Measure for Measure (Spicy Witch)
Measure for Measure (Spicy Witch)
Closed 1h 30m NYC: Soho/Tribeca
83% 13 reviews
83%
(13 Ratings)
Positive
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Mixed
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Members say
Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Delightful, Relevant

About the Show

Spicy Witch Productions presents a new staging of Shakespeare's bleak comedy "Measure for Measure," which looks at sisterhood through lens of the problematic classic and explores the zany humor at its core.

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Critic Reviews (2)

Theatre is Easy
May 26th, 2019

“Setting Shakespeare’s play amidst modern political scandal, this adaptation highlights the moral dilemmas we still face...The plot’s controversy and power imbalances lend themselves remarkably well to the production’s judicial and journalistic backdrop...The production’s fast pace, common to modern Shakespeare adaptations, adds urgency and dark humor to the play’s surreality, but can backfire when actors rush through meaningful dialogue.”
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M
May 22nd, 2019

"What could be a gimmick in the hands of less thoughtful directors than Phoebe Brooks is instead a powerful statement...'Measure for Measure’s' 90-minute cut, while impressive in the way it edited the story into the essentials, it left little room for its best moments to breathe despite the strength of the cast...Both productions, however, are important contributions to the conversation about how the world treats female and nonbinary sexes and genders as inherently sinful."
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