Knoxville Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (July 22)

Join the Tennessee Stage Company as they presents their 33rd Shakespeare Festival, in cooperation with Ijams Nature Center,  of Knoxville Shakespeare with a lively performance of The Taming of the Shrew.

Doors open at 7:00pm; Show Starts at 7:30 pm.

The performances will be held in the open field in front of the Visitors Center of Ijams Nature Center, located at 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, just a short drive from downtown.  Lawn chairs and/or blankets are recommended. There is an indoor space at Ijams Nature Center where performances will move in case of rain and where the matinees will be performed.

Ticket for this performance are $15 for individuals or bring a group of 4 for $51 (saving of 15% off each ticket)

Kids under 15 free with Penny for the Arts. Visit KnoxAlliance.com/penny-4-arts/

Overview of the play:

Suitors are lined up to court the young and beautiful Bianca – daughter of Baptista Minola of Padua. However, Baptista is determined that her older sister, Katherina, known as “Kate the Cursed” for her wild temper must be married first. No man is Padua is willing to court the willful Katherine, until Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona in search of a suitable wife, arrives and sets out to woo her with a vengeance – and does. In this, the original comedic battle of the sexes, beauty and brawn vie for love in a true war of wills, wits and words: Come on and kiss me Kate!”

Knoxville Shakespeare is made possible, in part, by support from Tennessee Arts Commission and Arts & Culture Alliance.