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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare, adapted by
Diane Timmerman
December 2005
The shrewish Kate, marginalized by family and "friends",
is at her wit's end. Her father Baptista, her sister Bianca,
and all of Padua, it seems, are against her. The beautiful
Bianca cannot be wed until Kate, the older of the two, has
been married off. Bianca has scores of suitors, Kate, none.
In walks Petruchio looking to make his fortune. Marrying Kate
will win him the money he desires, and so he agrees to a bargain
with Baptista before meeting his bride. When Kate and Petruchio
do meet, the fireworks flare in one of Shakespeare's most
famous scenes. In each other they discover a fascinating version
of themselves: both possess the same passion for pushing an
argument too far, the same zeal for physically fighting what
they believe to be wrong, and ultimately the same deep understanding
of human nature in the context of a shallow society. |
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CREDITS
Directed by Diane Timmerman
Assistant Director - Georgeanna Smith
Set and Lighting Design - Rob Koharchik
Costume Design - Sarah Conyers-Conte
Sound Design - Diane Timmerman
Choreography - Cynthia Pratt
Stage Manager -Amanda Hansen
Assistant Stage Managers - Alison Chemers, Lauren Scottow
CAST
Petruchio - Patrick McCarney
Katharina - Erica Loveland
Tranio - Jocelyn Henjum
Hortensio - Patrick Weigand
Baptista - Ryan Ruckman
Gremio - Noah Winston
Lucentio - Kent Livingston
Grumio - Brian Sheppard
Bianca - Carolyn Jania
Biondello - Ashley Parks
Tailor - Sarah Snider
Curtis - Brett Hunter
Widow - Katie Horwitz
Vincentio - Keve Bates
Sugarsop - Anna Holman
Nathaniel - Jimmie Reinstatler
Baptista's Servant - Megan Johnson
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