Thanks to a winning scratch card, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice will open tomorrow night. The director (a.k.a. Shylock) bounces back, Portia’s learned her lines, Antonio’s new shirt is a hit, although Bassanio’s battling with his dating psychometric test—oh, the suspense; oh, the dramatic irony...

Originally released by ClickView/VEA, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 07, 2018.

Introduction to Dramatic Techniques (3:40); --Elements of Drama (4:59); -- Dramatic Irony (4:29); -- Building Suspense (3:11); -- Credits: Dramatic Techniques (0:15); .