The Taming
Tweetering, pandashrews, 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 ultra-conservative 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.
Theatre Activism
Nationwide readings of The Taming on Inauguration day in 2017 were staged to raise money for the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.
San Francisco Chronicle