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| Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice | ||
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SHYLOCK is presented through permission of playwright. Any duplication of this production without expressed permission of both the playwright(s), and American Repertory Theater of WNY is strictly prohibited. Content warning: R rated. The displayed use and firing of a gun. |
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Cast
Creative Team
Director's Notes
Meet the Company
Monish is excited to return to the stage with the American Repertory Theater of Western New York, taking on the profound and challenging role of Shylock. Monish approaches this role with a deep understanding of and respect for, the responsibility it carries—especially in a production that speaks so powerfully to today’s social and cultural conversations. His previous acting credits with ART include The Kindness of Strangers, Speed of Dark, and Rust and Redemption. As a director, Monish has helmed ART’s productions of Paradigm Bomb and, most recently, Break Song. He is honored and humbled for the opportunity to explore this timeless and complex character and for the trust placed in him by the ART team. He extends heartfelt thanks to the creative team, his family, and the audience for embracing the transformative power of live theater.
Andrew Zucarrl (Prisoner A15111 )
This marks Andrew's fifth performance with American Repertory Theater of WNY. He was seen in ART/WNY's "The Birth of Santa", "Mercy Seat", "London Calling", and most recent, "The White Devil".
This marks Andrew's fifth performance with American Repertory Theater of WNY. He was seen in ART/WNY's "The Birth of Santa", "Mercy Seat", "London Calling", and most recent, "The White Devil".
Making her A.R.T. debut, Kathleen most recently played Woman in THE INTERVIEW and Quinn in ONE BAR, Immigration Officer in OVERLAY, and Ms. Johnson in ELF SPACE with First Look Buffalo Theatre Company. With the Brazen-Faced Varlets she had the pleasure of playing four nasty Nazi Fraus in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT and Donna/Shura in THE ANASTASIA TRIALS IN THE COURT OF WOMEN. Other roles include Lucy/Lucille in SCOTCH AND MADNESS at Alleyway Theatre; Mother in Post-Industrial Productions’ AFTER THE FALL; Helga ten Dorp in the Lancaster Opera House production of DEATHTRAP; Melissa in LOVE LETTERS and Edna in THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE with the Carriage House Players; at the New Phoenix Theatre, Eve in IN THE BEGINNING and Sarah in WAY BACK WHEN; and Madame Arcati in BLITHE SPIRIT at The Historic Palace Theatre.
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John is honored to be making his debut at ART/WNY. Recent credits include Junie B. Jones (Herb/Grandpa Miller, U/S) at Theatre of Youth, Tea Party (Justin) with First Look Buffalo, The Cat in the Hat (The Cat) at Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, and ensemble roles in Bonnie and Clyde with Bellissima Productions. He’s been an assistant director at Irish Classical Theatre, Road Less Traveled Productions, and Bellissima Productions, and is co-writer and music director of A Crack in the Egg: A New Rock Musical, premiering at UB’s Katherine Cornell Theatre this February. Thank you to his family for their continued love and support.
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Lara D. Haberberger has her MFA in directing from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, her MBA and BA in theater from the University at Buffalo. While in DC, Lara worked as Assistant Director for THE MINEOLA TWINS at Woolly Mammoth Theater, THE DAZZLE at RepStage(winner of the Helen Hayes Award for Best Direction), and THE FAMILY REUNION at Washington Stage Guild, and also served as a Stage Management Intern for the PASSION part of the Sondheim Celebration at the Kennedy Center. Her production of LE BOUGEOUIS AVANT-GARDE won the Gilber V. Hartke Award for Best Production and Best Direction. Recent directing projects include: INTIMATE APPAREL for Buffalo State University and TEA PARTY for First Look Buffalo. She served as the Dramaturg for WITCH at Road Less Traveled. She is a co-founder and Executive Director of the Brazen-Faced Varlets. She is a two-time Artie Award nominated director (‘NIGHT MOTHER and COMEDY OF QUEERERS) and earned an Artie Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble for ROMANA AND JULIET. Lara will be directing for DECONSTRUCTION for First Look Buffalo in March 2025.
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Matthew returns for another season as American Repertory Theater of WNY’s technical director. Among the favorite sets he’s designed for ART/WNY include “Paradigm Bomb”, “Something Wicked”, and “London Calling”. Lighting design favorites include “Mercy Seat”, “Something Wicked”, “When Worlds Collide” and “Paradigm Bomb”. When not designing, Matthew is the Executive/Artistic Director for American Repertory Theater of WNY. Namaste.
Mariangela is excited to be back working with ART of WNY. . She is a Director, Stage Manager and Actor from Buffalo, NY. Favorite shows she has worked on: HMS Pinafore ( Opera-Lytes, Cousin Hebe), London Calling (ART of WNY, co-Director) and 42nd Street (Lockport Palace, Maggie).
ART/WNY Thanks
| American Repertory Theater of WNY would like to thank the following for the generosity and support for the 2024-25 season: | |
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Tabitha Rathiel Thomas LaChiusa Catherine Burkhart Danette Pawlowski Margaret Hodson Richmond Smith (RIP) Anthony Chase Mark Humphrey |
Sarah Emmerling Charles McGregor Suzanne Hibbard James Marzo Braymiller Market Gillian Praczkajlo Brazen Faced Varlets Melinda Miller |
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