Experience Measure for Measure under the stars at The Old Globe!
Measure for Measure
June 14-July 12, 2026
Find tickets: https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/26-season/measure-for-measure
Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Vivienne Benesch
Justice and desire collide in Shakespeare’s timeless tale of power and hypocrisy. When Vienna’s Duke suddenly disappears, his morally rigid deputy Angelo takes control—determined to rid the city of vice. But when he condemns a young man to death and then propositions the man’s sister, his actions reveal the cracks in his facade of authority. Filled with rich characters, surprising twists, and a comic group of seedy grifters on the make, Measure for Measure explores who holds power, who gets punished, and what it truly means to be virtuous.
Starring: Ato Blankson-Wood as Duke, Sam Lilja as Angelo, Katie MacNichol as Mistress Overdone, David T. Patterson as Claudio, Amelia Pedlow as Isabella, Reza Salazar as Pompey, Calvin Leon Smith as Lucio, and Bruce Turk as Escalus. The cast also includes students in The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program: Charlie Alguera as Friar Thomas and Angelo’s Attendant; Lance D. Bush as Provost; Trevor Butler as Abhorsen; Juliette Cacciatore as The Justice; Ethan Fox as Froth; Madi Goff as Elbow; Kristina Hinako as Mariana; Stephanie Hinck as Mariana’s Attendant and Singer; Conner Keef as Barnadine, Gentleman 1; Susane Lee as Gentlewoman 2; Max Lorn-Krause as Friar Peter; Shalyn Welch as Sister Francisca; and Kayce Wilson as Juliet.
Creative team: Also joining director Vivienne Benesch as part of the creative team are Lex Liang (Scenic and Costume Design); Russell H. Champa (Lighting Design); Melanie Chen Cole (Sound Design); Javier Velasco (Choreography); Nathan C. Crocker (Voice and Text Coach); ARC: Duncan Stewart, CSA and Patrick Maravilla, CSA (Casting); and Jenny Kennedy (Production Stage Manager).
Measure for Measure is supported by Lead Production Sponsors Ann Davies, Qualcomm, The Jeannie Polinsky Rivkin Artistic Fund, and Darlene Marcos Shiley, in memory of Donald Shiley.
