Directed by Gil Junger, 1999. Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is transformed into a teen movie set in an American high school starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. A nerdy new student goes to great lengths to woo the prettiest girl in school, whose controlling father won’t allow her to date until her antisocial older sister does. Enter bad boy Patrick, who turns their lives upside down and finds love in the unlikeliest of places. Discussion moderator: D.J. Hopkins. Guest speaker: Danielle Mages Amato, Literary Manager/Dramaturg at The Old Globe.

Location: Neil Morgan Auditorium, Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common
Charge and RSVP: Free event, limited availability.