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The Merchant of Venice

On June 1 & 2, the inaugural class of the Institute for Shakespeare and Renaissance Studies presented four performances of Shakespeare's controversial play, The Merchant of Venice. The Institute is designed to have students study Shakespeare's artistry in order to blend scholarly and practical work so that one enhances the other, and this production was the culmination of two years with the text. The students knew the play so well that they performed the play in two separate casts, each actor taking on a different role in the afternoon and in the evening. By all accounts, the performances early this month proved worthy of the students' efforts.

To see a performance of the 3 p.m. cast, visit this site.

To see a performance of the 7:30 p.m. cast, visit this site.