2012 > The Taming of the Shrew|The Majestic Kid

Main Street Theatre Works' 2012 summer season at the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre offers laughs and heartwarming adventures - perfect entertainment for the whole family. See below for each play's synopsis. and click here for tickets and directions.

The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Susan McCandless

In 2001, MSTW staged a traditional version of The Taming of the Shrew at the Sutter Creek Theatre, starring Julie Anchor and Allen Pontes as Kate and Petruchio. This year, the two will be reunited in a contemporary version of this "battle of-the-sexes love story," east coast style ~ think Jersey Shore meets The Sopranos. Head of the Minola family, Baptista Minola is trying to sell off his two prize possessions ~ his daughters. For his younger daughter, Bianca, there is much interest ~ not so much for Kate. But in respect for the family, Baptista has to make sure his oldest daughter, Katerina, is married first. Not so easy, as she’s an "evil-tempered woman ~ a shrew." Enter Petruchio, sworn to be loyal to Minola, and happy to take care of the Kate "situation." But this is a far more complicated job than he anticipated, and unexpected obsessions get in the way. This is a tale about two misfits finding true contentment with each other. The Taming of the Shrew opens at the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre June 22nd and runs thru July 21st.

Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre, Jackson
Fridays and Saturdays June 22nd thru July 21st
$17.50 General Admission - $12 Students 18 & Under
$49 Family Package (2 General Admission; 2 Students)
Gates open at 6:30pm for picnicking. Show at 8pm.
Suggested items to bring: picnic dinner, wine, jacket (for cool summer evenings), blanket, low-back chair (provided by MSTW for season ticket holders), and mosquito repellant.

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The Majestic Kid
By Mark Medoff
Directed by Dean Shellenberger

Saddle up with The Majestic Kid. Cleverly set "somewhere out west" during "Ronald Reagan’s presidency," we follow the adventures of Aaron, a well-intended environmental lawyer, and his live-in side kick, and law partner, Ava Jean (A.J.) They’ve come to help the Apache recover their sacred land but soon find out that intentions aren’t always reality, both in business and one’s personal life. Aaron falls for Lisa, the love interest of Judge Finley, the judge that’s also got an interest in the Apache land. As life gets complicated and the going gets tough, Aaron calls on his matinee film idol, the Loredo Kid. Laredo steps out from the silver screen and into Aaron’s world as a sort of guide; to teach Aaron how to become the Majestic Kid, and to handle his troubles by the code of the west ~ simple and free of moral ambiguity. But the real world is a far more complicated than the movies, and there are lots of lessons to learn out on the trail. The Majestic Kid hits the road August 10th thru September 8th.

Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre, Jackson
Fridays and Saturdays August 10th thru September 8th
$17.50 General Admission - $12 Students 18 & Under
$49 Family Package (2 General Admission; 2 Students)
Gates open at 6:30pm for picnicking. Show at 8pm.
Suggested items to bring: picnic dinner, wine, jacket (for cool summer evenings), blanket, low-back chair (provided by MSTW for season ticket holders), and mosquito repellant.

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