Review

Taming of the Shrew was a play created by William Shakespeare. I watched the adapted version by Donald Schwartz. The play revolves around the taming of a woman named Kate by a man named Petruchio. It was notably different from the original.

Overall, I was entertained, so I'll say that it at least achieved competency. The thing that brought the play to life was its comedy, which was highly modern (obviously). Unfortunately, from other comments on more learned people who had seen or read the original, the play was cut down far. While expected because of time constraints, it didn't help with the portrayal of the basic plotline.

Without proper costumes, this play would have fallen apart, granted. And these costumes were definitely competent enough to look, at the very least, realistic. Without them, one of the only strong points the play had would have been lost.

The acting was far from horrible, but I wasn't particularly impressed with any one person. Although, Lucentio, I found very lively. His speech was spot on. The play would have fallen apart without the talent some of the actors had.

The comedy. Without it, I would have wanted my money back. Without it, the play would have been far from any form of entertainment and instead a waste of time. The hilarity in it seemed directly linked with the audience's type of humor. The actors were able to pull everything off fairly well.