"The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's odd comedy with a dark streak, often is called a "problem play." It's also somewhat problematic. The Houston Shakespeare Festival's current production is an interesting, albeit variable treatment that holds the stage. If it doesn't solve all the inherent problems, doesn't quite make a consistent whole of the disparate elements - well, how many productions have? Basically, it al…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle at 06:00PM on August 3, 2015