The Taming of the Shrew Cast
Emily Ann Banks (Tranio)Previous Boomerang productions: Comedy of Errors, Richard II; Off Broadway: Macbeth (The Flea Theater), Cuckoo (Theaterlab); Indie Theater: Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Arachne Theater); Regional Theater: Much Ado About Nothing (WPPAC). Emily won Best Play for her adaptation of Uncle Vanya at the NY Fringe Festival 2025. Instagram: @emilyannbanks Website: www.emilyannbanks.com
Katy Castaldi* (Katherine)makes her Boomerang debut. Previous credits include Detroit ‘67 and Into The Woods (PlayMakers Repertory Company). Film work includes What We Carry With Us and The ARK Report (Gold Remi Award winner). Katy received her MFA in Acting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ryan Holmes* (The Merchant/Ensemble)Boomerang debut; One-Way Ticket (Ronald, Spark Theatre Festival); Mariachi Much Ado About Nothing (Friar/Judge, East LA Classic Theatre); A Remarkable Story (Chris/Eric/Jason, Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Workshops: The Good Person of New Haven (Long Wharf Theatre) What You Will (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Edward II (Shakespeare’s Globe); BFA, Syracuse University; Podcast: BlazinRyRadio.com
Thane Madsen (Petruchio)Boomerang debut! Notably credits include: The Wizard of Oz (The Cowardly Lion), Macbeth (Macbeth), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Proteus), Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberly (Thomas O'Brien), Before They Kill Again (Lead), The Playboy Murders (Lead) The Farmhouse Incident (Writer/Director/Lead)
Miriam Muriithi* (Bianca)Boomerang debut; Off-Broadway: Hot Blood Sundae (2025); Regional: The Tempest (2019), Romeo & Juliet (2019), and Titus Andronicus (2023); Education: Pace University BFA Acting; Instagram: @miriam.muriithi
Frankie Otis (Lucentio)Off Broadway: 'Dirty Books' Bated Breath Theater; Regional Theater: '3 Sisters' Voice Theater, 'Intimate Apparel' Gallery Players, 'The Shomer Play' Hudson Gallery Theater; Education: Boston University (BFA); Website: www.frankie-otis.com; Instagram: @frankieotis7
Tom Paolino* (Vincentio / Tailor)Boomerang debut; Off Broadway: Halcyon Days (A.R.T. New York Theatres); Indie Theater credit: Forbidden Colors (LaMama), Duck (IRT), Cymbeline (Quest Players) ; Regional Credit; Major Barbara (2nd Story), TV/Film; Blue Bloods, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order: SVU, Nash Bridges, Outside Providence, The Purge: Election Year; Education: Brown University
George Pappas* (Baptista)Grateful to be making his Shakespearean debut as Baptista for The Boomerang Theatre Co. Favorite NY appearances include After The Revolution and We Have To Do Something for Morningside Theatre and the Fringe Festival plays Inventing Color and Double Fault. Favorite regional appearances include Otto in The Diary of Anne Frank and the title role in The Giver for Nantucket Dreamland. TV appearances include Mrs. America, Alternatino, The Deuce and General Hospital. George also appears in the independent feature Here’s Yianni! www.george-pappas-actor.com
Anthony Simone* (Grumio)Previous Boomerang production: Twelfth Night (Orsino). Regional credits include The Whipping Man, Amadeus, and Avenue Q. Television credits include Zero Day, Succession, FBI, Law & Order: SVU, American Horror Stories, and Orange Is the New Black. MFA from UC Irvine. Learn more at anthony-simone.com or on Instagram @ImAnthonySimone.
Tarantino Smith* (Hortensio)This is Tarantino’s second Boomerang production his first was Richard II ( Thomas Mowbray/ Harry Percy); Indie Theater credits Universal Robots (Vaclavek/Primus), Twelfth Night (Orsino), Antony and Cleopatra (Pompey/Eros); "Television/Film credits" The View, Android Uprising; Education AMDA College of the Performing Arts - BFA, instagram @tarantinosmith13
Jack Sochet* (Gremio)This is Jack's Boomerang Debut. Some credits: Off Broadway: Ensemble Studio Theatre, Cora and Dave Are Getting Are Getting Married (Dave), Cherry Lane Theater, Sonnets On Tap, Indie Theatre: The Wild Project Jericho (Link) Metropolitan Playhouse., The Jewish King Lear (Moshe). Regional: The Freud Playhouse Into The Wild Blue (Lionel) Flim/ TV: Smile, Nosferasta, The Mannequin, Vicky's Not Here (Best Supporting Actor Awards) There's Something Wrong With Paul (Best Actor Awards) Black Rabbit, Hunters, Gotham. Education: UCLA Thanks to Boomerang my family and C for taking care of T during rehearsals.
Vanessa Wendt* (The Widow/Curtis, Fight Director)Boomerang - Romeo & Juliet (Fight Director); Off Broadway: The Whimsical World of Sherlock Holmes (Irene Adler); New York - Wolf Tale (The Woodsman); M Beth (Lennox); La Maupin: The Musical (Brigitte) ; Regional: Little Women: The Musical (Marmee); Television/Film: "The Hunted: NYCSS" (Cassiopeia). www.vanessawendt.com