The Williamsburg Players present Taming of the Shrew - Expired Event

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Jan 5 - Jan 19, 2012

Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm, Saturday matinees at 2:00 pm.

This is zesty classic comedy set in Padua, Italy, in the late 1500s. It is the story of the shy Bianca and the mean-spirited Katharina, two daughters of a rich merchant named Baptista. Though Bianca is being courted by a number of young men, Baptista announces that she may not marry until Katharina is wed. None of the men in town are willing to marry Katharina, so Bianca remains unwed, even as more suitors line up to wed the maiden. No man approaches Katharina a until a wanderer arrives in Padua to find a rich wife. After an intense courtship with Katharina she agrees to marry him. Following the wedding the new husband reveals that he is the son of one of the most respected men in town. Any more would give away all the laughs and howls that are still to follow!

Written by William Shakespeare

Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd.