Taming Character Survey - Cast Preference

The Taming of the Shrew Characters   Number your choices 1-15 in order of preference This will help us make a decision, but remember we're trying to build statesmanship so, it's not always who will be best for the part, but who needs the part most to grow.   

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                       Katherine  The shrew of the play, daughter of Baptista Minola and sister of Bianca.

                       Petruchio  A wealthy man from Verona. Loud, eccentric, wants to marry rich.

                       Grumio    Petruchio’s servant and the fool of the play.

                       Baptista Minola  A wealthy citizen of Padua, and father of Katherine and Bianca.

                       Bianca Younger daughter of Baptista. The opposite of her sister , she is soft-spoken.

                       Lucentio  A young nobleman from Pisa who comes to Padua to study and falls in love with Bianca.

                       Tranio  Servant, who accompanies Lucentio from Pisa. Wily and comical.

                       Merchant/Pedant A merchant recently from Mantua, pretends to be Lucentio’s father.

                       Vincentio  True father of Lucentio

                       Gremio   One of two older gentlemen of Padua who want to marry Bianca.

                       Hortensio  Though rivals, they become allies because of their rejection by Bianca.

                       Biondello Lucentio’s second servant, who assists his master .

                       Curtis, Nathaniel, Phillip, Joseph, Nicholas, Peter  Servants in Petruchio’s household.

                       Tailor, Haberdasher The dress-maker and hat-maker hired  to dress Katherine.

                       Widow  A wealthy widow of Padua whom Hortensio