Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Opens Next Month

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its season with the much anticipated return of the audience favorite, "The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare. This production is directed by Kevin Hammond, Artistic Director of Humber River Shakespeare in Toronto making his CSC debut. This production features Cincinnati Shakespeare's Resident Ensemble members Kelly Mengelkoch as Kate and Nicholas Rose as Petruchio. The production is generously sponsored by Barnes Dennig.

Baptista has a problem, and her name is Kate (Kelly Mengelkoch). His eldest daughter is so strong-willed, stubborn and downright shrewish that, despite her considerable family fortune, not a single man in Padua is willing to marry her. That is until the arrival of Petruchio (Nicholas Rose), a brash and bumptious fortune-seeker who has come "to wive it wealthily in Padua." Confident in his ability to "tame" the cantankerous Kate, he takes her to wife. Is he up for the challenge, or has Petruchio finally met his match? Who will end up taming who? Audiences will find out in Shakespeare's classic, comedic battle of the sexes, "The Taming of the Shrew".

Kevin Hammond, the Director of "The Taming of the Shrew" is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Humber River Shakespeare in Toronto where he has directed "Twelfth Night", "Macbeth", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "Comedy of Errors", "Romeo & Juliet", "The Sonnet Show", "Hamlet & Ophelia: A Cabaret", and "Henry V". He spent two seasons as an assistant director at the Stratford Festival. Kevin is also the featured voice performer for Oxford University Press' OXFORD NEXT on-line Shakespeare Program. He is very excited to be making his CSC debut this season.

For additional information or for interviews with any member of the cast or company contact Jeanna Vella, Director of Education and Communications as jeanna.vella@cincyshakes.com or 513.381.2273 ext. 3202.

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