Sunday, December 5, 2010

Cast and Crew of 2011 Merchant of Venice

Any one of you could have played any part. We are fortunate that so many talented people joined our group. All I ask is to please stay with us. We will have many changes before March. Nothing is set in stone.
1. Antonio – a wealthy Atlantic City casino owner and bootlegger Mark Waits
2. Salarino- [sal-ah-REE-noh]- Antonio’s protégé / Morrocan, a prince (part is doubled) Hayden Cobb
Understudy – Conner Dipprey
3. Salerio - [sah-LEHR-yoh] Antonio’s protégé / Jared Moore
Understudy – Connor Elston
4. Sidewalk café waitress (doubled as a villager and other attendants) Hannah Wilkinson 5. Bassanio – [buh-SAH-nee-yoh] Antonio’s friend and suitor to Portia Jonathan Chavez
6. Gratiano - [grahsh-ee-YAH-no] Bassanio’s protégé Jon Jon Perryman
7. Lorenzo- [lo-WREN-zoh] Bassanio’s protégé Graham Nelson
8. Portia – an heiress, whose father was a banker. Molly Moore
9. Nerissa – Portia’s friend and confidante Baily Noles
10. Shylock, a banker and Hassidic Jew Zack Hall
11. Jessica , Shylock’s daughter who loves Lorenzo Savannah Cunningham

12. Launcelot , a servant Lawrence Schwartz
Understudy – Carson Ogle
13. Duke – a judge in Atlantic City Chris Coloumbe
14. Balthasar/Gobbo – a servant Randall Koonce
Understudy – Isaac Constancio
15. Magnificoes, court officers, servants, attendants
Arragon,a prince (part is doubled) Ty Webb

Tech people: Mica McGuire, Lane Tyson, Cole Nelson, Chase Howard, Michelle Lira
Assistant Student Director: Blake Rigby

Assistant to the assistant student director: Conner Dipprey
Nathan Smith will be with us in any capacity that we need him. I could not imagine an OAP year without him.