Kiss Me, Kate is set in present time utilizing a mixture of contemporary and Shakespearean costumes and a Shakespearean set. Egotistical leading man, director, and producer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi, when the two are forced to play opposite one another in a new production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. The battle of the sexes continues onstage and off, as it becomes clear that, as much as this couple profess to hate each other, they are also still in love. Alongside their bickering liaison, the show’s supporting actress, Lois Lane, supports her gambling boyfriend, Bill, as he attempts to evade the clutches of local gangsters. Throw in a number of cases of mistaken identity, the mob, and comedic routines to the mix and you get Kiss Me, Kate.
Cast
- Fred/Petruchio: Richard Mazzaferro
- Lilli/Pate: Sariah Patrick
- General Harrison Howell: Adam Paul Fine
- Bill/Lucentio: Jeremey Noble
- Nathaniel/Cab Driver: Jason Treiza
- Lois/ Bianca: Monet India Thompson
- Gangster #1: Bob Hegeman
- Gangster #2: Ross M. Synder
- Riley/Hortensio: Zachary McKeeby
- Flynt/Gremio: Travis Brunell
- Hattie: Cheryl Glenn
- Stage Doorman/Priest/Ensemble: William McColl
- Harry Trevor//Baptista Minola: Jim Strosberg
- Rachel: Monique Elizabeth Taylor
- Paul: David Michael Benjamin, Jr.
- Driver: John H. Reheuser
- Phillip: Joe Malone
- Dance Captain/Gracie: Amanda Jo Marshall
- Wardrobe Lady/Too Darn Hot Solois: Janice Walz
- Haberdasher/Ensemble: Barbara Mangino
- Bar Maid/Ensemble: Katie Kampf
- Padua Musician/Ensemble/Dancer: Alyssa Pyle
- Ensemble/Dancer: Amber Putnam
Production Team
- Director – Alan Angelo
- Assistant Director – Eileen Bush
- Producer – Richard Lenehan
- Music Director – Sherri Strichman
- Choreographer – Donna Hatch
- Stage Manager: Margo Zack
- Set Construction Coordinator: Richard Lenehan
- Set Decor/master artist: Jo Heppenstall
- Costume Coordinator: Debbie Lummis
- Costumer Assistants: Joe Fava, Sandra Boynton, Mardy Moore
- Publicity and Props – Joe and MaryAnn Concra
- Sound Design and Operator – Winn Huntley
- Lighting Design and Operators – Victor Freidman and Jim MacKenzie
- Spotlight Operator: Stacy Heller, Andrew Kriss
- Make-up design: Marcia Lenehan
- Hair design: John Fowler
- Board Liaison: Nancy Carlson Stone
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