Brownshirts and yarmulkes The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare Directed by Jay Michaels Genesis Repertory Ensemble Jan Hus Playhouse Equity showcase (closed) Review by Julie Halpern for OOBR Themes of anti-Semitism in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice take on a new urgency in Genesis Repertory’s powerful new production, set in 1938 Nazi Germany. Opening [...]

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