Step into Shakespeare's insane world of witty banter. wild schemes, and irresistible charms.  Witness the fiery clash between the headstrong Katherina and the cunning Petruchio in this timeless battle of wits and wills.  Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a rollicking journey filled with laughter, love and unforgettable characters

Featuring outstanding local talent and the charming location of the venerable Mud Creek Theatre.  

 

Katherine: Angie Dill

Petruchio: Thomas Sebald

Baptista: Daniel Shock

Bianca: Tailynn Downing

Lucentio: Andrew Daniels

Tranio: Ben Elliot

Gremio: Ryan Shelton

Grumio: Damik Lalioff

Hortensio: Josh Gibson

Biondello: Nelani Huntington

Vincentio: Jeff Bick

Pedant: Thomas Smith

Widow: Cathie Morgan

Curtis: Kellyn Merrell

Tailor: Cathie Morgan

Minola servant: Kellyn Merrell

 

Director: Dana Lesh

Stage manager/assistant director: Jeff Bick

Costumes: Karen Cones

Props: Katherine Gibson

Set construction: Kendell Roberts

Set decoration: Dana Roberts
Producer:  Glenn L Dobbs

Fight choreography: Kevin Robertson

Special thanks to Mr Kelly Keller and the team at Mud Creek who so generously allowed us to be a part of their wonderful season this year.

From The Director - Ms Dana Lesh 
 

The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous comedies. It is timelessly funny. Katherine, the titular shrew, is known throughout Padua as a “devil … a fiend of hell,” whereas her younger sister Bianca is beloved by all. The “bashful modest” younger beauty is clearly the favorite of their wealthy father Baptista, and her many suitors are desperate to win her hand. The problem for them lies in Baptista’s mandate that Bianca shall not marry before her older sister does.

But who would take on this difficult woman who dares to . . . gasp . . . have her own mind?

Enter the loud, churlish Petruchio — Katherine’s equal in stubbornness and spirit. He has come to Padua to find a wife who will provide him with a large dowry (“wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua”). He isn’t at all concerned about Kate’s reputation because he believes that he can tame any woman.

This is the crux of why the play is so controversial. Does Petruchio tame the headstrong shrew? Does his campaign of starving her, not letting her sleep, and depriving her of basic needs actually change who she is and what she believes?

Is she tamed? Or has she learned to play at being tamed?

Shakespeare never answers this question for us, and neither will we. You must make your own determination whether the indomitable Petruchio “hast tamed a curst shrew.”