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TBOxom THE TAMPA TRIBUNE SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 2008 IAYLIFE 3 Actress Walks Lib A Man In Modern 'Shrew' At USF QD(tf 0T7QQLDO Ml pi Photo by JEMAAR GRAHAM Dahlia Legault, right, plays suitor Petruchio in USFs production of "The Taming of the Shrew." Lynn Moore co-stars as Katherine. By SARAH HOVE The lamp THbune TAMPA When Dahlia Le-gault heard about tryouts for "The Taming of the Shrew" at the University of South Florida, she wanted a leading role. But instead of lining up with the women-in-waiting for the female lead, she took a different route and auditioned for the male lead.

"Something like 28 people tried out for Katherine, and I had a feeling I wasn't going to win it," says Legault, 25, a junior in the USF theater program. She won the role of Petruchio, the male lead, in one of William Shakespeare's most enduring comedies. "I was stunned," says Legault "I was scared, ecstatic and just blown away." The story is about a wealthy merchant, Baptista, who has two daughters, Katherine and Bianca, who he is trying to marry off. But because of Kath-erine's shrewish behavior, finding a suitor is difficult. Her father then declares that no one shall marry Bianca until Katherine marries.

Enter Petruchio, a young buck who's ready to settle down for the right price no matter how difficult the lady. Despite the use of old English, the play is set in the 1950s in a swampy no-name city somewhere in the South. Nearly 45 minutes of dialogue has been cut from the script runtime is two hours, 15 minutes), and secret story twists have been added. "It's a tricky play because it demands us to care about a man who beats his wife into submission," says director Tim Luscombe, who arrived in Tampa from London in January as part of the British International Theatre Program. "I think it's a raucous comedy with a dark heart and beautiful writing." "Shrew" is produced in conjunction with the program, which was created 17 years ago liim your Saturday night inta the biggest pwty east of the bayou with Nardi Gras at Uni vei sol Studios! The streets come alive with heads, live music, authentic cuisine, and a racking parade but that's just the start Legendary bands take the stage to turn yow raght into a party of historic proportions! Get yourself to Hardi Gras and let the good times roll! csbpTHE TAMPA TRIBUNE INVITES YOU TO ENTER TO WIN A NARDI GRAS PRIZE PACK FOR FOUR! CSP0NE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE---: One-night hotel occomrmdotions selected by Universal Orlando Fourl-Day Tickets to Universal Studios Four Universal CityWatk1' Party Passes cDTENRUNNERS-UP WILL WIN Two 1-Day Tickets to Universal Studios -One Universal Orlando general parking pass UNIVERSAL- Presort universal0rlftndo.cohhardigbas fn jnd let mry.

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Intrigued by a recent season at Shakespeare's Globe in London during which women played every role (they were forbidden onstage at the old Globe), Legault was immediately committed to playing the role of a man. She offered to cut her hair, worked with a voice coach, practiced mannerisms from sitting to walking. Still, she quickly learned the difficult task of walking in men's shoes. "I just took it rehearsal by rehearsal. This was totally different, I'm not a man, I don't know what to do," she says.

"I will do whatever you tell me to do. At first it was odd and weird, but as an actor, it's about adapting yourself." Reporter Sarah Hoye can be reached at (813) 259-7832 or shoyetampatrib.com. OFFICIAL ENTRY COUPON To enter, complete and mail entry coupon LAST NAME. FIRST NAME. ADDRESS CITY ST.

ZIP. (legendary producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh is one of the founders) to bring professional artists from England to Tampa to work with students at USF. The play contains adult and controversial themes that will leave the audience thinking, Legault says. And they might laugh, too. "Oh, he tames the shrew; it even gets out of control at some points, but no one has seen Shakespeare like this," she says.

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