Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a device, a diversion, a trick, and mischievous entertainment. The plot revolves around Katherine and Petruchio. Katherine is a woman who is not afraid to speak her mind, and Petruchio is a man who believes he can "tame" her. Everything's a gamble, love most of all! The African-American Shakespeare Company sets this classic play in 1970's San Francisco - the Summer of Love.

Famine threatens Rome, and hunger fuels the tensions between the country’s elite and the deprived masses. As civil unrest stirs political upheaval, the war hero Coriolanus is driven to defend and destroy his own country. Shakespeare’s rare and unique tragedy will be fueled by a dynamic female and non-binary ensemble and a muscular, movement-focused staging. This modern translation updates the Bard’s language while lifting the story’s core—and reminds us that democracy is fragile and always worth defending.