Sophomore Joseph Kendra, costumed as Baptista, the father of Katherine in Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” gets into character. Kendra and his fellow theater arts students earned multiple awards yesterday at the Folger Shakespeare Festival. The entire cast received the Peggy O’Brien Award for outstanding comedic acting. Other outstanding awards for excellence were given to Katie Gordon and Andy Parker. A special award for ensemble comedy went to K. K. Bracken and Nathan Ward. Recognition for gallantry and stage presence went to Jeff Person. The theater arts students were under the direction of Ms. Pam Ricker-Spicer. (Photo by Paul Mene) 3/9/06