Renaissance ReImagined :Measure for Measure was written by William Shakespeare around 1604. It will be artistically directed by Kendra Cherie Gray. This dark comedy is considered one of Shakespeare’s problem plays. The play addresses the ideas of rights, morality and
social rules on sexual relations.
The story takes place in seventeenth century Vienna and centers around the fate
of a young man, Claudio. Lord Angelo, the temporary ruler, has Claudio arrested and
quickly sentenced to death for impregnating his lover, Juliet. It is up to Isabella to save
her brother Claudio from being executed the next day. However, she runs into a
problem. Isabella is in the process of becoming a nun and took a vow of chastity!
Lord Angelo proposes that he will release her brother in exchange for sleeping
with him. The real ruler of Vienna, Duke Vincentio, is in disguise as a monk to see how
Angelo handles power. Angelo abuses his new power. So, the Duke secretly helps
Isabella devises a plan to help her brother. Lord Angelo loses in the end.

Performers: Edwin Sherman. Karlisa Travers. Davious Dawson. Roni Johnson. Lori Pennywell. Landon Jeffers. Ariana Jamison. Paige Ware. Jerrick Thomas . Jamaal Pratt. Edi Ki. Candis Shepherd. Chai Gray-Garrison