It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice (1994)

A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Sellars in Chicago.

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Launcelot Gobbo

John Ortiz

Bassanio

Geno Silva

Antonio

Paul Butler

Shylock

Rene Rivera

Lorenzo

E

Elaine Tse

Portia

Midori Nakamura

Balthasar

Anjul Nigam

Prince of Arragon

Lori Tan Chinn

Nerissa

David Anzuelo

Solanio

J

Joe Quintero

Salerio

Del Close

Old Gobbo

Carlos Sanz

Gratiano

Oni Faida Lampley

Jessica

T

Tyrone Beasley

Prince of Morocco

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