Photo Flash: First Look at Cincinnati Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its season with the much anticipated return of the audience favorite, "The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare. This production is directed by Kevin Hammond, Artistic Director of Humber River Shakespeare in Toronto making his CSC debut. This production features Cincinnati Shakespeare's Resident Ensemble members Kelly Mengelkoch as Kate and Nicholas Rose as Petruchio. Scroll down for a first look at the cast onstage!

Baptista has a problem, and her name is Kate (Kelly Mengelkoch). His eldest daughter is so strong-willed, stubborn and downright shrewish that, despite her considerable family fortune, not a single man in Padua is willing to marry her. That is until the arrival of Petruchio (Nicholas Rose), a brash and bumptious fortune-seeker who has come "to wive it wealthily in Padua." Confident in his ability to "tame" the cantankerous Kate, he takes her to wife. Is he up for the challenge, or has Petruchio finally met his match? Who will end up taming who? Audiences will find out in Shakespeare's classic, comedic battle of the sexes, "The Taming of the Shrew".

Kevin Hammond, the Director of "The Taming of the Shrew" is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Humber River Shakespeare in Toronto where he has directed "Twelfth Night", "Macbeth", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "Comedy of Errors", "Romeo & Juliet", "The Sonnet Show", "Hamlet & Ophelia: A Cabaret", and "Henry V". He spent two seasons as an assistant director at the Stratford Festival. Kevin is also the featured voice performer for Oxford University Press' OXFORD NEXT on-line Shakespeare Program. He is very excited to be making his CSC debut this season.

Performances of "The Taming of the Shrew" are scheduled from April 3-25, 2015 on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm with an additional Saturday matinee on April 25. Preview performances are tonight, April 1 and Thursday, April 2 at 7:30pm and tickets are $21. The theater is located at 719 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati, two blocks west of the Aronoff Center. Single ticket prices range from $22-$32 on Thursdays and Sundays and from $26-$36 on Fridays and Saturdays. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the CSC Box Office at 513.381.BARD (2273) ext. 1, or go online at www.cincyshakes.com.

Photo Credit: Mikki Schaffner Photography