THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Plays Limited Run at the Roxy

Get ready for the battle of the sexes as only the greatest playwright of the English language could tell it, as William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew opens at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre for five public performances in April.

The Taming of the Shrew follows the comic courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona (played by Jonathan Whitney), and the headstrong Kate (Margaret Eilertson), who must marry before her more popular sister, Bianca, may be wed.

Starring Eilertson and Whitney, The Taming of the Shrew features Emily Rourke as Bianca, Jay Doolittle as Baptista, Zak Schneider as Lucentio, Michael Klug as Gremio, Scott Watson as Hortensio, Michael C. Brown as Tranio, Jackie Ostick as Grumio and Leslie Greene as the Widow.

The Taming of the Shrew has been the subject of numerous adaptations, one of the most famous of which is the 1967 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate, which premiered on Broadway in 1948, was also based on Shakespeare's comedy.

With a script edited by Tom Thayer, John McDonald and Leslie Greene, with McDonald directing, the Roxy Regional Theatre's production of The Taming of the Shrew will be presented in modern dress to place emphasis on the words rather than elaborate costuming.

The theatre's traditional pay-what-you-can preview is set for Wednesday, April 6. All tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 6:30pm that evening for a $5 minimum donation.

The Taming of the Shrew plays April 6 and 7 at 7 p.m., April 8 at 8 p.m., and April 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 (adults) and $15 (ages 13 and under) and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at (931) 645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to curtain). Active-duty military, APSU students and CitySaver coupon holders can receive two tickets for the price of one to Wednesday's and Thursday's performances.

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