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This interpretation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is a solid rendition of the oft-performed favorite. While the production does not overwhelm, it does feature several good acting performances and excellent direction by Elijah Siegler. Siegler utilizes the unique design of the Leverett Old Library to his advantage--he has actors enter and exit from five different doors, located above and below the main stage and behind the audience...
...Merchant of Venice--a Leverett House Arts Society presentation of William Shakespeare's play. Directed by Elijah Siegler, produced by Lisa Woznica. In the Leverett House Old Library at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5, $4 for students...
...could not help but be confused in this cluttered landscape, so common in Shakespearean comedies. But what one might not expect are the quirks and modern permutations director Elijah Siegler gives the already zany Comedy of Errors...
...imprisoned merchant Egeon (Ted Caplow) is also an interesting cast choice on Siegler's part. Caplow looks almost exactly like Dustin Hoffman playing Willy Loman, and the parallels the audience can draw between the two salesmen add an interesting dimension to the work...
...even the stampedes and tastelessness add, in their own (somewhat annoying) way, to Siegler's calculated confusion. This production is good farce, and a lot of what Shakespearean comedy, modernized or not, should...