Piney Fork Press Theater presents a staged reading of
"Catharine
and Petruchio*"
*Based on
Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”
October 18, 2014 at 1pm
Free admission
George Bruce
Branch - New York Public Library
518 West 125 St
(Between Amsterdam & Broadway),
New York, New
York 10027
A B C D 1 to 125
Street
Directed by Deloss Brown
Cast to follow!
Catharine
and Petruchio is a reworking of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew by British
playwright and actor David Garrick. It was written in 1756 and was performed
far more often than the original.
Of the many versions of The Taming of the Shrew that appeared,
David Garrick's was the most popular and influential.
For example, his was the first
production in which Petruchio uses a whip in Act II, scene II, seemingly
initiated by actor John P. Kemble, who played Petruchio.
Between 1754 and 1844, Catharine and Petruchio was the only
version of Shakespeare's play performed on British and American stages, and the
sixth most popular Shakespearean play, according to scholar Frances E. Dolan.
More to come!
You can read the play here on Google
Books!