Measure for Pleasure
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 8, 2006
Closed Mar 26, 2006
Opened Mar 8, 2006
Closed Mar 26, 2006
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Will Blunt is in love with Molly, a young transvestite prostitute. But when Blunt rescues him from a life on the streets, he doesn't count on Molly falling in love with Dashwood, the handsome womanising rake. Restoration comedy meets modern sex farce in this romantic adventure, exploring the elusive nature of happiness; featuring mistaken identities, duels and double-dealings, gay marriage, and the obligatory sex cave.
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Public Theater/Anspacher
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
The Anspach Theatre at the Public seats 275. Founded in 1954 by Joseph Papp, this is arguably the strongest not-for-profit theater in New York. The productions presented here are continually daring and inventive. The success of this theater stems [...] Read More
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
The Anspach Theatre at the Public seats 275. Founded in 1954 by Joseph Papp, this is arguably the strongest not-for-profit theater in New York. The productions presented here are continually daring and inventive. The success of this theater stems [...] Read More
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If you're not offended enough to leave by the end of the first act, you'll probably have a good time at Measure for Pleasure. David Grimm's newly minted "Restoration romp" often forgoes good taste; it's a raunchy comedy filled with plenty of sexual innuendo and crude language. The play and the production have moments of wit and comic brilliance, but both suffer from uneven execution.
Set in 1751, Measure for Pleasure concerns the love and lust amongst a group of nobles and servants. Sir Peter Lustforth (Wayne Knight) is tired of his wife, Lady Vanity (Suzanne Bertish); he has set his sights on the young virgin Hermione Goode (Emily Swallow), who is being protected by her puritanical guardi[...]