When Isabella ( Ellen Lauren ) confronts her brother Claudio ( Matt Loney ) in his cell , [*-1] explaining the price [0] she has been asked [*] [*T*-2] [*] to secure his freedom [*T*-3] ; when Isabella and the disguised Duke ( Philip Kerr ) conspire [*-4] to trick Angelo [*T*-5] ; and when Mariana ( Annalee Jefferies ) , a woman wronged [*] by Angelo , confronts him with his past misdeeds [*T*-6] , the performers bring the dramatic high points to life with intense energy and intelligence .
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