Tame Me, I’m the Shrew
- Synopsis
- US sitcom created by Eunetta T. Boone, based in Baltimore and Los Angeles, and focusing on the outspoken 17-year-old Breanna Barnes (Kyla Pratt) and her single sportscaster dad, Flex Washington (Flex Alexander), who not only wants to be a responsible parent, but also wants to be his daughter’s best friend. In this episode Breanna gets the leading part in a performance of Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew. Finding Shakespeare’s language out of date, Breanna decides to liven it up in a 2pac version, but when she lets her ego get the best of her the director decides that her best friend Spirit should have the role leaving Breanna as her understudy.
- Series
- One on One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 21 Jan 2002 (Channel: UPN)
- Duration
- 23 mins
Credits
- Director
- Dana de Valley Piazza
- Producer
- Eunetta T. Boone
- Writer
- Kenny Buford
- Cast
Sicily Spirit Jones (Katherina) Duane Odell Knox Kelly Perine Flex Alexander Mark ‘Flex’ Washington
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Notes
- History
- Season 1, episode 13
The series ran on the now-defunct UPN network from September 3, 2001 to May 15, 2006. Original transmission time unknown.
In the UK, ONE ON ONE is currently (2007) being broadcast on Trouble television.
Production Company
- Name
Paramount Television
- Notes
- American television company that was active from 1967 to 2006. The successor company is CBS Paramount Television.
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tame Me, I’m the Shrew". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67262 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)