Theater at Monmouth streaming series continues with Shakespeare, Austen

MONMOUTH — The Theater at Monmouth’s Plays of Futures Passed streaming series, which shows productions from previous summer rep seasons and fall shows, continues in Novemer with Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” and Daniel Elihu Kramer’s “Pride@Prejudice.”
The Plays of Futures Passed Series gives audiences a chance to experience live theater from the safety of their homes.
The series kicked off with Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” in September and “The Turn of the Screw,” in October.
The November Maine Communities production of “Measure for Measure” is Nov. 13-19, streamed via YouTube. “Pride@Prejudice,” a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s novel, is Dec. 18-24, and will be streamed through Broadway on Demand’s ShowShare.
“Measure for Measure,” directed by James Noel Hoban, was filmed this fall to stram to schools for the 2020 Shakespeare in Maine Communities program. The strikingly current play speaks powerfully about impossible moral choices in the story of the novice Isabella, whose faith is tested when her brother is sentenced to death for impregnating Juliet out of wedlock. When the outwardly virtuous Angelo propositions Isabella in exchange for Claudio’s release, she must consider whether upholding her holy vows is worth her brother’s life.
Pride@Prejudice” was produced during the summer 2018 season and directed by Janis Stevens
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy fall in love all over again — in this romantic deconstruction of Austen’s beloved novel. Playfully reinvented with modern-day characters literally stepping off the page to blog, google, and tweet, this homage to one of the world’s most popular love stories is delivered with humor, wit, and just a little sass.
For ticket information and and more details on the streaming options, visit theateratmonmouth.org/plays/plays-of-futures-passed/”>theateratmonmouth.org.