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Play on! Q&A: Aditi Kapil on translating 'Measure for Measure'

At the June 2019 reading of the Measure for Measure translation
At the June 2019 reading of the Measure for Measure translation

In choosing which Shakespeare play to translate for the Play on! project, playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil let herself be influenced by dramaturg Liz Engelman, who was attracted to the themes of Measure for Measure and their resonance in today’s world.

Continuing our series of Q&As with Play on! playwrights, Kapil shares about her process for translating Shakespeare’s language, with help from Engelman and dramaturg Andrew Ian Carlson, and what she learned about Measure for Measure along the way.