A tale of a firey woman and a dauntless swagger
— Fullerton College Hornet - Stacy Schwed - Wednesday, October 16th, 2002
Fullerton College Theatre Department presentation of, "The Taming of the Shrew"· opens today. This production will, be performed through Saturday in the campus theatre
The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare as directed by Gary Krinke, is a sharp, quick witted fast paced laugh fest, about a gentleman Baptista and his two daughters Bianca and Kat. Bianca is known for her sweet nature and beauty and Kat the oldest daughter is known as shrewish and has no suitors. Baptista insists that Bianca not marry before Kat does, and he offers a dowry (money to marry a woman) for anyone to this fiery-tempered woman.
Krinke say's, "this is no.dusty Shakespearean museum piece with perfect elocution and lecture hall propriety. This is Shakespeare done for the sake of fun and rapid laughter.
This tale of how a dauntless swaggerer meets his brides fiery tempers with a more blistering fire of his own has long been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and one of the stage's most, boisterous rough-and-tumble farces. There have been many reenactments of "The Taming of the Shrew, like the 1953 musical, "Kiss me Kate" starting Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, directed by Cole Porter. Also "10 Things I hate About You; in 1999, starring Julia Styles and Heath Ledger, directed by Gil Junger.
"Shakespeare meant this to by bawdy and boisterous. It's all horseplay and slapstick!" says Krinke. ·
Areas of Study...
Acting, Performance and Musical Theatre
Each season of plays provides a wide variety of roles and production post experiences for Theatre students. High production values, current state of the art technologies, and a wide spectrum of very challenging styles and subject matter make the performance venues excellent laboratories for student exploration and growth.
Directing and Playwriting
Few community colleges offer students opportunities to study directing and playwrighting in their first two years of undergraduate study. Students follow the classwork they successfully complete with opportunities to compete for assignments in the Playwrights Festival and the Directors Festival.
General Education
For both the non-major and the major alike, the Theatre Arts general education courses meet university transfer requirements and allow the student to build a strong foundation of introductory knowledge to the many facets of theatre-making and theatre-study.