Well, last night we started blocking Taming of the Shrew.  It’s at this point when you start to realize just how short the rehearsal period really is.  After all, we open on June 19th.  Yikes!  Still, last night we got started with what’s known as The Iduction.  You see, Taming of the Shrew is actually a play within a play.  There is an induction - sort of an intro - that sets the scene of Christopher Sly.  He’s a drunk who’s pissed off the Hostess of the tavern one too many times.  So she and the servants of the tavern set him up to believe that he’s some fancy-pants rich guy who’s been hallucinating for fifteen years that he’s some poor drunkard.  They set him up in a nice room, wait on him hand and foot, introduce him to his wife (you can’t WAIT to see his wife)… and then some players come in and put on this play for him.  A lot of productions leave out the Induction, but not us!  Nope! 

And then… of course, we jumped WAY out of order and blocked Act IV Scene ii.  The wedding.  Talk about a Bridezilla, eh?  Well… a Groomzilla, anyway.  Kate is so misunderstood!*

*Note: The author of these blog posts is actually playing Kate, the so-called "Shrew."  So enjoy your chance to see things from her perspective for once!  You heard me… ENJOY IT!