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Inland Classical Theatre director Abby Burlingame
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew isn’t exactly a play that has won universal acclaim for its progressive attitudes.
Its central courtship — admittedly, a loose application of the word — is between the characters of Petruchio and Katherina. Yet Katherina really just isn’t that into him. For her, becoming Petruchio’s fiancée is closer to resignation than romance.
To win over the strong-willed, independent Katherina (the “shrew” of the title), Petruchio’s goal is to “tame” her with acts that might
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