The Merchant of Venice: in motion – August 9-25, 2022

Photos by Yitz Woolf. Costumes by Bayla Lewis.

PERFORMANCES | הצגות

COMING BY BUS? Best to take any line (71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 7, 13, 34) that stops at Keren Hayessod / Shalom Aleichem, walk on Avraham Mapu St. to King David St., and enter the park via Elimelech Admoni St. (the small street with the entrance to the hotel parking lot). Turn left after you enter the park and you’ll find us.

COMING BY CAR? Best to park in the Yemin Moshe Windmill parking lot (Waze to שדרות בלומפילד). Blue and white paid parking until 18:00 – watch out for the spots on the Yemin Moshe side for neighborhood residents only. There is also limited parking on the lot on Emile Botta St., opposite the French Embassy.

נתראה! See you there!
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TWO TALKS EXPLORING THE PLAY

The Merchant of Venice is a real conversation starter. Whether it’s stark portrayals of religious-based hatred of Jews, skewering of ideals of mercy and justice, or tying emotional relationships to commercial exchanges, the play has sparked debates, articles, and even several mock appeals!

We’re excited to announce BACK TO BACK in person talks in Jerusalem exploring The Merchant of Venice, with Dr. Katherine Aron-Beller on August 21 (at the Shutaf office, Talpiot Industrial Area) and Gila Fine on August 22 (at Howard & Freda’s house in Baka), both at 20:00.

Space is limited – RSVP required.
₪50 per person, ₪80 for both lectures.

“I am a Jew”: What did Shakespeare really know about Jewish life in Early Modern Italy?

Dr. Katherine Aron-Beller – Sunday, August 21, at 20:00
At the Shutaf office in the Talpiot Industrial Area, Jerusalem

No sixteenth or seventeenth century play in Italy, France or Spain, besides Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta, even remotely approaches in range or depth the exploration of Jewish life and antisemitism contained in The Merchant of Venice… read more >

“Scripture for Their Purpose”: Shylock, Antonio, and the Battle for Biblical Truth

Gila Fine – Monday, August 22, at 20:00
At the home of Howard and Freda Wallick in Baka, Jerusalem.

Why is an obscure biblical incident the subject of Shylock and Antonio’s first fight? Which of them is reading the Bible correctly? And how does this induce them to enter the deadly fleshbond? read more >

CAST | הנפשות הפועלות

SOLANIO / TUBAL ………… Andrea Katz
SHYLOCK …………………… Annabelle Landgarten
SALERIO / DUKE …………. Chaia Zipporah Nicholls Zucker
JESSICA ……………………… Elisheva Greenberg
PORTIA ………………………. Maya Blank
GRATIANO ………………….. Miriam Metzinger
NERISSA …………………….. Naomi Altschuler
BASSANIO …………………… Natan Skop
LORENZO …………………… Omer Shaik
ANTONIO ……………………. Yehoshua Looks

PRODUCTION TEAM | צוות הפקה

Directors … Beth Steinberg & Yam Drori
Producer … Natan Skop
Costumes … Bayla Lewis
Live Music … Yaar Drori
Artistic Director… Beth Steinberg
Business Manager … Ira Skop
Costume Manager … Gabrielle Vigodny
Caskets … Sara Levene
Stage Manager … Tzviya Fawn Brickel
Production Team … Yael Berg, Alana Amelan, Eitan Berg, Eden Berg, Ira Skop, Gabrielle Vigodny, Alexa Myers, Amit Bergman
Script Adaptation … Ira Skop, Beth Steinberg, Miriam Metzinger, Omer Shaik, Annabelle Landgarten
Graphic Design … Hillary Menkowitz
Photos … Yitz Woolf, Michael Sager, Merav Blum, Will
Video … Barak Bard

SUPPORT FOR THIS PRODUCTION | תמיכה להפקה השנה