Shakespeare in the Park: The Merchant of Venice
Shining a light on the outcast, the excluded, and the other, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) Touring Company partners for the third year with the Krasl Art Center to present an exciting new production of Shakespeare's classic slapstick comedy The Merchant of Venice.
Director Jemma Alix Levy helms this year's Touring Company production. Levy is the Founding Artistic Director of Muse of Fire Theatre Company, which just finished its seventh season in Evanston, IL, where she spends her summers. She has directed multiple Shakespeare productions for Muse of Fire and other companies, including Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Henry V, as well for other schools and theatres includingThe Taming of the Shrew and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (American Shakespeare Center), and Macbeth (Quill Theatre). She is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA.
Join the NDSF Touring Company in its signature ensemble style under the open sky, and explore the plight of the mistreated "other" in a time when Shakespeare's comic and dramatic dilemmas are as relevant as ever. Director Levy's new staging of The Merchant of Venice engages audiences through both hilarious comedy and a villain who elicits great sympathy.
Visit shakespeare.nd.edu to learn more about the Touring Company and other exciting NDSF programs.
NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! -The Krasl Art Center will be holding this year's Shakespeare performance in the Benton Harbor Arts District at the corner of 5th Street and Territorial Road (at the shipping container) due to Sculpting Community construction taking place on the KAC's grounds. To learn more about Sculpting Community, visit https://krasl.org/art/sculpture-map/sculpting-community/ or to make a donation, visit https://public.krasl.org/web/donate.
This performance is FREE and open to the public; bring the whole family, pack your own chairs, and experienceThe Merchant of Venice like never before.
Soft drinks and water for sale during the event, cash only.
About the Krasl Art Center:
The Krasl Art Center is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and is located in a 17,500 square foot, three-story building in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan overlooking Lake Michigan. The Krasl Art Center has three public galleries, five studios, a library/lecture room, a black and white wet darkroom, a gift shop and a permanent collection of 41 sculptures. Through its mission of bringing people and art together, the KAC offers thoughtful exhibitions, community events such as the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff and Artisan Market/Soups On, engaging classes, outreach opportunities, and cultural exploration.
The Krasl Art Center galleries are open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm with Thursday hours extended to 9 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm. Gallery admission is free; however, donations are appreciated. For more information, please visit www.krasl.org or call 269.983.0271.
