Rental Costumes for Merchant of Venice
Author: William Shakespeare
Time Period: late 16th century
Setting: Venice, Italy, and Belmont, a wealthy country estate
Summary: Bassanio needs money to woo Portia. He asks his friend Antonio (a wealthy merchant) for a loan. Antonio borrows 3,000 ducats from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender whom Antonio frequently insults for practicing usury. Shylock agrees to an interest-free loan with a dark humorous condition: if Antonio cannot repay it on the exact day, Shylock may cut a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio’s body he chooses. When Antonio’s ships are rumored lost at sea, he defaults on the loan. Shylock demands his pound of flesh in court. Portia disguises herself as a young male lawyer, and defeats Sherlock by a legal loophole.
About the Show
What To Expect When Renting
Show/Character Appropriate
Show/Character Appropriate
Tell us your vision for the production and our professional, responsive theatre and production teams will ensure your actors have costumes that are appropriate to the show and character and to the time period/era.
Need trick, quick-change, or custom costumes, ASK US!
Fit to Your Measurements
Fit to Your Measurements
The measurements you send us are critical to ensuring we can alter and customize costumes to fit your actors. NOTE: Historical clothing will fit differently than modern casual clothing. Please follow measuring instructions.
On-Time Delivery
On-Time Delivery
We ensure your costumes are delivered by your performance date--and, if possible, by your rehearsal/tech date.
We offer deep discounts on multi-week rentals. And, if you need to make last-minute additions or require replacements, we have a well-worn process to ensure that we can support your needs.*
*Shipping fees may apply
Durable Costumes
Durable Costumes
Our costumes are not brand-new. In fact, they've appeared in thousands of productions (much like the costumes worn on Broadway). We employ a proprietary process of building costumes that will last many years, can be altered easily to fit virtually any body type, and can be laundered without chemical/industrial procesing.
