Merchants of Venice | Written and Directed by Darius V. Daughtry
Thu, Jul 07
|Fort Lauderdale
Black Culture and generational struggles to thrive in post Depression Florida replace The Bard's 17th Italian century saga.
Time & Location
Jul 07, 2022, 7:00 PM – Jul 10, 2022, 10:30 PM
Fort Lauderdale, 1409 NW 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, USA
About the event
Merchants of Venice subverts the Shakespearean plot of religious, race and class tensions in 17th century Venice to explore a Black Renaissance in 20th century post Depression Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Written and directed by Fort Lauderdale based artist, Darius V. Daughtry, the first chapter of 'Merchants' opens July 7 at the new Victory Black Box Theatre in the historic Sistrunk Corridor on the site of the first African American hospital in the region.
Shylock, the elder scion of the community, has agreed to lend money backed by real estate collateral to support the young protagonist Antonio's friend, Bass, who's opening a club with his love interest, Portia, a successful cafe owner, while their friend Lorenzo's liaison with Jessica, Shylock's daughter, has drawn him into trouble that erupts just as Portia and her pal, Nerissa, seem to have averted the loan payoff costing Antonio and Bass' dreams. Based on the…