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The Festival was founded as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada, by Tom Patterson, a Stratford-native journalist who wanted to revitalize his town's economy by creating a theatre festival dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare, as the town shares the name of Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Since opening in 2022, Tom Patterson Theatre is a part of the yearly festival which showcases Shakespeare plays and other theatre productions. It also has a secondary performance hall. [citation needed] The Stratford Festival provides educational experiences for both students and teachers which includes workshops, meet and greets, and camps. [6]
In April 2021, the Stratford Festival announced a season of plays and cabarets, most of which took place under canopies outside the Festival and Tom Patterson Theatres with reduced cast sizes and social distancing. Only Three Tall Women was presented indoors at the Studio Theatre. [10] The 2021 season theme was metamorphosis. [11] Plays
While Stratford’s fortunes were waning, an outdoor Shakespeare movement took hold in the 1980s and ‘90s, fueled by arts grants and a demand for summer cultural activities.
The Stratford Festival has increased its diversity efforts on stage in recent years. In 2011, famed actress Seana McKenna crossed the gender line by starring as the king in “Richard III”.
Produced by the Stratford Festival in conjunction with CBC Television, [1] the series aims to film a Stratford production of every William Shakespeare play by 2025. [2] In addition to airing on CBC Television, the films will also be distributed theatrically both in and outside of Canada.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival [ edit ] McKenna has played over 40 stage roles over the course of 36 years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival , and major ones from very early on, specializing since the 2000s in strong-willed women but also mesmerizing as an actress looking very different from one role to another.
David Joseph Phillips (born April 19, 1978) is a Canadian actor and producer best known for starring in numerous theatrical performances in Toronto and at the Stratford Festival, hosting Video & Arcade Top 10 and The Miss Canada Pageant.