This was my first live Measure for Measure and it ...

This was my first live Measure for Measure and it was wonderful. Not a weak link in the cast. A few forgotten (recovered) lines as may be expected on a first preview. But the tenor, the meaning of the language, and the depth of emotion was solid. It is also remarkably funny in spots--notably those spots involving the tapster Pompey (CSC Resident Acting Company member Terrance Fleming) and longtime convict Barnardine (Associate Member and Teaching Artist Kathryne Daniels). M4M is maybe the problemiest of the problem plays; there's only so much actors can do to mitigate the intrinsic ickiness of the plot, other than put a human face on it. In that endeavor, this gang succeeds brilliantly. Go see it!