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In Venice, a Jewish businesswoman tries to join a clique of power-brokers, a wealthy merchant tries to buy a young man’s love and an heiress attempts to escape her dead father’s will.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Adam L. Sussman
A businesswoman, hated for being Jewish, tries to break into the clique of rich men who run Venice. A wealthy merchant seeks to buy the love of a young man. A sheltered heiress attempts to escape her dead father’s will. One of Shakespeare’s most controversial and misunderstood plays, this production of The Merchant of Venice tackles, head-on, the topics of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia in society.
Part scathing social satire, part ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
$5 for students, $10 for adults
Preview performance tickets must be purchased at in-person at the box office.
Phone: 512-477-6060
Website: https://theatredance.utexas.edu/event/merchant-venice-0
LOCATION
300 East 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712
