Shakespeare's 'Measure For Measure' May 24-26

"Justice, justice, justice justice!," cries Isabella, the young nun played by Elizabeth Oppong '12, as she seeks remedy from the Duke of Vienna, played by Anthony Tedesco '12 in his debut performance. Isabella is one of Shakespeare's most complex and strong-minded female heroines, and in the seldom performed, "Measure for Measure" she battles a corrupt and degenerate government made more hypocritical by Angelo the saintly deputy, played by Sven Lerner's '13.
In this adaptation of "Measure for Measure,"… Show more this Vienna is set in a Steam Punk "retro-futurism", a merging of Victorian love of heavy brocades, brass, leather and lace corsets with the decadent, sensual raunchiness of punk culture. The hypocrisy of power and a system of punishment as a tool to control the masses that is ripe in the play connects Shakespeare's world to ours.
Produced by the Theatre 520 class and directed by theatre instructor Mark Efinger, this year's spring play will open for a three-day run on Thursday, May 24. Performances will be held in Tang Theatre at 7:30 pm on Thursday and Friday evening, and at 8:00 pm on Saturday evening, May 26.
The event is open to the public. Tickets cost $5 and may be purchased at the Theatre Box Office by calling 978-749-4436.

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