Add to ORKGThe director John Rando\u27s interpretation of the Induction scene in William Shakespeare\u27s The Taming of the Shrew is examined. A comparison is made between Shakespeare\u27s text and Rando\u27s rendering of the Induction in performance. The play was performed at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in Balboa Park, San Diego, California from June 23 to August 4, 2002. Rando adds a modern touch, as well as a re-working of the text, to imagine a slightly different beginning to this play