What’s a body to do between Christmas and New Year’s? How about visiting Renaissance Vienna and a time when sexual debauchery rolled common as Vineyard winter potlucks.

It’s Shakespeare for the Masses and they’re hitting the boards again this season on Dec. 28 and 29 with a new version of Measure for Measure. The troupe first performed this play way, way back in their early days, February 2009. So long ago, yet seemingly so near. Evidently, they have learned a few things in the past year or so. Mainly, folks want their Shakespeare shorter and they want it sexier.

The creators have shaved 20 minutes off their old run and added an R-rated dumbshow (that’s pantomime to us masses). Sprinkle in a new ending that includes audience participation and, well, let’s just say forewarned is forearmed.

The cast includes Brooke Hardman, Billy Meleady, Scott Barrow, Christopher Brophy, Mac Young, Amy Sabin, Molly Purves, Emma Urban, Rob Myers, Chelsea McCarthy and Nicole Galland.

The shows are being held at the Vineyard Playhouse on Church street in Vineyard Haven. Show times are 7 p.m. for both Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Wednesday, Dec. 29.

Oh yes, and the performances are free.