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- 1Folger Theater Stages New Production of 'Measure for Measure'▼Theater Review: ‘Measure for Measure’ at Folger Theater
Folger Theater in Washington, DC has opened a production of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure', drawing a review from Maryland Theatre Guide. The company stages the Bard's dark comedy about justice, power and morality, continuing the Folger's role as a leading home for classical theater in the United States.
- 2Folger Theatre stages a bold Measure for Measure▼Folger Theatre’s ‘Measure for Measure’ turns a problem play into a revolution
Folger Theatre in Washington, DC has opened a new production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, which critics are calling a staging that turns one of the Bard's so-called problem plays into a revolution. DC Theater Arts coverage highlights the production as reworking the play's tricky mix of comedy, justice and hypocrisy into something urgent and contemporary, drawing fresh attention to one of Shakespeare's less frequently performed works.