Did you ever see the American Shakespeare Company's version of Taming from...oh, gosh, 1979? They did it in a very over the top manner, and made it very clear that there was serious chemistry between the leads. It was really funny.
When we did it, that's what I was hoping we'd be able to accomplish, but our director was an idiot, and the guy I had to play opposite had no idea how to be funny - he was terrified of looking silly, I think. so it was a terrible production.
In short, I think Taming can work, but it's hard going.
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Date: 2010-07-30 07:36 pm (UTC)When we did it, that's what I was hoping we'd be able to accomplish, but our director was an idiot, and the guy I had to play opposite had no idea how to be funny - he was terrified of looking silly, I think. so it was a terrible production.
In short, I think Taming can work, but it's hard going.