What started as a typical light-hearted comedy turned out to be a show covering different social issues, from anti-semitism to feminism to the struggle of class within a wealthy Venetian society, as the Dailey Theater premiered William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.”

William Shakespeare will take center stage at Dailey Theatre tonight as the theater department presents “The Merchant of Venice.”

Laughter, gasps and sobs are all that can communicate Kevin Greene’s senior thesis performance of Paula Vogel’s “The Baltimore Waltz” put on by the theater department.

William Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night,” which opened last night, should delight audience members.