The Taming

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Mary Corinne Miller

October 21-29, 2022

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.

“Lauren Gunderson’s clever play The Taming forces us with humor and provocation to take a hard look at the phenomenon of a democracy in action” Julie McHale, gmtoday