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Peter Sellars talks about his production of "The Merchant of Venice." Peter Sellars also compares Los Angeles California to the world of "The Merchant of Venice". Sellars also discusses the history of the Jewish people, immigrants, the ghetto, and race relations.
Studs sits down with David Montefiore, Stuart Rosenberg, Diane Cypkin, Mary Soreanu, Renee Solomon, Stewart Figa, and Shifee Lovitt to discuss their Chicago Yiddish Theater Project staging of The Jewish Gypsy at the Centre East in Skokie.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations