"The Taming of the Shrew" Presented by Brevity Shakespeare

Brevity Shakespeare presents a GENDER REVERSED version of Shakespeare's classic "The Taming of the Shrew" directed by Veronica Long! Join us for, what we lovingly refer to as "The Taming of the Dude."

The rocky courtship of two handsome young men is at the center of our gender reversed version of "The Taming of the Shrew." Three women gadding about Italy are taken with the lovely and charming Bianco. They resort to a variety of disguises and farcical strategies to win his sweet heart. Another young woman, Petruchia, aims to win the hand of Bianco’s older, angrier brother, Nataniele, through a campaign of misdirection and gaslighting. Two attentive parents try to advocate for their children, and two attentive servants try to advocate for their bosses, with varying degrees of success…

Starring: Chundra Johnson, Chris Martin, Del Dillon, Dinah Tutein, Dusty Ladwig, Gavin Allen, LeVale Walker, Lydia Carey, Maria Hollobaugh, and Ty Weaver.

**Brevity Shakespeare is an Ypsilanti-based theatrical organization founded in 2019. We are dedicated to making Shakespeare accessible for all. To this end, we are committed to ensuring that his tremendous stories aren’t only told by old white dudes, but instead assembling casts that are better reflective of our community at large. Our four previous productions are “Hamlet,” “As You Like It,” “Richard III,” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” as well as staged readings of “Julius Caesar”**