THE TAMING OF THE SHREW opens August 16, 2025
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jay Manley with Jane Goodwin
Saturdays and Sundays August 16 - 31 plus Labor day Sept 1st. , 4PM
John Hinkel Park Amphitheater
Show dates are Saturdays and Sundays August 16 - 31 plus Labor Day Monday, September 1st, performed in the beautiful outdoor setting of the John Hinkel Park Amphitheater, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley, CA 94707, all at 4 pm.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is one of the Bard’s most popular comedies and also, in our times, challenging, due to its depiction of male and female relationships. Working with the cast, we will develop a performance script that provides new insights into Shrew’s problematic themes.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is one of Shakespeare's funniest comedies, involving the "taming" of the very independent Kate by the complex and charming Petruchio. Lauded for it's humor, TAMING is also challenging because the nature of Kate's and Petruchio's relationship is often interpreted in a simplistic and mysogynistic fashion - though this interpretation is by no means the only one - come see how our directors along with our heady group of actors meet the challenge!
CAST
Katherine – Audrey Shultz
Bianca – J. V.
Petruchio – Dominic Canty
Lucentio – Ryan Chu
Tranio – Najee Joyner
Grumio – Adonis Reyes
Biondello – Isabella Shipman
Gremio – Bruce Kaplan
Hortensio – Abe Karplus
Baptista - Evan Mooney
Merchant/Ensemble - Al Badger
Widow, Curtis/Ensemble - Helen Kim
Tailor/Ensemble – Patrice Binaisa
Haberdasher/Ensemble – Blue Scott
Vincentio/Ensemble – Stanley Spenger
Nathaniel/Ensemble - Veronica Dolginko
Costumes by Lyre Alson
Set Design by Kirsten Yamaguchi.
PRODUCTION
Directed by Jay Manley, who has directed throughout the Bay Area, including many award-winning productions, ranging from six “Mountain Plays,” presented at the huge amphitheatre atop Mount Tamalpais, to intimate, new works, including "The Divine Sarah" and most recently "The Spitfire Grill", both at Ross Valley Players. In August 2024 he directed AE's production of "The Imaginary Invalid" at Hinkel.
He will be assisted by longtime AE board member Jane Goodwin, who was also his assistant director for "Imaginary".
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jay Manley with Jane Goodwin
produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday August 16th - August 31st plus Labor Day Monday, September 1st.
John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre
41 Somerset Pl., Berkeley, CA 94707.
Performances are Free of Charge
www.aeofberkeley.org
Actors Ensemble
P.O. Box 663
Berkeley, CA 94701
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