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Saul Rubinek’s new one-man show asks, Is there ever a right time to play Shylock? 

JL;DR SUMMARY Saul Rubinek stars in "Playing Shylock," a one-man show that melds his personal and artistic history with the enduring controversy of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish IdentityCensorshipCancel CultureJewish ArtsTheatreThe Merchant Of VeniceShylockSaul Rubinek

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Since the Oct. 7 attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, Rubinek admits, staging a play about Jewish representation feels fraught."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"in collaboration with Rubinek, Leiren-Young reimagined the play, which opens Thursday at Brooklyns Polonsky Shakespeare Center after a critically acclaimed Toronto run."

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