MEASURE FOR MEASURE
In the streets of rowdy Vienna, good times are under siege as Lord Angelo cracks down on vice in the Duke’s absence. When her brother is turned into a scapegoat, Isabella discovers that Angelo’s mercy can be bought—but what will she do if the price is too high? Imaginative ensemble Fiasco Theater brings gorgeous music, their passion for language and brilliant comic storytelling to one of Shakespeare’s most provocative plays. Fiasco’s production of Measure For Measure was originally produced by New Victory and Fiasco and later at Long Wharf and Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Photos by Joan Marcus
VIDEOS
Actor’s Theatre of Louisville (Trailer)
REVIEWS
In a Decadent Vienna, Constancy Is Shown the Doors (The New York Times)
“The folks at Fiasco, though, understand that Shakespeare is quite complex enough to begin with, and that anachronistic glosses are more likely to muddle than illuminate...Fiasco tells its complicated stories simply, letting the patterns within Shakespeare’s plots and poetry assert themselves as organically as possible.” READ MORE
‘Measure for Measure’ another feather in Fiasco Theater’s cap (New Haven Register)
“Fiasco passionately performs “Measure For Measure” without going overboard. Each of the actors delivers Shakespeare’s blank verse naturally and with apparent spontaneity, assuring that even newcomers to Shakespeare understand the action.” READ MORE
Fiasco's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Successfully Simplifies Tale of Corruption (BroadwayWorld)
“Through suggestion and simplicity in all aspects, the Bard's often overcomplicated tale of sex and hypocrisy in a big city is rendered perfectly clear and continuously engaging by Fiasco.” READ MORE
CREATIVE TEAM
New Victory/Long Wharf
Principal Cast: Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody, Paul L. Coffey, Andy Grotelueschen, Ben Steinfeld, Emily Young
Designers:
Sets - Derek McLane
Costumes - Whitney Locher
Lights - Christopher Ackerlind (Long Wharf), Tim Cryan (New Victory)
Directors: Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Principal Cast: Paul L. Coffey, Matt Dallal, Devin E. Haqq, Stephanie Machado, Paco Tolson, Jessica Wortham
Designers:
Sets - Derek McLane
Costumes - Whitney Locher
Lights - Christopher Ackerlind
Directors: Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld
The lists above include the core creative teams, but are not comprehensive. We are grateful and lucky to have worked with everyone who made Measure for Measure possible, from the teams backstage and front of house to design associates and interns, and all of you, our community and audience members.