MEASURE FOR MEASURE to Open at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse will present Measure for Measure, running September 12-27, 2026. The production is directed by Jaclyn Hofmann-Faircloth.

Tickets are $20 General Admission for the preview on Thursday, September 10, 2026, and $24 General Admission for the preview on Friday, September 11, 2026.

The production is billed as a Shakespeare Bucket List Play, with the promotional materials noting, 'A Shakespeare Bucket List Play (Get your Shakespeare Passport ready to be stamped!)'

What could possibly go wrong when the Duke of Vienna decides to enforce a few long-ignored morality laws . . .and then 'skips town,' leaving his self-righteous deputy in charge to enforce the new moral order? What will the innocent Isabella stoop to in order to save her brother's life? Written with absorbing strength and eloquence, Shakespeare weaves for you a complicated dark comedy full of love, lust, justice, and forgiveness.

A free post-show Q&A with the cast and crew will be held Sunday, September 20, 2026.

Cast

Isabella - Jasmine Renee Ellis

Angelo - Tyren Duncan

Duke - Daniel Hilton

Escalus, Abhorson & Officer 1 - Ryan Adolph

Claudio & Justice - O'Neil Delapenha

Lucio - Russell Alexander II

Provost - Vinnie Mascola

Froth, 1st Gentleman, Officer & Barnadine - Tyler Graham

Elbow, 2nd Gentleman, Friar Peter Thomas & Brothel Employee - Kelly Criss

Pompey - Adam King

Mariana, Singing Boy, Servant 2 & Brothel Employee - Golbanoo Setayesh

Juliet, Attendant, Servant 1, Officer 3 & Brothel Employee - Gabi King

Sister Fransisca, Mistress Overdone & Attendant 3 - Kati Grace Kirby

Synopsis

Vincentio, Duke of Vienna, resolving on the enforcement of the city's ignored laws against immorality, proclaims his departure to Poland; actually he remains, disguised as a friar, to see what his Deputy, the severe Angelo (whose 'blood is very snow-broth') will do. One of Angelo's first acts is to imprison Claudio for getting his betrothed, Juliet, with child, an offence that carries the death penalty.

Isabella, Claudio's sister, a potential novice in a religious order, comes to plead with Angelo and he invites her to return the next day. When she does he tells her that, if she will be his mistress, he will pardon her brother. Horrified, she visits her brother who entreats her to agree. She refuses; but the disguised Duke/Friar suggests that she give way, and that Mariana, once Angelo's spurned love, take her place at night.

Mariana accepts the plan; Angelo, faithlessly, has ordered Claudio's death which is prevented by the Duke/Friar and the Provost. The Duke returns as himself. In a complex scene Angelo, after compulsorily wedding Mariana, is pardoned, Claudio will marry Juliet, and the Duke confesses his own love for Isabella.

-The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays by J C Trewin

Event Details

General performance days and times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:30pm.

Seating areas: Main Floor Seats, Box Seats (on floor) and Balcony Seats. Regular Adult Ticket Prices range from $25-$49 depending on the show, the day of the show, ticket availability and the seating area.

Discount ticket options include $20 for Thursday Previews and $24 for Friday Previews (see online calendar for specific dates). Student ticket prices are $20 General Admission Tickets on Thursdays / $20 Balcony tickets on Fridays & Sundays, with $5 off Floor & Box tickets on Fridays & Sundays (no student discounts on Saturdays). Educator prices are $5 off per adult price level per night (not valid on Saturday nights). Military Discount is $3 off adult ticket price. Senior Discount is $3 off adult ticket price. Group Discount (parties of 10 or more) is $3 off adult ticket price.

Tickets can be purchased online for most performances at www.shakespearetavern.com.

The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse is located at 499 Peachtree Street NE, just four blocks south of The Fox Theater and directly across the street from Emory University Hospital Midtown.

Parking is recommended in the Emory University Hospital Midtown Parking Deck located directly across the street from the front doors of The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse on Peachtree Street. Regular parking price is $5.

The Tavern opens one hour and fifteen minutes before the performance for food and beverage service. Bardic Inspiration Catering provides a British-pub-style menu for dinner. The Tavern has beer, wine, coffee, tea, soft drinks, bottle beer and draft beers on tap.

Seating is done on a 'first come, first served' basis within each designated section (Main Floor, Box Seats, Balcony). Table seating is limited, however all seats can accommodate food and beverages. For tickets or more information, call or email The Tavern Box Office at 404.874.5299 x 0 or boxoffice@shakespearetavern.com or buy tickets online at www.shakespearetavern.com.

The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse is a registered 501(C)3 non-profit organization. The Atlanta Shakespeare Company (ASC) at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse is supported in part by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, and in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support also is provided by The Shakespeare Fund of Theater League of Kansas City and the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

Photo Credit: O'Neil Delapenha, Jasmine Renee Ellis, Tyren Duncan

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