The Merry Wives of Windsor - Stratford Festival on Film | Official Trailer @stratfordfestival

Stratford Festival Set in the 1950s, in a town not unlike Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival's 2019 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor brings Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy close to home – and close to our hearts.

Pursuing two respectably married women at the same time, a would-be seducer fails to anticipate that his targets will, quite literally, compare notes. Nor has he reckoned on the mischievous spirit in which the wives will use their wits and wiles to teach him the error of his ways.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Stratford Festival on Film | Official Trailer

Stratford Festival 2020-10-02 | Set in the 1950s, in a town not unlike Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival's 2019 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor brings Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy close to home – and close to our hearts.

Pursuing two respectably married women at the same time, a would-be seducer fails to anticipate that his targets will, quite literally, compare notes. Nor has he reckoned on the mischievous spirit in which the wives will use their wits and wiles to teach him the error of his ways.

Coming soon to STRATFEST@HOME! For just $10 a month, STRATFEST@HOME features 12 Shakespeare films, a growing list of legacy films, interviews and discussions, as well as exclusive new original content from Stratford Festival artists. New titles are continually added to the STRATFEST@HOME library, so there’ll always be new content for you to enjoy.

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London Assurance (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-10-01 | Get your tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/London-Assurance

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Christopher Allen & Tyrone Savage play Mario Kart

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London Assurance (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-09-25 | “A brilliant vehicle to showcase the comedic chops of the Stratford Festival ensemble.” – Toronto Star

Come see London Assurance on stage until October 25 ➡️stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/London-Assurance

London Assurance
By Dion Boucicault
Directed by Antoni Cimolino
Set and Lighting Designer - Lorenzo Savoini
Costume Designer - Francesca Callow
Composer - Wayne Kelso
Sound Designer - Ranil Sonnadara
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Choreographer - Adrienne Gould
Additional text - Richard Bean

Cast of Cymbeline Play Mario Kart Would You Rather | Stratford Festival 2024xDestination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-09-19 | Christopher Allen and Tyrone Savage from Cymbeline challenge each other to a game of Mario Kart while trying some delicious treats from Bake My Day and The Bean!

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Directors Krista Jackson & Geneviève Pelletier talk The Diviners with Keith Barker| Director’s Notes

Stratford Festival 2024-09-12 | Co-director and dramaturg Krista Jackson and co-director and cultural consultant Geneviève Pelletier discuss Margaret Laurence's autobiographical novel adaptation The Diviners with Keith Barker, director of Foerster Bernstein New Play Development.

Listen as they speak on the importance of the Red River in the narrative, how the co-adapters Yvette Nolan and Vern Thiessen maintain the story’s river-like flow and how Cameron Carver's choreography embodies the ebb and flow through movement. Hear as Jackson and Pelletier share the production’s goals of reflecting the Métis people for who they are without shame and how individual lives intersect during this time of reconciliation.

Jackson, Pelletier and Barker delve deeply into the process of working at a repertory theatre, including the challenges, skills, rigour and discipline required to produce multiple shows. Watch or listen now!

The Diviners
Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence
Text by Vern Thiessen with Yvette Nolan
Directed by Krista Jackson with Geneviève Pelletier
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Set and Lighting Designer - Bretta Gerecke
Costume Designer - Jeff Chief
Composer - Andrina Turenne
Music Director and Arranger, additional composition and Sound Designer - MJ Dandeneau
Dramaturgs - Krista Jackson, Yvette Nolan
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Métis Cultural Consultant - Geneviève Pelletier
Cultural and Praxis Consultant - Dolorès Gosselin
Cultural Consultant - Yvette Nolan
French and Michif Language Consultant - Lina Le Gal
Jigging Consultant - Darla Daniels

Quiet place game meets tap dancing

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Cast of Something Rotten! Play Quiet Place Game | Stratford Festival 2024 x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-09-08 | Watch as Something Rotten! cast members Gabriel Antonacci, Bonnie Jordan, Alex Kelly, Bethany Kovarik, Gracie Mack, Jordan Mah and Kevin McLachlan try their luck playing the Quiet Place game!

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Salesman in China Official Trailer | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-09-06 | A look at this unmissable show that has everyone talking.

Get tickets to see this show on stage until October 26 ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Salesman-in-China

Salesman in China
By Leanna Brodie 白仁耐 and Jovanni Sy 施崇梵
Suggested by the Memoirs of Arthur Miller and Ying Ruocheng
Chinese Translations by Fang Zhang
Directed by Jovanni Sy 施崇梵
Set Designer - Joanna Yu 余頌恩
Costume Designer - Ming Wong 黄慧明
Lighting Designer - Sophie Tang 汤语菲
Composer and Sound Designer - Alessandro Juliani
Co-Projection Designers - Caroline MacCaull and Sammy Chien (Chimerik 似不像)
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Movement Director - Harriet Chung 鍾浩賢

Co-Writer and Director Jovanni Sy talks Salesman in China with Thom Allison | Directors Notes

Stratford Festival 2024-09-04 | Co-writer and director Jovanni Sy 施崇梵, in conversation with Thom Allison, director of La Cage aux Folles, describes his seven-year journey collaborating with co-writer and partner, Leanna Brodie 白仁耐, to bring Salesman in China 推销员在中国 to life as a bilingual piece to bridge cultures together.

Listen as Sy and Allison discuss the workshopping process, including co-dramaturge Bob White's influence, and learn why the partners made a conscious choice to not translate parts of the show as they wanted the audience to feel what Arthur Miller felt during his visit to China.

Watch or listen to the full episode to learn more about this world première and fun anecdotes like the first time Jovanni and Thom were on the stage together.

Salesman in China
By Leanna Brodie 白仁耐 and Jovanni Sy 施崇梵
Suggested by the Memoirs of Arthur Miller and Ying Ruocheng
Chinese Translations by Fang Zhang
Directed by Jovanni Sy 施崇梵
Set Designer - Joanna Yu 余頌恩
Costume Designer - Ming Wong 黄慧明
Lighting Designer - Sophie Tang 汤语菲
Composer and Sound Designer - Alessandro Juliani
Co-Projection Designers - Caroline MacCaull and Sammy Chien (Chimerik 似不像)
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Movement Director - Harriet Chung 鍾浩賢

00:00 Intro
00:32 Thom & Jovanni’s origin story
01:44 “...having faith in common humanity…”
04:04 Was Death of a Salesman the first North American play to be produced and translated in China?
14:11 Jovanni's connection to Ying
14:35 The tension of the historical event in this true story
14:35 What is a “Salesman in China” about?
14:58 In the time of “Death of a Salesman”...
15:13 Bridging gaps
16:01 How long & where else did you go to find the information beyond the book itself?
17:11 Jovanni's playwright journey
17:20 How long did it take to write?
17:36 Playwrights Theatre Centre Residency
18:09 STRATLAB reference
18:11 The process of writing with Jovanni's partner, Leanna Brodie
19:20 How does the story inform your playwriting process?
19:27 How the story change in the writing process
21:06 Jovanni's practise direction
22:44 What draws Jovanni to write his plays?
23:56 The multi-language content of the play
27:17 Jovanni's experience working in rep.
31:21 Jovanni's feelings towards Salesman in China being on main stage at the Stratford Festival
33:16 The importance of representation - "...To be seen on the stage..."
34:18 The desired reception of the play
35:36 To forgive…
37:43 The expressionist structure of Death of a Salesman
38:54 The show run dates

SHARKS!

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The Cast Of Romeo and Juliet Play Sound Charades | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-09-02 | Romeo and Juliet cast members Vanessa Sears, Jonathan Mason, Emilio Vieira and Andrew Iles play Shakespeare-themed Sound Charades while eating lunch at Jobsite Brewing Company in Stratford, Ontario!

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Jovanni Sy talks about Salesman in China

Stratford Festival 2024-08-30 | On stage now ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Salesman-in-China

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Sara Topham Talks Hedda Gabler | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-29 | Sit down with Sara Topham at Mercer Kitchen as she takes you on a journey through Hedda Gabler!

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Antoni Cimolino talks London Assurance with Jovanni Sy | Directors Notes

Stratford Festival 2024-08-28 | In this episode, Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino discusses his experience directing London Assurance—an unusual comedic creation from the 19th century—with host Jovanni Sy, director and co-playwright of Salesman in China. Listen as Cimolino provides an overview of 19th-century works while highlighting the achievements and accomplishments of Dion Boucicault, who wrote London Assurance when only 18.

Diving into the conventions of directing on the Festival’s famous thrust stage vs. directing on a proscenium like the Avon Theatre, Cimolino and Sy cover technique, creative inspiration and so much more! Watch or listen now.

London Assurance
By Dion Boucicault
Directed by Antoni Cimolino
Set and Lighting Designer - Lorenzo Savoini
Costume Designer - Francesca Callow
Composer - Wayne Kelso
Sound Designer - Ranil Sonnadara
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Choreographer - Adrienne Gould
Additional text - Richard Bean

00:00 Intro
01:12 What made Antoni want to program London Assurance, as well as direct it?
01:49 It says something about human nature
02:44 Plot Synopsis
03:23 What was the challenge of discovering the 18th century play?
05:21 Dion Boucicault creating the playwright royalty
06:28 How Antoni created the comedy bits in this production.
08:04 Working the production for the festival stage
08:57 Establishing the conventions
09:42 How to negotiate stretching the limits of concurrently without losing the audience
11:22 Reference to Shakespeare's career
12:42 Spoiler alert
13:25 Brian Bedford's production inspirations
15:11 Design challenges
18:21 Thrust stage vs proscenium stage
20:36 Antoni's director journey
21:55 Antoni's director mentors
23:14 A great thing about Stratford Festival
26:23 How's it going on Salesman in China
29:20 What Antoni hopes the audience will walk away with from watching “London Assurance”

The Cast Of Wendy and Peter Pan Play Reverse Charades | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-27 | Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks, Nestor Lozano Jr., Noah Beemer and Justin Eddy from Wendy and Peter Pan take on the ultimate challenge of reverse charades, while snacking through breakfast at Mercer Kitchen 🥞

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We learned that Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks is a pro at flying & at charades

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The cast of Twelfth Night try the Whisper Challenge

Stratford Festival 2024-08-26 | Jessica B. Hill, André Sills and Rylan Wilkie try the Whisper Challenge.

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The Whisper Challenge With The Cast of Twelfth Night | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-24 | "One more time!" - André Sills

Watch Jessica B. Hill, André Sills and Rylan Wilkie challenge each other to the Whisper Challenge at Jobsite Brewing Company.

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Sean Arbuckle and Steve Ross on their time at the Festival

Stratford Festival 2024-08-23 | Sit down with Sean Arbuckle and Steve Ross from La Cage aux Folles💖

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Cast Talk With The Cast of Salesman in China | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-21 | Join Jo Chim, Sarah Orenstein, Adrian Pang and Gordon S. Miller from Salesman in China as they chat about this exciting new play and sample the menu at Mercer Kitchen 🍽️

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Wendy and Peter Pan (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-08-19 | Fairy dust for everyone ✨

See Wendy and Peter Pan on stage until October 27.

For tickets, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Wendy-and-Peter-Pan

Schulich Children’s Plays
Wendy and Peter Pan
Adapted by Ella Hickson
From the book by J.M. Barrie
Directed by Thomas Morgan Jones
Choreographed by Jera Wolfe
Set and Costume Designer - Robin Fisher
Lighting Designer - Arun Srinivasan
Composer and Sound Designer - Romeo Candido
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Senior Flying Director and Automation Programmer - Andrea Gentry, ZFX
Special Projects and Automation Programmer - Johnathon Tackett, ZFX

The Cast of Something Rotten! Plays Song Association

Stratford Festival 2024-08-15 | We put cast members from Something Rotten to the test 🎵

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Stage Talk With The Cast of La Cage aux Folles | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-13 | Sit down with Steve Ross and Sean Arbuckle from La Cage aux Folles at Bake My Day and The Bean. Hear them talk about some of their favourite memories at the Festival over the years and what you can expect from La Cage aux Folles!

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Director André Sills talks Get That Hope with Dean Gabourie | Director’s Notes

Stratford Festival 2024-08-12 | "What happens outside, happens inside."

Join director André Sills and Dean Gabourie, director of The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, as they discuss Sills’ Festival directorial debut, Get That Hope, a new play by Toronto playwright Andrea Scott.

Listen as Sills describes his direction style, how he redefines problem solving and how he approaches rehearsal obstacles differently—by not repairing them but rather by looking for opportunities inside them. Sills and Gabourie also speak of the significance of directing the ground-breaking play and how Sills, the cast and the crew have not taken it lightly, as it is the first Jamaican production to première at the Festival.

Get That Hope
By Andrea Scott
Directed by André Sills
Set and Costume Designer - Sarah Uwadiae
Lighting Designer - Steve Lucas
Composer and Sound Designer - Maddie Bautista
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

00:50 Introductions
01:21 Get That Hope Inspiration: Long Day's Journey Into Night
01:35 Andrea Scott's idea discovery, 2018
04:19 How does Toronto's little Jamacia manifest into the story
4:40 One of the rooting points
05:31 "...what is happening outside is also happening inside..."
05:48 The actors' challenge
06:21 Representation of the outside world
07:34 The legacy of Stratford Festival cultivating Get That Hope
08:30 This is the PREMIERE
09:40 "...This is a first for the festival..."
10:60 The journey from actor to director
11:50 André coming from the world of sports
12:59 Asking for forgiveness vs. permission
14:21 Discovering André's function as a Director
15:15 The challenge of being on the same page
16:19 Why make the move from actor to director
19:53 keeping mentors close
24:60 How is the tension different as a director vs. as an actor
28:50 How has André’s acting experience on a thrust stage inform his work
32:00 Blocking for the focal point
34:37 Any challenges in the directing process?
38:50 Keeping the audience invested
41:38 Being moved by theatre
43:20 Theatre always has the opportunity to make statements
43:17 "...theatre has a power..."
43:28 After 70 years, here is the first premiere of a Canadian black play
45:27 Power of Theatre: Healing sanctuary

Director Dean Gabourie talks The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun | Director’s Notes

Stratford Festival 2024-08-09 | If you think your family is complex, think again!

Join director Dean Gabourie in a conversation about the intricacies of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun, director of Cymbeline and Director of Langham Directors' Workshop. Listen as Gabourie and Jun discuss the inspirations behind Gabourie's vision for the show and his delicate approach toward topics such as patriarchy, queerness, misogyny and rage.

Gabourie provides extensive knowledge about The Goat, including the fact that it was one of the few plays Albee openly wrote about gay characters, as well as the integration of Greek tragedies and references embedded in both story and design. Watch or listen to find out more!

Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
Directed by Dean Gabourie
Set and Costume Designer - Shawn Kerwin
Lighting Designer - Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Sound Designer - Adam Campbell
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

00:36 Introductions
01:40 Plot Synopsis
02:37 The Greek Tragedy parallels, structure, significance & connection
05:10 "...an Icarus type tale..."
07:90 Is Ross the condemnation character?
07:45 Examining the limits of the patriarchy
10:16 Does this play resonate differently now in 2024 then when it actually premiered in 2002?
11:53 The struggle through the hurtful and archaic language in the play...
12:50 Assistance from Harri Thomas
13:55 The confinements of the estate
17:20 Martin and Billy, the father and son characters
19:45 “…This play is about love, loss, the limit of tolerance, and who we really are.”
23:43 Is there catharsis in this play?
25:56 Has audiences reaction informed the process?
30:10 How important is the humour in this play?
32:41 "...It's not a "Casey and Diana"..."
33:56 Set Design
38:44 Music Choices
41:26 Lighting designer
42:26 Any favourite literary references in play for the audience to look out for?

Romeo And Juliet ASL Performance Invite | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-08-08 | The Stratford Festival is committed to continuously evolving its environment and offerings to welcome all.

Learn more about the experience shared with guests who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Don't miss getting your tickets to our ASL performance of Romeo and Juliet on October 4!

For tickets, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Romeo-and-Juliet

For more information on Accessibility offers, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/Visit/Accessibility

ROMEO AND JULIET
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sam White

Transcript:
Hello, my name is Elizabeth Morris. I am a Deaf Community Consultant and Deaf Artist. I'm excited to share with you some ASL-interpreted performances from the Stratford Festival.

On Friday, October 4 at 2:00pm, Romeo and Juliet will be presented at the Festival Theatre with ASL interpretation. The interpreters are Dr. Lindsey Snyder and Emily Haynes-McGee.

The most celebrated romance of all time, Romeo and Juliet is a cautionary tale, timeless in its warning against insatiable revenge, blind hatred, and familial pride. Group rates are available for six or more people.

The Cast of London Assurance Draw Portraits | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-08-05 | "This is horrific by the way! What I am making ... it's a horror movie!" - Austin Eckert

Watch as cast members Austin Eckert, Marissa Orjalo, and Geraint Wyn Davies from London Assurance channel their inner artists while checking out Jobsite Brewing Company in downtown Stratford.

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The world does revolve around Shakespeare 😉

Stratford Festival 2024-07-29 | Come see Something Rotten happening at the Stratford Festival now!

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Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Donna Feore
Choreographed by Donna Feore
Music Director - Laura Burton
Set and Costume Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer - Haley Parcher
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

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The Cast of Something Rotten! Plays Song Association | Stratford Festival x Destination Stratford

Stratford Festival 2024-07-27 | Today we learned that these Something Rotten! cast members not only have crazy musical talent, but they also love ringing a bell 😉

See what Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane, Starr Domingue, Henry Firmston, Mark Uhre, and Jeff Lillico got up to while stopping by Stratford’s Bake My Day and The Bean on Destination Stratford’s Savour & Sip Trail!

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I Am What I Am | La Cage Aux Folles (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-26 | "I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses"💖

La Cage aux Folles is now playing until November 16, 2024.

Get your tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller

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Director Sam White talks Romeo and Juliet with Weyni Mengesha

Stratford Festival 2024-07-25 | Join director Sam White and guest host, Soulpepper Theatre’s Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha, as they talk about White’s love of Shakespeare, her decision to direct the Stratford Festival’s 2024 production of Romeo and Juliet, and more.

Listen as the director responds to burning questions, like how she managed to make a Romeo and Juliet production unique after countless interpretations. Or how she made a 400-year-old play relevant to the here and now? White’s thoughtful answers will leave you ready to visit this classic tale of young love with fresh eyes and an open mind.

Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sam White
Set and Costume Designer - Sue LePage
Lighting Designer - Louise Guinand
Composer and Sound Designer - Debashis Sinha
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Choreographer - Adrienne Gould

00:00 Intro
00:54 Sam White's origin story
01:04 Weyni's influence on Sam
01:58 Weyni seeing R&J's first preview
02:34 What made Sam say "yes" to do R&J
02:52 Sam's introduction to Shakespeare
03:22 Sam's first experiences to the Stratford Festival
04:02 Sam was a stand-up comedian in Vegas
04:42 "I go where I thrive and do my best work..."
04:47 Why Sam loves R&J
05:50 Sam's nerves about doing R&J this season
06:18 Antoni's encouragement for Sam
07:20 What was Sam's way back in to this play
09:45 The importance of gathering around and listen to the younger generation
10:11 Why set the play in period?
12:03 "Fresh" is a key word in this production
12:51 In the essence, energy & big vision of this production is from the heart of 2024
13:21 How to bring Shakespeare into the future
13:37 The Baz Luhrmann reference to R&J
14:06 Shakespeare in Detroit, Sam's Shakespeare company
14:59 The love for telling traditional stories in different perspectives
15:48 To be able to sustain a practise
16:54 To grow who can feel like they are a part of theatre

We Are What We Are Tap Break | La Cage Aux Folles (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-24 | Why go to the beach when you can dive into this? ☀️

This dance clip is a mere taste of the incredible entertainment waiting for you at La Cage aux Folles!

Tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller

#Dance #stratfest #musicaltheatre #lacageauxfolles #SFLaCage

Introducing Les Cagelles! | La Cage Aux Folles | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-17 | Meet the queens of La Cage aux Folles ✨

Get your tickets 😉 stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller

#dragrace #stratfest #musicaltheatre #lacageauxfolles #dragqueen

La Cage Aux Folles (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-15 | "I beg you, open your eyes".

Come be dazzled and be moved at La Cage aux Folles 💖

Get tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller

Youre Never Alone | STRATFEST@HOME

Stratford Festival 2024-07-06 | You're Never Alone is the darkly comic story of Maggie, a recently-widowed accountant in her 30s. After her outdoor-enthusiast husband forages a deadly mushroom, Maggie must steady herself to face the loneliness ahead. But then there’s a knock on the door. Her in-laws have decided to stay with her during this time of grief.

Stream now ➡️ stratford.vhx.tv/youre-never-alone?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=53342a6c-8054-47d3-8aeb-67a1d686d844

Created By Helen Juvonen
Directed by Helen Juvonen & Tyler J. Seguin
Executive Producer: Penny Eizenga
Produced by: Helen Juvonen, Geoff Read & Tyler J. Seguin

Favourite Musical References in Something Rotten!

Stratford Festival 2024-07-04 | Get to know the #SFRotten cast members 🍳

There are TONS of musical references in this show, find out who loved which one most!

Full production credits: stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten

#Stratfest #BTS #SometingRotten #Musicals #musicaltheatre

Something Rotten! Meet The Actors | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-03 | "CATS!"

Get to know the cast members of Something Rotten! and hear their favourite stories from this incredible production!

Full production credits & tickets ⬇️
stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten

Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Donna Feore
Choreographed by Donna Feore
Music Director - Laura Burton
Set and Costume Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer - Haley Parcher
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

Director Thomas Morgan Jones talks Wendy and Peter Pan with Molly Atkinson

Stratford Festival 2024-07-03 | Join the director of Wendy and Peter Pan, Thomas Morgan Jones, as he teaches us how to fight pirates with Molly Atkinson, director of Hedda Gabler!

Jones’s excitement is palpable as he discusses his passion for creating theatre for young people. "Children are the audiences of the future, but they are also [the] audiences of now, and they deserve art and culture," believes Jones. Listen as Jones and Atkinson discuss Jones’s approach to mature themes and collaborating with actors in rehearsals as they do their best not to cry while discussing themes of grief and home in Jones’s moving interpretation of Wendy and Peter Pan.

Schulich Children’s Plays
Wendy and Peter Pan
Adapted by Ella Hickson
From the book by J.M. Barrie
Directed by Thomas Morgan Jones
Choreographed by Jera Wolfe
Set and Costume Designer - Robin Fisher
Lighting Designer - Arun Srinivasan
Composer and Sound Designer - Romeo Candido
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Senior Flying Director and Automation Programmer - Andrea Gentry, ZFX
Special Projects and Automation Programmer - Johnathon Tackett, ZFX

00:00 A young girl learning to be who she wants to be
00:50 Intro
01:16 Thomas & Molly's origin stories
02:11 Thomas’s beginnings of young people's theatre
02:50 Sharing the same ethos when it comes to children's theatre
03:44 Competitive Kindness
04:00 Directing shows in the same season this year
04:17 How does Thomas go from teaching young people then running a theatre
05:26 Thomas’s approach with children with big themes like death
07:22 How to use story & honesty
09:27 How did this opportunity to direct Wendy & Peter Pan come about for Thomas
09:43 Stratford's ability to foster artists
10:31 2023's "Wrinkle in Time" was a bridge
11:13 Wendy & Peter was originally programmed for the 2020 season
11:56 inheriting the contributions from the 2020 season
12:34 how to inherit a show and bring your style into it
13:34 How was the transition for the actors from starting back in 2020 and to come back now
14:34 Thomas’s rehearsal process
14:57 It’s a huge play - Over 100 fights in the play & flying!
16:03 Using a sense of play and wonder as a rehearsal tool
17:29 It is hard work, maneuvering the infinite
18:43 Utilizing Draft language
20:31 This play adaptation history & synopsis, 120th anniversary
22:32 The magic of believing
23:31 This is a rare occasion of the adaptation approves upon the original
23:48 Plot spoiler alert
25:18 Wendy is the catalyst for everything in this story
26:06 How lost boys become lost boys
26:55 How Thomas describes the play
27:18 Some of the themes in the play
29:19 Juggling all of Thomas’s creative pursuits
31:17 Fond memories during this creation process
31:48 The mechanics behind the flying
36:14 Heartfelt & craft-base buy-in on this production
36:42 First day of flying
38:35 Wearing costumes for the first time
39:34 How do you how the audience will receive the play? / what do you hope they will take home with them.

Twelfth Night (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-02 | Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, Twelfth Night!

Don't miss your chance to experience Twelfth Night at the Stratford Festival.

Tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Twelfth-Night

Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Seana McKenna
Set and Costume Designer - Christina Poddubiuk
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Composer - Paul Shilton
Sound Designer - Verne Good
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Choreographer - Stephanie Graham

Something Rotten! (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-07-02 | A musical made for theatre lovers!

Follow Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers desperate to write a hit play in a time where Shakespeare reigns supreme. With the help of a soothsayer, they set out to create the world's first musical!

Come see Something Rotten happening at the Stratford Festival now!

Tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten

Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Donna Feore
Choreographed by Donna Feore
Music Director - Laura Burton
Set and Costume Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer - Haley Parcher
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

La Cage Aux Folles (Official Teaser) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-06-29 | You have arrived at La Cage aux Folles ✨

Enjoy the official Teaser for La Cage aux Folles happening on stage now at the Stratford Festival!

Get your tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller

Full productions credits: stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/La-Cage-aux-Folles

Romeo and Juliet (Official Trailer) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-06-28 | Our Romeo and Juliet is for anyone who loves LOVE. This one is for you Shakespeare 🥰

Full production credits and tickets ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Romeo-and-Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sam White

Something Rotten! Official Teaser

Stratford Festival 2024-06-28 | What's "Something Rotten!?" Just ask Thomas Nostradamus (lesser-known nephew of THE Nostradamus).

Catch "Something Rotten!" at the Stratford Festival and be dazzled by bright lights, stage fights and a dazzling chorus!

For Tickets, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten

Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Donna Feore
Choreographed by Donna Feore
Music Director - Laura Burton
Set and Costume Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer - Haley Parcher
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

#SomethingRotten #SFRotten #Stratfest #Musicaltheatre #Musical

Twelfth Night Official Trailer

Stratford Festival 2024-06-28 | If rom-coms are your thing, then Twelfth Night is the play for you 😍

#Shakespeare #TwelfthNight #Stratfest #SF12Night #theatre

Tickets & full production credits: stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Twelfth-Night

Director Donna Feore talks Something Rotten! with Scott Wentworth

Stratford Festival 2024-06-26 | Join director and choreographer Donna Feore as she catches up with long-time friend and past castmate Scott Wentworth to discuss Something Rotten! Listen as Feore shares the parallels between Shakespeare and musicals. Whether the actor is singing a song or delivering a soliloquy, the result is the same: “communicating a story” to the audience.

Is this the production that could unite Shakespeare and musical lovers? You bet your Bottom! Feore discusses how this hilarious musical truly has something for everyone. There are even dancing eggs!

Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Donna Feore
Choreographed by Donna Feore
Music Director - Laura Burton
Set and Costume Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Lighting Designer - Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer - Haley Parcher
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

00:00 “Let’s go all in…”
00:59 Intros
01:37 Donna & Scott's origin stories
03:39 Memory Lane: Donna's first season
05:09 How Scott ended up working at the Stratford Festival
05:30 How close Musicals are to a Shakespeare play
07:33 Re-imagining "Something Rotten" for the Festival Theatre stage
08:56 The trials and triumphs of using the thrust stage
10:49 Collaborating with fellow directors to figure out how to best use the festival stage
11:45 What are Previews for?
12:38 What is Donna's process in the preview period?
13:30 All the moving parts of a musical
15:28 The beauty of student/senior mixes for a preview audience
16:17 "...it felt like the first few previews of Rocky Horror..."
17:10 A moving student matinee retell
18:00 "...the response has been overwhelming..."
18:25 Plot Summary
20:44 Quick plot synopsis
21:08 This play is a love letter to Shakespeare & musicals
22:02 Plot summary continued
23:14 The theme of the play
24:04 “…This show is for you…”
25:12 Donna goes all in on this one
25:36 "...we reference 48 musicals..."
26:35 Harry Styles - Shakespeare comparison
26:44 Jeff Lilico is amazing
26:47 Cast shoutouts
27:00 Mark Uhre, the fearless leader
27:29 The rollercoaster element of this play
27:55 One of Donna's strengths...
29:29 Why Donna builds community in her productions
30:12 How Donna cultivates story
30:43 What Donna loves…
31:43 The story & pace
34:37 The commercial theatre world vs. rep. theatre
38:04 The beauty of a title that you haven't seen
38:42 Patron saw half of the previews - a special show
39:31 Why we need a good theatrical comedy
40:27 The dangers of the fast pace backstage
41:12 149 quick changes & 190 changes…what does that mean?
42:36 Closing remarks

Esther Jun talks Cymbeline with Thomas Morgan Jones

Stratford Festival 2024-06-19 | "If we can teleport people, even just for a second, into a place elsewhere, our job as directors is done."

Join director Esther Jun and Thomas Morgan Jones, director of Wendy and Peter Pan, as they discuss Jun’s epic fantasy, Cymbeline. Listen as Jun and Jones discuss the director’s approach to a plot filled with twists, turns and intertwining plots, such as making the plot clear for the audience as the actors convey grief, fantasy and forgiveness through Shakespeare's poetry.

For further behind-the-curtain details on how Jun and company worked together to bring Shakespeare’s Cymbeline to life in the Festival’s 2024 epic fantasy adventure, listen in or watch now!

Cymbeline
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Esther Jun
Set and Lighting Designer - Echo Zhou 周芷會
Costume Designer- Michelle Bohn
Composer- Njo Kong Kie
Sound Designer- Olivia Wheeler
Fight Director and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Movement Director - Alyssa Martin

00:00 Cymbeline is like an impressionist painting
00:40 Intros
01:05 The Themes of Cymbeline
01:29 Overarching theme, Forgiveness
01:38 Setting the stage in Fantasy
01:41 Lord of the Rings as inspiration
02:11 Grief
02:30 Cymbeline's synopsis
03:35 multi-generational theme weaving inspiration into the production
03:58 Stratford's strength in a multi-generational acting company
05:04 Production Design elements
05:32 Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, Airbender & more inspirations
07:06 "Wheel of Time" shoutout
08:32 Echo, Set & Lighting Designer shoutout
09:17 Olivia, sound designer shoutout
09:46 LOTR bonding with the crew
10:15 “…the greatest thing about directing Shakespeare…”
11:51 Bringing the play into your everyday life
12:25 the closest thing to speaking emotion...
13:27 Shakespeare talks about nature vs. the court
14:22 The psychological depth of the characters...
15:50 The plot synopsis
16:51 The disturbing bedroom scene
17:28 "...Shakespeare was condemning misogyny in this play..."
18:15 This production cut / Esther's Cut
19:19 The Stratford bibles
22:24 Working on the Tom Patterson Stage
27:31 The surprises in making this production of Cymbeline
29:46 How this show fits in this season's theme of "A World Elsewhere"
30:45 The magic of theatre
31:57 Why Does Esther direct?

Something Rotten! (Official Teaser) | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-06-14 | What's "Something Rotten!?" Just ask Thomas Nostradamus (lesser-known nephew of THE Nostradamus).

Catch "Something Rotten!" at the Stratford Festival and be dazzled by bright lights, stage fights and a dazzling chorus!

For Tickets, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten

SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Book By Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'farrell
Music and Lyrics By Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived By Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed and Choreographed By Donna Feore

SEED | STRATFEST@HOME

Stratford Festival 2024-06-12 | STRATFEST@HOME marked #AAPIHeritageMonth last month with a curated collection of films featuring artists and stories from Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Today, we'll give you a glimpse at one, but there's much more to be seen on STRATFEST@HOME!

Introducing SEED, a futuristic film with a classic story of love and longing featuring actors Pom Klementieff (#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy), Nelson Lee (Civil War, #Ahsoka) and Georgina Reilly (Quantum Leap, #MurdochMysteries).

Subscribe & watch ➡️ stratford.vhx.tv/browse

Molly Atkinson talks Hedda Gabler with Antoni Cimolino

Stratford Festival 2024-06-12 | What happens when you restrict a woman from expressing her thoughts? What is it like to be a woman in a patriarchal world?

Molly Atkinson, Director of Hedda Gabler, sits down with Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino to address these questions as they discuss Henrik Ibsen's controversial play adapted by Patrick Marber. Listen as Atkinson revisits how the play was criticized when it first premièred in Munich due to its depiction of an unconventional woman with “masculine” characteristics. Some may judge Hedda’s ways of navigating a world where men hold control over women, but as Atkinson suggests, Hedda "is all of us." By the end of this conversation, listeners will understand why the director believes everyone in the audience at Hedda Gabler will find moments of understanding and connection to even the play’s complex anti-hero.

Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
A new version by Patrick Marber
From a literal translation by Karin and Ann Bamborough
Directed by Molly Atkinson
Set and Costume Designer - Lorenzo Savoini
Lighting Designer - Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Composer, Sound Designer - Mishelle Cuttler
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly

00:00 Intro
01:33 First reaction on this Hedda opportunity
03:13 What is Hedda Gabler? and Who is Ibsen?
05:08 “London Assurance” crossover - Playwright eclipsed by Ibsen
06:03 Ibsen's inspiration / writing perspective
06:55 “…the story is still so relevant…”
07:02 Hedda's character
08:42 One of Ibsen's point of the play
09:05 A spoiler alert - that'll make you want to watch the play even more
10:07 Patrick Marber's version of the play
12:57 How historically people use to consume theatre
13:51 Plot synopsis, part 1
16:02 The clash between the class system
16:57 Ejlert Lövborg character breakdown
18:22 When Ejlert meets Thea
18:48 Plot synopsis: part 2
19:50 Lövborg’s downfall
20:29 The 19th century cross-currents
21:32 When this play was first produced
22:36 Understanding Hedda's motives
24:31 Power dynamics as a woman
25:18 Interesting anecdote
27:01 Plot recap
27:57 Judge Brack, character breakdown
29:37 Hedda & Lövborg’s relationship
31:39 Hedda's Jealousy
32:35 Does Hedda experience love?
34:01 Director's Process
36:59 Molly's rehearsal room energy
37:43 Molly's rehearsal room project for the actors
39:23 Why should people go see Hedda?
40:46 Brilliant designer, sexy clothes
40:59 Creating in the Tom Paterson theatre
41:08 Overall feelings for the audience to take with them

Twelfth Night ASL Performance Invite | Stratford Festival 2024

Stratford Festival 2024-06-12 | The Stratford Festival is committed to continuously evolving its environment and offerings to welcome all.

Learn more about the experience shared with guests who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Don't miss getting your tickets to our ASL performance of Twelfth Night on July 7!

For tickets, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Twelfth-Night

For more information on Accessibility offers, visit ➡️ stratfordfestival.ca/Visit/Accessibility

TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Seana McKenna

Transcript
Hello, my name is Elizabeth Morris. I am a Deaf Community Consultant and Deaf Artist. I'm excited to share with you some ASL-interpreted performances from the Stratford Festival.

On Sunday, July 7 at 2:00pm, Twelfth Night will be presented at the Festival Theatre with ASL interpretation. The interpretation team is made up of Sage Lovell, Amelia Rose, and Marcella Choy.

Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's celebrated romantic comedy, where drama arises in a tangle of mistaken identities and passions. This production will be set in 1967, just around the corner from the summer of love. Group rates are available for six or more people.