THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
A mysteriously melancholy rich man, a dashing young lover in desperate need of cash, a moneylender with good reason to seek revenge, and a witty young woman with a knack for disguise. These are the elements of Shakespeare's sparkling and troubling tragicomedy. Set in the magical city of Venice, where all nations meet and the clash of cultures can lead to startling violence, the story of Antonio,Shylock, and Portia has been arousing controversies, social as well as literary, for four centuries with its astonishing mixture of elements: comedy both raucous and gentle, steely-eyed satire, intense compassion, tender love poetry, and the perpetual struggle between Mercy and Justice.
Featuring Academy Award Winner (Salieri/AMADEUS) F. Murray Abraham as Shylock leading an expert ensemble of fourteen actors. Theatre for a New Audience's production of THE MERCHANT will be staged by Darko Tresnjak, director of last season's widely acclaimed ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. After playing in New York City, Theatre for a New Audience's production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will tour to the Royal Shakespeare Company where it will play in the RSC's Complete Works Festival.
In alternating repertory with THE JEW OF MALTA, F. Murray Abraham will embody the role of Barabas in a production staged by David Herskovits, artistic director of the innovative Target Margin Theater, fresh from his acclaimed production of the two parts of Goethe's FAUST.
SPECIAL EVENTS
In addition to our full productions, TFANA will present a special free Reading Series, LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, on four selected Monday nights during the repertory run of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE and THE JEW OF MALTA. Curated by TFANA's Literary Advisor, Michael Feingold, the series will explore later dramatic versions of the conflict between the outsider and society, written in the shadow of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE or in direct response to it. Click here for reservations and more information.
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IN REPERTORY January 6 - March 11, 2007
The Merchant of Venice (MER) and The Jew of Malta (MAL)
at The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 West 42nd Street
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6
8:00 PM
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7
7 PM
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8
DARK |
9
8 PM
(MER) |
10
8 PM
(MER) |
11
8 PM
(MER) |
12
DARK |
13
DARK |
14
DARK |
15
DARK |
16
DARK |
17
8 PM
(MAL) |
18
8 PM
(MAL) |
19
8 PM
(MAL) |
20
8 PM
(MAL) |
21
7 PM
(MAL) |
22
DARK |
23
8 PM
(MAL) |
24
8 PM
(MER) |
25
8 PM
(MER) |
26
8 PM
(MAL) |
27
2 PM
(MAL)
8 PM (MER) |
28
2 PM
(MAL)
7:30 PM
(MER) |
29
DARK |
30
8 PM
(MAL) |
31
8 PM
(MER) |
FEBRUARY
1
8 PM
(MAL) |
2
8 PM
(MER) |
3
2 PM
(MER)
8 PM
(MAL) |
4
2 PM
(MAL)
7:30 PM
(MER)
OPENING NIGHT |
5
DARK |
6
8 PM
(MER) |
7
2 PM
(MER)
8 PM
(MAL) |
8
8 PM
(MER) |
9
8 PM
(MAL) |
10
2 PM
(MAL)
8 PM
(MER) |
11
3 PM
(MER) |
12
DARK |
13
DARK |
14
DARK |
15
8 PM
(MAL) |
16
8 PM
(MER) |
17
2 PM
(MER)
8 PM
(MAL) |
18
3 PM
(MAL) |
19
DARK |
20
8 PM
(MAL) |
21
2 PM
(MAL)
8 PM
(MER) |
22
8 PM
(MER) |
23
8 PM
(MER) |
24
2 PM
(MER)
8 PM
(MAL) |
25
3 PM
(MER) |
26
DARK |
27
DARK |
28
DARK |
MARCH
1
8 PM
(MAL) |
2
8 PM
(MER) |
3
2 PM
(MER)
8 PM
(MAL) |
4
3 PM
(MAL) |
5
DARK |
6
DARK |
7
DARK |
8
8 PM
(MER) |
9
8 PM
(MAL) |
10
2 PM
(MAL)
8 PM
(MER) |
11
3 PM
(MER) |
TFANA TALKS (post-matinee panel): February 10 (MAL) & 24 (MER), March 3 (MER) & 10 (MAL).
New Deal Dialogue (pre-performance discussion at 1:30pm): February 11 (MER), March 4 (MAL).
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