Petruchio woos the shrew
Bard back to the boards at the beach The shrew tamed? Petruchio (Patrick Vest) marries Katherine (Suzanne Dean), and all’s well that ends well, right? Photo by Alysa Brennan Before attending Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities’ (CLOSBC) current production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, it’s advisable to NOT read the play. The work is a comedic love story when seen on stage. If attempting to read it while splicing the main brace in your Laz-E-Boy, you may find yourself experiencing a long swig at the Holliard’s because Bob’s-a-dying. Just relax before you go to the theater, see off a tot or two and hope your neighbor leaves you with some sandy bottoms. Make sense? Find a British salt from the 16th century to translate. It was right about the time of Britain’s defeat of the Spanish armada that Shakespeare penned “The Taming of the Shrew.” You might want to revive your old tar’s grog of Pusser’s Rum before asking him to translate the play. The best way to keep the characters straight in this classic is to simply memorize the colors of their tights. Men in tights present a pretty disgusting sight, so don’t dwell on the image. The ladies of…
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