| The Shylock and the Shakespeareans: June 1 - 17 at the New Ohio | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:18 pm EDT 05/12/23 | |
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| The Shylock and the Shakespeareans A darkly humorous retelling of The Merchant of Venice. June 1 – 17, 2023 at the New Ohio Theater 154 Christopher Street Wed – Sat at 7:30; Sundays at 5pm Additional show Mon June 5 at 7pm (which will be livestreamed) Also available on demand (details to come) Tickets $30, $15 June 1 - 5 with code UTC61PREVIEW Sunday June 4: Join Yair Rosenberg (The Atlantic, Deep Shtetl) and Catherine Rampell (The Washington Post) for a post show discussion. Monday June 5: Join us for opening and the post show reception. SUMMARY: The Shylock is a Jewish diamond seller named Jacob, called "shylock" as a slur. The Shakespeareans are a gang of white supremacists, led by Jacob's former clownish servant, Gobbo. It is a comedy colliding with a tragedy: Jacob's daughter Jessica loves Lorenzo (here the son of Asian immigrants), Portia loves Bassanio, and everyone can go home happy, just as long as one pesky lawsuit doesn't dig up anything too ugly. Written and directed by Edward Einhorn Gobbo: Craig Anderson; Salarino: Ethan Fox; Salarina/Aragon: Janine Hegarty; Jessica: Yael Haskal; Bassanio: Chapman Hyatt; Lorenzo: Chase Lee; Nerissa: Stephanie Litchfield; Jacob: Jeremy Kareken; Portia: Nina Mann; Terach/Prince: Kingsley Nwaogu; Antonio/Shakespeare: Eric Oleson; Gratiano: Thomas Shuman Music: Richard Philbin Female Understudy: JaneAnne Halter; Male Understudy: Nathaniel Meek (Understudies have planned performances on June 11 & 15) Stage Manager: Berit Johnson AD/Sound Design: Becca Silbert Set Design: Mike Mroch Costume Design: Ramona Ponce Lighting Design: Eric Norbury Video/livestreaming: Iben Cenholt Running time 2:20, including intermission NOTE: The play includes antisemitic and racist hate and violence, as well as the sound of gunfire. Also Available Our online online programming continues, including: Podcasts Iphigenia in Aulis An adaptation of the play by Euripides, translated by Edward Einhorn and performed by the actors of Untitled Theater Company No. 61. It is designed to be a companion to the book published by Image Comics, a graphic novel/script hybrid that is part of Eric Shanower's Age of Bronze series, but it can also be experienced alone. The Iron Heel The first modern dystopian novel, written as a socialist propaganda piece in 1908. Jack London envisions a world in which the oligarchs form a fascist regime in America, told from the perspective of two young socialist lovers. Antonia Meredith, a historian from a utopia in the far future, provides dubious historical context. A mixture of romance, rhetoric, and revolution, accompanied by the folk music of the IWW Songbook. Adapted as a three-part audio drama from our earlier stage adaptation. The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley The true story of a 1920's con man who made a fortune selling his impotence cure: surgically implanted goat testicles. He then became a radio star and a successful politician. A Brechtian parable about American Greatness, told with country music. Skype on demand Performance for One This 25-minute one-on-one meta-memoir, examining memory, connection, and loss. Performance by Yvonne Roen |
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