THE TAMING

By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Maggie Hadley

Nothing to see here; A liberal blogger, a conservative senator’s aide and a Miss America contestant are locked in a hotel room together. They're going to figure everything out and fix America in this hilarious political satire.

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"A crackling modern political all-female farce, THE TAMING hilariously takes on America’s overheated political rhetoric and upends historical truths about our founding fathers. When a conservative senatorial aide, a liberal political activist, and a very sparkly GA beauty queen find themselves locked in a hotel room, the political passions of these slightly insane women prove they might just be revolutionary geniuses."
 

Initially inspired by The Taming of the Shrew, Gunderson’s own words describe comedy as serious business.  “I’m a firm believer in comic activism, the kind that attempts to skewer the unfair and thoughtless. When we laugh at idiots, we erode their power.

Comedy encourages (demands) that we be vocal in the face of the absurd. Our laughter is our outrage, our change-making, our hope for better.”  Set with this context in mind, THE TAMING, will appeal to audiences that love to laugh, love to learn and are willing to challenge their preconceived ideas.