Measure for Measure in Partnership with Play On Shakespeare at Legacy Theatre

What happens when a centuries-old story speaks in the language of today?

Join Elm Shakespeare Company for Measure for Measure—a stripped-down, high-impact, workshop performance of celebrated playwright Aditi Kapil’s modern verse translation of this haunting, timely play. Presented in partnership with by Play On Shakespeare!, Legacy Theatre, and Season Sponsor Alexander Clark, this unique event will feature some of Elm audience’s favorite performers in a ‘bare bard’ presentation that foregrounds the power and urgency of the text.

Join Lisa Wolpe as the Duke, Raphael Massie as Angelo, Elizabeth Daingerfield as the clown Lucio, and Brianna Bauch as the novitiate Isabella in an 8 person seasoned cast. After each performance, stay for a dynamic conversation with the director and cast as we explore what translation unlocks, allows, adds, or hinders. We want to hear YOUR experience of the play! How does contemporary language shift our understanding? What becomes newly visible in the characters, in the questions the play asks, and in how it reflects our lives right now?

Saturday April 26, we are excited to announce that translating playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil, (known for her stunning 2017 Yale Rep debut of Imogen Says Nothing) and Lue Douthit, (Play On Shakespeare’s Director of Research and Practice and longtime Oregon Shakespeare Festival dramaturg) will join the discussion.