Measure Still For Measure Reviews

Los Angeles Times- Recommended

"...Her new text, built upon the bones of Shakespeare's original, sees a cast and director grappling with an unconventional approach to "Measure for Measure's" finale, one that has forever stripped the lead female character, Isabella, of a voice. In Kubzansky's play it's a choice that has reverberations beyond just the stage, raising questions about power, agency, what it means to be an ally, and a woman's right to independence."

Stage and Cinema- Recommended

"...One of our most visionary directors, Kubzansky even has her script get all Ayckbournian on us, wherein two scenes are played in real time simultaneously in different rooms - with half the audience in each room. As the first act moves on, I love how we hear backstage chatter that an audience is rarely, if ever, privy to. The dialogue is wholly real and the cast is mostly naturalistic and sometimes convincing with small-talk and cross-talk. I was fascinated, even though the gossip we here really isn't that juicy - it's what you'd hear in any rehearsal hall: how to rehearse a scene; actors going over lines; and the director announcing a last-minute cast replacement. But if you pay attention, something is amiss."

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended

"...Rehearsals for Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure have life imitating art in Jessica Kubzansky’s Measure Still For Measure, a sensational Boston Court World Premiere that takes backstage drama to a whole new level."

ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended

"...Measure STILL for Measure is a very strong production, and those who are particularly interested in Shakespeare or the backstage theater process should definitely go see this show."

Stage Raw- Recommended

"...This reliance on prior knowledge of the play renders the entire show something of a rarefied spectacle: theater for theater people, perhaps more self-edifying than inviting to the uninitiated."

Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended

"...Based on Shakespeare’s… well, you know… Measure STILL for Measure is a unique and spectacularly innovative production, sweeping us all into the backstage drama of a cast in rehearsal for the original #METOO classic as the audience follows the actors into various areas of the wonderfully appointed B/C complex, from the lobby to the parking lot to the 80-seat rehearsal/black box/music space to the dressing and green rooms, finally leading us to the main stage to watch the company rehearse a day before their first designer run."