Grumio taunts Katherine (as instructed by his master) until Petruchio and Hortensio arrive for dinner. Petruchio rushes Kate through her meal before welcoming a tailor and haberdasher who have made exquisite clothing for Katherine. Petruchio rejects all their offerings over Katherine’s objections, but she begins to catch on to his strategy, realizing that she must play along with everything Petruchio does and be “agreeable” in order to get what she wants. Meanwhile, Biondello has primed Baptista for a visit from Tranio (disguised as Lucentio) and the Pedant (disguised as Lucentio’s father, Vincentio). Baptista welcomes them and seals the deal for Lucentio to marry his daughter. On the road back to Baptista’s home, Kate and Petruchio keep up their game of opposites until they are met by an old man who is making his way to Padua. He introduces himself as Lucentio’s father (the real Vincentio). Petruchio embraces him as family, telling him that his son has just married the sister of his wife.
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The cast is as follows:
SUSANNAH ROGERS as KATHERINA
ALLEN GILMORE as PETRUCHIO
ANNIE ABRAMS as BIANCA
MIKE McSHANE as BAPTISTA
TOM PATTERSON as LUCENTIO
KYLE T. HESTER as TRANIO
DANNY SCHEIE as GREMIO and CURTIS
J. PAUL BOEHMER as HORTENSIO and PEDANT
ROB NAGLE as GRUMIO and VINCENTIO
KASEY MAHAFFY as BIONDELLO and TAILOR
TESSA AUBERJONOIS as WIDOW and HABERDASHER
Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH
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