Katherine reluctantly goes to church to be married, only to learn through an elaborate pantomime performed by Grumio and Biondello that Petruchio is running late. Finally, a drunk priest arrives with Petruchio, who is dressed as a gondolier. They make a mockery of the wedding but a humiliated Katherine is nonetheless sent off with her new husband by her clueless father, who reminisces fondly about young love. The newlyweds eventually arrive at Petruchio’s frigid home in the pouring rain, where he tells her that he lives selflessly in poverty with seven penitents who share his bed and follow elaborate rituals before eating. Katherine nearly goes mad with hunger as Petruchio demands that they follow every step of the ritual before dining on the food delivered by the kitchen mistress, Dorcas. At last, Katherine realizes it’s all a joke and she devours her food with joy and laughter. Once sated, she tells Petruchio she’s going upstairs to get ready to lose her virginity to him, but Petruchio tells her he has no intention of making love to her until she is well rested and truly wants to be with him. It only makes Katherine more attracted to him, but Petruchio insists that she get a good night’s sleep as he privately confesses to feeling the rekindling of his long dormant passion.
The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “SHREW!”, was written by AMY FREED and directed by ART MANKE. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON.
The cast is as follows:
SUSANNAH ROGERS as KATHERINE MINOLA and THE WOMAN WRITER
ALLEN GILMORE as PETRUCHIO
ANNIE ABRAMS as BIANCA MINOLA
MARTIN KILDARE as BAPTISTA MINOLA
BRETT RYBACK as LUCENTIO
KYLE T. HESTER as TRANIO
MIKE McSHANE as GREMIO
J. PAUL BOEHMER as HORTENSIO and THE MERCHANT
DANNY SCHEIE as GRUMIO
KASEY MAHAFFY as BIONDELLO and DORCAS
STEPHEN CAFFREY as VINCENTIO, THE PRIEST, AND A SERVANT
TESSA AUBERJONOIS as THE WIDOW and MISTRESS SLAPBOTTOM
Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT.
Original music composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.
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