SPEED MERCHANT (OF VENICE)
theatre · action! theatre company · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 80 mins to 90 mins · ·
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DESCRIPTION
A 90-minute version of Shakespeare’s play – drawing on influences from corporate gangsterism and reality television. Featuring Jack Young (head of University of Houston’s Graduate Acting and Directing Program) as Shylock and Vanessa Vaughn as Portia. Directed by Action! Theatre Company Artistic Director, Tiger Reel and adapted by Young and Reel.
“Genuinely good performances….compelling!” – TalkinBroadway.com
“This cast. This adaptation. This production. So good. So very, very good. Not to be missed at the Hollywood Fringe this year.” – Noah Nelson, Turnstyle News
“Smart, contemporary, funny & challenging” – Ellen Dostal, ShakespeareinLA.com
“This is one of the best, if not the best, offerings of this year’s Fringe.” – Bob Leggett, Examiner.com
“GO…..Playful but not glib, this worthwhile production blends satiric riffs and a contemporary sensibility into a meaningful rendering of Shakespeare’s troubling play.” – Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly
“This dynamic reading has captured ‘Merchant’ ’s core more winningly than many a fully scripted account.” – David C. Nichols, Backstage West
TEAM
tiger reeldirector
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vanessa vaughnportia
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amy muckenproducer
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jack youngshylock
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jon weinbergantonio
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chris trianasalanio/morocco
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nicholas mongiardo-coopergratiano
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samantha kleinnerissa
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nikki jenkinssalario/arragon
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ted heyckthe judge
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david hardiebassanio
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raymond donaheytubal
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a.j. diamondlauncelot gobbo
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orestes arcunilorenzo
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abbie cobbjessica
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tom metcalfassistant director
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vicki conradcostumer
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