Shrew is a tricky story to tell today. Especially if you want to both keep the comedy and honor the truth of Kate’s experience through to the end of the play, which I did. I believe that Kate and Petruchio actually love each other. They belong together, in part because neither one really fits in the world they inhabit – a world of money, comfort and powerful men. Outside Kate’s father’s world, Kate and Petruchio ultimately find a way to live with and love each other, but it may not survive their return to Padua. As Petruchio bets on Kate’s “obedience,” she overhears him and realizes she is alone. This realization prompts her famous last speech. This production at Juilliard was part of a two play rep. All 16 third-year actors rehearsed Shrew and Romeo & Juliet (with another director) simultaneously and performed them in rep.

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Cast: Helen Cespedes, Fiona Cheung, Tom Datnow, Phoebe Dunn, Adam Farabee, Jenny Di Gennaro, Danny Hernandez, Katharine Lorraine, Mike Shaw, Ali Sohaili, Andrea Syglowski, Jeremy Tardy, Nathasha Warner, Kerry Warren, Noah Witke, Katherine Wood

 

Designers: Betsy Adams, Junghyun Georgia Lee, Jessica Pabst, David Van Tieghem