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The Taming of the Shrew

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Slate Holmgren and Erica Sullivan as Petruchio and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	The cast of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren and Danny Scheie as Petruchio and the Tailor in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Slate Holmgren (Petruchio), Erica Sullivan (Kate), and Dan Hiatt (Grumio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio), Erica Sullivan (Kate), and Dan Hiatt (Grumio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren and Erica Sullivan as Petruchio and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Danny Scheie, Joan Mankin, Rod Gnapp, and Dan Hiatt in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Liam Vincent (Hortensio), Alexandra Henrikson (Bianca), and Nicholas Pelczar (Lucentio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Alexandra Henrikson (Bianca) and Nicholas Pelczar (Lucentio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Liam Vincent (Hortensio), Alexandra Henrikson (Bianca), and Nicholas Pelczar (Lucentio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	The cast of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Alexandra Henrikson (Bianca) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Liam Vincent, Dan Clegg, Danny Scheie, and Nicholas Pelczar in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Erica Sullivan (Kate) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Slate Holmgren (Petruchio) and Dan Hiatt (Grumio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Danny Scheie (Gremio(, Alexandra Henrikson (Bianca), and Liam Vincent (Hortensio) in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Musical Induction in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print
Musical Induction in The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Erica Sullivan is Katherine and Slate Holmgren is Petruchio in Shana Cooper ’s production of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print	Erica Sullivan is Katherine and Slate Holmgren is Petruchio in Shana Cooper ’s production of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne. Web \| Print

Erica Sullivan is Katherine and Slate Holmgren is Petruchio in Shana Cooper ’s production of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne.
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Erica Sullivan is Katherine and Slate Holmgren is Petruchio in Shana Cooper ’s production of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne.
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Erica Sullivan is Katherine and Slate Holmgren is Petruchio in Shana Cooper ’s production of The Taming of the Shrew; photo by Kevin Berne.
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COVERAGE

“Without hesitation I can say that Cal Shakes' production of Shrew (running now through Oct 16) is a lovely, funny, smartly directed production performed with muscle and wit.”
Huffington Post

“A richly inventive, funny and at times provocative Shrew"
SF Chronicle

“Cooper's direction shines through for its cleverness, comic timing, and a desire to make of this play an edgy romantic comedy.”
SFist

“[The] marriage of witty and warm shines throughout this production... a flashy season closer.”
San Jose Mercury-News

“Sullivan (Kate) and Holmgren (Petruchio) have red-hot chemistry from the very first, and they’re so good together you really do want them together.”
Theater Dogs

“Shana Cooper’s shrewd direction of Taming of the Shrew at Cal Shakes brings inspiration, enlightenment, over-the-top joy and abandon… you want to see the show again before you even leave the theater.”
Examiner.com

“Shana Cooper’s exuberant production of the classic comedy... is as funny as they come; fast moving; a thoroughly enjoyable night of theater.”
CultureVulture.net

“Cal Shakes' Shrew no tame adaptation”
Contra Costa Times

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