Play - Measure For Measure

JOIN ME FOR THE LIMITED RETURN OF SHAKESPEARE’S DARKEST COMEDY. PERFORMANCE BY THE SOUTHWEST
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY.

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First performed in 1604,
Measure For Measure is one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays.” A problem play is not easily classified as a comedy, tragedy or history, having a mix of tone and moral ambiguity. Set in corrupt Vienna, Measure for Measure unfolds when the Duke leaves a strict deputy, Angelo, to enforce restrictive laws while the Duke disguises himself to observe the events as they unfold. A nobleman, Claudio, is sentenced to execution for engaging in premarital sex with his fiance. Claudio’s virtuous sister Isabella, who is studying to become a nun, must then bargain with Angelo. Angelo demands her virginity for her brother's life, but the disguised Duke orchestrates a complex plan involving mistaken identity and trickery to expose Angelo's hypocrisy, ultimately testing mercy, justice, and balance in the community. Along the way we are introduced to a slew of funny and irascible characters sure to elicit sidesplitting fun.

**THIS IS A SPECIAL STOP ACTION PERFORMANCE LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KEATH HALL.
“Join us as we stop and discuss pivotal moments in the show as the performance is actively going on! Beat by beat learn how certain moments in the play were created and developed in our interpretation.”

This theater is open seating. Please purchase your Tickets here. Tickets range from $35 to $45.
We will gather at the entrance and enter together so we may sit in the same row.