The Taming of the Shrew at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

For the first time in 25 years, Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago with the must-see theatrical event of 2020. Director Justin Audibert turns Shakespeare's provocative comedy on its head, setting it in a matriarchal society. Women hold the power, control the state, and own the property. In a world where men have no authority, Lady Baptista is selling off her two sons to the highest bidder. Reversing the traditional gender of each role, the RSC's production creates a new environment in which the power dynamics of today can be explored through a 400-year-old text. After thrilling audiences in Stratford-upon-Avon and across the UK, this explosive battle of the sexes promises to be unlike any Shrew you've ever seen.