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
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, The Taming of the Shrew can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of The Taming of the Shrew may be Livestreamed.
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Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
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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
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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
Related Titles
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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