TCP Presents

Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. presents the fall musical, “Kiss Me, Kate,” taken from the book by Sam and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and directed by Criss Pearson & Carrie Emberton.

STORY: Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high jinks, Kiss Me, Kate combines the irreverent humor of four brilliant writers: Sam and Bella Spewack, Cole Porter, and William Shakespeare.

VENUE: First Presbyterian Church, 315 E. Shawnee in Tahlequah, OK

DATES: September 12-14 and 19-21, 2025 – Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m.. and the Sunday shows begin at 2:00 p.m.  *** The second Sunday performance will be a SHOW ONLY performance. ***

TICKETS: Tickets for Dinner and Show are $35 each (reservations for dinner must be made by the Wednesday before the performance you wish to attend). Show Only tickets are $15, $10 for students. Click here for tickets. Tickets may be also purchased at Vivid Boutique and Salon, Morris-Cragar florist, or by calling the box office 539-234-9444. For special dietary needs and seating, and group rates, call the box office.

The dinner is catered by Red Rooster Bistro and Bakery in Wagoner, OK. The menu is: garden salad with ranch dressing, creamy herbed chicken, potato casserole, green beans, Italian cream cake.  The vegetarian option is Ricotta stuffed peppers.   

The doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, with dinner at 1:00 p.m. The show begins an hour after dinner. The Sunday, September 21st will be a SHOW ONLY performance.

CAST:

Fred/Petruchio – Lucas Foster
Lilli Vanessi/Katherine Minola – Carrie Emberton
Lois Lane/Bianca Milola – Diana Gordineer
Bill Calhoun/Lucentio – Clayton ValdezHattie 
Hattie- Anita Thompson
Gangster1 – Dennis Tibbits
Gangster2 – Craig Clifford
General Harrison Howell – Aaron Emberton
Harry Trevor/Baptista Minola – Dan Sisk
Minor parts and ensemble – 
Bryn Smith
Jaya Cochran
Tiphanie Hudgens
Rhonda Carr
Aletha Rogers Kin Thompson Darren Tobey