Photos of Shrew

Check out our photos from The Taming of the Shrew. And don’t forget to comment on the show

Also, remember we have a Pay What You Can Performance this Sunday at 2 p.m.



Christopher Innvar as Petruchio and Charlayne Woodard as Katherina in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Charlayne Woodard as Katherina
and Lisa Birnbaum as Bianca in the
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s
production of The Taming of the Shrew,
directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.
Photo by Scott Suchman.


Aubrey K. Deeker as Hortensio and Lisa Birnbaum as Bianca
in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of
The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.
Photo by Scott Suchman.



Louis Butelli as Grumio and Christopher Innvar as Petruchio
in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of
The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.
Photo by Scott Suchman.


Louis Butelli as Grumio, Aubrey K. Deeker as
Hortensio and Christopher Innvar as Petruchio
in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s
production of The Taming of the Shrew,
directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.
Photo by Scott Suchman.


Charlayne Woodard as Katherina, Nicholas Hormann as
Baptista and Christopher Innvar as Petruchio in the
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Taming
of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.
Photo by Scott Suchman.


The ensemble of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Taming of the Shrew,directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Talk about Shrew

We want to know what you think...

Director Rebecca Bayla Taichman has said about The Taming of the Shrew that "Kate and Petruchio truly love each other, and yet Petruchio may really have damaged Kate. He can save her while also stealing something sacred from her."

Does this idea come through in STC's production of The Taming of the Shrew? In the end, is Kate damaged but also saved?

Post a comment and tell us what you think.

Above photo: Christopher Innvar as Petruchio and Charlayne Woodard as Katherina. Photo by Scott Suchman.

STC in the News

Today's Washington Post Weekend section features an article about The Taming of the Shrew.

The New York Times Arts and Leisure section featured Michael Kahn and the opening of the Harman Center for the Arts.


The Washington Times features an architectural review of Sidney Harman Hall.


The DC Examiner profiles Michael Kahn and interviews him about the opening of the Harman Center.

Pay-What-You-Can Performance for Shrew

Join us for a Pay-What-You-Can matinee performance of The Taming of the Shrew on Sunday, September 30, at 2:00 p.m., at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th St. NW). Tickets will become available one hour prior to the performance (1:00 p.m.) at the Lansburgh Theatre Box Office window and will be distributed on a first-come basis. Tickets are limited to two per customer. No refunds or exchanges. Cash only. Please note: Seats are limited and lines form early.

Above photo of Christopher Innvar (as Petruchio) and Charlayne Woodard (as Katherina) by Scott Suchman.

Shakespeare Podcast Episodes

We've uploaded a podcast episode featuring Rebecca Bayla Taichman (director of The Taming of the Shrew) talking at our Meet the Cast event. Check it out here.










And the National Gallery explores the connections between William Shakespeare and J.M.W. Turner in a podcast featuring STC artistic director Michael Kahn and National Gallery senior curator Franklin Kelly. The two discuss how the Bard influenced one of Britain's most celebrated artists. Check it out here. The National Gallery's exhibit on Turner opens Oct. 1.

Michael Kahn: Harman Center Open House

When I came to Washington 20 years ago, I figured that I would stay for a couple of years at most. But I discovered here an audience hungry for and knowledgeable about the classics and a company of actors who could bring life to these plays – as if they were written today.

We began to build a world-class theatre, and our audience grew. We moved from the Folger to the Lansburgh … and our audience grew. We expanded our season … and still our audience grew. We knew that we had the potential to become a destination theatre, for Washingtonians and for visitors to Washington, but to do that we needed a second stage.

Five years ago, we embarked on the journey to build a second theatre – Sidney Harman Hall (photographed above by Scott Suchman) – and to create the Harman Center for the Arts. Consisting of both our beloved Lansburgh Theatre and the new 775-seat, state-of-the-art Harman Hall, the Harman Center will be home to the Shakespeare Theatre Company while providing much-needed space to esteemed local and national performing arts organizations.

This Saturday, the public will have its first chance to see the culmination of our journey to build a second stage. On Saturday, we will host the Harman Center for the Arts Open House. Presented by Target, the Open House will feature tours, performances, workshops and open rehearsals in the new Harman Hall. Click here for a schedule.

This is a hugely momentous time in the artistic life of this Company, and I hope you can join us on Saturday to be part of the event.

-Michael Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Harman Center for the Arts

Online Video for Taming of the Shrew

We've uploaded videos of Rebecca Bayla Taichman talking about her production of The Taming of the Shrew. Check them out:

What is a Shrew?
Who is Kate and how is she defined based on the text?

Padua: A Man’s World
Money not love makes the world go around.

A Great Love Story or a Sexist Put-Down?
Rebecca reveals her desires for this production.

Check out an interview with Rebecca from March about her initial thoughts on the play.

STC in the News

With the Opening of Sidney Harman Hall, we get some very nice press. Check out these links:

The Washington Post Fall Arts Preview features an article on the opening of the Harman Center for the Arts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090700173.html

The September issue of the Washington Diplomat features an article on the opening of the Harman Center for the Arts.

http://www.washdiplomat.com/September%202007/b4_09_07.html

Washington Flyer Magazine profiles Michael Kahn and interviews him about the opening of the Harman Center for its Sept./Oct. issue.

http://washingtonflyer.com/article/2007/september_october/Stage%20Coach

This week’s City Paper talks about the opening of the Harman Center for the Arts and our Sept. 15 Open House.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=2492

New Blog Feature: Ask the Literary Expert

Was Christopher Marlowe really a spy for the Queen? What lines in Hamlet support casting a young man in the lead? Why did the director end Titus Andronicus with that final tableau? Find out the answers to these questions and more by asking the Shakespeare Theatre Company Literary Expert: Akiva Fox.

Akiva is our literary associate, or dramaturg. We profiled Akiva last year during a “Spotlight on an STCer” (http://shakespearetheatrecompany.blogspot.com/2006/11/spotlight-on-stcer-akiva-fox.html) feature. Akiva mentioned a few of his various tasks: “I write and edit most of the publications that the theatre puts out (Asides, the program, etc.). I research the historical and literary background of the plays, and make sure that the directors, actors and designers have all the information they need. I read as many classic plays as I can get my hands on, and recommend the good ones to Michael Kahn for future seasons. And I coordinate and lead our audience discussions about the plays. Anything that seems literary is my territory, and that can change from day to day.”

Akiva graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, where (surprise, surprise) he founded a Shakespeare company. After a year interning at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, he got an M.F.A. in Dramaturgy at the American Repertory Theatre Institute in Boston.

He’s our resident literary expert, and he’s offering up his brain for your questions. Just post a comment to this page, and every week or so Akiva will post a group of responses.