Valley Shakespeare Festival to stage 'The Taming of the Shrew'

Scene from 'The Taming of the Shrew.' /Contributed photo

SHELTON - Get ready for a wild and crazy ride this summer as Valley Shakespeare Festival presents the Bard of Avon’s raucous comedy about the ultimate unconventional courtship, “The Taming of the Shrew.”

Join Petruchio as he struggles to find a way to win the fiery Katharine’s heart and mind while teaching the so-called “civilized” society a lesson or two about respect and behavior in the process.  
The rapid-fire repartee between these two will keep your ears on their “toes” and your heart laughing as the feisty couple take on each other and turn society’s traditional wisdom on the subject upside down.

The cast is set and the venue secured for this extraordinary journey which will take place in Veterans Memorial-Riverwalk Park at 8 p.m July 14-17. 
Fan favorites Jessica Breda and Kristen Kingsley will be returning and the principal roles of Petruchio and Katharine will be played by newcomers Nate Murphy and Iris McQuillan-Grace, respectively.   

Performances will be held on the Park’s lawn; all are free and open to the public.  
Patrons are encouraged to arrive early, bring a picnic dinner and, when the sun sets, enjoy William Shakespeare’s delightfully witty and surprising comedy under the summer stars.

This is a press release from Valley Shakespeare Festival, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt theater company dedicated to bringing free and affordable theater to the communities of the lower Naugatuck Valley.