The Jew of Malta
Written by Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death.
The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia)
Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence)
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Cast:
Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander
Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders
Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman
Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois
Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton
Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck
Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott
Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl
Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers
Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine
Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee
Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence
Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson
First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman
Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight
and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos
Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden
Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz
Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon
Messenger - Lucy Perry
Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad
Announcer - Jennifer Stearns
Audio edited by - David Lawrence
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights.
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