Fort Lauderdale Merchants of Venice Play A Twist On A Classic Will Feature A South Florida Cast of Color And Costumes By The Miami Fashion Institute

Fort Lauderdale Play Merchants of Venice Opens at the Victory Black Box Theatre in July 2022

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You may be familiar with William Shakespeare’s Play The Merchant of Venice. It’s a 16th-century play in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599.

Grace Arts, FL. a Florida Non-Profit theater company, has assembled a talented cast of young performers to tell this Shakespearean Classic in a uniquely adapted fashion featuring costume designs by Miami’s Fashion Institute and talented South Florida actors of color.

‘Merchants of Venice’ will be one of the first productions at the new Victory Black Box Theatre in Fort Lauderdale located on Sistrunk Boulevard. It debuts on July 7th, 2022.

Clare Vickery, Director of Grace Arts FL., said the inspiration for the adaptation of Merchant of Venice came years ago while researching the Underground Railroad.

“Florida, or ‘La Florida’ as it was known as a Spanish territory in the 17–1800’s, was an…