Legacy Theatre, Elm Shakespeare Stage Bard's 'Measure For Measure'

From Elm Shakespeare Company and the Legacy Theatre:

BRANFORD/NEW HAVEN, CT — The Elm Shakespeare Company presents, Measure for Measure in partnership with Play On Shakespeare at Legacy Theatre in Branford.

New Haven’s cherished Elm Shakespeare Company, celebrating its landmark 30th year, will be in partnership this month with Branford’s premiere professional Legacy Theatre, which is celebrating its milestone fifth season ...on Shakespeare’s birthday weekend.

Set for April 25, 7 p.m., April 26, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and April 27 at 2 p.m.

"Come to the Legacy to learn what happens when a centuries-old story speaks in the language of today," it's noted in news release.

The production of Measure for Measure is a "stripped-down, high-impact, workshop performance of celebrated playwright Aditi Kapil’s modern verse translation of this haunting, timely play."

Presented in partnership with Play On Shakespeare, Legacy Theatre, and season sponsor Alexander Clark, this unique event will feature some of the Elm audience’s favorite performers in a ‘bare bard’ presentation that foregrounds the power and urgency of the text.

Join Lisa Wolpe as the Duke, Raphael Massie as Angelo, Elizabeth Daingerfield as the clown Lucio, and Brianna Bauch as the novitiate Isabella in an 8 person seasoned cast. After each performance, stay for a dynamic conversation with the director and cast as we explore what translation unlocks, allows, adds, or hinders.

"We want to hear YOUR experience of the play. How does contemporary language shift our understanding," Elm Shakespeare and the Legacy ask. "What becomes newly visible in the characters, in the questions the play asks, and in how it reflects our lives right now?"

"We are excited to announce that translating playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil, known for her stunning 2017 Yale Rep debut of Imogen Says Nothing, and Lue Douthit, Play On Shakespeare’s Director of Research and Practice and longtime Oregon Shakespeare Festival dramaturg will join the discussion after the April 26 performance.

"We at Elm Shakespeare are excited to partner with everyone at Legacy Theatre as we head into the 30th anniversary, expanding our professional production offerings beyond free Shakespeare in the Park. It is an ideal partnering of resources, great artistry, and deep, decades-long friendships. Legacy has built such a beautiful home and we are grateful to be invited to play there," said Rebecca Goodheart, Producing Artistic Director, Elm Shakespeare Company.

Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door.

"Thanks to a generous donation from Alexander Clark, audiences are free for ages 21 and under," it's noted.

Audiences can also celebrate these two theatre companies with their combined 35-year history with an added donation of $35 at ticket purchase.