The Taming of the Shrew (1995)
Performance Dates
July 7, 8, 21, 23, 29, August 4, 6, 12, 18, 1995 @ 8:30 pm
Scene
The play takes place briefly before an alehouse and almost in total within a lord's great house. The play presented for the lord takes place in Padua, Italy and at Petruchio's country house, 1595.
Time
The time is contemporary, not now, but a time still probing the questions of sexual roles.
Cast
| Hostess/tailor | Almetria Vaba |
| Christopher Sly / Peter / Haberdasher | Mark Garbe |
| Lord / Vincentio, of Pisa, father of Lucentio | Pamela Coffey |
| Huntsman / Nathaniel / Officer | Keith Letl |
| Huntsman / Phillip | Dennis Kelly |
| Attendant / Walter | Bob Duncan |
| Servant / Lady Anne / Widow | Chelle Munn |
| Bartholomew, a page / Curtis | Brandon Conner |
| Lady Jane / Attendant | Tiana Johnson |
| Lucentio (Cambio), suitor of Bianca | Jared Anderson |
| Tranio, servant of Lucentio | Bill Bachilla |
| Baptista Minola, of Padua, father of Kate and Bianca | Tom Turk |
| Biancha Minola | Jessica Chastain |
| Gremio, a pantaloon, suitor of Bianca | John Kreutzberger |
| Hortensio (Licio), suitor of Bianca | Steve Passal |
| Katherina Minola | Polly Harrison |
| Biondello, servant of Lucentio | Regan D. Carrington |
| Petruchio, of Verona, suitor of Kate | Brandon Turner |
| Grumio, Servant of Petruchio | Terry Tracy |
| Pedant | Stephen Vargo |
Production Staff |
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| Director | Brian D. Siewert |
| Production Assistant | Rachel Van Patten |
| Costume Designer | Amy L. Hutto |
| Scenic & Lighting Designer | Kevin Ankelé |
| Associate Producer | Donna J. Sparks |
| Festival Coordinator | Dresden E. Beattie |
| Technical Director | Kevin Ankelé |
| Theatre Technician | Stephen Jones |
| Production Stage Manager | John Mitchell |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Jena Anne Mendonsa, Rachel Van Patten |
| Master Electrician | Carl J. Corbett |
| Sound Engineer | Matthew Levy |
| Sound Assistant | Cathy Rudolph |
| Properties | A. Michael Alden |
| Assistant Properties | Stephanie Bird, Cathy Rudolph |
| Master Carpenter | A. Michael Alden |
| Carpenters | Matthew Levy, Carl J. Corbett, Stephanie Bird, Cathy Rudolph, Walter P. Drill |
| Crew | Monica A. Coombes, Regina Cabral, Debbie J. Eaton, Jennifer Hutcheon, Christina Luna, Alex Sadri, Amber Barrett, To Yotoa Sr. |
| Scenic Artist | Stephanie Conrad |
| Stitchers | Elizabeth Floyd, Kari Olson |
| Wardrobe Maintenance | Lenore Justman |
| Interpreters | Elaine Stegner, Margie Morrison, Barbara Dimopolous |
| Box Office/Promotions Manager | Leanne Borghesi |
| Day Box Office | Carrie Hudson |
| Night Box Office | Jim Knable, Tiffany Little |
| House Manager | Sal de la Rosa |
| SCC PIO | Linda Kalber |
| Photography | Bruce Clarke |
| Special Thanks: | Sacramento-Sierra Norwegian, Elkhound Club, Jo Pierce, Jonn Rico, Charlotte Starbird, Dana Murphy and those who helped too late to be included in this printing. |
Director's Notes
It is often said that with the publication of Shakespeare's works, our English language has remained fixed in it's usage of language and words to the present. I would like to further this idea and ask, have not English moral dilemmas and interpersonal relationships, too, remained relatively fixed since Shakespeare's time of 1600? Or, was his understanding of human feelings, emotions and relationships so profound that he lifted a mirror to mankind and documented its inner core. The words tonight are all his, less the reference to women as chattel, which would prove too alienating for modern audiences. His questions about the dynamics of love, homelessness, male/female roles in a relationship, and the power of respect for your spouse are questions we ask today.
- Brian D. Siewert, Director