Ruth Bader Ginsburg isknown for her honey of the opera — but beneath her black robes also beat the pith of a histrion . According to ABC News , the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice will flex her acting skill in a production of Shakespeare’sThe Merchant of Venicethis July .
The show will be throw in Venice ’s Judaic ghetto to commemorateits 500th anniversary . Compagnia de ’ Colombari , an outside performing creative person collective , and Ca’Foscari University of Venice will stage the Shakespearian dramatic event in English , The Dallas Morning Newsreports . Not astonishingly , Ginsburg will play the judge preside over the test of Shylock , the Venetian Jewish moneylender who take a pound sign of flesh from a merchant , Antonio , when he defaults on a large loan .
fit in to event organizer , productions ofThe Merchant of Venicewill be hold in Venice from July 26 - 31 . Ginsburg will make her cameo on July 27 , when " the chief characters of the play will be at the center of a mock trial … presided by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Shylock , Antonio , [ and ] Portia will be present by notable external attorney . The legal implication of a magnificently controversial play will be unfolded in a ‘ show within a show , ' " the play’swebsitestates .
Ginsburg is no unknown to the theater . In 2014 she participated in a product ofOur War , a series of soliloquy about the Civil War , to mark the conflict ’s 150th day of remembrance . The show was held at the Arena Stage in Washington , D.C. , and sport other prominent Beltway residents include MSNBC ’s Chris Matthews and Washington , D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton . Ginsburghas also attend as a super , or extra , at the Washington National Opera , and has made brief appearances in other Shakespeare productions .
“ I ’ve been on point at the Shakespeare Theatre a few time , ” Ginsburgtold Politico in 2014 . “ The Shakespeare Theatre , some years back , had a tradition of call for Supreme Court justices to come up for just one Nox , and I was onstage at the Shakespeare Theatre inHenry VI . I had Dick the sad sack ’s part , with the notable line , ' First thing we do , allow ’s vote out all the lawyer . ' And then I expect if I could advertizing - lib an summation , I checked this out in advance , and the addition was , ' and next the reporters . ' "
sound like Ginsburg is ready for her spotlight .
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