In 1896, the illustrious scholar F.S. Boas classified three of Shakespeare’s plays—Measure for Measure, All’s Well That Ends Well and Troilus and Cressida—as “problem plays,” to distinguish them from comedies, tragedies and histories…
It may have been written in 1604, but Measure for Measure’s female characters struggle with the same societal obstacles when dropped into the 20th century.
NEXT editor Jaclyn Jermyn gets personal about how Goodman programs like College Night can open unexpected doors for young theater fans.
Noah Haidle’s latest play, Smokefall, examines life’s big questions through the prism of an ordinary Midwestern family.
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2013 issue of Onstage magazine.
