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‘Kiss Me Kate’ Rehearsals Show
Promise for December Debut

By Olivia Farrow (November 17, 2005)

Hopes are high as rehearsals, which began in early October, continue apace for the theatre production of the winter musical Kiss Me Kate which is scheduled for December 1, 2, and 3.  The play’s script, which features sundry different characters, sceneries, and dialogue, accents the diversity of people associated in the production.

Kiss Me Kate, directed by Ms. Pamela Ricker-Spicer, is a musical comedy set in Baltimore during the 1940s, in which a theatre production group is presenting William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, the Bard’s classic comedy of the war between the sexes. However, both play and reality collide on and off stage causing hilarious conflicts between characters when the director and leading man of the play (played by Andy Parker) is cast opposite his tempestuous ex wife (Katie Gordon), the star of the play. 

“The chemistry between Katie Gordon and Andy Parker is really strong and they are really nailing the comedy,” said senior Hendrika McManus. The wide range of subplots, which includes Shakespearian scenes, dancing and singing sequences, “Will highlight the performances of all involved,” added student Ricker-Spicer. “We are expanding most musical numbers from solos or duets to ensembles of singers and dancers, and we have amazingly talented young performers coming up through the program…this signals good shows to come.”