep interest in the holocaust. We had set up a hundred chairs for the event, but as we neared the time for it to start, we had to keep hauling out more chairs.
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The
Characters in the Play
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Antonio
Salerio
Solanio
Bassanio
Lorenzo
Gratiano
Portia
Nerissa
Stefano
Shylock
Prince of Morocco
Launcelot Gobbo
Old Gobbo |
Lucas
McClure*
Paul Spencer
Anthony Shaw Abate
Jason Heil*
Kurt Kroesche
Peter Schmuckal
Allyson Kulavis
Valerie Weak
Fred Ochs
Matthew Henerson*
Kobie Crawford
Patrick Flick*
Fred Ochs |
Jessica
Prince of Aragon
Tubal
The Duke of Venice
Pages, Servants, Attendants and Guards
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Jennifer
Fagundes
Patrick Flick*
Fred Ochs
John Kress
MSC Interns and Apprentices |
Production Staff
Managing Director – Lesley Currier
Set Design - Kenneth Rowland
Lighting Design - Bruce Lackovic
Costume Design - Pamela Johnson
Music Composed by - Billie Cox
Props Design - Bryan Steele
Production Stage Manager - Jon Wangsard* |
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