The Taming of the Shrew

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Playwright

William Shakespeare

Performance Dates

October 23-24, 1959

Creative Team

Designed & Directed - Charles Dodrill

Synopsis

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The Taming of the Shrew. (2017, May 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:53, May 31, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Taming_of_the_Shrew&oldid=782414607

Disciplines

Acting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Keywords

Comedy, Shakespeare, Otterbein Theater, College Theatre

Recommended Citation

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "The Taming of the Shrew" (1959). 1959-1960 Season. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1959-1960/1