Measure for Measure
Streaming On Demand Apr 26 - May 9, 2021 in Goodman's Select Theatre
“???1/2 (OUT OF 4)” –Chicago Tribune
His city caught in a moral free-fall, the Duke of Vienna hands over power to Lord Angelo, who enforces long-dormant codes of chastity with zealous fervor. When a pious young nun pleads for the life of her condemned brother, Angelo’s response reveals a web of desire, deception and hypocrisy that infects every corner of society. Robert Falls’ daring production takes us into the heart of Shakespeare’s dark comedy, in which virtue and vice collide—and lust and the law are inextricably entwined.
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Critical Praise
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★★★1/2 (out of 4)
– Chicago Tribune
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“Vice oozes from the very walls the comedy roars”
– Newcity
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“Arresting”
– Chicago Tribune
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“Falls…captures the comedy of the piece”
– Chicago Tribune
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“Never in the history of this play has such a raw and raucous production been seen”
– Newcity
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“There are delights both large and small crammed into this production”
– Newcity
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“Highly amusing”
– Chicago Tribune
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