Press Quotes

Paige Rogers as The Lord and David Sinaiko as Christopher Sly in the Induction, (background left to right) Karl Mossberger, David Westley Skillman and Felicia Benefield

David Sinaiko as Petruchio and Paige Rogers as Kate

“It's ironic that such an uber-liberal city as San Francisco should be the site of one of most brazen and brilliant versions of Shakespeare's uber-un-politically-correct comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, I've seen to date. The Cutting Ball's production at Magic Theatre directed by Rob Melrose and starring Paige Rogers and David Sinaiko as confrontational spouses Katherina and Petruchio, not only meets Shakespeare's problematic comedy head-on with vicious humor but makes it disarmingly contemporary -- and local . . . If I had my say, the house would be full every night.”

Chloe Veltman, SF Weekly
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“By rooting it all in a contemporary San Francisco milieu that includes a porn-industry wrap party, a transvestite bar in the Mission, and the Folsom Street Fair, this Shrew celebrates the fluid nature of identity in Bay Area drag, where everybody knows all the world's a stage.”
-Robert Avila, SF Bay Guardian

“Sinaiko and Rogers are ebullient as the sparring duo, and their connection crackles with fire and chemistry. Sinaiko’s Sly/Petruchio is a crotch-grabbing swaggerer whose penchant for double entendre and comic timing always make his scenes highly watchable. Rogers, as the arch and scathingly droll Katherina, is equally brilliant, and offers a performance that ranges gracefully from controlled to frenetic.”
-Nirmala Nataraj, SF Station

“This Taming of the Shrew is daring for its vision, fresh for it’s inventiveness!”
- Wanda Sabir, SF Bayview