The American Shakespeare Factory proudly announces the latest salvo in their ongoing war against boring classical theater, as the Bard’s controversial farce about the eternal war between the sexes is brought screaming and kicking into the modern-day American South.

When the rascally Petruchio weasels his way into a wealthy family by hitching himself to the hellraising oldest daughter, Kate, he must find a way to tame the fiery lass before she ends up taming him -- which she just might. Not to mention her younger sister, Bianca, who's caught the eye of two scheming, dreaming lads who're willing to do anything to catch her heart and her hand in marriage. Plus, there's the nanny disguised as a man who convinces the gullible guy from out of town to masquerade as a titan of industry. Oh, and then there's the... you know, I think you just have to come see this one.

This bold and shameless new take on a venerable stage classic is brought to you by the company that produced the fastest-selling show in NYC indie theater history, the infamous Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, as well as past classics such as Bitch Macbeth, Sugarbaby!, and the smash-hit Plan Nine From Outer Space!, which the New York Times called “just about perfect”. This is guaranteed to be the sensation of the season, and is the perfect intro to Shakespeare for people who hate Shakespeare.

Joining us on this journey into tough love are Adam Swiderski, for whom DMT has played everything from Macbeth to Elvis and beyond, starring as the wily, wooly good ol' boy Petruchio; Brianna Tyson, recently Maude Lebowski in DMT's world-beating smash Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, as firecracker, hellion, and mantamer Kate; Lindsey Carter of Plan Nine fame as the irresistible and shameless Bianca; Kymberly Tuttle, triumphant in Titus Andronicus, appears as the tireless and scheming Tranio; and longtime DMT friend Josh Potter makes his first onstage appearance as good ol' boy and wingman Grumio. They are joined by new DMT friends Zachary Luke as the smitten, love-bitten, overeager young Lucentio; Joshua Schwartz as the go-getting, upwardly mobile but inwardly trailer-park Hortensio; Charles Baker as the beleaguered and beloved partriarch Baptista; and Edgar Eguia, hiliarious and endearing as the unsuspecting Mr. Pedant, who's from out of town and out of his league.

This show marks the long-awaited return of Frank Cwiklik to the Red Room, the venue where he cemented the DMT reputation for brash, exciting, fearless theater, home of the smash-hit Vegas-themed Antony and Cleopatra, which long ago kicked off the ASF project, and venue for the triumphant sold-out runs of Orgy of the Dead! and The Sinister Urge! that established DMT at the top rung of the indie theater circuit. This show is also the next chapter in the ongoing project, The American Shakespeare Factory, which is DMT's attempt to bring the emotional scope and timeless wonder of the English language's greatest playwright to a new audience and a new era of storytelling.

Adam first worked with DMTheatrics on the 2001 premiere of Bitch Macbeth (Access Theater). Other DMT productions include Antony & Cleopatra (The Red Room), Orgy of the Dead (Surf Reality/The Red Room), Sugarbaby (The Red Room), Nevada Territory (The Red Room) and House of Trash (The Red Room), for which he also served as Musical Director. He has also been seen in Shadow of Himself (Access Theater), The Witch of Edmonton (Chashama), Willy Nilly (NY Fringe), Charlie Victor Romeo (PS 122), and The Crow (Nada Classic), as well as performing fight choreography on the NYIT award-nominated Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury. He is a singer and guitarist in the band Supermajor. Thanks to Frank and Michele, the cast of Shrew, and you. Apple juice. For half price.

His best-known works include the influential S&M futuristic fantasia Bitch Macbeth (whose recent third appearance at Williamsburg’s Brick theater smashed box office records and earned a 4-star review in Time Out New York); the controversial political satire Sugarbaby! (published in the 2004 NYTE Plays and Playwrights Collection, and soon to be available on Amazon.com); the smash-hit Vegas version of Antony and Cleopatra (winner 2003 OOBR Award for Outstanding Production); an infamous series of Ed Wood adaptations which played to sellout crowds at the legendary Todo Con Nada, as well as the Red Room, the Brick, and the St. Marks Studio Theater; and countless more. Recently, he produced and directed the world theatrical premiere of the viral phenomenon Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, which broke indie NYC theater attendance records and attracted audiences from as far away as Sweden and the U.K; and the stage adaptation of Plan Nine From Outer Space, which the New York Times called "just about perfect", which proves their standards have slipped precipitously. His most recent work, Bible and Wine, played at the Kraine Theatre in February of 2011, and featured two new tracks from orchestral pop pioneer Eric Matthews. Cwiklik's immersive, eccentric, aggressive directorial style has earned him praise from the Village Voice, the New York Times, Time Out New York, NYTheatre.com, Backstage, and Stage Press Weekly, and has influenced many directors working both on and off Broadway. 

Cwiklik's DMTheatrics Laboratories are busily constructing the next phase of his ongoing assault on delicate sensibilities, including American Shakespeare Factory entries As You Like It and Hamlet; an adaptation of the noir classic Scarlet Street; and God's Comic, a fantasia based on the work of silent comedy great Harry Langdon. Now finish your supper.