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    Special Showing of The Merchant of Venice

    Special Showing of The Merchant of Venice

    Shakespeare Sedona

    March 14, 2005

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    Shakespeare Sedona isn't asking for a 'Pound of Flesh'-- just your donation to attend a special screening of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Joseph Fiennes to support Shakespeare Sedona's 2005 Summer Season. Fuelled by passion, intergenerational misunderstanding, hypocrisy, religious intolerance and entrapment, Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most controversial and gripping tales. In the powerful city state of Venice, Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending--the only profession open to Jews of his time. Beyond the Jewish quarter, however, Shylock routinely faces indignity, danger, and intolerance. Antonio, a Christian merchant, cash-strapped but still possessed of good credit, stakes his best friend Bassanio for a loan of three thousand ducats from Shylock. A bond is sealed, the risk of which is one pound of Antonio's flesh. So when Antonio goes into debt to Shylock, the angst-ridden moneylender demands the pound of Antonios flesh. Come and see Al Pacino as Shylock in a performance described by critics as 'powerful, poignant' and 'a career best'. Film Force wrote: '...The performances of MERCHANT OF VENICE are stellar across the board, but the standouts are from veterans Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons. This may be some of the best work of Pacino's career, and that is really saying something...' Film Force, December 23, 2004. Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times wrote of Pacino's portrayal of Shylock: '…he lays bare Shylock's lacerated soul. He has a way of attacking and caressing Shakespeare's language at the same time. He loves it. It allows him reach and depth. His performance here is incandescent.'

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      March 14, 2005

      Times:
      Monday 7:00pm

    • Venue Info

      Harkins Fashion Square 7

      7014 East Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85250

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      Scottsdale

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      • Wheelchair Access
      • Assisted Listening System

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