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CITY COLLEGE THEATRE

1313 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
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In Padua, Italy, Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot marry her until her headstrong older sister Katherine gets married. The eccentric and cash-poor Petruchio agrees to marry Katherine, thus gaining access to her family’s money, but he uses a number of questionable, and some might say cruel, tactics to mold her into his idea of an obedient wife. Lucentio marries Bianca and, in a contest, Katherine proves to be the more submissive wife. Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most controversial comedies. This production turns traditional casting on its head, as male-presenting actors play the women’s roles, and female-presenting actors play the male roles. No one’s sex or gender is disguised, and the pronouns remain as Shakespeare wrote them. This casting highlights the patriarchal tropes present in this problem play, shining a light on its misogynistic themes and pervasive gender inequalities. This production takes place in 1974, during the time the Women’s Movement was gaining steam.



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Past Shows

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
11/7 - 11/15/2025


Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot marry her until her headstrong older sister Katherine gets married. The eccentric and cash-poor Petruchio agrees to marry Katherine, thus ...

The Secret in the Wings
The Secret in the Wings
10/10 - 10/18/2025


The Secret in the Wings is a haunting and beautiful adaptation of lesser-known European fairy tales, filtered through the eyes of a young girl and ...

Fade
Fade
5/22 - 5/24/2025


When Mexican-born Lucia lands her first TV writing job, she feels out of place on the White, male-dominated set. She becomes friends with the only ...

Fade
Fade
5/22 - 5/24/2025


Fade is a sharp, funny, and emotionally rich story about Lucia, a Mexican-American TV writer and Abel, the Mexican-American janitor she meets on her first ...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
4/25 - 5/3/2025


Rock opera Spring Awakening explores the trials, challenges, and exuberance of adolescence. This searing musical investigates mysteries of attraction, desire, and sex, as characters grow from ...

New Play Festival: 10th Annual


We can't believe it's been ten years already! Join us for our next Festival of New Plays , featuring plays written and directed by City ...

Stupid F##king Bird
Stupid F##king Bird
10/25 - 11/2/2024


An aspiring young director rails against the art created by his mother’s generation. A young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections ...

John Proctor Is the Villain
John Proctor Is the Villain
10/4 - 10/12/2024


At a high school in rural Georgia, a group of teenagers study The Crucible. As scandal swirls in their small community, the English assignment becomes ...

The Prom
The Prom
4/19 - 4/27/2024


In small-town Indiana, Emma, a smart and brave young woman, plans to bring her girlfriend her high school prom. The town’s homophobic parents cancel it, ...

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