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Who Played Portia in The Merchant of Venice

Portia is a role in The Merchant of Venice, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 1962.

From the acclaimed Theatre for a New Audience, the first U.S. theatre to be invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company, comes Shakespeare's tragicomedy following command runs Off-Broadway and in Stratf...

7 actors have played Portia in The Merchant of Venice.

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Performer Production Opened
Nan Martin Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Karen Sunde Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1980
Sigourney Weaver Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1986
Laila Robins Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1995
Kate Forbes Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2007
Kim Martin-Cotten Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010
Lily Rabe Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010

Other Roles in The Merchant of Venice

Role Production Opened
Antonio Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Attendant/ Courtesan/ etc... Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Balthasar Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Bassanio Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Duke of Venice Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Gratiano Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Jessica Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Launcelot Gobbo Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Lorenzo Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Nerissa Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Old Gobbo Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Portia Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Prince of Arragon Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Prince of Morocco Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Salerio Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Shylock Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962
Solanio Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1962

“Portia” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Something Rotten! Broadway 2015
Julius Caesar Off-Broadway 1988
The Merchant of Venice Broadway 1931
Julius Caesar Broadway 1910

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