The Taming of the Shrew

Kate Eastwood Norris as Katherine and Cody Nickell as Petruchio Photo by James Kegley
Performance Dates
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Shakespeare’s classic comedy "The Taming of the Shrew" pits the spirited Katherine against the fortune-seeking Petruchio, who has agreed to woo and marry her as a favor to his old friend Hortensio, who is in love with Bianca, Katherine's younger and more popular sister. The younger sister can only be married after the older one, but Katherine has a notorious temper and thus far no man will have her... until Petruchio comes along to "tame" her. Setting the Folger Theatre production in the Wild West circa 1880, Helen Hayes Award-winning director Aaron Posner leads real life husband and wife Cody Nickell and Kate Eastwood Norris in a witty sparring match enlivened by original music composed and performed by singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt.

Production Information

Approximate Running Time
150 minutes

Cast

Performer
Role
Widow/Haberdasher/Peter
Pedant/Bartender/Nathaniel
Curtis/The Tailor
The Blind Balladeer
Vincentio/Priest/Walter
Biondello/Rafe
Hortensio
Petruchio

Creative Team

Set Designer
Costume Designer
Choreographer for musicals
Lighting Designer