This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.
"All that glitters is not gold." "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" And demanding your "pound of flesh."
All of those phrases originated in William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice." That play is coming to a Vermillion greenspace this June for the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival.
We're get a behind-the-scenes look at the production from Rebecca Bailey, the festival's executive artistic director.
We dive into the romance, comedy, tragedy and bigotry in the play.
