By John Fletcher
Directed by Liana Olear
Have you ever watched Taming of the Shrew and wished Petruchio got what he deserved?
So did Shakespeare’s contemporary, Fletcher, who wrote a fanfic about Petruchio’s second wife.
Performances
Saturday, February 13 & 20, 8PM EST
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew ends with Petruchio admired for his wife’s obedience, but in our sequel their relationship remained unhappy. Petruchio is now widowed and looks forward to a tranquil marriage to sweet and mild Maria. She, however, fears sharing the first wife’s fate, and is determined to obtain relationship equality and material independence by borrowing tricks from the classics and from Petruchio’s own playbook. Meanwhile, Maria’s sister Livia must avoid being married off to the old rich Moroso and find a way to wed her handsome if mercurial sweetheart Rowland. Encouraged by mastermind Biancha, sisters wage hilarious war of the sexes to find happiness.
Cast
| Moroso | Bill Bodie |
| Tranio | Nathan Rosen |
| Sophocles | Jim Adams |
| Rowland | Sarah Pfanz |
| Livia | Linda “Spencer” Dye |
| Biancha | Pamela Northrup |
| Maria | Melissa Schick |
| Jacques | Sean Eustis |
| Petruchio | Wes Dennis |
| Petronius | Nancy Linden |
Crew
| Director | Liana Olear |
| Stage Manager | Matt Etner |
| Zoominematographer | Alan Duda |
| Graphics & Sound | Jaki Demarest |
| Producer | Joshua Engel |
| Publicity | Wes Dennis |
| Program Design | Melissa Schick |
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