The Taming of the Shrew
By Luella McMahon
The Taming of the Shrew is a one-act play that needs 8 or more performers (3 women, 5 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 8 or more performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5m., 3w. (variable.)
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- romance
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
Petruchio decides that Kate, the beautiful girl with the awful temper, will make a wonderful wife once she's tamed. Kate wants nothing to do with any suitor. The stormy courting—through the final taming of the shrew—is one of Shakespeare's most enjoyable stories. This adaptation and simplification is designed to tell a delicious love story with the charm and beauty of the original. Read an Excerpt Related Titles Shrew! The Taming of the Shrew (Brown) Sixty-Minute Shakespeare: The Taming of the S
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