Photo Flash: First Look at Utah Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; Shows Added!

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, directed by Utah Shakespeare Festival Founder Fred C. Adams, is a huge hit, which has prompted the Festival to add two matinee performances of this hilarious battle of the sexes. The additional shows will be at 2 p.m. on August 5 and 18 in the Auditorium Theatre. The production runs through September 5, 2015. Scroll down for a look at the show!

Kate and Petruchio are one of literature's greatest screwball couples, hell-bent on confusing and outwitting each other -- right up to the play's hilarious, but revealing, final scene.

Also on the creative team are: Scenic Designer - Vicki M. Smith; Costume Designer - Bill Black; Lighting Designer - Donna Ruzika; Composer/Sound Designer - Joe Payne; Dramaturg - Frank Honts; Voice and Text Coach - Michael J Barnes; Music Director - Michael Gribbin; Fight Director - Christopher DuVal; Choreographer - Christine Kellogg; and Stage Manager - Tanya J. Searle*

The cast features: Baptista Minola, father to Katherine and Bianca - Peter Sham*; Katherine, his elder daughter - Melinda Pfundstein*; Bianca, his younger daughter - Natasha Harris; Petruchio, a suitor to Katherine - Brian Vaughn*; Gremio, a suitor to Bianca - David Pichette*; Hortensio, a suitor to Bianca - Drew Shirley; Lucentio, a suitor to Bianca - Sam Ashdown*; Vincentio, Lucentio's father - John Ahlin*; Tranio, a servant to Lucentio - Michael Doherty*; Biondello, a servant to Lucentio - Eric Weiman; Grumio, a servant to Petruchio - Aaron Galligan-Stierle*; Curtis, a servant to Petruchio - Josh Durfey; Nathaniel, a servant to Petruchio - Zack Powell; Phillip, a servant to Petruchio - Andrew Voss; Joseph, a servant to Petruchio - Nigel Huckle; Nicholas, a servant to Petruchio - Marco Antonio Vega; Sugarsop, a cook to Petruchio - Bree Murphy; Widow - Bree Murphy; Tailor - Marco Antonio Vega; Millineress - Samantha Ma; Officer - Andrew Voss; Merchant - Andy Baldeschwiler; Flower Girl - Samantha Ma; and Baptista's Servants - Nigel Huckle, Zach Powell, Marco Antonio Vega, Andrew Voss. *Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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