The main action of The Taming of the Shrew takes place as a play within the play, performed for the benefit of a drunken tinker, Christopher Sly. Baptista Minola, a wealthy widower of Padua...
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| Sarah Afful | ... | Bianca | |
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Ben Carlson | ... | Petruchio |
| Deborah Hay | ... | Katherina | |
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Peter Hutt | ... | Baptista |
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Robert King | ... | Vincentio |
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John Kirkpatrick | ... | Pedant |
| Cyrus Lane | ... | Lucentio | |
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Gordon S. Miller | ... | Biondello |
| Thomas Olajide | ... | Nathaniel | |
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Sarah Orenstein | ... | Widow |
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Tom Rooney | ... | Tranio |
| Mike Shara | ... | Hortensio | |
| Michael Spencer-Davis | ... | Gremio | |
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Brian Tree | ... | Grumio |
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The main action of The Taming of the Shrew takes place as a play within the play, performed for the benefit of a drunken tinker, Christopher Sly. Baptista Minola, a wealthy widower of Padua, has two daughters: the demure and popular Bianca and her sharp-tongued and ill-tempered older sister, Katherina. Bianca already has two suitors - Hortensio and Gremio - when a third, Lucentio, arrives on the scene. Baptista, however, has decreed that no one can marry Bianca until a husband has been found for Katherina. A solution presents itself when Hortensio's friend Petruchio arrives in town looking for a wife. After meeting Katherina, Petruchio is unperturbed by her insults and resolves to marry her, leaving the way clear for Hortensio (posing as a music teacher), Lucentio (posing as a literary tutor) and the hapless Gremio to continue their pursuit of Bianca, whom Baptista decides to bestow on the wealthiest of the three. An absurdly costumed Petruchio arrives late for his wedding and ...
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