Dr. Dailey performed an important theatrical service by presenting this production of The Interlude of Youth.  The morality plays and their long history formed the basis for the revolutionary literature, especially in Protestant areas, for what most would consider the literary boom of the late 16^th through early 19^th centuries.   The printing press, of course, was even more responsible for works being preserved, but the morality plays served as the intellectual underpinning and later foil for many great literary works.  

When watching The Interlude of Youth, the play’s (not necessarily Interlude, but the morality play formula) influence on Shakespeare is readily apparent.  Most of Shakespeare’s works use the same formula as Interlude and other morality plays, but Shakespeare changes the purpose and uses that formula to satirize the nobility instead of support it.  This production provides wonderful insight into that history.

The production is solid, and the actors are good and show potential, but do not seem seasoned enough to make this a great production.  The actors’ projection skills are not yet strong enough to fill a room when they are not facing the audience. 

Dr. Dailey provides a short history of morality plays before the curtain.  When he is going over the history of morality plays that lecture is welcomed, but he makes an error when he tries to explain some of the now out of favor language.  Many current plays are going fully bi- or tri-lingual and authors always have the confidence that quality or the writing and production will make every language clear to audience members.  Dropping the language explanations (probably left from Dailey’s days as a professor) would enhance the theater going experience.