Audience Comments on ACT’s “The Merchant of Venice”

Posted by Gail M. Burns - February 2010

At Albany Civic Theater’s opening night performance last night, the audience saw a rendition of Shakepeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” that they had never seen before-complete with unique musical interludes.

Here are some audience comments:

“It was magical; the youthful energy of the musical interludes and the powerful acting performances were most enjoyable.”

“I usually don’t crave Shakespeare. But this was marvelous. A terrific interpretation.”

“I should have auditioned for this show. The cast worked magically together and it was obvious they were having a great time.”

” The director really took this one outside the box, and made it exciting and most entertaining.”

The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dan Stott

Presented by Albany Civic Theater
235 Second Avenue
Albany, NY 12209

Tickets: $15; group and government employee discounts;

information and reservations: 518-462-1297, info@albanycivictheater.org

Pay-What-You-Will Preview 2/11/2010

Show dates 2/12 – 2/28/2010

A young nobleman named Bassanio seeks to woo the lovely Portia, but lacks the money to travel to her estate. He seeks support from his friend, the merchant Antonio; Antonio’s fortune is tied up in sea ventures, so the merchant offers to borrow money from a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. But Shylock holds a grudge against Antonio, who has routinely treated the Jew with contempt, and demands that if the debt is not repaid in three months, the price will be a pound of Antonio’s flesh. This memorable Shakespeare comedy touches on such important themes as love, mercy, gender, anti-Semitism and sexuality.

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Albany Civic Theater is an all-volunteer community theater and a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

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