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September 22, 1999
Focus
asten your seatbelts as award­
w inning director Gretchen
Corbett and a cast of Portland’s
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brightest actors throw a “The 1 anting
of the Shrew” production as it’s never
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Tygrcs Heart Shakespeare Com ­
pany is opening its 1999-2000 sea­
son with a radical reinvention of the
classic com edy, scripted by play­
wright T an ia Myren. B eginning
Sept. 30 and running through Nov.
7, 1999, the C om pany presents
Shakespeare with a Tygres twist.
“It’s sex, violence and classic
verse," Corbett said “It’s a man
and a woman engaged in a joyously
erotic struggle that results in the
forging of a passionnately equal
partnership. We took Shakespeare’s
Shrew and torqued it to give the
audience a play that will resonate
with contemporary issues.”
M yren
h as
r ep la ce d
Shakespeare’s outer frame, which is
omitted in many Shrew productions,
with one that speaks directly to Port­
land theater goers. T he audience
w ill
m eet
a c o n tem p o ra ry
Shakespearean company in receiv­
ership on their opening night just as
the re-po man has carted off their
set and costumes. They will work
through their separate and com ­
bined destinies as they present “The
T am ing of the Shrew" with style
and outrageous finesse.
“T he T am ing of the Shrew” is
the first in a series of three plays in
Tygres H eart’s 1999 2000 season.
T he play precedes “R om eo and
J u liet,” beginning in January, and
“M acbeth,” beginning in April.
T o accom m odate the needs of
September
22
is the
first day
of autumn
T y g res
H eart
Shakespeare C om pany,
P o r tla n d ’s o n ly all-
Shakespearean theater,
was founded in 1989. The
non profit com pany is
com m itted to bringing
Shakespeare productions
of the highest caliber to
diverse audiences and is
nationally recognized for
its comm itm ent to mak­
ing Shakespeare accès
sible to all. All perfor
mances are held at the
D o lo r e s W in n in g sta d
Theatre in the Portland
Photo by Jamie Bosworth
Timothy Hyland as Petruchio and Luisa Sermol as Kate
Center for the Perform­
ing Arts, located at 1111
SW Broadway, Portland,
Ore. Performance times
are W ed n esd a y s and
Thursdays at 7 PM, Fri­
days and Saturdays at 8
PM, and Sundays at 2 PM.
Season tickets are avail
able. For more informa­
tion, call the Tygres Heart
Box Office at 503/288-
8400, or Ticketmaster at
503/ 790-ARTS.
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