The STANFORD SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENTS: MEASURE FOR MEASUREAt the
Elliott Program Center
5/23 Thurs: 8pm
5/24 Fri: 7pm
5/25 Sat: 8pm
In the lively city of Vienna, prostitution and depravity run wild
throughout every corner of its disease-infested streets. The Duke of
the city, Vincentio, witnessing this unbridled immorality, plans to
rein in the people’s vice and restore the justice system to its
former authority. He leaves the city in the hands of one Lord Angelo,
a puritanical, cold-blooded man who has no eyes for leniency. Given
this immense power, Angelo immediately sets about to transform the
city, whipping bawds and sending criminals to the chopping block.
Claudio, a young gentleman, is sentenced to execution for impregnating
his wife before marriage. His sister, Isabella, pleas for the deputy
to spare her brother’s life, but Angelo remains unwavering in his
decision. Instead, Angelo is struck by this novitiate’s devout
purity and virtue, and feels an infatuation and lust he has never felt
before. As he agonizes over the temptation which draws him in,
questions of corruption, power, and justice are raised, and the
susceptibility of the human soul comes to light. What is true justice
and does it even exist? And who, if anyone, has the right to judge the
fate of others?
_Content Warning: Measure for Measure contains discussion and
depiction of sexual assault._
Reserve your free tickets here -- donations gratefully accepted! Check
out our facebook page for more pictures and information. If you have
any questions, please contact producer Arielle DeVito
(adevito@stanford.edu).
The show will run approximately 2 hours, with one 15-minute
intermission. If we have sold out on the night you would like to
attend, please sign up for the waitlist and come early. We'll do our
best to seat you!
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