The Rustic Mechanicals present The Taming of the Shrew
The Rustic Mechanicals present The Taming of the Shrew
Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 7:00pm
Tickets
General Admission: $16
CASD Students/Faculty: $10
"Play the Game. Shakespeare’s uproarious SHREW is much more than a “battle of the sexes”; it is also a profound look at the absolute necessity of “play” in our lives. Did you know that the iconic Kate and Petruchio story is actually a play within the play? Blending romantic comedy and outlandish farce, Shakespeare gives us a love story of psychological liberation and the magnificent mysteries of being married. 'If she and I be pleased, what’s that to you?' Act II, scene i"
ABOUT THE TOURING COMPANY
Directed by Jim Warren, alongside Intimacy Director Jessica Morgan, Movement Coach Tommy Schoffler, Voice & Text Coach Bridget Rue Esterhuizen, and Dramaturgy by John Shirley, with Technical Direction and Production Management by Seret Cole, and Production Design by Jason A Young, the Mechanicals featured in this production include Len Batson, Josh Brooks, Aaron Harris, Asa Krinov, Benjamin Martin, Kyia McGill, Stephen Phillips, Darios St. Martin Brown, Ana Sturm, Sinead Tobin, Jason A Young, and Sarah Young.
ABOUT THE TROUPE
Founded in the summer of 2014, The Rustic Mechanicals is the only troupe of actors in the state dedicated to touring the works of William Shakespeare and other classical playwrights. The Mechanicals now tour five shows annually, including their summer West Virginia Shakespeare in the Park(s) outdoor tour and script-in-hand productions that we call, “a Play, a Pie, and a Pint,” focusing on making Shakespeare’s plays accessible to modern audiences by utilizing dynamic and extreme casting techniques paired with Shakespeare’s staging conditions.
Learn more about The Vintage Theatre Company
Learn more about The Rustic Mechanicals
*The Rustic Mechanicals perform and teach on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Massawomek, Calicuas, and Moneton people; colonially known as West Virginia. It is with gratitude that we honor the land and the First Nation people who were the original stewards of our home among the hills.*
Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 7:00pm
Tickets
General Admission: $16
CASD Students/Faculty: $10
"Play the Game. Shakespeare’s uproarious SHREW is much more than a “battle of the sexes”; it is also a profound look at the absolute necessity of “play” in our lives. Did you know that the iconic Kate and Petruchio story is actually a play within the play? Blending romantic comedy and outlandish farce, Shakespeare gives us a love story of psychological liberation and the magnificent mysteries of being married. 'If she and I be pleased, what’s that to you?' Act II, scene i"
ABOUT THE TOURING COMPANY
Directed by Jim Warren, alongside Intimacy Director Jessica Morgan, Movement Coach Tommy Schoffler, Voice & Text Coach Bridget Rue Esterhuizen, and Dramaturgy by John Shirley, with Technical Direction and Production Management by Seret Cole, and Production Design by Jason A Young, the Mechanicals featured in this production include Len Batson, Josh Brooks, Aaron Harris, Asa Krinov, Benjamin Martin, Kyia McGill, Stephen Phillips, Darios St. Martin Brown, Ana Sturm, Sinead Tobin, Jason A Young, and Sarah Young.
ABOUT THE TROUPE
Founded in the summer of 2014, The Rustic Mechanicals is the only troupe of actors in the state dedicated to touring the works of William Shakespeare and other classical playwrights. The Mechanicals now tour five shows annually, including their summer West Virginia Shakespeare in the Park(s) outdoor tour and script-in-hand productions that we call, “a Play, a Pie, and a Pint,” focusing on making Shakespeare’s plays accessible to modern audiences by utilizing dynamic and extreme casting techniques paired with Shakespeare’s staging conditions.
Learn more about The Vintage Theatre Company
Learn more about The Rustic Mechanicals
*The Rustic Mechanicals perform and teach on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Massawomek, Calicuas, and Moneton people; colonially known as West Virginia. It is with gratitude that we honor the land and the First Nation people who were the original stewards of our home among the hills.*