Sharon Is My Name

Genre:
Adaptation
Length:
90 minutes
Cast:
3m, 1f
"The time has come to teach Jewish children karate."

Synopsis

Adapted from "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare! Ninja Turtles! Torah! Poop Jokes!

When she was 6 years old, Sharon Rosenberg's father taught her "The Merchant of Venice". Then he left. Now, she's 16 and out to prove to anyone who can listen that this play is beautiful.

Family Drama meets Bromace in this sophomoric adaptation that asks the questions: why do we return to the things that hurt us? What do we do when the people we look up to disappoint us? And who exactly is "Pants-Crapper Leibowitz"?

Performance History

Sharon Is My Name was commissioned by the Northwoods Ramah Theatre Company in November 2009, and workshopped by the company in Conover, Wisconsin in July 2010, directed by Annie Levy.

Sharon Is My Name was workshopped and presented as a reading at the 14th St. Theaterlab in March 2011, directed by Annie Levy.

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