SBCT’s “Merchant of Venice” opens May 12

SBCT’s “Merchant of Venice” opens May 12

Shakespeare returns to the stage at South Baldwin Community Theater via 1940’s New York when the Gulf Shores troupe’s amazing cast presents one of “The Bard’s” greatest stories of romance, revenge, courtroom drama and a comic twist ending! South Baldwin Community Theater will present “The Merchant of Venice – In 1940’s New York” May 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7 p.m. and May 14 & 21 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available at sbct.biz ($15 for students and $18 for adults).
Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can’t repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio’s friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio. Frank Wittman directs.
South Baldwin Community Theater is located at 2022 West 2nd St. in Gulf Shores. For more info or to buy tickets, visit sbct.biz or call 251-968-6721.