Director • Translator • Playwright
Rob Melrose
Photos by Rob Melrose
"It's a production of The Taming of the Shrew unlike any other!"
-SF Station
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
The Cutting Ball Theater
Rob Melrose, Artistic Director
July 12 - 29. 2007
Directed by Rob Melrose
Set Design by Fred Kinney
Costume Design by Claire Calderwood
Lighting Design by Heather Basarab
Original Music / Sound Design by Cliff Caruthers
Props by Carlos Aguilar
Choreography by Lisa Tsubouchi
Cast
| Bianca | Felicia Benefield |
| Lucentio | Chad Deverman |
| Biondello | Sam Gibbs |
| Tranio | Ponder Abra Goddard |
| Dancer / Servant | Cat Lum |
| Grumio | Avery Monsen |
| Hortensio | Karl Mossberger |
| Pedant / Widow | Gwyneth Richards |
| Katherina | Paige Rogers |
| Dancer / Servant | Elena Scott |
| Petruchio | David Sinaiko |
| Gremio | David Wesley Skillman |
| Dancer / Servant | Lisa Tsubouchi |
| Baptista | LeNeac Weathersby |
| Curtis / Vincentio | Jason Wong |
"It's ironic that such an uber-liberal city as San Francisco should be the site of one of the most brazen and brilliant versions of Shakespeare's uber-un-politically-correct comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, I've seen to date. The Cutting Ball's production at The Magic Theatre directed by Rob Melrose and starring Paige Rogers and David Sinaiko as confrontational spouses Katerina and Petruchio, not only meets Shakespeare's problematic comedy head-on with vicious humor but makes it disarmingly contemporary -- and local.
-Chloe Veltman
SF Weekly
The Taming of the Shrew - The Cutting Ball Theater
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