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Directed By Psalmayene 24 Folger Theatre’s Measure for Measure Proves Relevant in Today’s Political Climate

Measure for Measure Folger Theatre Jordan Wright September 29, 2026

Renea S. Brown (Isabella) in Folger Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure (Photo/Erika Nizborski).

 

Measure for Measure is a rare commodity and not one of Shakespeare’s much-produced plays. It’s scandalous and politically charged, so it fits right in […]

Penelope – A Modern-day Myth Breathes Fresh Air at Signature Theatre

Penelope – A Modern-day Myth Breathes Fresh Air at Signature Theatre

Penelope Signature Theatre Jordan Wright March 20, 2024 Special to The Zebra

Jessica Phillips in Penelope (Photo/Daniel Rader)

A solitary woman stands on Ithaca’s shoreline awaiting the dawn. Casting her eyes out over the Ionian Sea, […]

A Farmer’s Wife Finds Passion and Purpose in America’s Heartland in The Bridges of Madison County at Signature Theatre

A Farmer’s Wife Finds Passion and Purpose in America’s Heartland in The Bridges of Madison County at Signature Theatre

The Bridges of Madison County August 20, 2023 Signature Theatre Jordan Wright Special to The Zebra

Mark Evans (Robert Kincaid) and Erin Davie (Francesca Johnson) (Photo by Daniel Rader)

Readers will […]

John Proctor is the Villain

John Proctor is the Villain

Studio Theatre Jordan Wright May 5, 2022 Special to TheZebra.org

Mr. Smith’s classroom. Dave Register (center, standing) leads a lesson for students at Helen County High. Photo: Margot Schulman.

Drawing on Arthur Miller’s iconic American play, “The Crucible”, Playwright Kimberly Belflower returns to her Appalachian roots […]

Pipeline ~ Studio Theatre

Jordan Wright January 9, 2020

In Dominique Morisseau’s play Pipeline, a direct line is drawn from the consequences resulting from a broken school system to criminal punishment or expulsion for teenagers acting out. That the system is broken, and kids are warehoused in these ever-larger institutions with no remedies for psychological attention, is well […]

1 Henry IV ~ Folger Theatre

Jordan Wright September 10, 2019

With season opener 1 Henry IV, director Rosa Joshi makes her Folger Theatre directorial debut. As expected it is a departure from the classic interpretation to an edgier contemporary dynamic. As Joshi describes it, “I Henry IV is filled with intrigue, humor, action and suspense – messy people doing messy […]