San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship.

• American Conservatory Theater
• Broadway Theatre Archive
• Marc Singer
• Fredi Olster
• Harry Hamlin
• Earl Boen
• Raye Birk
• Ron Boussom
• Barbara Dirickson
• Bobby F. Ellerbee