1997
The Taming of the Shrew
Directed
by Robert S. Currier
Producer’s Perspective:
We’ve had a lot of pure fun with many of our productions,
but this one was one of the best. It was such an outrageous
adaptation that it probably shouldn’t have been called The Taming of the Shrew. We had seen a brilliant
Shrew set in the 1950’s at the National Theatre in
London, and realized how well that era worked with
this play about a nascent women’s liberation in an
age when ladies were expected to be “nice.” We had
also been astounded by an amazing TV show, The
Singing Detective (which is one of the best things
ever created for television) where characters break
into song and dance numbers that illuminate their
subconscious. Somehow, we put the two together and
came up with this be-bop Shrew where large
chunks of text were eliminated and replaced seamlessly
with pieces of rock-and-roll songs."
(Continued...)
The
Characters |
“At
Ye Olde Castle Bowl” |
Hostess
Christopher Sly
Bartholomew
Soda Jerks &
Patrons |
Victoria Evans
Bud Sisson
Assaf Cohen
The Company |
The Play Within the Play
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Lucentio
Tranio
Baptista
Hortensio
Gremio
Katharina
Bianca
Biondello
Petruchio
Grumio |
Michael
Eliopouios
Marvin Greene*
Paul Silverman
Gabriel Diamond
Lewis Sims*
Mary Knoll
Jessa Brie Berkner
Valerie Weak
Michael Oakes
Patrick Flick* |
Servants
to Petruchio |
Catie Campbell, Tim
Fessenden, Noah Heldfond,
Matt Horn, Alex Koehne |
Haberdasher
Tailor
Pedant
Vincentio
Widow |
Liat Blum
Lucy Choi
Assaf Cohen
Stephen Winton-Henry
Victoria Evans |
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Production
Staff
Mananging Director
– Lesley Schisgall Currier
Set & Lighting
Design - Bruce Lackovic
Costume Design - K.C. Wallace
Props Design - Mary Jo Goss
Fight Director - The Academy of the Sword
Production Stage Manager - Evi Pazmanczyk*
Dialect Coach – Kimberly Mohne
Hairstylist – Stephani Bales
Musical Consultant – Al Stewart
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*Member
of Actor's Equity Association,
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