District Merchants
- Synopsis
- Play based on The Merchant of Venice. Set among the black and Jewish populations in post-Civil War Washington, D.C., where passions simmer and societies realign, District Merchants is a tale of money, merchandise, and mercy. World premiere event commissioned by Folger Theatre.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 15 Jun 2016
- Duration
- 160 inc. interval
Credits
- Director
- Michael John Garcés
- Writer
- Aaron Posner
- Music
- Chris Bacon
- Production Design
- Tony Cisek
- Costume
- Meghan Raham
- Contributor
- Tony Hoos
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- Folger Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Textual information
- Dramaturg: Michelle Osherow Co-Dramaturg: Ayanna Thompson
Archive
- Name
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
- leahkim@umd.edu
- Web
- http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (301) 405 9117
- Address
- James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "District Merchants". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77382 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)