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San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship.
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Marc Singer, Fredi Olster, Harry Hamlin, Earl Boen, Raye Birk, Ron Boussom, Barbara Dirickson, Bobby F. Ellerbee, Rick Hamilton, Charles Hyman, Daniel Kern, Michael Keys Hall
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