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The Taming of the Shrew

Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre

March 25-March 27, 2010

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In Shakespeare's time, only men were allowed on stage. Now, we will turn the tables. In this classic comedy, Austin's finest actresses will take the stage in this replica of an Elizabethan Theater: Richard Garriot's Curtain Theatre. Join us in this beautiful setting amid a pecan grove on the shores of Lake Austin off City Park Rd., near Rts 2222 and 360.

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    The Curtain Theatre

    7400 Coldwater Canyon
    Austin, TX 78730

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    $10-$20

    Info Phone: 512.474.8497

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    March 25-March 27, 2010

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    8 PM

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    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "What a different perspective!"
      Review posted by: Rae from Austin, TX, Mar 31, 2010
      

      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater... Expand

      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater for a staged reading of this problematic play. The issues Shakespeare chose to deal with, men versus women, women versus women, and the congruency of self were turned around and looked at from another perspective. Hearing what is abusive language from a man coming from a woman playing a man makes ridiculous the idea that male is better than female. As in any good parody, it gives us an opportunity to look at and evaluate what we believe. I really hope that Austin Shakespeare follows through and pulls together a full production of this play. It would truly be marvelous. Collapse

    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "Great Play, Great Discussion!"
      Review posted by: Contessa from Austin, TX, Mar 29, 2010
      

      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female... Expand

      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female cast PLUS having a great discussion afterwards were fantastic elements! Way to go!! Collapse

    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "The Sexes at War"
      Review posted by: Emily Suzanne Carter from Wimberley, Texas, Mar 25, 2010
      

      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of... Expand

      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of women as men see them? The question of the play [to modern eyes] is attraction and conquest. Although scholars have long interpreted the base concern to be one of female submission to men – so the Old Bard may have intended. And, yet as the professional actresses read all the parts, male and female, a thoughtful viewer may see a humourous take on the conceit of men to suppose they control woman. For why do the men so eagerly put on false identities to woo pliant Bianca if they are so very much in control? And is she but one side of woman’s identity? Whereas Kate wears the mask of resistance, an ancient ploy to seduction, and she attracts the Alpha Male, who lies himself silly seducing her. And why, the teasing scene in which Kate swoons for – meat? Her lover teases and withholds, who is tamed? Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "What a different perspective!"
      Review posted by: Rae from Austin, TX, Mar 31, 2010
      

      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater... Expand

      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater for a staged reading of this problematic play. The issues Shakespeare chose to deal with, men versus women, women versus women, and the congruency of self were turned around and looked at from another perspective. Hearing what is abusive language from a man coming from a woman playing a man makes ridiculous the idea that male is better than female. As in any good parody, it gives us an opportunity to look at and evaluate what we believe. I really hope that Austin Shakespeare follows through and pulls together a full production of this play. It would truly be marvelous. Collapse

    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "Great Play, Great Discussion!"
      Review posted by: Contessa from Austin, TX, Mar 29, 2010
      

      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female... Expand

      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female cast PLUS having a great discussion afterwards were fantastic elements! Way to go!! Collapse

    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "The Sexes at War"
      Review posted by: Emily Suzanne Carter from Wimberley, Texas, Mar 25, 2010
      

      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of... Expand

      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of women as men see them? The question of the play [to modern eyes] is attraction and conquest. Although scholars have long interpreted the base concern to be one of female submission to men – so the Old Bard may have intended. And, yet as the professional actresses read all the parts, male and female, a thoughtful viewer may see a humourous take on the conceit of men to suppose they control woman. For why do the men so eagerly put on false identities to woo pliant Bianca if they are so very much in control? And is she but one side of woman’s identity? Whereas Kate wears the mask of resistance, an ancient ploy to seduction, and she attracts the Alpha Male, who lies himself silly seducing her. And why, the teasing scene in which Kate swoons for – meat? Her lover teases and withholds, who is tamed? Collapse

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