Murphys, CA…Don’t Miss The Big Closing Weekend Of “The  Taming  of  the  Shrew” At Brice Station.   Newly  founded  theatre  company  Shakespeare  on  the  Vine  and  Brice  Station  Vineyards  are pleased  to  announce  the  closing  weekend  of  William  Shakespeare’s  Comedy  The  Taming  of  the Shrew,  directed  and  produced  by  Tara  Kayton.

The Taming of the Shrew Fundraising Video from Tara Kayton on Vimeo.

Kayton  embraces  the  exuberant  and  farcical  commedia  dell’arte  aesthetic.  Locals  may  be  familiar  with
her  recent  staged  comedies:  Molière’s  The  Imaginary  Invalid,  Sedaris’s  The  Santaland  Diaries,  and
Shakespeare’s  Twelfth  Night  at  Brice  Station.  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew  springs  from  the  collision  of
razorlike  wits  between  Katherine  and  Petruccio,  whose  legacy  is  the  I-­‐Hate-­‐You-­‐I-­‐Love-­‐You
heartbeat  of  romantic  comedies.  The  exaggerated  theatricality  of  physical  comedy  –  embraced  with
gusto  by  this  production  –  drive  an  irreverent  send-­‐up  of  the  roles  we  so  often  play  because  society
expects  it,  particularly  around  marriage.  Shakespeare’s  play  provides  a  hilarious  opportunity  to
consider  the  meaning  of  these  social  conventions  in  our  own  time.

Gender-­‐bending  hijinks  layer  on  physical  and  social  hilarity  to  this  comedy  about  the  roles  we  play  in
love  and  marriage.  Leading  roles  feature  local  favorites:  Sean  M.  Lewis  playing  the  fierce-­‐tongued
Katherina,  Shelby  Rose  Richardson  portraying  the  suave  and  confidant  suitor  Petruccio,  Robert
Zellers  as  innocent  sister  Bianca,  and  Sheila  Doyle  as  Padua’s  Cowboy  aristocrat  Baptista.  The
hilarious  clowning  duo  of  Charlotte  Calvert  as  Lucentio  and  McKenna  Kelly-­‐Eiding  as  Tranio  along
with  trusty  servants  Grumio,  Emily  Wilson,  and  Biondello,  Brie  Shumaway  are  not  to  be  missed!
The  cast  is  equally  rounded  out  with  Charlene  West  as  the  cunning  and  smarmy  Hortensio,  Lillian
McLeod  as  the  comedic  old  man  pantaloon  Gremio,  and  Lynn  Zunino  as  the  wealthy  Vincentio.  The
creative  team  was  pulled  from  across  the  country  including:  Associate  Producer  and  Lighting
Designer  Laura  J.  Eckelman  (Washington  D.C.),  Assistant  Director  Janet  Cunningham  (New  Haven,
CT),  Technical  Director  Ross  Aldrich  (Vallecito,  CA),  Scenic  Designer  Misty  Amber  Day
(Sacramento,  CA),  Stage  Manager  Suzie  DeSimone  (Murphys,  CA),  Graphic  Designer  Ryan  Anderson
(New  York,  NY),  and  Dramaturg  Ryan  M.  Davis  (San  Francisco,  CA).

The  Taming  of  the  Shrew  must  close  on  August  22,  2015.
Doors  open  at  6pm  –  Show  at  8pm
Chairs  &  Blankets  recommended.
Picnics  Encouraged  and  on-­‐site  catering  provided  by  Arnold  Pantry.
No  Outside  alcohol  -­‐  Wine  purchases  available  form  Brice  Station  Vineyards
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