Freedom, Justice, & Difference: The Merchant of Venice Now

Karin Coonrod, the Founding Director of Compagnia de’ Colombari, will join Nathaniel Deutsch and Sean Keilen for a public discussion of her path-breaking production of The Merchant of Venice in the Venice Ghetto (2016). Join us to discover why Shakespeare’s play about Jews and Christians in Renaissance Italy is a key text for deciding how to be free and just in the global society we inhabit now. With introductory remarks by Mike Ryan (Santa Cruz Shakespeare) and Murray Baumgarten.


Event Details:

Doors open at 6:00pm

Event begins at 6:30pm

RSVP Appreciated, Seating is first come, first serve. Overflow space will be available.


If you have disability-related needs, please contact the IHR at [email protected] or call 831-459-1274.

Sponsored by Institute for Humanities Research, Center for Jewish Studies, Shakespeare Workshop, Porter College, and Arts Division.