Director Tim Ocel gives the Bard's work some fresh energy of his own,
creating numerous haunting images. What's so resonant is how valid Shakespeare’s work comes across
today… The ensemble cast is dead-on, with all the leads connecting. … Even the smaller roles are aces.
…it’s three hours long, but it’s time well spent. If you’ve never seen a Georgia Shakespeare Festival
production, this is a dandy intro. more...
…Ocel highlight[s] the play's darker aspects, and it’s a very fruitful
approach. …moody Measure still brims with excitement at theater’s power to
give life to ideas and put symbols into motion.…an ending that’s dissatisfied audiences for centuries
and Ocel turns that very unease into an advantage. more...
Measure for
Measure Georgia Shakespeare Festival, 1998
In Tim Ocel’s terrific production for the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, even
with the crystal clarity of the whole ensemble's acting, the play’s essential mystery remains. This
Measure is a dark, uncompromising vision, but as entertaining as any frothy
farce in the sense that we care deeply about the characters and for three hours are galvanized by their
journey. more...