Maine West presents "The Taming of the Shrew"

Get ready, theater lovers.  Maine West High School will present on October 13, 14 and 15 Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”as you have never seen it before: updated to take place in the cowboy Wild West.

Director and Maine West Fine Arts teacher Brent Shaphren said: “This marks the return of Shakespeare to the Maine West stage after 12 years.  Students are having fun bringing Shakespeare's dialogue to life with a Western spin.  Giant ‘super titles’ over the stage will help audience understanding by providing a modern-day ‘translation' of the dialogue.”

More than 40 students are involved both on stage and behind the scenes.  Faculty leadership is provided by Shaphren, Technical Director Chris Jensen and Sally Fortier, who is heading up costume production.

The production opens Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. Cast and crew will present a special early afternoon performance at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 14, and the final performance will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 15.  Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students.  Additional information may be obtained by calling 847.803.5895.

The cast includes Matthew Holtz, Angie Panganiban, Jake Gertie, Jeremiah Aujero, Nicole Jovicevic, Elizabeth Stenholt, Bob Chesler, Jess Molina, Tess McDonald, Kayt Williams, Caitlin Graham, Deirdre Savaria, Cat Bustos, Sarah Brooks, Casie Panganiban and Lucas Katurbasz.