About this episode
The guests assemble for the wedding but the groom is nowhere to be found. Katherina frets with her father until Biondello arrives with word that Petruchio is on his way. The groom arrives, disheveled and drunk, on a shabby horse, with his servant by his side. As the wedding finally gets underway, Tranio tells Lucentio they have to find someone to play the part of his father (Vincentio) in order to convince Baptista that Lucentio is as rich as Tranio promised in Episode Three. Gremio emerges from the church and describes Petruchio’s lewd behavior at the altar. Petruchio steps out with his bride and announces that they have to be on their way. Katherina pleads with her husband to stay for the celebration but Petruchio refuses. Incensed, she rails at him, at her father and at all the guests, to no avail. The crowd gets rowdy and clamors for the feast. Petruchio puts Kate on his horse and rides off. Tranio (disguised as Lucentio) steals a moment to woo Bianca and Baptista invites everyone to eat cake. The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “ THE TAMING OF THE SHREW ”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by AMY FREED . All episodes were directed by ART MANKE . Radio play by AMY FREED and LEANNA KEYES. The cast is as follows: SUSANNAH ROGERS as KATHERINA ALLEN GILMORE as PETRUCHIO ANNIE ABRAMS as BIANCA MIKE McSHANE as BAPTISTA TOM PATTERSON as LUCENTIO KYLE T. HESTER as TRANIO DANNY SCHEIE as GREMIO and CURTIS J. PAUL BOEHMER as HORTENSIO and PEDANT ROB NAGLE as GRUMIO and VINCENTIO KASEY MAHAFFY as BIONDELLO and TAILOR TESSA AUBERJONOIS as WIDOW and HABERDASHER Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE : KARYN CASL, CSA . Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Original music composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI . Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH . Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES) . Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND . The Play On Podcast Series “ THE TAMING OF THE SHREW ” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION . Visit NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “A woman may be made a fool if she has not the spirit to resist”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices