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The Taming of the Shrew

Induction-I

1st reader- Lucentio and 2 Huntsman and 2 Servingman

2nd reader- Tranio and Messenger and Lord

3rd reader- Baptista and 1 Servingman and Petruchio

4th reader- Gremio and Sly

5th reader- Katharine and Hostess and Grumio and Player

6th reader- Hortensio and 1 Huntsman and 3 Servingman

7th reader- Bianca and Page and Biondello

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Petruchio and 2 Servingman

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Player and Biondello and 3 Servingman

If 10th reader present, he/she reads- Sly and Grumio

If 11th reader present, he/she reads- Hostess and 3 Servingman

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- Grumio and Lord

If 13th reader present, he/she reads- Messenger

II-III

1st reader- Bianca and Biondello

2nd reader- Katharine (Act II) and Katharine (Act III)

3rd reader- Baptista and Lucentio

4th reader- Gremio and Messenger/Servant

5th reader- Petruchio (Act II) and Petruchio (Act III) and Servant

6th reader- Tranio and Grumio

7th reader- Hortensio

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Lucentio

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Biondello

If 10th reader present, he/she reads- Grumio and Servant and Messenger

If 11th reader present, he/she reads- Messenger/Servant

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- Katharine (Act III)

If 13th reader present, he/she reads- Petruchio (Act III)

IV-V

1st reader- Lucentio and Grumio and 4 Servant/Joseph and Pedant

2nd reader- Curtis and Tranio and 1 Servant/Nicholas

3rd reader- Petruchio

4th reader- Katharine (Act IV) and Katharine (Act V)

5th reader- Hortensio and 2 Servant/Nathaniel and Vincentio and Gremio

6th reader- Biondello and 3 Servant/Philip and Widow and Tailor and Bianca

7th reader- Baptista and Peter and Haberdasher

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Bianca and Tailor and Pedant

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Gremio and Widow and

If 10th reader present, he/she reads- Vincentio and 4 Servant/Joseph

If 11th reader present, he/she reads- Haberdasher and Pedant

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- Grumio

If 13th reader present, he/she reads- Katharine (Act V)