The Merchant of Venice
Indoor Shakespeare - March 2015
The Festival will produce The Merchant of Venice, presented by the Jewish Community Center's White Theatre and Johnson County Community College's Performing Arts Series in March 2015. This will be the first professional production of the play in Kansas City in 65 years. Each performance will include a post-show TALK BACK with the director, production team and actors.
Performance dates and times are:
Jewish Community Center - White Theatre
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 21
2:00 p.m., March 22 at 2:00 p.m.
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Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College - Polsky Theatre
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26
8 p.m. Friday, March 27
8 p.m. Saturday, March 28
2 p.m. Sunday, March 29
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Speaker's Series - FREE
The Merchant of Venice
SPARK, in cooperation with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and the Kansas City Public Library presents a lecture series on the production The Merchant of Venice, which will be presented by the Jewish Community Center's White Theatre (March 19-22) and Johnson County Community College's Performing Arts Series (March 26-29). This is the first professional production of the play in Kansas City in 65 years.
This series will be Monday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. in the Cohen Room, part of the Truman Forum on the lower level of the Plaza Library. There is no pre-registration or charge.
Monday, Feb. 23 – The Merchant of Venice - Alyson Germinder, Dramaturg and Festival Associate
Monday, March 2 - Behind the Scenes - Sidonie Garrett, Executive Artistic Director HASF, with staff and cast members.
Monday, March 9 – The Humanity of Villains: Meeting Shylock - Dr. Adam Potthast, Park University
Monday, March 16 – Shylock in the Movies - Dr. Joan Dean, UMKC
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23rd Season Production
King Lear
The Festival will produce King Lear, with John Rensenhouse in the title role in Southmoreland Park, June 16 - July 5, 2015. The production will play Tuesday - Sunday evenings; gates will open for seating at 6:00 p.m. with showtime at 8:00 p.m. nightly. This year's production will be the second time the Festival has presented this great Shakespearean tragedy, previously seen on our stage in the eighth season, in 2000.
