4 Ways of Reading a Scene (FREE)

Come join Annamaria Pileggi, Sean Savoie, Angela Bengford, and Robin Vane present different perspectives on viewing a scene from William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure! In their presentation topics of directing, light designing, scenic designing, and costume designing will addressed. Learn insights on how certain parts come together to create the entire scene!
Measure for Measure, presented by Washington University, is touted as one of Shakespeare's most confounding and “problem plays.” Through the characters of Angelo and Isabella, a battle is waged between justice and mercy. Shakespeare has crafted a play as justice; the nature of power and the need for self-knowledge; the relationship between men and women; and the definition of gender roles and human sexuality – none of these questions appears to be answered definitively by the close of the play. It is its very ambiguity that makes Measure for Measure such a powerful allegory for our time.