The Taming of the Shrew

by William Shakespeare

Poster of The Taming of the Shrew

“I see a woman may be made a fool 
If she had not a spirit to resist” 

But what happens when a man makes it his mission to break–or tame–that spirit? Katherine Minola lives in a world controlled by men. Married off by a father desperate to preserve his family’s reputation and open his younger, sweeter daughter Bianca up to the possibility of marriage, Kate finds herself subject to the will of a husband bent on taming her by any means. And tame her Petruchio does, beating, starving, gaslighting, and mocking Kate until she obeys his every whim. Our production will explore the tragedy of Shakespeare’s famous battle of the sexes, asking how and if a woman can be expected to live in an environment as suffocating as Kate’s.

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Media and Downloads

PDF icon shrewsides.pdf (.pdf - 67.69KB)

Performance Dates & Times

April 19, 2018 - 8:00pm

April 20, 2018 - 8:00pm

April 21, 2018 - 2:00pm

April 21, 2018 - 8:00pm

Location

Crescent Underground

Venue Accessibility: 
Venue lobby is accessible via elevators located near both the Morse and Stiles dining halls. Upper seating is accessible via main venue entrance. Facilities and stage level seating are accessible via a ramp to the left of the main venue entrance.

Performers

Petruchio
Grumio
Baptista
Hortensio
Biondello
Vincentio
Curtis

Production Team

Director
Producer
Stage Manager
Lighting Designer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Graphic Designer
Dramaturg
Fight Choreographer
Associate
Producer
Assistant
Stage Manager
Assistant
Lighting Designer