“Slightly Sordid, Very Witty, and Absolutely Fascinating”
The Taming of the Shrew has critics and audiences begging for more! Shakespeare’s beloved battle of wits shines, as reviewers praise Adaptor and Director Marti Lyons’s bold reimagining. Deception, disguise, and desire. Power and play. It’s all here, and it’s waiting for you.
Read what reviewers are saying below and don’t miss The Shrew Experience. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Box Office at (773) 753-4472.
This is not like any production of Shrew I have ever seen. And I love it…pleasure, not punishment, drives the story. Power is a game, and everyone in the room is choosing to play….It is rare for a Shrew to feel so sensual and so intellectually alive.”
“Marti Lyons’ stunning and hilarious reinterpretation of The Taming of the Shrew, now playing at the University of Chicago’s Court Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s comedic and contentious rough-cut, sapphire-of-a-play and creates a cloud of dazzling diamond dust. This is a slightly sordid, very witty, and absolutely fascinating production.”
“The timing and chemistry of the cast are excellent across the board...The Court Theatre production of The Taming of the Shrew is funny, twisted just enough, and gives new meaning to taming.”
“A strong cast…[Melisa Soledad] Pereyra is fiery and funny, and later when she succumbs to Petruchio’s abuse, she plays the transformation with an interesting mix of vulnerability, ambivalence, and practicality.”