Restoration comedy refers to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period (from 1660 to 1710).
After public stage performances had been banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 signalled a renaissance of English drama.
Restoration comedy is notorious for its sexual explicitness, specifically as an artistic response to those years of Puritan restraint.
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ArtsWest’s production of MEASURE FOR PLEASURE features: Zach Adair, Jared Michael Brown, Beth A. Cooper, Paul Custodio, Alex Garnett, Heather Hawkins and Colleen Robertson, with Ryan Floresca, James Frasca and EmilyRose Shotwell-Frasca.

PLEASE NOTE:
Special to MEASURE FOR PLEASURE, the ArtsWest stage has been made even more intimate than usual. Please keep the different seating configuration in mind when choosing your seats:

Pictured: Zach Adair as Will Blunt (in disguise as Pillowsoft, a fop) and Colleen Robertson as Hermione Goode in MEASURE FOR PLEASURE at ArtsWest. Photo by Matt Durham