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    The Merchant of Venice

    The New American Shakespeare Tavern

    Directed by Laura Cole 

    A lost fortune, a lover's choice and one of the most powerful expressions of "the quality of mercy" in literature: meet Portia, Bassanio and Shylock, the Jewish moneylender and one of Shakespeare’s most controversial characters of all time. A suspenseful comedy with a tragic core that has intrigued audiences for centuries.   Does the expression of mercy come through in the characters’ actions?

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