According to Prentiss, Kostoryz understood how physical Patruchia’s character was at auditions.
“From the moment she got on the stage, she was up in everyone’s face,” Prentiss said.
Kostoryz knew the play from Ms. Carrie Jacquin’s English I class freshman year. To prepare for the play, the cast watched a slapstick comedy that inspired the boxing scene.
The cast also watched a movie adaptation of Shrew to “see the transition from ‘I hate you’ to ‘I love you,'” Kostoryz said.
Preparing for her role, Kostoryz mostly worked with sophomore Morgan Trees and RHS senior Brown, who played Katrino. The character study for Patruchia mostly involved talking about what kind of woman she was.
‘Bryan and I talked through it a lot,” Kostoryz said. “While Ms. Prentiss was directing other people, we went off and did our own thing.’Â
‘At first, I really didn’t want to [audition for the play],’Â Kostoryz said. “My boyfriend and my family kind of convinced me to go.”According to Spaulding, Kostoryz played Patruchia as a dominant, larger than life character.
“It was a little scary watching her during rehearsal,” Spaulding said. “But she was the glue that kept [the cast] together.”
Playing larger than life characters was not new to Kostoryz. Last year, she played an egotistical reverend in Greater Tuna, her first STA production. Kostoryz played three male roles at STA and performances at the Fringe Fest in Scotland.
For next year, Kostoryz is considering another STA production.
‘I’m thinking about whether I can do a musical or not,” Kostoryz said. “I’ve never taken singing lessons, so that’s something I may look into. I danced for nine years, but I don’t know!’
