Blake presents Taming of the Shrew – Nov. 13-14,19-21
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Blake High School will be presented this weekend at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and next week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There’s an Italian Dinner & Cabaret Pre-show before the performances on each Saturday night. (November 14th and 21st).
For more information or to reserve seats for the performance and/or the dinner pre-show, please call 301-879-1327 or email Mr. D’Anna at Michel_D_D’Anna@mcpsmd.org.
The story: The story, modernized into the 1990′s Italian Chic Era, concerns the problesm of a wealthy merchant who lives in Padua — Italy’s great city of the arts. Baptista Minola has two daughters. His youngest, the lovely Bianca, is in demand! Suitors have come from in and out of Padua to court her. Baptista, however, wants a husband for his eldest, Katherina. The problem, she is a shrew. She chooses not to play the traditional games of love girls are expected to play. No man will have her.
Nevertheless, Bianca’s suitors find a down-on-his luck soldier-of -fortune — Petrucchio of Pisa (the town of leaning Tower fame!), who decides to court Katherine primarily for the money involved in her dowry. Once this happens, all craziness breaks loose in hysterically funny ways, as Petrucchio sets out to tame Kate from her shrewish ways. Will Petrucchio succeed? Aha , that’s the question.
Come see the old world of Italian Italy; a place of art, tradition, and male dominance crash into the worlds of Katehrina and Petrucchio who both see the world in different ways. Then watch how the worlds of Petrucchio and Kate collide. This is a wonderfully modern tale!
We look forward to seeing you at the show.
Posted: November 10th, 2009 under School events, Theatre performances.