. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "6700"^^ . . . . . . . "Shylock (play)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1116539803"^^ . . . "Shylock is a monologue in one 80-minute act written by Canadian playwright Mark Leiren-Young. It premiered at Bard on the Beach on August 5, 1996, where it was directed by John Juliani and starred popular Canadian radio host, David Berner. Its American debut was in 1998 at Philadelphia\u2019s Walnut Street Theatre where it was directed by Deborah Block, starred William Leach and was \u201CBarrymore Recommended.\u201D It has since been produced at theatres, Shakespeare Festivals and Fringes throughout Canada and the US (including the San Diego Repertory Theatre where it was staged opposite a controversial production of The Merchant of Venice), was translated for a production in Denmark and has been staged twice by the original actor, Berner, in Venice. A Czech translation by Jitka Sloupova ran in Prague from 2016-2019 at Divadlo Na Jezerce and starred Milan K\u0148a\u017Eko. The play focuses on a Jewish actor named Jon Davies, who is featured as Shylock in a production of Shakespeare\u2019s The Merchant of Venice. Jon addresses his audience at a \u201Ctalk back\u201D session, after the play is closed abruptly due to controversy over the play\u2019s alleged antisemitism. Davies is portrayed both in and out of character, presenting and stripping down the layers between character and actor."@en . . . . . "Shylock is a monologue in one 80-minute act written by Canadian playwright Mark Leiren-Young. It premiered at Bard on the Beach on August 5, 1996, where it was directed by John Juliani and starred popular Canadian radio host, David Berner. Its American debut was in 1998 at Philadelphia\u2019s Walnut Street Theatre where it was directed by Deborah Block, starred William Leach and was \u201CBarrymore Recommended.\u201D It has since been produced at theatres, Shakespeare Festivals and Fringes throughout Canada and the US (including the San Diego Repertory Theatre where it was staged opposite a controversial production of The Merchant of Venice), was translated for a production in Denmark and has been staged twice by the original actor, Berner, in Venice. A Czech translation by Jitka Sloupova ran in Prague f"@en . "38559246"^^ . .