The Taming of the Shrew
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's controversial tale about the relationships between men and women.
Average Producer Rating:
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
17
5 M | 3 W | 9 Any Gender
Interior and Exterior
38 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
This comedy about the relationships between men and women continues to be one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays.
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Characters
17
5 Men, 3 Women, 9 Any Gender
Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.
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Baptista Minola
[M]
49 lines
- Father to Katharina and Bianca
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Katharina Minola
[W]
59 lines
- Baptista's eldest daughter
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Bianca Minola
[W]
22 lines
- Baptista's youngest daughter
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Petruchio
[M]
108 lines
- Suitor to Katharina
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Gremio
[M]
39 lines
- Suitor to Bianca
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Hortensio
[M]
45 lines
- Suitor to Bianca
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Lucentio
[M]
36 lines
- Suitor to Bianca
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Tranio
[A]
65 lines
- Servant to Lucentio
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Biondello
[A]
17 lines
- Servant to Lucentio
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Grumio
[A]
24 lines
- Servant to Petruchio
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Curtis
[A]
17 lines
- Servant to Petruchio
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Servant
[A]
1 line
- Servant to Baptista
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Vincentio
[A]
17 lines
- Lucentio's father
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Merchant
[A]
18 lines
- Pretends to be Vincentio
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Widow
[W]
7 lines
- Marries Hortensio
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Tailor
[A]
2 lines
- Gown maker
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Haberdasher
[A]
2 lines
- Hat maker
- Subgenres
- Romantic comedy Shakespeare
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes Period costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Character study Physical comedy
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Friendship Love Relationships Individuality Obedience Economic issues Self-image Women's issues
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare
- Other uses
- Audition material Class work Scene work
Prop List
Books, Lute, Boots, Plate of meat
Multimedia
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The Taming of the Shrew
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
17
5 M | 3 W | 9 Any Gender
Interior and Exterior
38 pages