Sunday News Lancaster, PA, March 18th, 2007
Theater of the Seventh Sister stages Shakespearean classic
"The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes ... And earthly power doth then show likest God's, when mercy seasons justice." - Act 4, Scene 1
Thus argues the noble Portia in the courtroom portion of Shakespeare's comedy "The Merchant of Venice."
In the upcoming Theater of the Seventh Sister production of this classic, you'll meet one of the most colorful character's the Bard ever created, Jewish moneylender...
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