The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
May 1—June 10, 2012
Helen Hayes Awards
Outstanding Resident Play
Nominations
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Aaron Posner
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Cody Nickell
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Kate Eastwood Norris
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Danny Scheie
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Sarah Marshall
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Holly Twyford
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
Cliff Eberhardt, Original Music; and Christopher Baine, Sound Design
Staff
Artistic Producer—Janet Griffin
Assistant Artistic Producer—Beth Emelson
General Manager—Giuseppe DeBartolo
Theatre Production Manager—Charles Flye
Production Team
Director—Aaron Posner†
Scenic Design—Tony Cisek*
Costume Design—Helen Q. Huang*
Lighting Design—Jennifer Schriever*
Original Music/Musician—Cliff Eberhardt
Sound Design—Christopher Baine
Resident Dramaturg—Michele Osherow
Production Stage Manager—Tim Burt**
Cast (in alphabetical order)
The Widow/ The Haberdasher—Katy Carkuff
The Pedant/ The Bartender—Edward Christian
The Tailor—Rex Daugherty**
The Blind Balladeer—Cliff Eberhardt
Vincentio/The Priest—Dave Gamble
Biondello—James Gardiner**
Lucentio—Thomas Keegan**
Hortensio—Marcus Kyd**
Baptista Minola—Sarah Marshall**
Bianca Minola—Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Petruchio—Cody Nickell**
Katherine Minola—Kate Eastwood Norris**
Grumio—Danny Scheie**
Tranio—Holly Twyford**
Gremio—Craig Wallace**
Petruchio’s Home Servants
Peter Katy Carkuff
Nathaniel Edward Christian
Curtis Rex Daugherty**
Walter Dave Gamble
Rafe James Gardiner**
Sugarsop Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Understudies
Jonathan W. Colby (Biondello/Rafe/Curtis/Tailor)
Lisa Hodsoll (Baptista/Tranio)
Emily Joshi-Powell (Bianca/Sugarsop/Widow/Haberdasher/Peter)
Pomme Koch (Lucentio/Hortensio)
Marcus Kyd** (Petruchio)
Janel Miley (Katherine)
Scott Alan Small (Grumio/Vincentio/Priest/Walter)
Aaron Tone (Gremio/Pedant/Bartender/Nathaniel)
Production
Assistant Technical Director—Rebekah Sheffer
Casting Assistant—Lisa Forrest
Assistant Director—Cleo House
Assistants to the Director—Katherine Burris, Todd Pivetti
Assistant Stage Manager—Eric Arnold
Production Assistant—Kirsten Parker
Fight Director—Casey Dean Kaleba
Fight Captain—Thomas Keegan
Choreographer—Brianne Camp
Dance Captain—James Gardiner
Dramaturg Assistant—Jessica Clark
Prop Master/ Assistant Set Designer—Daniel da Cruz Pinha
Prop Assistant—Melissa Wunder
Scenery Construction—TSA, Inc
Painters—Mariana Fernandez, Andrea Healy, Luciana Stecconi
Assistant Costume Designer—Kelsey Hunt
Assistants to Costume Designer—Addy Diaz, Rebecca Delapp, Laree Lentz, Collin Ranney, Aryna Petrashenko
Drapers—Krostyne Studio, Steven Simon, Frank Labovitz
Tailor—Emily Hoem
Craft Person—Marie Schneggenburger
Stitchers—Denise Umland, Brandee Mathies, Rose Barbour
Wardrobe Head—Adalia Vera Tonneyck
Assistant Lighting Design—Andrew Dorman
Master Electrician—Jeny Hall
Assistant Master Electricians—Brittany Diliberto, Micah Manning
Electricians—Colin Dieck, Cat Girardi, Peter Goldschmidt, Jeff Porter
Light Board Operator—Karen Bilotti
Sound Head—Matthew M. Nielson
Sound Board Operator—Brandon Roe
Promotional Photography—James Kegley
Production Photography—Carol Pratt
Promotional Video—Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso
Archival Recording—WAPAVA
Open Captioning—C2 Inc.
† Member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
*Member of United Scenic Artists
**Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United
States.
