Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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“Not of an age, but for all time,’ wrote Ben Johnson of William Shakespeare’s plays. From his own time until the present, Shakespeare’s plays have captured the imaginations of the aristocrat and the laborer, the scholar and the uneducated. When one speaks of ‘‘the Bard,’ there never is any doubt about who is meant: it is Shakespeare, whom Wil- liam Carlos Williams once called ‘“‘th e greatest university of all.” The winter drama produc- tion, Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,”’ proved to be a romantically funny play that TWO CONFLICTING VIEWS OF LOVE — violence (above), and charm (right). Taming of the Shrew delighted audiences with its occasional violence’ and tongue-in-cheek humor. The Drama Department undertook a massive ‘‘Shake- speare Is Not Boring!” publicity campaign that included flyers, posters, buttons, and Eliza- bethan workshops for students. The purpose of this publicity blitz: to destroy the age-old myth that Shakespeare was an ancient playwright who used archaic, unintelligible English language. The publicity cam- paign, and the show itself, proved to be highly successful. PLAYERS Baptistia®. 2. eee Kevin Hall Lucentio.aa. Gh. ae eee Jack Spencer Petruchio. Asee meee ee Doug Mumaw Gremid e253 S2004. ee eee Jay Parnell Hortensioma eee NES John Nowland Trani cera tints ee eee Gregg Staton Biondello’ss4-.. a eee Becky Slemp Vincentio %..00-). et ae Mike Brown Grumid sa eee eee Alison Inconstanti Curtisin) is:% Sind eee Jan Holton Katherine? 2427... eee Diane Abato BianCa. ihc sete ase eee Sonja Davis A: Widow? iho) eee ce ee Robyn Hall ServantS 205 )i0 0. eee Claudia Chazo Lisa Fetterman Charles Ruark Jason Brown Cliff Gates Brenda Popham Allison Cornell Tailor scau8 code eag ee Kyle Rudy Haberdashers: ee eee Chris Inslee Ladiés ae -ss re ee ee Lea Hopkins Susan McCreary Bridget Chisholm Servant. cern eae eee Brent Atkinson

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aS Ea a ae oe Fe Se a ae ee ee ee ae ae ee ae ee se ae ae a eee Mr. Gilbreth takes an imaginary bath — in the living room!! PESTS RE ERS aR tO FP RS ee ee ee RS ee er SS SS OS SW ge eS ee ee SES cae ae ae Shaheen eS 2 Be gives Mrs. Gilbreth a piece of her mind. The maid, Mrs. Fitzgerald Frank and Ernestine reminisce. Anne defiantly tells her parents that she will be like the other girls. 13 Academics

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The hapless haberdasher gives Grumio a look of bewilderment. KATHARINE: “Gentlewomen wear such caps as these.” Katharine proudly shows her family and friends that Petruch- io’s rough treatment has tamed her shrew- ish nature. PETRUCHIO: “When you are gentle, you shall have one too — and not till then!” 15