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Boozy Bard’s The Reclaiming of the Shrew

Feb 5 — Feb 13, 2026
Schlafly Tap Room
An inebriated performer voluntarily struggles to reconstruct a character in the story of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew after imbibing several shots of whiskey, while our remaining sober performers bravely inhabit the story with “helpful” suggestions from our “spirited” audience members. These highly skilled artists all have legitimate Shakespearean credits. This is not one of them! If your favorite rom-com is 10 Things I Hate About You and/or you simply enjoy bawdy humour and improvisation with a pretentious literary edge, this is thy jam!

TICKETING
This event is General Admission. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door.

Tickets purchased at the door are standing room only – patrons are not guaranteed a seat if pre-sale tickets are sold out.

FOOD & BEVERAGE
There will be a full bar with drinks available for purchase inside the performance space; however, no food is allowed in the show room.
We encourage you to arrive early to grab dinner downstairs in Schlafly Tap Room’s restaurant!

CONTENT NOTICE
This is an adult-only show; no one under the age of 21 will be admitted. No exceptions.
Performances may include: strong language, vulgarity, sexual humour, unpredictable audience interaction, and rough magick.

We do not support excessive drinking. Our players are adult participants who are carefully monitored and cared for. Our “drunk” players do not drive home on performance nights. Please drink responsibly and designate a sober driver or ride service.

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Cast

Aarya Sara Locker
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Aarya Sara Locker

Hails from: A leather-bound spellbook left backstage after a riot Special Skill: Can weaponize charm, chaos, and impeccable timing while adjusting her reading glasses. Past Roles: Puck’s chaos consultant,Lady Macbeth’s… Read More

  • Hails from: A leather-bound spellbook left backstage after a riot
  • Special Skill: Can weaponize charm, chaos, and impeccable timing while adjusting her reading glasses.
  • Past Roles: Puck’s chaos consultant,Lady Macbeth’s enabler, the concept of “too much” made flesh
  • Greatest Accomplishment: Once broke the fourth wall so hard it filed a restraining order.
  • Tonight’s Vow: To seduce the text, the subtext, and at least one audience member’s self-concept.
Patience Davis
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Patience Davis

Hails from: The last row of the balcony, where she heard your entire conversation. Special Skill: Can drink a tankard of ale without smudging her lipstick. Past Roles: Cleopatra’s snake… Read More

  • Hails from: The last row of the balcony, where she heard your entire conversation.

  • Special Skill: Can drink a tankard of ale without smudging her lipstick.

  • Past Roles: Cleopatra’s snake wrangler, Desdemona’s karaoke partner, Falstaff’s designated driver.

  • Greatest Accomplishment: Once successfully whispered louder than a thunderstorm.

  • Tonight’s Vow: To leave the audience both dazzled and dumbstruck.

Tielere Cheatem
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Tielere Cheatem

Hails from: A magical swamp where discarded Elizabethan wigs go to die. Special Skill: Can recite iambic pentameter backwards while voguing. Past Roles: Ophelia’s swim coach, Othello’s jealousy consultant, Hamlet’s… Read More

  • Hails from: A magical swamp where discarded Elizabethan wigs go to die.

  • Special Skill: Can recite iambic pentameter backwards while voguing.

  • Past Roles: Ophelia’s swim coach, Othello’s jealousy consultant, Hamlet’s Netflix password sharer.

  • Greatest Accomplishment: Banned from the Globe Theatre for excessive face

  • Tonight’s Vow:To leave the stage smoking, the text transformed, and the audience slightly undone.

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Chuck Winning

Hails from: The emotional middle distance between a dive bar and a community theater parking lot. Special Skill: Can deliver a devastating monologue while building set pieces and questioning his… Read More

  • Hails from: The emotional middle distance between a dive bar and a community theater parking lot.

  • Special Skill: Can deliver a devastating monologue while building set pieces and questioning his life choices.

  • Past Roles: King Lear’s golf buddy, Macbeth’s union rep, the ghost of “what if I’d paid attention when we studied iambic pentameter?”

  • Greatest Accomplishment: Has survived two teenagers, three Renaissance festivals, and one experimental mustache.

  • Tonight’s Vow: To remind everyone that middle age is not a crisis — it’s a character arc.

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Frankie Ferrari

Hails from: The crossroads where gender is a suggestion and chaos is a lifestyle. Special Skill: Can bend a scene, a rule, and an audience’s expectations without breaking a sweat…. Read More

  • Hails from: The crossroads where gender is a suggestion and chaos is a lifestyle.
  • Special Skill: Can bend a scene, a rule, and an audience’s expectations without breaking a sweat.
  • Past Roles: Romeo’s better option, Mercutio’s spiritual successor, Viola’s stylist.
  • Greatest Accomplishment: Turned a throwaway line into a standing ovation and a mild identity crisis.
  • Tonight’s Vow: To leave the audience both titillated and confused
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Sarajane Clark

Hails from: A dusty prop trunk filled with glitter and questionable decisions. Special Skill: Can deliver a monologue while tap dancing and stealing fries. Past Roles: Mistress Quiggly’s life coach,… Read More

  • Hails from: A dusty prop trunk filled with glitter and questionable decisions.

  • Special Skill: Can deliver a monologue while tap dancing and stealing fries.

  • Past Roles: Mistress Quiggly’s life coach, Bottom’s therapist, the original understudy for Shakespeare’s ruff.

  • Greatest Accomplishment: Survived Three marriages, countless advances and a duel against a stage curtain.

  • Tonight’s Vow: To swear like a sailor while dressed like a diva.

2026 Season Sponsors

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s commitment to radically accessible free theater is made possible through the support of hundreds of Festival supporters throughout the year. Lead support of the 2026 Season comes from Edward Jones, Regional Arts Commission ARPA for the Arts, Whitaker Foundation, Switch, Missouri Arts Council, and Pershing Charitable Trust.

Media Partner: St. Louis Magazine. 

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