“In the world of our play, Mistress Overdone’s brothel is really a nightclub, where you can find beautiful girls, beautiful boys—whatever the movie stars and rich people are looking for.”
OCT 21 - NOV 27, 2022
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Henry Godinez
Courtyard Theater
Measure for Measure
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Henry Godinez
Courtyard Theater
Run Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes (including intermission)
“RAPTUROUS & ELECTRIFYING…it feels like it was always intended to take place in pre‑Castro Cuba.”
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Celebrated director Henry Godinez brings Shakespeare’s searing play to vivid life amidst the glamour, music, and sensuality of 1950s Cuba, just before Fidel Castro seizes power. Havana is the carefree playground of the rich, the famous—and the corrupt—while a revolution brews. As the city sinks into moral disrepair, the Duke hands power to Angelo, who zealously enforces an archaic statute of chastity. When Isabel comes to plead for mercy for her condemned brother Claudio, the depths of raw power’s depravity are shockingly revealed.
Arrive early to immerse yourself in the sultry world of the play, as the Courtyard Theater transforms into a dazzling Havana nightclub. Enjoy performances of mambo, bolero, and Afro-Cuban jazz in a mood-setting prologue to the production.
NOV 15 Spanish Translation
NOV 16 Open Captioning
NOV 18 ASL Interpretation
NOV 20 Audio Description
Run Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes (including intermission)
NOV 15 Spanish Translation
NOV 16 Open Captioning
NOV 18 ASL Interpretation
NOV 20 Audio Description
NOV 15 Spanish Translation
NOV 16 Open Captioning
NOV 18 ASL Interpretation
NOV 20 Audio Description
“Immersive & vibrant…its Cuban setting is immensely vivid, specific & universal”
“A major achievement… the work of a mature director; a personal capstone.”
Artists
John Payne
Understudy