Portland
Shakespeare
Project
IGNIGHTING A PASSION FOR THE CLASSICS
Nonprofit theatre company producing classics and contemporary works.
For eight days in July, at Portland Playhouse
Portland Shakespeare Project Presents
“The Merchant of Venice”
by William Shakespeare
In a Modern Verse Translation
by Elise Thoron
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.
Get Your Seats Today!
Presented by Portland Shakespeare Project
and Play On Shakespeare
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott
Porland, Oregon 97211
July 10 – 7:30 pm
July 11 – 7:30 pm
July 12 – 7:30 pm
July 13 – 2:00 pm
July 17 – 7:30 pm
July 18 – 7:30 pm
July 19 – 7:30 pm
July 20 – 2:00 pm
Our Thanks To These Organizations
For Their Support
Portland Shakespeare Project also thanks Ronni Lacroute for her support of Portland Shakespeare Project’s 2025 Season and our production of The Merchant of Venice, and the Ed Cauduro Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation for its continued support of our work.
Portland Shakespeare Project gratefully thanks the Hitz Foundation and Play On Shakespeare for their additional support in bringing this wonderful Shakespeare play to our Portland audiences.
Past Seasons
You can read about some of these shows in the drop-downs “Past Seasons” and “Proscenium Live” in the menu above.
Past Seasons