EPISODE · Jun 9, 2023 · 53 MIN
Edward Einhorn — THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Edward Einhorn, Dan Rubins
Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Shylock and The Shakespeareans is playing off-Broadway at the New Ohio Theatre. Find out more at https://newohiotheatre.org.If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
What is Shylock's legacy? Edward Einhorn joins the podcast to talk about his new play, "The Shylock and the Shakespeareans," a dramatic response to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Is Shakespeare's original play antisemitic or an indictment of antisemitism? Einhorn takes a strong stance in his play, and he gamely enters into a wide-ranging conversation (and a little bit of debate) about the historical impact of Shakespeare's play and the process of reanimating Shakespeare's characters through a Jewish lens.
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