The Merchant of Venice

This highly entertaining adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, directed by Ukrainian-born, Jewish theater artist Igor Golyak, is a wild ride that takes a startling and tragic turn, leaving the audience stunned and unable to stop the inevitable and unbearable consequences. Starring Richard Topol as Shylock with a stellar ensemble cast, this is Shakespeare for our time — a full force experience, urgent, deeply human, and full of questions.

“This production is a dead-serious indictment of antisemitism and bigotry from a dizzyingly kaleidoscopic array of angles.” – The Boston Globe

Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Igor Golyak
Scenic & Costume Design by Nastya Bugaeva
Production Stage Manager Kyra Bowie
Associate Producer/Associate General Manager Anastasia Gudkova
General Management Martin Platt, Perry Street
Theatricals Executive Producer Sara Stackhouse

The Merchant of Venice is one of two productions
Presented by MART Foundation
as part of
ARLEKIN in Residence at Classic Stage Company

Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Igor Golyak
Featuring Richard Topol as Shylock, Gus Birney, José Espinosa, Tess Goldwyn, Stephen Ochsner & Alexandra Silber