We Cannot Make a Scarecrow of the Law

Synopsis
Audio podcast. Second episode of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. Adapted by Catherine Eaton and Nat Cassidy, rendered into modern English verse by Aditi Brennan Kapil. Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.

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Series
Play on Podcasts: Measure for Measure
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
4 Nov 2022
Duration
28 mins

Credits

Director
Jessie Austrian
Music
Lindsay Jones
Adaptor for Radio
Aditi Brennan Kapil
Executive Producer
Michael Goodfriend
Cast
Andy GrotelueschenVincentio, Duke of Vienna
Paul L. CoffeyAngelo
Emily YoungIsabella
Devin E. HaqqClaudio
Kimberley ChatterjeeEscalus
Ben SteinfeldFroth
Ben SteinfeldLucio
Devin E. HaqqBarnardine
Emily YoungMistress Overdone
Jessie Austrian 
Kimberley ChatterjeeMariana
Kimberley ChatterjeeJuliet
Michael Goodfriend 
Noah BrodyPompey
Paco TolsonElbow
Paco TolsonFriar Peter
Paco TolsonAbhorson
Paco TolsonGentleman
Tina ChilipFrancesca, a nun
Tina ChilipProvost

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Measure for Measure
Subjects
Drama; History; Shakespeare
Keywords
radio drama

Online Availability

Online URL
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/measure-for-measure-we-cannot-make-a-scarecrow-of-the-law/id1561429994?i=1000585046847
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

Next Chapter Podcasts

Web
https://ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast External site opens in new window

Sponsor

Name

Play On Shakespeare

Email
info@playonshakespeare.org
Web
https://playonshakespeare.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(541) 846 8466
Address
PO Box 955
Ashland, OR
97520
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "We Cannot Make a Scarecrow of the Law". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79997 (Accessed 09 Dec 2024)