Thursday, August 14, 2025
🛎️ From French bellhop to Oklahoma cowboy! 🤠
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is full of surprises (and laughs) — plus Dance Captain and ensemble member Jason Sermonia rocks tons of amazing…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:36PMWednesday, August 13, 2025
E22: Why are audiences so captivated by characters who blur (or outright cross) the moral line? In this episode, theatre critic Chris Jones is joined by veteran Festival actors Tom McCamus a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:12PMTuesday, August 12, 2025
Announcing our 2026 season!
This will be Antoni Cimolino's final season as Artistic Director. The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:42AMSunday, August 10, 2025
A rollercoaster of emotion!
A great joy of repertory theatre can be found in the reverberations amongst the shows. As the New York Times reflected: "After you see two or three [productions …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:03PMSaturday, August 9, 2025
Even wigs need a regular wash and set!
There is so much work that happens behind the scenes that we never dream of. All those wigs you see on stage are made with care from real hair (with t…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36PMThursday, August 7, 2025
The trip was so nice they extended it twice!
You heard it here first from Linda and Stefanie — whether you're planning a staycation or cross-border escape, we've got you covered with world…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:48PMSunday, August 3, 2025
Dangerous Liaisons will be a feast for the eyes! 😍
Hear from A.W. Nadine Grant on her costume designs for this delectable production. Dripping with lavish details, the fashions of 1780s F…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PMFriday, August 1, 2025
Simply timeless. 💘 When Rosalind discovers Orlando's love letters in our 1983 production of As You Like It!
We've extended our 50% discount to Stratfest@Home, where you can watch this a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:48PMThursday, July 31, 2025
Don't we all?! 🤑
Small-time swindler Freddy Benson (played by Liam Tobin) feeling the pangs of the 99% in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. While he may be a con artist, he's definitely relatable …
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:32PMWednesday, July 30, 2025
How do you navigate a stage in a three-foot wide dress?
Ashley Dingwell tells all about wearing a pannier in rehearsals for Dangerous Liaisons. This is her first season at the Festival, and…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PMSunday, July 27, 2025
🌟 A star is born! 🥹
Harper Rae Asch is "perfect as Annie" (Postmedia) and "a star in the making" (The Globe and Mail). Watch as she sings the iconic hit "Tomorrow" from the rehearsal h…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:12PMSaturday, July 26, 2025
🥁 Introducing Shakespeare's best female character!
Rosalind is the engine of As You Like It, and with 685 lines, she is the largest female role in all his plays! She's also the most full…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:02PMThursday, July 24, 2025
What an entrance! 😱
Watch as Shakura Dickson brings Christine Colgate to life in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, singing "Here I Am" from the rehearsal hall to the stage!
Shakura "shines in an …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:24PMWednesday, July 23, 2025
How do you get a mid-show standing ovation? 🤩
"It's The Hard Knock Life" performed by the adorable and incredibly talented orphans of Annie.
See them shine (despite wearing rags) in this…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:03PMTuesday, July 22, 2025
Meet Hazel Heaney — she plays the role of Daisy in Annie!
While not exactly an orphan, Daisy makes appearances in Hooverville and during "N.Y.C." in the beautiful window display of Bloomin…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PMMonday, July 21, 2025
E21: We kick off the 2025 season of the Everyday Forum Podcast with a lively chat with cultural commentator Stephen Marche. He talks with the Festival's Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino, a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PMSaturday, July 19, 2025
Meet Fae Lewis, who plays the role of Francis in Annie!
While not technically an orphan, she features in Hooverville and in the gorgeous Bloomingdale's window display during "N.Y.C". Fae als…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PMFriday, July 18, 2025
We've got a couple dirty rotten guys for you! 😎
From the rehearsal hall to the stage, Jonathan Goad and Liam Tobin "work in terrific synchronicity" (The Globe and Mail) as the oddball pai…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:06PMThursday, July 17, 2025
Meet Isla Horner, who plays orphan July in Annie!
You don't want to miss this "classic musical done exceptionally well" (Next Magazine) as "the eight little girls in the dance numbers are a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:42PMWhy see As You Like It now?
🎧 Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, in a newly released podcast, tells us how this play will give us the hope we are looking for. The plotline of As You Like …
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:42PMTuesday, July 15, 2025
Meet Sofia Grace Otta — she plays the role of orphan Duffy in Annie!
“Donna Feore’s choreography is always wonderful, and she does not hold back with her younger performers” says Br…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMMonday, July 14, 2025
They make "Easy Street" look, well... easy!
Watch Laura Condlln (Miss Hannigan), Amanda Lundgren (Lily St. Regis) and Mark Uhre (Rooster Hannigan) go from the rehearsal hall to the stage, to…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48PMSunday, July 13, 2025
Leapin' lizards! "Spectacular Annie is a must-see" (BroadwayWorld) and now extended by six weeks until December 14!
Giving it a Critic's Pick, The Globe and Mail said "the dancing and singi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:18PMSaturday, July 12, 2025
Earning a Critic's Pick from The Globe and Mail and ★★★★ from the Toronto Star, "Kat Sandler’s transcendent Anne of Green Gables will become as central to the Canadian canon as the…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:03PMMeet Cydnee Abbott, who plays orphan Pepper in Annie!
"The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" (BroadwayWorld), so you won't want to miss this "classic musical…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:03PMFriday, July 11, 2025
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is “a laugh-out-loud good time” (Postmedia) and "a hilarious romp" (BroadwayWorld) that's now been extended until November 23!
"A knockout cast" (Toronto Star) d…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:48PMMeet Jessica Reddy, one of the insanely talented orphans in Annie! She plays the role of Kate.
“You’d be a fool to miss seeing Canada’s next generation of talent” in this musical sa…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:32PMThursday, July 10, 2025
"Cinematic, inventive, and captivating from start to finish" (BroadwayWorld), Robert Lepage's Macbeth is "a towering achievement" (Postmedia) and now extended by three weeks, until November …
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:24PMWednesday, July 9, 2025
📢 BIG NEWS: our 2025 season is extended! 🎉
The Globe and Mail were "gobsmacked by the strength of this year’s opening week", and with overwhelming audience demand, we're thrilled to …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:02PMMeet Addison Wagman, the sweetheart playing the role of Tessie in Annie!
"The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" says BroadwayWorld, and we're only halfway thr…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:02PMMonday, July 7, 2025
Meet Olivia Padfield, who plays the role of orphan Audrey in Annie!
You may have also seen her understudy the role of Annie.
"The orphans are utterly stellar every moment they are on stage,…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:24PM 
