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Shakespeare alive in Athens
MIRANDA STANCIL
Issue date: 6/26/08 Section: Variety
The play follows Petruchio as he "tames" the rather outspoken and intelligent Kate. The play will also be more contemporary, set in the 1950s in Athens, Ga.
Gibbs has worked with Shakespeare's plays before at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, as well as the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Though she has never directed "The Taming of the Shrew," she has acted in it several times and owes her love of theater to the play.
"It was the very first play I saw, and I loved it. I knew after that, that I was going into theater and I was only going to do Shakespeare," Gibbs said. "I have a big fondness for the play."
Gibbs' vision of the play makes it more accessible for audiences in Athens. The setting involves a restaurant downtown much like East West Bistro.
"The Rose of Athens Theatre likes to do things pertinent to Athens, Ga. and the audience," Gibbs said. "Shakespeare wanted his audience to relate to his stories, and I feel I am more closely capturing him by setting the play in a place the audience feels connected to."
The Taming of the Shrew opens July 3.
Gibbs has worked with Shakespeare's plays before at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, as well as the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Though she has never directed "The Taming of the Shrew," she has acted in it several times and owes her love of theater to the play.
"It was the very first play I saw, and I loved it. I knew after that, that I was going into theater and I was only going to do Shakespeare," Gibbs said. "I have a big fondness for the play."
Gibbs' vision of the play makes it more accessible for audiences in Athens. The setting involves a restaurant downtown much like East West Bistro.
"The Rose of Athens Theatre likes to do things pertinent to Athens, Ga. and the audience," Gibbs said. "Shakespeare wanted his audience to relate to his stories, and I feel I am more closely capturing him by setting the play in a place the audience feels connected to."
The Taming of the Shrew opens July 3.
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