Avant Bard | theatre on the edge
By Jonelle Walker Directed by Angela Kay Pirko November 3 – December 11, 2016 Opening/press night: Monday, November 7, 2016 Industry night: Monday, December 5, 2016 No performances November 11 (Veterans Day) or November 24 (Thanksgiving Day).
Avant Bard presents an explosive drama set in 1960s Texas about a wildly creative and spirited young poet named Cat. Grieving the suicide of her lesbian lover, Cat goes home to her religious parents, who are dead-set on forcing her to submit and conform. They hire a firebrand minister named Patrick to try to tame her — but Cat fights back. A rejoinder to The Taming of the Shrew from a woman's point of view, TAME. is every bit as darkly comic and enthralling as the Shakespeare play that provoked it.
Recommended for ages 13 and up. Contains themes of violence.
Previews: *PAY WHAT YOU WILL Opening Night: $50 Industry Night: $10 Thursday evenings and **Saturday matinees: PAY WHAT YOU WILL Friday evenings: $30 Saturday evenings and Sunday Matinees: $35 Group discount: $10 tickets for parties of 10 or more
*$10 Pay What You Will minimum when paying online (with option of adding on addititional price pionts); no minimum when purchasing at the box office **Saturday matinees are followed by unscripted AfterChats with members of the artistic team