Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

Stratford Festival 2019

“By my soul, I swear, there is no power in the tongue of man to alter me."

REVIEWS

"The Merchant of Venice is a story of prejudice, social injustice, money and love. When a merchant must default on a large loan from a Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the fiercely unforgiving creditor demands a grim payment instead. Starring one of Canada’s most renowned stage actors Seana Mckenna as Shylock and under the deft direction of one of America’s most powerful, innovative leaders, Carey Perloff."

"Joint production of The Merchant of Venice draws big names to Calgary"

- CALGARY HERALD

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Powerhouse cast helps emerging artists deal with The Merchant of Venice's anti-semitism

- CALGARY HERALD

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CAST

SHYLOCK....SEANA MCKENNA

ANTONIO... DEAN PAUL GIBSON

BASSANIO... DAVID HAYSOM

TUBAL... MYRON DEARDON

PORTIA... JAMIE KONCHAK

NERISSA... SARAH WHEELDON

PRINCE OF MOROCCO... A.J. ANWAR

LAUNCELOT GOBBO... ALEXANDER ARIATE

GRATIANO... ROGER LEBLANC

JADEN SULLIVAN... LORENZO

LEONARDO... BARRY OWEN

SALANIO... MACKENZIE MCDONALD

SALARINO.... JOSH OLSON

STEPHANIA... AMY ON

JESSICA... AVITAL FERTEL

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR...CAREY PERLOFF

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER...JENNIFER LEIGH ARSENAULT

LIGHTING DESIGNER...NARDA MCCARROLL

SOUND DESIGN...PETER MOLLER

Seana McKenna, Dean Paul Gibson and David Haysom, MERCHANT OF VENICE, Stratford Festival 2019, Photo by Citrus Photography

Dean Paul Gibson and David Haysom, MERCHANT OF VENICE, Stratford Festival 2019, Photo by Citrus Photography

MERCHANT OF VENICE, Stratford Festival 2019,

Photo by Citrus Photography

Carey Perloff, Rehearsal, MERCHANT OF VENICE, Stratford Festival 2019, Photo by Citrus Photography

"Hath Not a Woman Eyes?

How a Female Shylock Changes ‘The Merchant of Venice’"

An Essay by Carey Perloff

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