The Waldorf College Theatre Company class is launching their summer tour locally with Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” May 27-June 10.  The performances are open to the public.  Admission is “pay what you will” with all proceeds to be used for the group’s tour to Alabama and Florida, June 11-16.

“The Taming of the Shrew,” is a romantic comedy loaded with humor and deception.  The play has been adapted many times for stage, screen, and opera, the most famous of these adaptations are the musical “Kiss Me Kate” and the film “10 Things I Hate About You.”

Local performance dates** and locations include: 
•    Thursday, May 27, (6 p.m.) - Waldorf College Pond, Forest City
•    Friday, May 28, (6 p.m.) - Pilot Knob Amphitheatre, Forest City
•    Saturday, May 29, (6 p.m.) – Central Gardens of North Iowa, Clear Lake
•    Sunday, May 30, (2 p.m.) - East Park, Mason City
•    Thursday, June 3, (6 p.m.) - Waldorf College Pond, Forest City
•    Friday, June 4, (6 p.m.) - Guthridge Park, Hiawatha
•    Saturday, June 5, (6 p.m.) – West Market Park (South Shelter), Pella
•    Sunday, June 6, (6 p.m.) - Haines Park, Altoona
•    Thursday, June 10, (6 p.m.) - Waldorf College Pond, Forest City

**Weather-related cancellations will be posted on the Waldorf Theatre Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/WaldorfTheatre

The story takes place in the city of Padua, where the young, beautiful Bianca Minola has no shortage of admirers.  To the dismay of Bianca and her many suitors, she cannot get married until her older shrewish sister Katherina finds a husband. All hope is seemingly lost until a gentleman from Verona agrees to attempt to woo her. Enemies quickly become friends and work together to ensure that “Katherina the Cursed” find a husband. Through their hilarious antics, disguises, and deception they try to achieve the impossible, and achieve the unexpected. For these new friends only one question remains: can the untamable be tamed?

Supervised by professor of theatre at Waldorf, Jeremy Fiebig, Theatre Company is an engaging class that allows students to get a first-hand perspective of the creation of a production company and the functions of a company leading up to public performance.

Waldorf is one of only two colleges in the country to offer a Shakespeare minor. Located in Forest City, Iowa, Waldorf is a four-year, liberal arts college that delivers engaging experiences through innovative classroom instruction. The college offers residential and hybrid online bachelor’s degree programs including business, communication, music, psychology, theatre, education, fire science administration, criminal justice administration and more.

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