The Merchant of Venice

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

Number of performances:	48
Opening date:	January 17, 1995
Closing date:	February 26, 1995

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer
	George C. Wolfe	Producer
	Jason Steven Cohen	Managing Director
	Kevin Kline	Associate Producer
	Rosemarie Tichler	Associate Producer

	William Shakespeare	Playwright
	Michael Torke	Music

	Barry Edelstein	Director

	John Arnone	Set Designer
	Catherine Zuber	Costume Designer
	Mimi Jordan Sherin	Lighting Designer
	Darren Clark	Sound Designer

	Carol R. Fineman	Press Representative

	William H. Lang	Production Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Peter Jay Fernandez	Gratiano
	Jay Goede	Bassanio
	Gail Grate	Nerissa
	Earle Hyman	Tubal/Duke of Venice
	Robert Jason Jackson	Prince of Morocco
	Byron Jennings	Antonio
	Walker Jones	Old Gobbo/Prince of Aragon/Stephano
	Nina Landey	Jessica
	Ron Leibman	Shylock
	Paul Mullins	Salerio
	Tom Nelis	Lancelot
	Billy Porter	Solanio
	Peter Rini	Balthazar
	Laila Robins	Portia
	Willis Sparks	Lorenzo
	Cornell Womack	Leonardo

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1995 Obie Award, Performance	Ron Leibman	Actor
2	WON	1995 Joe A. Callaway Award (AEA), Joe A. Callaway Award	Laila Robins	Actor