The Taming
a political comedy by lauren gunderson
directed by austene van
october 9 - november 1, 2026
Runtime: 90 minutes (no intermission)
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Tweetering, panda shrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison – what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this hilarious, raucous, all-female “power-play” inspired by Shakespeare‘s Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one senator‘s aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip.
Here‘s lookin‘ at you, America.
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Jane Froiland
Nora Targonski-O'Brien
Grace Litzau
Katrina Stelk (Understudy)
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October 9 - November 1, 2026
Wednesday-Saturday: 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2:00pm