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The Merchant of Venice is a comedy/tragedy set in Italy. It is centered around love, money, prejudice, and social injustice.

Shylock asks for a pound of flesh as part of a loan contract; Bassonio agrees to it, and Portia saves the day by disguising her identity and pretending to practice the law.

No one dies, although Shylock loses his money, his property, and his religion.

The Merchant of Venice is a comedy, but it forces us to consider antisemitism and racism then and now.

Told in both English and Spanish and set in the Texas borderlands of the 1880s, this production reframes the classic battle of wills between Katherine and Petruchio with cultural vibrancy and a contemporary lens. Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruchio marries the reluctant Katherina and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife. Lucentio marries Bianca and, in a contest at the end, Katherina proves to be the most obedient wife.