The Taming of the Shrew Creative

Playwright
William Shakespeare
was an English playwright, poet, and actor whose works transformed world literature and theatre. Author of approximately 39 plays and 154 sonnets, he explored love, power, ambition, and humanity with language and characters that continue to resonate across cultures and centuries.
Director
Philip Emeott
Philip has directed with Boomerang for over 20 years, including Richard the Third, King Lear, Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dangerous Corner, and Parking Lot Lonely Heart. He co-produced a short in the 2026 Big Apple Film Festival, and is currently writing an audio miniseries.
Assistant Director
Kiera Mullany
Production Stage Manager
Meg Dowling*
Boomerang debut! Antigone in Analysis (La Mama); Falling Out (Under St. Mark's); Imaginary Invalid (Moliere in the Park); Significant Contacts & Colorada (Bluebird Theatre Co.), Éléphant (Rising Sun Perf. Co); Off-Broadway Cymbeline (New York Classical Theatre. Go Birds!
Assistant Stage Manager
Quinn Fastnow
They/Them. Boomerang Debut; Selected SM Credits: The Moors (Columbia University Players), Vincent Almost in King John (Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe), Alive: The Mary Shelley Musical (First Stages), Macbeth (Hawks Theatre Co); Selected ASM Credits: Cabaret (MontanaTheatreWorks), Fear It (Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe)
Costume Designer
Stefanie Genda
NYC Theatre: World premiere The Karpovsky Variations, The Lucky Ones, Richard II (Boomerang Theater Company), Don’t Do This To Us! (The Tank), Bubba (NY FringeFest), Linger (Premiere Stages, Best Costume Design Broadway World); Regional Theatres: Kitchen Theatre Company, Florida Repertory Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Tuacahn Amphitheatre (Hafen Theatre), American Theatre Group, Ohio Light Opera, and American Shakespeare Center. Broadway: Assistant Costume Designer Company, Ain’t No Mo, and Company (First National Tour). Follow Stefanie on Instagram @stef_withan_f_no_ph
Props Designer
Elizabeth Tarsky
they/them. Boomerang and professional debut! Previous work with Fordham University Splinter Group. sites.google.com/view/elizabethtarskyprops, Instagram @elizabeth.rose.13
Intimacy Coordinator
Kimi Handa Brown
Most recently the Fight and Intimacy Director for TRASH at PAC with OOTB. Previous Intimacy projects: BEAU, As Time Goes By, See What I Wanna See with Out of the Box Theatrics, and for SAPPHEST IV. Socials : @Kimihandabrown
Production Manager
Taylor Jo Poer
Happy to be returning to Boomerang after serving as Production Manager for Lia Romeo’s The Lucky Ones. Off-Broadway credits include The Imaginary Invalid, The Importance of Being Earnest, Tartuffe, Scraps, and I Carry Your Heart. Education: Ball State University.
Original Artwork
Stefano Imbert
Born and raised in Rome, Italy, Stefano is a professional illustrator based in New York City for more than 15 years. He has provided poster design and illustration to theatres nationwide, and his book covers have been published internationally. Stefano’s fashion illustrations are a monthly feature on a London-based men’s fashion blog. Stefano volunteers with Ink Well Foundation, working with children facing illness and hardship. A graduate of School of Visual Arts, he teaches illustration at CUNY and serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Illustrators (New York) as International Chair.
Press Representitive
Katie Rosin / Kampfire PR
A full service Marketing and Public Relations agency founded in 2001 by Katie Rosin, offering exceptional and custom campaigns for each client’s unique needs and projects. Rosin was instrumental in the launch of the Broadway musical Brooklyn and the National Tour of Mother Load. She worked on the publicity team for the comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, and his movie Comedian, and has represented companies of all levels, genres and aesthetics in the Arts. Zachary Hobbs joined the team in 2023. Some of Kampfire past and present clients include: The Actor's Temple, ArtsRock, Astoria Performing Arts Center, Black Watch Theatre, Boomerang Theatre Company, The Bossy Frog Band, Braata Productions, the cell theatre, Chain Theatre, Clutch Productions, The Directors Company, Tony Award Winning Double Play Connections, Empty Quarter Studios, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Krymov, The Lark, The League of Professional Theater Women, New Place Platers, New York Innovative Theatre Awards, New York Neo-Futurists, Nicu's Spoon, Off The Wall Productions, PasticheNYC, The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, Queens Theatre, R.Evolución Latina, Seeing Place Theater and The Barrow Group.
Associate Producer
Amy Lau Croyle
Boomerang: The Lucky Ones, Richard II, Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves, Romeo and Juliet. Public Theater: Elevator Repair Service’s Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge, Richard III, Suffs, Ma-Yi Theater Company’s The Chinese Lady, NAATCO’s Out of Time, cullud wattah, Merry Wives, 600 Highwaymen’s A Thousand Ways (Part II): An Encounter, Mobile Unit's Measure for Measure, Public Works' Hercules, #BARS Workshop Volume 5.
Artistic Director
Tim Errickson
Tim founded Boomerang in 1999 with the mission of revolutionizing the theatre producing models of off-off-Broadway. In his 26 years leading the company, he has produced over 60 plays and musicals, as well as readings of over 100 works in development. Tim's focus now is on fundraising, audience development, marketing and artist support. In addition to Boomerang, Tim has been on staff at Lincoln Center Theater and New Dramatists. BA, New College at Hofstra University and MFA from Point Park University.
AEA
Actors Equity Association
Actors Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

Acknowledgements

This production is dedicated to the late actor and Boomerang alum Ken Simon.

Special Thanks: Meghan Mackowiak and the team at Actors Equity Association; Claudia Pepe and the NYC Parks Department; Kirk Gostkowski, Christina Perry and the staff at The Chain Theater; The staff at ART/NY 520 Studios; Katie Rosin and Kampfire PR, Amy Henault, Dana Rosenthal Emeott and Sara Thigpen.

Boomerang Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the individuals listed below for the support of our work.

Playmakers Monthly Donors
Liz Appel, Jean Dommermuth, Kevin R. Free, Amanda Jones, Timothy Nolan, Bob Ost, Ian Pfister, Paula Sheynerman and Natalie Wilson

Individual Support
Susan Abbott, Ingrid Adamsons, Hakim Ben Aissa, Susan Assefi, Jazmyn Arroyo, Jay Aubrey, Timothy Babcock, David Arthur Bachrach, Ezra Barnes, Purva Bedi, Eliza Bent, Kari Bentley‑Quinn, Michole Biancosino, Pete Boisvert, Rose Bonzcek, Christine Bowers, Dipti Bramhandkar, Raquel Bronfeld, Jen Browne, Melissa Browne, Richard Brundage, Meredith Burns, Zack Calhoon, Adrienne Campbell‑Holt, Jon Caren, Brandy Carie‑Marrah, David Ceci, Jessica Chayes, Bonnie Beth Chernin, Alice Eve Cohen, Darcy Savit Croatto, Richard Crisci, Bernardo Cubria, Dominic D’Andrea, John Daugherty, David Davila, Vivienne Davis, Julie Dechen, Erin DeGrand, Avery Deutsch, Hal Diamond, Joel Diamond, Paul Driscoll, James Dunn, Tyler Dwiggins, Elinor Famutimi, Victoria Feather, Gina Femia, Mary Fitch, Michael Folie, Vivia Font, Jennifer Fuentes, Lawrence Furman, Vince Gatton, Dana Gitlin, Charlee Goforth, Mel Gonzalez, Megan Good, Andrea Gorzell, Catherine E. Graham, Sarah Graham, Victoria Gruenberg, Greg Guarnaccia, Alyssa Haddad, Patricia Hallstein, Casey Hartman, Patti Healy, David N. Herskovits, Meredith Higgins, David Hilder, Layla Holveck, Cindee Howard, Jason Howard, Samantha Ives, Dana Jacks, Michael Jarmark, Mandeep Manku, Matt Lyberg, Kate Kenney, Tara Kenavan, Victoria Keenan‑Zelt, Susan Kirby, Kristine Kirwin, Sarah Klopfer, Milan Khosla, Susan Kulla, Jill Kurtz, Alice Lacey, Deepak Lall, Meron Langsner, Robert Lehrman, Marie Leithauser, Kate Levin, Ying Ying Li, Padraic Lillis, Beth Lincks, Peggy and Don Lents, Stacie Lents, Mark Lowenstern, Phil Luongo, Wendie Malick, Erin Mallon, Vincent Marano, Dan Marshall, Sevrin Anne Mason, Michelle McCullough, Sue McLaughlin, Colleen Meenan, Jason Milligan, Melissa Moschitto, Dawson Moore, Lora Moysard, Ann Mary Mullane, Linda S. Nelson, Gerald Polner, Duncan Pflaster, Laura Petit, Ariel Pellman, Sally Pera, Andrew Pedvis, Ralph Petrarca, Isaac Rathbone, Alex Riad, Jennifer Renner, Richard Robinson, Gerardo Rodriguez, Heather Lee Rogers, Kia Rogers, Greg Romero, Jessica Rojakovick, Erica Saleh, Madhuri Shekar, Nandita Shenoy, Paula Sheynerman, Aaron Simms, Ken Simon, Marc Sinoway, Cynthia Spierer, Akia Squitieri, Marguerite Stimpson, Shannon Stowe, Lisa Stoler, Teresa Stephenson, Mark Souza, Stephanie Swirsky, Yzette Swavy‑Lipton, Adam Szymkowicz, Erin Teufel, Alex Tobey, Victor Trevino, Carl Untamo, Neela Vaswani, Samuel Williams, Bonnie Wilson, Lauren Wolff, Steven Wishman, Walter A. Webster, Stefania Zaccari, Neil Zauber, Reva Zenruffinen and Alan Zucker.