Open Air Shakespeare NRV presents The Taming of the Shrew
Venue: Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost:
Adults: $12.00 Seniors/Students: $8.00 Children 6 and Under: Free

Description:
Open Air Shakespeare NRV presents "The Taming of the Shrew" at Smithfield Plantation for three nights of performances beginning Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 7th beginning at 7 pm each night.

Synopsis:
This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. The play starts with the Induction where a trick is played by a nobleman on the drunkard Christopher Sly who arranges for an acting troupe to perform a play called The Taming of the Shrew.

The beautiful and gentle Bianca has no shortage of admirers (Lucentio, Gremio and Hortensio) but her father insists that she will not marry until her shrewish sister, Katharina, is betrothed. Bianca's suitors persuade fortune-seeker Petruchio to court her. The suitors pay for any costs involved and there is also the goal of Katharina's dowry. Petruchio marries Katharina and he carries Katharina off to his country house with his servant Grumio. Petruchio intends to browbeat Katharina into submission and he denies her food, sleep and her new clothes, whilst continuously singing her praises. Katharina is tamed. They return to Padua where Lucentio has won Bianca. At a banquet they wager on who has the most obedient wife. Each wife is issued with commands but only Katharina obeys and promptly lectures everyone on the importance of wifely submission.

For more information, visit: http://www.bardstage.org/summary-of-taming-of-the-shrew-and-characters.htm

Tickets will be available at the door only. Cash and credit card payments will be accepted.

Open Air Shakespeare NRV is a theatrical company committed to doing high-quality Shakespeare for the New River Valley.

For more information, visit: http://openairshakespearenrv.com/taming-of-the-shrew-2 or https://www.facebook.com/OpenAirShakespeareNRV

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