The Comrades' Present 2017 Inauguration Day Reading of THE TAMING

The Comrades are pleased to present the Chicago production their 2017 Inauguration Day staged reading of THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson. Over 40 other theatres across the country are participating in this event. The reading is directed by Kate Leslie and will play the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago) on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:00pm, following a performance of the company's winter 2017 production of PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas, which is currently running until February 4.

The cast includes company members Alison Plott (Patricia), Angela Horn (Bianca), and Comrades newcomer Courtney Dane Mize (Katherine).

Inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Lauren Gunderson's THE TAMING is a hilarious, raucous, all-female "power-play" in which contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause.

"In 2013 I wrote The Taming, an all-female political farce for Crowded Fire Theatre, to unpack the deep frustration of a divided and obstructionist patriarchy," Gunderson recently wrote in a blog post on Playscripts.com, "to laugh with the painful truth about extremism on both sides, to toy with our country's history and wrestle with its foundational imperfections, and to make manifest a dream of reason and understanding prevailing in America. That feels more necessary now than three years ago," she added.

"Over 40 theatres across the country will be presenting readings of THE TAMING on Inauguration Day and The Comrades are excited to bring this riveting script to Chicago audiences," said Artistic Director Derek Bertelsen.

The performance is free and reservations can be made by visiting www.the-comrades.com.