Measure for Measure: Ten Times Deranged
In the darkest episode of \u201cUndercover Bosses\u201d of all time, the Duke of Vienna announces he\u2019s taking a vacation and disguises himself as a monk, to see how his seemingly pious deputy Angelo runs the city -- only to find out that he\u2019s a hypocritical autocrat with a penchant for sexually blackmailing nuns. In order to depose Angelo and right his wrongs, our heroes develop a crazy scheme that strains credulity. Will and James discuss what Shakespeare was doing with this \u201cproblem play\u201d and what it has to say about #MeToo, sex and the public square, and the point at which a plot requires just a little too much suspension of disbelief. // CREDITS // Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous); Outro Music: Jon Sayles, \u201cSaltarello\u201d (composed by anonymous); Illustrative Excerpts: John Gielgud, Ages of Man, Caedmon Records (1959); \u201cMeasure for Measure,\u201d Brown Box Theater Project, dir. Kyler Taustin (2019); \u201cBefore Sunrise,\u201d dir. Richard Linklater (1995)