Measure for Measure

Director's Notes - Ginnie Sutfin

Sex and politics. These are not new issues, and certainly not issues just for our generations and those just before us. Elizabethan England was dealing with the same issues that we find ourselves confronted with today.

I have always been attracted to Shakespeare because of that timelessness with which he’s captured the human condition. It’s not hard to figure out why his plays remain so popular after so long—they remain true to us! These are not timepieces or living antiquities. The texts reveal to us more about ourselves then sometimes we’d care to realize.

So what drew me to the play? A bunch of very complex characters, some of whose motives are never clear to us. It’s a challenge as an artist, and as a person, to figure out why Angelo, Isabella, the Duke, Lucio, etc., do what they do. I have always believed that theatre is ultimately about telling people’s stories—but always in the hopes that in doing so we can find out a little more about ourselves. This play forces us to confront our own issues, hypocrisies, morality, hedonism, level of forgiveness, level of sacrifice, and consequences of all of those.

Cast

Michel Moisant - Angelo
Chris Brooks - Claudio
Nathan Markiewicz - Duke
David Betts - Elbow/Friar
Aubrey Jessen - Escalus
Rae Kramer - Isabella/Mistress Overdone
Teela Labrum - Juliet/Mariana
Anders Liljeholm - Lucio
Stephanie Brooke Danna - Pompey
Horam Kim - Provost/Froth

Tickets

All seats for all shows were $10.

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Time

January 28th - February 20th, 2005
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Sunday matinees at 2pm

Specials

All Sundays are 2-for-1
Opening Night featured a party for cast and audience members
The 27th was Pay-What-You-Will Night - From 25 cents to $100
The 4th was Feed The Actors Night - All proceeds go directly to the actors
Q&A with the Actors and Director Sunday Februrary 6th and 13th

Space

The Know
2026 NE Alberta