Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's Touring Globe for All Production of MEASURE FOR MEASURE
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 10, 2016
The Old Globe invites your participation and coverage as Globe for All returns now through November 20, in its third year on the annual roster, with Shakespeare's searing comedy Measure for Measure. Acclaimed director Patricia McGregor makes her Globe debut, following glowing reviews for The Public Theater Mobile Unit's Hamlet this summer. Scroll down for photos of the cast in action!
The free Globe for All Shakespeare tour began November 1 and extends its reach this year with an additional week of performances and eight new venues that stretch across San Diego County in a wide variety of economically, geographically, and culturally diverse communities. The tour will culminate in two low-cost performances on Sunday, November 20 in the Globe's rehearsal studios, part of Balboa Park's historic House of Charm.
Measure for Measure is one of Shakespeare's richest plays, mixing comedy and drama in a thrilling story of love and power. In a decadent Vienna, the strict, newly appointed leader Angelo wants to rid the city of moral decay-until he falls for a young nun pleading for the life of her brother and things get complicated. Justice, lust, hypocrisy, and redemption take center stage along with a wild cast of characters in a bold staging of this timely classic.
In addition to the performance, each partner organization is offered a Bard Basics workshop leading up to the performance. These workshops are designed to enhance the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare's work. Taught by professional Globe teaching artists, participants will be introduced to Shakespeare, his work, and the common themes and ideas of Measure for Measure. Each performance will begin with an introductory pre-show warmup led by the teaching artists and end with a casual talk-back with the Globe's Master Teaching Artist Lisel Gorell-Getz, who is also in the cast.
Globe for All presents free professional Shakespeare to diverse, multigenerational audiences in locations around San Diego County, with a cast of nine professional actors, a DJ, and four production staff members. Over the past two years, Globe for All has performed in military bases, homeless shelters, centers for the elderly, correctional facilities, recreation centers, libraries, and other community venues for nearly 2,200 audience members, many seeing theatre-and Shakespeare-for the first time. In addition to this year's 17-stop tour, Globe for All will play at The Old Globe for two low-cost performances.
Globe for All helps make theatre matter to audiences who, for whatever reason, do not enjoy regular access to the professional performing arts. With production values scaled to non-theatrical venues such as gymnasiums, cafeterias, and multipurpose rooms, the tour gives audiences an intimate, up-close, and visceral experience of live performance and fosters a shared sense of community between performer and spectator. For some, the Globe for All tour is their first experience seeing a piece of live theatre, and for others, it is an exciting return to the art form. In addition to providing the community with free access to professional performances of Shakespeare, Globe for All enriches the theatre experience by offering free workshops and other activities. This model of theatrical engagement has grown very popular across the country, and our tours are used as exemplars by many other theatre companies.
Venues for the 2016 tour include return visits to South Bay Community Services/Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood, Fourth District Senior Resource Center; San Diego Public Library - Central Branch, Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility, Chaldean Middle-Eastern Social Services, Father Joe's Villages, California State Prison, Centinela, Naval Base San Diego, and Veterans Village of San Diego. New venues this year include San Diego Rescue Mission, Mary Fay Pendleton School at Camp Pendleton, The Old Globe Technical Center, Lemon Grove Academy/Lemon Grove Historical Society/Lemon Grove Branch Library, City Heights/Weingart Branch Library & Performance Annex, The City of San Diego Parks & Recreation - Linda Vista, A Reason to Survive, and Escondido Public Library, with an additional location to be announced.
The cast includes recent graduates of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program Makha Mthembu (Isabella, Soldier), Daniel Petzold (Angelo, Barnardine), and Christopher Salazar (Duke Vincentio, Elbow) in the lead roles, and Ally Carey (Pompey, Provost), Jake Millgard (Lucio, Froth), and Nathan Whitmer (Claudio). Joining them are local actors Lisel Gorell-Getz (Mistress Overdone, Mariana, Servant), Flordelino Lagundino (Escalus, Abhorson), Davina Van Dusen (Juliet, Friar Peter), and DJ Miki Vale.
The creative staff includes Sean Fanning (Scenic Design), Shelly Williams (Costume Design), and Jess Slocum (Production Stage Manager).
Photo Credit: Jim Cox
Daniel Petzold as Angelo and Makha Mthembu as Isabella performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
Flordelino Lagundino as Escalus, Ally Carey as Pompey, Jake Millgard as Froth, Christopher Salazar as Elbow, and Daniel Petzold as Angelo performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Resource Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
Christopher Salazar as Elbow, Ally Carey as Pompey, and Jake Millgard as Froth performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
Flordelino Lagundino as Escalus, Daniel Petzold as Angelo, Christopher Salazar as Duke, Mahka Mthembu as Isabella, and Ally Carey as Provost performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Resource Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
The cast of Globe for All's MEASURE FOR MEASURE performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
Daniel Petzold as Angelo and Makha Mthembu as Isabella performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Nathan Whitmer as Claudio and Makha Mthembu as Isabella performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Christopher Salazar as Duke and Makha Mthembu as Isabella performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Jake Millgard as Lucio, Lisel Gorell-Getz as Mistress Overdone, Nathan Whitmer as Claudio, and Ally Carey as Pompey performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Jake Millgard as Lucio and Lisel Gorell-Getz as Mistress Overdone performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
The cast of Globe for All's MEASURE FOR MEASURE performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
The cast of Globe for All's MEASURE FOR MEASURE performing for the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Makha Mthembu as Isabella and Jake Millgard as Lucio performing for the audience from the San Diego Library, Central Branch.
Christopher Salazar as Elbow, Flordelino Lagundino as Escalus, and Ally Carey as Pompey performing for the audience from Fourth District Senior Center at George Stevens Senior Center.
Performers Mahka Mthembu and Nathan Whitmer talk with the audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch.
Audience from the San Diego Public Library, Central Branch watch the 2016 production of The Old Globe's touring program Globe for All, Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
Christopher Salazar as Duke performing for the audience from South Bay Community Services at Castle Park Middle School.
Ally Carey as Pompey and Christopher Salazar as Elbow performing for the audience from South Bay Community Services at Castle Park Middle School.
Audience from South Bay Community Services at Castle Park Middle School watch the 2016 production of The Old Globe's touring program Globe for All, Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE
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