Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter,
Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack,
directed by Sean -Edward Hall
June 6 - 8, 12 - 15, 2008

"Kiss Me Kate" was originally produced in 1948 and has been considered one of Broadway's treasures. It was revived in 1999, taking advantage of new technology in music and keeping in mind evolving social values. In the Revised Version all the basic music material for the show was taken back to the fundamentals of its melody, harmony and rhythm, and a new score was written. All seventeen of the original songs are present in the revised score. Another Op'nin' Another Show welcomes you to Baltimore and to the opening of a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The cast of the play is on stage and receiving final instructions from Fred Graham, the director. A play-within-a-play unfolds, where each of the four main cast members' on-stage performance is complicated by what is happening in his off-stage life. Fred takes the roles of director and male lead, Petruchio. His ex-wife Lilli, now a movie star with a reputation for being difficult to work with, plays Katharine, the shrew. Comedy, laughs and songs erupt in to a show of shows.

Directed by Sean-Edward D. Hall. Sean-Edward D. Hall is making his second appearance at TIP as director. In 1999, he brought it the cast of his original adaptation of PINOCCHIO from Springfield Theatre Centre White Rabbit series. Sean lists that production as well as his recent stint directing the show again for Jacksonville Theatre Guild June 2006 with these others: THE SPITFIRE GRILL, AMADEUS, ROMEO AND JULIET for ACCTT, THE MUSIC MAN, MAME, A FUNNY THING..., THE LITTLE FOXES, and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (just to name a few). Sean is also active on-stage in both musicals and straight theatre, he list these as some of his favs: "Samuel" in the World Premiere production of DAVID; YOU AND I by Ken Bradbury and Roger Wainright, "Utterson" in JEKYLL AND HYDE, "Salieri" in AMADEUS, "Rev. Hale" and also "Danforth"(in a seperate production) in THE CRUCIBLE, "Sancho" in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Captain Hook in PETER PAN, "Dr. Craven" in SECRET GARDEN (well anything that Leigh Steiner directs), and "King Pellinore" in CAMELOT. Sean is ecstatic to FINALLY get a chance to direct KISS ME KATE and work at TIP again!

Director/Vocals--- Sean-Edward Hall
Asst. Director--- Tiffany Pittman
Music Director--- Dave Shaffer
Pianist--- Kayla Primm
Rehearsal Pianist--- Mark Gifford
Set Design--- Paula & Miranda Stone
Costume Design --- Teri Fink and Danielle Stone
Choreography--- Tammy Fidler & Laura Roth
Stage Manager--- Nikkie Prosperini