Each summer, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company stages a major production on the Boston Common, drawing crowds for (free) Shakespeare under the stars. Productions often appeal to the masses with a populist twist, thus The Taming of the Shrew, set in a North End restaurant.
Shakespeare on the Common
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