If you can’t wait to see Matt Barbot’s work as part of our 2021 Irons in the Fire season, then you’re in luck! Oak Park Festival Theatre, in partnership with Kane Repertory Theatre, will present a live virtual production of The Venetians, a new play that brings together characters from several of Shakespeare's plays to address contemporary issues.
Live: May 8 at 7:00pm EST
On Demand: May 10 - 16
A Little About The Show
Othello, the Moorish general, wants to give his beloved Desdemona the beautiful secret wedding she deserves... but that means borrowing ducats. Unfortunately for him, the moneylender Shylock has spent too long among the terrible people of Venice to see this marriage as anything but a death sentence for Othello. Unbeknownst to Shylock, however, his own daughter has begun an illicit romance that may bring their whole world crashing down on all their heads. A crossover between Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and The Tragedy of Othello, The Venetians uses two classical outsiders to ask questions about immigration, assimilation, national identity and what “acceptance” truly means.
Cast:
James Vincent Meredith
Larry Grimm
Ellen Campbell
Shana Laski
Jordan Arrendondo
Andres Enriquez
Matty Robinson
Savanna Rae
Bryant Hayes
Christopher Wayland
Mike Dailey
Creative:
Written by Matthew Barbot
Directed by Edward Torres
Stage Manager: Leigh Barrett