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The Taming of the Shrew Synopsis and Character Descriptions




The Taming of the Shrew Characters
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Name Gender Vocal Part Age Range Role Type
Baptista Minola male spoken 40 – 60 supporting
Gremio male spoken 40 – 60 supporting
Hortensio male spoken 40 – 60 supporting
Vincentio male spoken 40 – 60 supporting
A Widow female spoken 40 – 60 cameo
Petruccio male spoken 30 – 45 lead
Grumio male spoken 30 – 45 supporting
Christopher Sly male spoken 30 – 50 supporting
Curtis male spoken 30 – 45 supporting
Nathaniel male spoken 30 – 45 supporting
Joseph male spoken 30 – 45 supporting
Peter male spoken 30 – 45 cameo
Katherine female spoken 24 – 33 lead
Bartholomew male spoken 20 – 30 supporting
Lucentio male spoken 19 – 26 supporting
Tranio male spoken 19 – 30 supporting
Biondello male spoken 18 – 30 supporting
Bianca female spoken 17 – 25 lead
A Haberdasher male spoken – cameo
A Lord male spoken – cameo
A Pedant male spoken – cameo
A Tailor male spoken – cameo
Hostess of an alehouse female spoken – cameo
Huntsman of the Lord male – cameo
Players, Servingmen, Messangers male – chorus


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