Measure for Measure at Mary Moody Northen Theatre

What do you get when you combine an enigmatic and absentee ruler, a zealot surrogate, lustful youth, a pious nun, a dash of hypocrisy and personal desires at odds with the law? Shakespeare’s last and darkest comedy tackles these questions and deftly examines who sins most in a congregation of murderers, pimps, politicians, whores, nuns and dukes. Add to the moral tale a complement of bawds, disguise and some adroit plot management and the result is a marvelous, thought-provoking evening of theatre. Stimulating. Funny. Shakespeare!