In Measure for Measure, Shakespeare’s two gendered sub-settings: the convent and whorehouse, empower the women through sexuality and chastity; while the prison neutralizes through accepting repentance. In production, these locations generate sexual harassment accusations by choosing spaces relative to headline-grabbing sexual assaults that unfolded in the last few decades. Churches, including Catholic and the Church of England, initiated silence and dependency on priests covering up sexual abuse for many years. Whereas, military barracks dominate current headlines through victims refusing victimization by highly-ranked officers. The 2011 production directed by Audrey Coldron and performed by Actor’s Community Theatre employs Bradford Cathedral
