This is a collection of the music that inspired the sound design for the 2025 Shakespeare BASH'd production of The Merchant of Venice. Please support the artists by purchasing their albums.

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Shakespeare BASH’d presents one of the most controversial and divisive plays ever written: The Merchant of Venice. Led by Alon Nashman in the role of Shylock, this passionate group of predominantly Jewish artists will investigate the antisemitism, xenophobia, and racism in this play, asking how we can make something new and reflect the world we see in front of us? Full of complicated ideas, characters, and contexts, the production will challenge the audience to reflect, while enjoying Shakespeare’s moving and extravagant text. Featuring an all-star cast including BASH’d regulars, multiple award winners, and Toronto theatre favourites, audiences are invited to join us in our examination of this demanding play.

Featuring: Ori Black, Sofía Contal, Brittany Kay, Cameron Laurie, Alon Nashman, Jesse Nerenberg, Adriano Reis, Asher Rose, Cameron Scott, Hallie Seline, Carson Somanlall, James Wallis, Arielle Zamora

Julia Nish-Lapidus: Director
M Fera: Stage Manager
Matt Nish-Lapidus: Sound Designer
Sruthi Suresan: Lighting

February 13-23, 2025 at The Theatre Centre, BMO Incubator, Toronto.

More music worth hearing:

https://folkways.si.edu/abayudaya-music-from-the-jewish-people-of-uganda/judaica-sacred-world/album/smithsonian