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stratford, ont. —cbc - tv has announced air dates for the latest trio of stratford festival hd productions .
another ccoc alum, renowned actor ben carlson has appeared at major theatres throughout north america and won a canadian screen award for best actor in a television film or miniseries for his performance as petruchio in the cbc presents the stratford festival adaptation of the taming of the shrew .
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presents a condensation of the stratford festival production of shakespeare' s the taming of the shrew. includes the key speeches and important scenes which are intended to allow the viewer to experience both the sense and language of the play .
no stranger to touring, alysha has played across canada and the united states under her own name and within various bands and ensembles. these opportunities have provided her with opening for juno award winner k - os and include performances at the montreal international jazz festival, the mariposa folk festival, the l. a. angel city music festival, the kitchener blues festival, stratford blues festival, oakville jazz festival, summerfolk festival, stewart park festival, cbc metro morning live, tedxyouth waterloo, the kw multi - cultural festival and dalhousie university .
the stratford festival confronts a host of new financial issues in a crowded theatre scene .
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those films have been featured on some 400 screens worldwide, and will be shown on cbc television this fall, festival artistic director antoni cimolino said .
canada’s prestigious stratford festival was founded on shakespeare productions in 1952. it still presents 12 to 14 of his works every year, as well as musicals and modern plays attracting hundreds of thousands of people from canada and beyond .
oedipus rex directed by daniel brooks filled with cryptic prophesies, oedipus rex presents numerous moments of creative inspiration, all leading to tragic consequences .
it means the stratford festival can take innovative steps to engage with new audiences ,
schellenberger said in an address from the festival theatre lobby stage .
the taming of the shrew / ​ canadian broadcasting corporation in association with the stratford festival; director, norman campbell .
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tyrone guthrie attempts to stump the panel with his story as co - founder of the stratford festival in 1953 .
casting for the 2015 season of the stratford festival is under way with a number of key roles in place .
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the taming of the shrew [ videorecording ] / canadian broadcasting corporation in association with the stratford festival; director, norman campbell .
the stratford festival comes to cbc - tv this september with spectacular performances of king lear, antony and cleopatra and king john, captured live in hd and presented uninterrupted. these productions are the first in the stratford festival hd initiative, which will see all of shakespeare’s plays filmed over the next 10 years, making them available to audiences nationwide and around the world .
the stratford festival comes to cbc - tv this september with spectacular performances of king lear, antony and cleopatra and king john, captured live in hd and presented uninterrupted. these productions are the first in the stratford festival hd initiative, which will see all of shakespeare' s plays filmed over the next 10 years, making them available to audiences nationwide and around the world .
artistic director antoni cimolino says recording plays in hd serves to preserve them and to showcase the stratford festival around the world .
graham abbey, left, as philip the bastard and tom mccamus as the title character in the stratford festival' s king john .
the stratford festival hd initiative is leading a traditional industry into the digital world ,
said seed co. ceo marlene coffey .
straford festival artistic director antoni cimolino announced the theme of “discovery” for stratford 2015 playbill. with 13 plays exploring eureka moments .
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the festival extends its gratitude to the wharton center of michigan state university and michigan member executive for their support in making this residency happen, as well as the donors who established the michigan educational outreach fund in the endowed holdings of the stratford festival .
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the stratford festival hd project got a big boost thursday in the form of a major financial contribution to its initial nine - film digital initiative .
it is a priority for cbc to create a website that is accessible to all canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges .
melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival artistic director antoni cimolino and executive director anita gaffney, present a barry avrich film .
acclaimed canadian actor colm feore (centre) plays king lear with other members of the stratford festival company. photo credit: david hou
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we hope that the stratford festival' s hd project will move us to the forefront of presenting the very finest canadian theatre performances to a global audience .
last seen at stratford in 2008 as the director of the critically acclaimed the music man, susan h. schulman returns to the festival at the helm of the tony award - winning musical carousel .
jonathan goad, left, as hamlet and tim campbell as horatio in
hamlet
at the stratford festival. beginning in 2014, the festival embarked on a mission to film all shakespeare plays over the course of a decade .
and is directed by the stratford festival’s acclaimed artistic director antoni cimolino. king lear is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael levine, and directed for film by joan tosoni .
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recently, three shakespearean plays were recorded in high definition and will be played in cinemas first in canada, then around the world and on canada’s public broadcaster, cbc. the festival intends to record and distribute all 38 of shakespeare’s plays over the next 10 years .
newmarket - native and ccoc alum alana bridgewater recently returned from a spectacular run with soulpepper theatre in new york. her numerous theatre and television credits include performances with the charlottetown festival, grand theatre, mirvish productions and cbc’s gemini - nominated gospel christmas .
by william shakespeare; canadian broadcasting corporation in association with the stratford festival; directed for the stage by peter dews; produced and directed for television by norman campbell .
perth - wellington mp gary schellenberger announces up to $ 3 - million in federal funding thursday to support the stratford festival hd film project. scott wishart / the beacon herald
stephen ouimette will play the fool to colm feore ’s lear in antoni cimolino ’s production of king lear, which will officially open the 2014 stratford festival on may 26 .
in addition to preserving outstanding theatre performances for future generations, the hd project helps introduce the festival - - and the stratford experience - - to a whole new audience, cimolino noted .
we feel very strongly this new initiative of stratford hd will welcome even more people from around the world to stratford. people who perhaps have never been here before will find out about stratford through these films .
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fortunately none of that applies to king lear, the first production from the new stratford festival hd series, intended to present all of shakespeare’s plays in versions created here in ontario .
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still, these first three presentations have shown that the stratford festival hd series is off on the right foot and is a more than worthy entry in the field of filmed shakespeare available on the world market today .
the production will also feature longtime festival favourites tom rooney as polonius and mike shara as laertes .
the federal funding is being matched by a combined $ 3 - million from the festival and melbar entertainment group .
the stratford festival grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution. the drama festival has continued to attract actors, critics and theatre - goers from around the globe. paradoxically, this almost proved to be its undoing. with international directors at the helm in the early years, frustrated canadians sat on the sidelines. financial problems almost shut the festival down. but the curtain would rise again on a new golden era .
king john is in repertory through sept. 20 at the tom patterson theatre, stratford .
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the festival is already seeing tangible benefits at its box office from the three films screened this spring, she added .
beginning in 2014, the festival embarked on a mission to film all shakespeare plays over the course of a decade .
the popular prime - time arts program adrienne clarkson presents profiles tomson highway, canada' s first native playwright to achieve success in canadian mainstream theatre. the program includes a visit to highway' s home in brochet, manitoba, and excerpts from his play dry lips oughta move to kapuskasing .
january 20, 2014… in the past few months, canadian theatre has lost some champions, each of whom made a vital contribution to their discipline. the stratford festival will commemorate the lives of three of these people, who had close ties to stratford, through a series of dedications in the 2014 season .
, makes his stratford directorial debut with john mighton’s philosophical whodunit possible worlds at the studio theatre .
ben carlson and deborah hay will reunite on the festival stage as the sparring lovers petruchio and katherina in the taming of the shrew, directed by chris abraham. sparks last flew between the pair when they played benedick and beatrice in the festival’s 2012 production of much ado about nothing .
captured live in hd and presented uninterrupted. these productions are the first in the stratford festival hd initiative, which will see all of shakespeare’s plays filmed over the next 10 years, making them available to audiences nationwide and around the world .
the stratford festival has been setting the standard for classical theatre in north america for more than 60 years. with the works of shakespeare at its core, this acclaimed repertory theatre presents a seven - month season of about a dozen plays in four venues, along with a forum of events to enrich the play - going experience. since its revolutionary first season in 1953, it has welcomed more than 26 million theatregoers from around the world, people who flock to this small canadian town for one reason: an unparalleled quality of performance. in 2014, under the leadership of artistic director antoni cimolino and executive director anita gaffney, the stratford festival embarked upon a ten - year initiative to capture the entire shakespeare canon in spectacular hd, bringing the work of this renowned company to audiences around the globe .
we are currently seeking someone to assist the stratford festival digital media team with the production of behind - the - scenes content for our digital and online audience (video, photo, graphics, animation, podcasts, etc) .
he was a member of the stratford festival company for six seasons between 1956 and 2006, playing orleans in the famous bilingual stratford festival - tnm co - production of henry v in 1956 and burgundy in the re - mount of that production in 1966. in addition to playing the first roman senator in coriolanus in 2006, he also played don louis in don juan, another stratford festival - tnm co - production, which was performed in both french and english. the previous year, he directed the measure of love, sharing a lifetime of theatre experience with then - new playwright nicolas billon, winner of the 2013 governor general’s award for drama .
the contentious story of a midlife affair that shook the foundations of the ancient world comes to life in the stratford festival’s production of antony and cleopatra, starring geraint wyn davies and yanna mcintosh as the powerful rulers whose insatiable love leads to the greatest of tragedies. director gary griffin paints an unforgettable landscape depicting the devastation wrought by the heart’s transgressions. antony and cleopatra is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino, and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael a. levine .
over 63 years, the festival has welcomed more than 26 million people through our doors ,
he said .
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the contentious story of a midlife affair that shook the foundations of the ancient world comes to life in the stratford festival' s production of antony and cleopatra, starring geraint wyn davies and yanna mcintosh as the powerful rulers whose insatiable love leads to the greatest of tragedies. director gary griffin paints an unforgettable landscape depicting the devastation wrought by the heart' s transgressions. antony and cleopatra is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino, and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael a. levine .
finally, director barry avrich has pulled off quite a coup in filming the first stratford show from the tom patterson theatre. conventional wisdom has favoured shows from the festival or avon theatres, but the converted curling rink that forms the patterson allows for some splendid camera work on avrich’s part .
the festival has already filmed three productions from its 2014 season: king lear, antony and cleopatra, and king john .
… artists from the stratford festival arrived in michigan this weekend as part of the eighth annual michigan residency. festival teaching artists will be in the area until november 1, visiting michigan state university as well as schools in detroit and environs, east lansing, grand rapids and port huron, where they will lead student workshops based on bringing shakespeare’s plays to life .
after making her stratford debut as shylock’s daughter, jessica, sara farb will take on the role of cordelia, while stratford newcomers maev beaty and liisa repo - martell will play goneril and regan, respectively .
ben heppner is renowned worldwide for his portrayals in the dramatic tenor repertoire. his illustrious career has taken him to opera stages and concert halls around the world. heppner now brings his voice to the airwaves of cbc radio as host of saturday afternoon at the opera. ben also appeared in the 1988 ccoc - commissioned production of a midwinter night’s dream .
innovation is at the core of stratford' s economic future, creating jobs and growth for our community .
digitizing live performances means that you can experience the stratford festival both at home and away. new york' s metropolitan opera has enjoyed incredible success with a similar project aimed at diversifying its offerings and reaching new audiences .
to an audience of festival staff and city representatives, perth - wellington mp gary schellenberger announced funding of up to $ 3 - million for the hd project from the federal economic development agency for southern ontario through the stratford economic enterprise development corporation (seed co .) .
tickets for the 2014 season will go on sale to members of the stratford festival on november 11, 2013, and to the general public on january 4, 2014. to purchase tickets at that time, visit urltoken or call the box office at 1. 800. 567. 1600 .
a library of festival films along with interactive study guides will be an asset treasured by students and teachers around the world .
scott wentworth is a longtime actor at the festival, and in 2015 he was the director of one of shakespeare' s most difficult plays, pericles .
trish lindström, last seen at the festival as miranda to christopher plummer’s prospero, will return to stratford to play the title role in alice through the looking - glass. she will be joined by cynthia dale as the red queen, dion johnstone as the white king, tom mccamus as the march hare and brian tree as humpty dumpty .
the stratford 2015 playbill includes the classics: shakespeare’s hamlet, the taming of the shrew, love’s labour’s lost and the adventures of pericles; oliver goldsmith’s she stoops to conquer; ben jonson’s the alchemist; and sophocles’ oedipus rex .
as always the stratford playbill includes contemporary canadian plays: john mighton’s possible worlds and the last wife, a new play written by kate hennig .
josh franklin will make his stratford debut as bobby child and chilina kennedy will return to stratford to play polly baker in donna feore ’s production of crazy for you. tom rooney will play bela zangler .
october 22, 2013… colm feore will be returning to the stratford festival for the first time in five years, to play the title role in king lear. directed by artistic director antoni cimolino, it is the production that will open the 2014 season. mr. feore will also play archer in mr. cimolino’s production of the beaux’ stratagem .
a multi - talented theatre artist, ms turnbull was a beloved member of the festival’s coaching staff for many years. she was also the dramaturge for titus andronicus in 2011 and the two gentlemen of verona in 2010, as well as the assistant director of the taming of the shrew in 2008. her warmth, generosity and intelligence made her a great resource for the festival company .
ms hay, who this season lit up the stage as sally bowles in cabaret and dorothea in a lovely sundayfor creve coeur at the shaw festival, will return for her sixth stratford season. she was last seen at the festival in 2013 as milady de winter in the three musketeers and emilia in othello, a part for which she received great critical praise. her previous stratford credits include alice in henry v, bianca in the taming of the shrew, audrey in as you like it and katharine in love’s labour’s lost. ms hay’s highly acclaimed shaw festival roles also include eliza doolittle in the hit production of my fair lady, hesione hushabye in heartbreak house and an unforgettable billie dawn in born yesterday .
meantime, the initiative also offers partnership opportunities with students and staff at the university of waterloo stratford campus in creating complementary educational resources, she said .
mr. merigold was with the festival for 16 seasons between 1953 and 1976, in a variety of roles. he was the production stage manager for the avon theatre and for opera, and later served as the purchasing agent. he was the assistant to the director on 1960’s hms pinafore and 1961’s the pirates of penzance, a production in which he also appeared as an actor. in 1974 he directed this is the rill speaking at the third stage (now the tom patterson theatre). his acting career included a recurring role on cbc tv’s sunshine sketches of a little town and appearances on the wayne and shuster tv specials .
gordon s. miller will return for his ninth stratford season to play williams. maev beaty to play kate in the last wife
mr. wyn davies, featured this year as duke vincentio in measure for measure and the earl of leicester in mary stuart, as well as in the forum series geraint wyn davies presents… “wordplay, ” will return to the festival for his 11 th season. he began his stratford career in 1986, playing the title role in pericles and antipholus of syracuse in the boys from syracuse, and quickly became a true festival favourite. his most recent triumphs include cymbeline, stephano in the tempest, bottom in a midsummer night’s dream, polonius in hamlet and dylan thomas in the one - man show do not go gentle. his stage career has taken him throughout canada, the u. s. and the u. k. and he has dozens of film and television credits, including key roles on regenesis, republic of doyle, 24, slings and arrows, airwolf and forever knight .
in this episode, the directors of the four shakespeare productions talk about the art and craft of the stage director. it' s a discussion from the 2015 stratford festival forum. what is it that a stage director does? how important is that person anyway? and what are the challenges in putting actors and a play on stage in our time ?
a kingdom divided, a family destroyed, the faithful banished and the hateful left to wreak inhuman havoc in the realm. four hundred years after it was written, king lear resonates as never before. this powerful production by north america' s leading classical theatre company stars the incomparable colm feore and is directed by the stratford festival' s acclaimed artistic director antoni cimolino. king lear is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael levine, and directed for film by joan tosoni .
mr. merigold was hired as an assistant stage manager by tyrone guthrie for the festival’s inaugural season in 1953. he soon became dr. guthrie’s stage manager and their working relationship stretched beyond stratford to include 12 productions in new york and four in london .
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this is a temporary seasonal position located in stratford beginning january 20, 2014 and ending july 11, 2014 .
yanna mcintosh and geraint wyn davies in their strong performances as cleopatra and mark antony in the 2014 stratford production, which can now be enjoyed on the screen .
in addition to playing king lear, colm feore will take a comic turn as archer in antoni cimolino ’s production of the beaux’ stratagem, the first restoration comedy presented at the festival since 1995 .
the stratford hd version of king john, at select cineplex theatres on thursday and sunday, is well worth a visit for several reasons .
mr. dilworth makes his festival directorial debut with the last wife. he is a past participant of the michael langham workshop for classical direction, serving as assistant director of elektra and the little years .
small scenes that were gems on the stage, such as daniel briere’s eros, struggling with how to help his beloved master antony leave this earth, acquire added value here and once again one must applaud the overall solidity of the stratford festival company as role after role, however fleeting, is played with distinction and clarity .
the taming of the shrew directed by chris abraham mr. abraham has quickly established himself as a director of note with stellar stratford productions of othello, the matchmaker, the little years and for the pleasure of seeing her again to his credit .
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“it’s an extraordinary group of actors, ” says the festival’s artistic director antoni cimolino about the king lear production. “that was another reason why i really wanted this initiative to happen. we are blessed with a company of 120 actors at stratford who are really equal or better to any in the world…and this company really demonstrates that. ”
the recordings are expensive to produce and distribute and were made possible with the help of donations. cimolino says although they will never turn a huge profit, they are valuable. “the reason for doing this was about preserving these extraordinary performances and getting word of the stratford festival abroad. so, in that sense, it will more than pay for itself. ”
for sheer, laugh - out - loud fun, look no further than the beaux’ stratagem! the first restoration comedy produced by the festival since 1995’s the country wife, this deliciously hilarious romp will keep you laughing from beginning to end .
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together on the stratford stage for the first time since 2009’s the trespassers, lucy peacock and joseph ziegler will play mr. and mrs. hardcastle in the hilarious oliver goldsmith comedy she stoops to conquer, directed by martha henry .
fresh from her triumph with this season’s smash hit crazy for you, acclaimed director and choreographer donna feore returns for her 21st festival season .
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courtship or conquest? the breaking down of a defiant spirit – or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? is there a battle of wills that’s fiercer or funnier – or more hotly controversial? this stratford festival production of the shakespeare classic stars ben carlson and deborah hay and is directed by chris abraham .
there was much discussion both at stratford and in the press over who would play hamlet when the work was first announced. would it be an outsider, a new face to the company or someone from within…a known quantity. jonathan goad is home - grown and in his 13th season and presents us with a natural performance. his is not an iconic neurotic hamlet but simply a son caught up in the machinations and faults of those around him, tormented by his inability to make things right and yet feeling powerless to do more than agonize over his sorry state. it gives his character credibility and brings hamlet closer to feelings we would have were we in his position. the rest of the cast was simply the stratford company which means overall very good with the exception of adrienne gould playing ophelia whom i found mousy in voice and presence; she gets totally rag - doll battered in the “nunnery” scene with hamlet .
we' re starting to see people who have seen the films make their way to stratford and discover it for the first time and find out what the experience is all about ,
she said .
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the first two entries in the stratford hd series of stage productions making their way to the screen have brought us a great production preserved (king lear) and a good production made better (king john) .
since joining the company in 2009, mr. shara has quickly become a festival favourite, with such memorable roles as roderigo in othello and aramis in the three musketeers this past season, as well as cornelius hackl in the matchmaker, christian in cyrano de bergerac and algernon in the importance of being earnest. mr. shara is a veteran of the shaw festival and has performed across the country. his television work includes murdoch mysteries, little mosque on the prairie and queer as folk .
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stephanie rothenberg, who recently played rosemary in the tony - nominated broadway revival of how to succeed in business without really trying, will make her stratford debut as maria in the sound of music. ben carlson will mark his eighth season with his first role in a stratford musical, playing captain von trapp. the production will be directed and choreographed by donna feore .
“riotous tom rooney had the audience howling as an especially silly polonius. mike shara’s laertes swaggers like a charming frat boy, while the festival’s reigning king of swagger, wyn davies, played the duplicitous claudius as a boisterous and conniving boor. è
mike shara, who in just six seasons has become one of the festival’s best - loved performers, will play berowne in shakespeare’s vivacious comedy love’s labour’s lost, directed by john caird .
mr. carlson will mark his seventh season at stratford in 2014, after delighting audiences this season as lord burleigh in mary stuart and charles in blithe spirit. highlights of his time at the festival include benedick in much ado about nothing, fluellen in henry v, feste in twelfth night, touchstone in as you like it, brutus in julius caesar and the title role in hamlet. he has worked throughout canada and the united states, and spent 12 seasons at the shaw festival, where he is well remembered for his marathon man and superman, the return of the prodigal and all my sons, among many other performances .
support for the 2014 season of the avon theatre is generously provided by the birmingham family .
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three true festival favourites will team up in mr. cimolino’s production of ben jonson’s satirical comedy the alchemist: jonathan goad as face, stephen ouimette as subtle, and scott wentworth as epicure mammon .
jenny young will make her stratford debut as the androgynous, free - thinking monarch in michel marc bouchard’s christina, the girl king, translated by linda gaboriau and directed by vanessa porteous. the production also features graham abbey as count johan oxenstierna .
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six more productions will be filmed over the next two seasons. the goal is to film all the works in the shakespearean canon over the next 10 years .
andrew haji, canadian tenor, is quickly becoming one of the most sought - after voices on both the operatic and concert stages. a graduate of the canadian opera company ensemble studio, andrew’s recent operatic roles include gabriel dumont in louis riel by harry somers (coc and festival d’opéra de québec) and tamino in mozart’s the magic flute, shring the stage with the three spirits of the ccoc !
mr. potter has worked at virtually every major venue in the country over the past 30 years, such as vancouver’s bard on the beach, soulpepper, theatre calgary, citadel theatre and the manitoba theatre centre. he has worked on many new scripts, including this summer’s world première of stag and doe at the blyth festival and the première production and national tour of michael healy’s the drawer boy .
mounting a theatrical production on the screen is the equivalent of putting a cardiac sufferer on the treadmill: the strengths and weaknesses of the patient will quickly become obvious .
canadians will not have to travel to the small town of stratford, ontario to see a brilliant production of william shakespeare’s king lear, but today will be able to see it in one of several cinemas across the country .
the event, one of the largest in the ccoc’s history, is generously supported by our partners .
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mr. buliung was last seen at stratford in 2011 as tom joad in the grapes of wrath and roger in the little years. in his eight stratford seasons, mr. buliung’s highlights include mac in king of thieves, petruchio in the taming of the shrew, mercutio in romeo and juliet and edgar in king lear, a role that he will return to in 2014. his outstanding stage career includes originating the role of khashoggi in we will rock you in toronto and aragorn in the world première of lord of the rings, for which he earned a dora nomination. his other credits include hanks in farther west and jamie in long day’s journey into night at soulpepper theatre, macduff in macbeth at chicago shakespeare, as well as numerous leading roles at the shaw festival .
when: friday feb. 24th, 2017 where: 136 ontario street, stratford, on cost: $ 65 / per person contact: 519 - 271 - 1414
highlights include director john caird, who has won tony and olivier awards, making his stratford debut on love’s labour’s lost, and the directorial debut of mitchell cushman on canadian playwright john mighton’s possible worlds .
it really is a project that i hope will help canada. it' s going to put our products out there and heighten awareness of the great nature of our work ,
said festival executive director anita gaffney .
“jean - louis roux was a pioneer, creating companies, leading institutions and promoting the critical importance of the arts in our society, ” says artistic director antoni cimolino, who will direct the production. “he was a valued member of the stratford company over many years as an actor as well as a director. i last worked with him at the festival theatre along with colm feore in coriolanus. therefore it is with affection that we dedicate this season’s production of king lear to jean - louis, who was ‘every inch a king. ’”
mr. shara had a remarkable season this year, giving three indelible performances on the festival stage: a vicious cornwall in king lear, a dreamy demetrius in a midsummer night’s dream and a scheming aimwell in the beaux’ stratagem, whom he played with marvellous comedic flair. since joining the company in 2009, he has played such memorable roles as roderigo in othello, aramis in the three musketeers, cornelius hackl in the matchmaker, cloten in cymbeline and christian in cyrano de bergerac. mr. shara is also a veteran of the shaw festival and has performed across the country. his television work includes whatever, murdoch mysteries, little mosque on the prairie and queer as folk .
the filming was done with 10 cameras and a live audience. “we didn’t want to simply make a film. there are films out there, ” says cimolino. “what we wanted to do was to capture the live experience of being in the festival theatre…and being part of the audience. ” one difference in the viewing experience is that cinema goers get to see close - ups .
the beaux’ stratagem | by george farquhar | directed by antoni cimolino | festival theatre previews start july 31 | opens august 15 | closes october 11 production support: sylvia d. chrominska, dr. dennis & dorothea hacker and diana tremain
a story, actors, and an audience. that' s all you really need for a theatre performance. it' s nice to have lighting and costumes and sets too, but - a director? what exactly does a director do? the four shakespeare directors from last season' s stratford festival - - antoni cimolino, john caird, chris abraham and scott wentworth - - get together to talk about the art and craft of interpreting a play and putting it on the stage .
one look at antoni cimolino’s track record and you’ll know that the beaux’ stratagem is in very capable hands. mr. cimolino has been at the helm of many of the festival’s most celebrated productions, including the merchant of venice and cymbeline, and, of course, last season’s smash hit, mary stuart, which was extended an unprecedented four times .
workshops will teach the festival’s philosophy of actively learning shakespeare as participants physically work through a variety of texts in shakespeare’s canon. a number of topics will be explored, including theatrical play analysis, voice, english language arts, monologue coaching, aspects of technical theatre and design for the theatre, the cultural relevance of shakespeare and the fundamentals of acting .
if you only need one reason to see this play, our brilliant cast speaks for itself. the charming leading men, colm feore and mike shara, team up to play the titular conniving beaux, archer and aimwell, with award - winning martha henry returning for her milestone 40th festival season as lady bountiful. joining them are many festival favourites who hardly need any introduction, including bethany jillard as dorinda, lucy peacock as mrs. sullen and scott wentworth as mr. sullen .
a stalwart of the festival stage, mr. mccamus has given audiences a string of powerful and memorable performances, most recently including antonio in the merchant of venice, friar laurence in romeo and juliet, iachimo in cymbeline, tim casey in the grapes of wrath and le vicomte de valmont in dangerous liaisons. his beautifully drawn comedic characters include horace vandergelder in the matchmaker, captain hook in peter pan and page in the merry wives of windsor. his career at stratford stretches back to 1994, when he made his unforgettable debut as edmund tyrone in long day’s journey into night .
a graduate of studio 58 in vancouver, ms young was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed satire proud, at ottawa’s great canadian theatre company. her other stage credits include frieda in the clockmaker at the thousand islands playhouse, rhoda dunn in the age of arousal at the shaw festival, karen in and so it goes at the factory theatre and a maid in the world première of margaret atwood’s the penelopiad, a co - production between the royal shakespeare company and the canadian national arts centre. she also played ernestine in the anger in ernest & ernestine at theatre columbus, for which she earned a dora nomination for outstanding performance .
mr. goad has taken on the role of oberon before – in the festival’s 2004 production. needless to say he has not yet played titania. mr. goad’s 2013 season featured three major roles: mercutio in romeo and juliet, porthos in the three musketeers and gratiano in the merchant of venice. his previous stratford credits include harold hill in the music man, mark antony in julius caesar, hippolytus in phèdre, iago in othello and angelo in measure for measure. he also has numerous film and television credits, including nikita, heartland and rookie blue, as well as the recurring role of christian doyle on republic of doyle .
canadian actors discuss the joys and intricacies of playing the complex character of hamlet .
ms peacock is on a bit of a comic roll at the moment, having played the leads in two delightful productions this season – judith bliss in hay fever and mrs. sullen in the beaux’ stratagem. ms peacock has long been a shining star at stratford, with a career studded with remarkable performances, including, most recently, her stirring portrayals of mary stuart in the 2013 runaway hit, elora in the world première of judith thompson’s the thrill and nana in for the pleasure of seeing her again. her credits also include the colourful mrs. munsch in wanderlust, the leads in hello, dolly! , the king and i, and my fair lady, and her tour - de - force performance as all of the characters in the blonde, the brunette and the vengeful redhead. she has played more than 65 key roles at stratford and has organized dozens of unforgettable cabarets, in particular the late night with lucy forum series, in which she performed and showcased the talents of her fellow company members .
only a hybrid like feore — who cut his teeth on shakespeare at stratford then went on to star as glenn gould and trudeau on television then on to countless roles in big - screen epics — could manage both the depth and the breadth of this role with such complexity .
m. roux turned to acting when he was three years into medical school. he worked and trained in france and on his return to montreal founded le théâtre du nouveau monde with a group including jean gascon, who would later become artistic director of the stratford festival. m. roux served as secretary general of tnm from 1952 to 1963 and then as artistic director from 1966 to 1982. he was involved in the creation of the national theatre school, where he was director general from 1982 to 1987. he was a member of the canadian senate, lieutenant - governor of quebec, chairman of the canada council and a companion of the order of canada .
second, king john shows that stratford has a superb acting company. the lead performances from graham abbey, tom mccamus and seana mckenna are as fine as you’d expect, but every supporting role is treated with class and distinction as well .
when the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion, assassination and excommunication ensue, culminating in the chilling attempt to commit an atrocity against a child, whose mother’s anguished grief cannot atone for her blinkered ambitions for her son. starring tom mccamus and seana mckenna with commanding performances by graham abbey and patricia collins, king john is directed by tim carroll. filmed under the direction of barry avrich, king john is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino, and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael levine .
when the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion, assassination and excommunication ensue, culminating in the chilling attempt to commit an atrocity against a child, whose mother' s anguished grief cannot atone for her blinkered ambitions for her son. starring tom mccamus and seana mckenna with commanding performances by graham abbey and patricia collins, king john is directed by tim carroll. filmed under the direction of barry avrich, king john is produced by melbar entertainment group in association with the stratford festival, artistic director antoni cimolino, and executive producers barry avrich, anita gaffney and michael levine.
cbc presents the stratford festival is a canadian film and television series . produced by the stratford festival in conjunction with cbc television , the series aims to film a stratford production of every william shakespeare play by 2025 . in addition to airing on cbc television , the films will also be distributed theatrically both in and outside of canada . the project received a $ 3 million grant from the federal economic development agency for southern ontario in july 2015 . 
cbc presents the stratford festival is a canadian film and television series. produced by the stratford festival in conjunction with cbc television, the series aims to film a stratford production of every william shakespeare play by 2025. in addition to airing on cbc television, the films will also be distributed theatrically both in and outside of canada. the project received a $ 3 million grant from the federal economic development agency for southern ontario in july 2015.
cbc presents the stratford festival is a canadian film and television series. produced by the stratford festival in conjunction with cbc television, the series aims to film a stratford production of every william shakespeare play by 2025. in addition to airing on cbc television, the films will also be distributed theatrically both in and outside of canada. the project received a $ 3 million grant from the federal economic development agency for southern ontario in july 2015.