Peak Performances

Karin Coonrod, “a theater artist of far-reaching inventiveness” (Ben Brantley, The New York Times), stages an astonishing production of The Merchant of Venice.

Shakespeare scholar and author Shaul Bassi (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice) compares the facts of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice with Shakespeare’s fictions.

Teresa Fiore, Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies at Montclair State, leads a discussion on otherness, immigration, and religion.

Arts & Cultural Programming welcomes Montclair State commuter students.

Join Karin Coonrod, director, and members of the cast of The Merchant of Venice, to share reflections and responses after the performance.