1,003 stories by "Stratford Festival"
"I like to create an environment in the room where, truly, the best idea wins."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Donna Feore talks about working with the cast of Guys and Dolls.
This season,…
"He lets people find their own way into his web."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Evan Buliung uncovers the manipulative force of Iago, a man determined to unravel everything Othello has bui…
"The storm is right in the middle of everybody."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino reveals how he plans to conjure the fierce, all-consuming storm at the heart of The Tempest, …
📯 All the way from Stratford (upon-Avon), please welcome the quill-wielding, ruff-rocking, sonnet-dropping superstar himself: William Shakespeare, with his chart-topping hit "Hard to be t…
"We have such trust."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre talk about the level of trust they've built together in Something Rotten!
Today marks 11 years since Somethi…
Costumes are "intrinsic to the story and the performer and the character."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Cory Sincennes discusses the importance of costume design and his vision for The Im…
"Shakespeare has made it so timeless... the story of human frailty and what we're capable of."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Krystin Pellerin explores Desdemona, the devoted wife at the he…
"The Tempest is a comedy... but at the beginning, it's a revenge play."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Geraint Wyn Davies shares why this play stands among Shakespeare's finest.
See Gerain…
"It's a perfect play... on every level, a delight."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Carter Gulseth, Joe Perry, Allison Lynch and Marissa Orjalo talk about The Importance of Being Earnest.
O…
"It's impossible not to live up to it."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Jennifer Rider-Shaw and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane talk about rising to the incredibly high standards of the dancers in …
Celebrate National Canadian Film Day with us! ðŸ
We're marking the occasion by unlocking a FREE collection of powerful Canadian stories, artists and voices on Stratfest@Home, now throu…
"Puck is play."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Mike Nadajewski finds the playfulness of Puck, the clever and mischievous sprite in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This enchanting production wil…
"What are we doing here?"
Step into the rehearsal hall as Paul Gross wrestles with life's unanswered questions in Waiting for Godot.
Today marks the birthday of Samuel Beckett (April 13, 19…
"He is one of the finest actors in the world today."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino speaks about the nuance and depth that Geraint Wyn Davies brings to the role of Prospero …
"You can give them one seed of an idea and they're so accomplished that they make the domino connections."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the process of directing …
Othello: "extraordinary characters, extraordinary circumstances."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Haysam Kadri directs Shakespeare's relentless and timeless tragedy.
Previews for Othello be…
"Mark does do some jazz hands in it."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre, who play Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, talk about Crapshooters' Ballet…
Oscar Wilde uses "wit and conversation as his currency."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Krista Jackson directs his brilliant trivial comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Previews begin…
"An interesting and unusual character."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Tim Campbell talks about creating his own interpretation of Gandalf in The Hobbit.
The journey to Middle-earth starts…
"We'll do a scene from Step Brothers, that would be fun..."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre discuss their work ethic for Something Rotten! (and bicker like sibling…
"There's something about the familial relationships that echo like ripples in the pond."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the character archetypes present in Death o…
"It is an entry point into your imagination."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Richard Lee, who is playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, reflects on the importance of theatre for young audienc…
"You move at the speed of trust."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Graham Abbey talks about encouraging the actors to hold hands and leap into the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Shakesp…
Fit check with The Hobbit. ✔ï¸
Richard Lee, who plays Bilbo Baggins, stepped into his costume for The Hobbit and gave us a glimpse into the costume fitting process. Costume Designe…
"You've got to make a fool of yourself" in Waiting for Godot.
Step into the rehearsal hall as Tom McCamus prepares to play the fool Estragon in Samuel Beckett's timeless tragicomedy.
Tom a…
