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The Taming of the Shrew with The Woman's Prize A world premiere production of Shakespeare’s great battle of the sexes combined with John Fletcher’s hysterical sequel where the women of Shakespeare’s play get their revenge!
Feb 10 - 28, 2010
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The Third show of our 2009/10 Season at the Venetian:
Taming of the Shrew
& A Woman's Prize
Bag & Baggage's world-premiere adaptation of these two works, written by William Shakespeare and his contemporary John Fletcher. The two pieces are adapted into one show and directed by Artistic Director Scott Palmer, performed together at each performance - with the same cast playing the matching roles in each of the two stories.
Petruchio tempers Katherine into submission in the
classic Shrew, but then the tables turned in A Woman's Prize (or The Tamer Tamed), written as a
sequel and reply to Shrew, and considered by many to be a proto-feminist play! In this original adaption the two stories weave together into one hysterical battle of the sexes.
Video:
Members of the cast with Director Scott Palmer discuss the unique style and Elizabethan experience that will be part of this world-premier production.
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1/26/10
YouTube Video
Video of Cast and Director discussion Shrew/Prize style and experience
Top Ten Reason's to see Taming of the Shrew with A Woman's Prize
1/13/10
Download File
Director's Vision Statement for Taming of Shrew with A Woman's Prize (pdf download)
1/13/10
Press Release
SHE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST—BAG&BAGGAGE PRESENTS A WORLD PREMIER: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW AND THE WOMAN’S PRIZE, TOGETHER IN ONE NIGHT. The Battle of the Sexes in Two Acts; William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Go Another Round (pdf download)