[Capdist-announce] ACT presents "The Merchant of Venice, " Feb 12-28

[Charles Treadwell]

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: www.albanycivictheater.org; 518-462-1297; info at albanycivictheater.org

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

Show dates 2/12 - 2/28/2010

Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8pm; Sunday shows at 3pm

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


      
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://capdisttheater.org/pipermail/capdist-announce/attachments/20100207/e89dc458/attachment.html>