First hour: Should del Lago receive a state bailout?
Second hour: Reexamining The Taming of the Shrew in the era of #MeToo
Upstate New York’s newest casino had a weak first year, based on revenue. But the operators of del Lago say that it’s because their competitors have an unfair advantage. They’re asking New York State for help. Critics call it out a bailout request after only one year in business. We’ll discuss what’s going on at del Lago, and in the Upstate New York casino landscape.
- Kent Gardner, chief economist with the Center for Governmental Research
- Bill Johnson, former mayor of Rochester, and founder and CEO of Strategic Community Intervention
- Jeff Shipley, president and CEO of the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce
Throughout its history, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been analyzed in different ways. Is the play misogynistic? Satirical? Empowering toward women? This hour, we reexamine the play in the context of the #MeToo movement. It’s a move that many theater companies have made in recent months, and many have readapted the play to make a statement. We’ll talk about a local production, and about how we view works of theater in different cultural moments. In studio:
- Virginia Monte, creator of WallByrd Theatre Company
- Scott O'Neil, dramaturg for WallByrd’s production of The Taming of the Shrew
- Jamie Tyrrell, local actor, director, and researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center
