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Reframing Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure in the American South in the 1950s
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Reframing Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure in the American South in the 1950s

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In this Q&A, Helen Hayes Award-winning director Psalmayene 24 shares his first thoughts on directing Folger Theatre’s upcoming production of Measure for Measure, set in the American South in the 1950s, and how he approaches Shakespeare’s text like a new work.

Dressing the Past in Measure for Measure
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Dressing the Past in Measure for Measure

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Colleen Kennedy

Costume Designer and Folger Artistic Research Fellow Mika Eubanks discusses her historical research into designing Measure for Measure costumes that capture the fashions of the 1950s in the US Southern states.