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In Shishir Kurup’s Merchant on Venice, Venice, Italy intersects with L.A.’s Venice Boulevard in a wickedly funny, wildly inventive and politically provocative re-imagining of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Written in iambic pentameter and vividly colored by Indian, American and Latino pop references, playwright Kurup transforms Shakespeare’s original by injecting the story with Bollywood musical numbers, L.A. Punk, Hindu-Muslim tensions, and a distinctly American landscape.

Full Credits  -  Video

September 15 - November 8, 2007
The World Premiere

Merchant on Venice

Written by Shishir Kurup  

Directed by Stuart Carden

Featuring:
Anish Jethmalani, Madrid St. Angelo, Gerardo Cardenas, Kamal Hans, Vincent P. Mahler, Andy Nagraj, Marvin Quihada, Sadieh Rifai, Amira Sabbagh, Pranidhi Varshney and Tariq Vasudeva

Performed at:
Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building

Merchant on Venice Cast

Sharuk   Anish Jethmalani*
Yogananda/Murali/Butcher   Madrid St. Angelo
Armando   Gerardo Cardenas
Devendra   Kamal Hans
Shivanandra/Rasik/Toufiq/
Understudy for Sharuk		   Vincent P. Mahler
Jitendra   Andy Nagraj
Amithaba   Marvin Quihada
Noorani   Sadieh Rifai
Kavita   Amira Sabbagh
Pushpa   Pranidhi Varshney
Tooranpoi/S.A.B.U. Rep/Aravind   Tariq Vasudeva
     
Understudy   Dipika Cherala
Understudy   Minita Gandhi
Understudy   Julian Martinez
Understudy   Collin Tongue

* Denotes member of Actor's Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Merchant on Venice Production Staff

Director   Stuart Carden
Producers   Malik Gillani and Jamil Khoury
Scenic Designer   Lee Keenan
Costume Designer   Carol J. Blanchard
Lighting Designer   Rebecca A. Barrett
Sound Designer & Original Music   Robert Steel
Props Designer   Daniel Pellant
Choreographer   Alka Nayyar
Production Manager   Alexandra Herryman
Production Dramaturg   Lavina Jadhwani
Stage Manager   Benjamin D. Herman
Technical Director   Charles Ziggy Olson
Assistant Director   Jamie Abelson
Assistant Production Manager   Isaac Sernoffsky
Assistant Stage Manager   Amber Mack
Casting   Adam Silver, Silver Casting Ltd.
Publicity Consultant   Cathy Taylor Public Relations
Wardrobe Assistant   Cara Cusano
Video Production Services   The Stage Channel
Poster Art Illustrator   Andrew Skwish
House Manager   Christine Nelson
Box Office Manager   Todd Lauterbach
Group Sales Coordinator   Amber Mack
Carpenter   Adam Cobb
The Saints Coordinator   Richard Goerne
Community Outreach Coordinator   Kant Desai, Faruk Menguc & Megha Ralapati
Dialect Coach   Eva Breneman
Production Intern   Daniel Katz
Management Intern   Laura Klauser
Photography   Johnny Knight