Photos by Zane Williams
Video Excerpts
These are the only surviving video excerpts of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. They contain two of Shylock’s most notable speeches. Because the recording was done under rugged conditions during a live performance, the quality is not the best.
Signore Antonio many a time and oft…
Hath not a Jew eyes?…
Review Excerpt
“‘‘MERCHANT OF VENICE’ CAPTIVATING’…Shylock, one of the bard’s best-known characters, is brilliantly acted by Randall Duk Kim. Kim, one of the great Shakespearean actors of our time, presents a sense of diabolical, alienated, revengeful but somewhat defensible evil. Kim’s range and interpretation of Shylock rivals his presence in ‘Tamburlaine the Great’ two years ago.…”
—Kaye Young, MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE (9/2/1985)
“”VENICE’ REPRESENTS APT’S FINEST’…Randall Duk Kim is magnificent as the tragic Jew, who is in a position to lose not only his daughter but his money. This is perhaps Kim’s finest performance yet and must be seen to be believed. He brings to the role such majesty that Shylock’s scheming is all the more sinister. He is not the weaselly, cunning money-lender as many have painted him. He is human, all too human. And it is this humanity that Kim brings to his portrayal. Shylock’s pain is profound and it is felt by all….But in the end what makes this production outstanding is Randall Duk Kim’s memorable portrayal of Shylock….”
–John Kovlic, THE DAILY CARDINAL (9/5/1985)
