Shakespearean Festival Kicks Off Fall Season

Shakespearean Festival Kicks Off Fall Season A true Shakesperarian classic, a modern musical about the old west and a tender love story set during the depression -- the Tony award winning, Utah Shakespearean Festival kicks off its Fall season this Friday and promises a variety of theatrical experiences. The Merchant of Venice is a story of love and humor, racism and greed. It is perhaps Shakespeare's most controversial comedy with one of his most memorial characters, Shylock. The struggle for justice and mercy, the complexity of humankind, and the nature of forgiveness and love are themes the show's director says are as relevant today as they were 400 years ago. J.R. Sullivan, Director, Merchant of Venice: "But the plays passions are what touch people right now and frighten us too, and given the political and social atmosphere we live in today.