A backstage look at the New York Shakespeare Festival production of William Shakespeare's The taming of the Shrew, which ran at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park during the summer of 1978. Features performance footage and interviews with stars Meryl Streep and Raul Julia, as well as an introduction by producer Joseph Papp and audience commentary. The play was directed by Wilford Leach, while the documentary was directed by Christopher Dixon.