Merchant of Venice

UpstART and the Wright Opera House present a NO HOLDS BARD production of…

William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

Performances August 1st through August 4th 2025

Friday, Saturday, & Monday @ 7:30pm

Sunday @ 4pm

Tickets: $25 advance // $30 day of show // $20 senior // $15 student

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath.

What does love cost?

In this comedy of three marriages, it's expensive, and lives are at stake! 

Bassanio can't afford to court Portia, the woman of his dreams, so his friend Anthonio guarantees a loan for him. But if he defaults, he'll owe Shylock a pound of his "fair flesh, to be cut off and taken in what part of your body it pleases me." 

This "merry sport" soon turns deadly serious, and only Portia can save the day, the play, the hilarity.

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