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MAY 1 – DECEMBER 23 TIM CARROLL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO TIM JENNINGS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FRIENDS ORDER FIRST
ORDER BY NOVEMBER 27
FOR
1
PRIORITY SEATING!
We acknowledge and honour the land upon which we gather as the historic and traditional
territory of First Nations peoples. In particular we recognize and thank the Neutral Nation,
the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee for their stewardship of these lands over millennia.
CONTENTS
1 Welcome from Artistic Director Tim Carroll
2 Festival Theatre
4 Royal George Theatre
4 Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre
6 More at The Shaw
7 Holiday Season
8 Ticket Prices and Theatres
9 Friends 2021 Priority Ordering Dates
How to Order
Accessibility & Policies
10 Ways to Save
12 Duty of Care Policy
14 Calendar
28 Message from Executive Director Tim Jennings
29 Governors Council and Save the Date events
30 Beyond the Stage for Friends
31 Beyond the Stage for All
32 Sponsors
33 Planning form
THE BOX OFFICE AND DEVELOPMENT TEAMS ARE HERE FOR YOU!
Call 1-800-657-1106 followed by the extension of the person you want to talk to or email us:
Events/Openings events@shawfest.com ext 2367
Major Gifts majorgifts@shawfest.com ext 2226
Legacy Giving legacygiving@shawfest.com ext 2397
Governors Council governorscouncil@shawfest.com ext 2213
Membership friends@shawfest.com ext 2556
Corporations & Foundations corporatepartners@shawfest.com ext 2001
Box Office boxoffice@shawfest.com 1-800-511-7429
Design: Key Gordon Communications • keygordon.com
Edited by: Nathalie Ivany-Becchetti
Ensemble photography: David Cooper
Backstage photography: Peter Andrew Lusztyk Cover: Alexis Gordon backstage (Brigadoon, 2019)
If this terrible, beautiful year has taught
us anything, it is this: we need human
contact. If the only connection we can
have with our loved ones is through a
screen, we will make the best of it; but
we know it is not the real thing.
While it has never been more
challenging to make theatre, it has
never been easier to make the case
for theatre. Whether the piece is
provocative and difficult, or silly and
delightful, the same basic human
need is being fulfilled: to share the
experience of something being created. We have to be there, because we
are creating it together: when the magic happens, our hearts and minds
combine to create an experience that is a million miles away from that of
watching a movie, still less a live stream of a play, however well done.
But if this year has taught us how valuable theatre is, it has also taught
us how vulnerable it is. As theatre artists, we try to be ready for anything.
But how does one prepare to have a whole season wiped out? I called it a
terrible and beautiful year, and it has been both: terrible not to play, but
also beautiful to see people taking such care of each other. For myself,
I have never seen anything like the way that you, our audience, have
rallied round in support of us, by keeping your money on account, by
donating the price of your ticket, or by renewing your membership.
It’s time to pay you back.
We have a great season planned. We have reduced it slightly to give
us more time for hygiene protocols, but we have room to expand if
the situation improves. If that happens, we have some great ideas
up our sleeve for treats we can throw into the mix. But of course our
first priority has to be safety. We have a duty of care to you and to our
Company, and we will do everything possible to make sure that you can
come to the theatre with confidence (for our latest safety measures, go
to page 12). Yes, we know only too well that things can change; I may
have to ask you to adapt with us; but I hope and believe that next year
all the twists and turns will be on stage.
Stay safe. We can’t wait to see you.
TIM CARROLL
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
FESTIVAL THEATRE
GYPSY SHERLOCK HOLMES AND
A Musical Fable, Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
THE RAVEN’S CURSE
Suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee By R. Hamilton Wright
Original production by David Merrick Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
& Leland Hayward Directed by Craig Hall
Entire production originally directed and
JULY 15 – OCTOBER 10
choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Directed and choreographed by He’s back. Everyone’s favourite detective
Kimberley Rampersad returns to The Shaw – but this time it’s
personal. When a much-loved uncle dies in
MAY 7 – OCTOBER 10
mysterious circumstances, Sherlock must
Gypsy Rose Lee was the world’s most famous revisit the scenes (and loves) of his youth.
striptease artist; Momma Rose the ultimate Is there really a curse on his family? Will he –
stage mother. Follow their extraordinary or perhaps his beautiful and brilliant cousin
story in Stephen Sondheim’s timeless musical – be the next victim? Holmes and Watson
about sex, power and longing. With legendary have to race against time to solve the puzzle.
songs, including “Let Me Entertain You”
and “Everything’s Coming up Roses,” Gypsy Production Sponsors
remains the greatest American musical.
Production Sponsor
BUY ALL 3 FESTIVAL THEATRE SHOWS
AND SAVE 15%. SEE PAGE 11.
THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
By Bernard Shaw
Directed by Eda Holmes
JUNE 11 – OCTOBER 9
Dick Dudgeon is one of Shaw’s great puzzles.
To the people of his Revolution-era New
England town he is “the Devil’s disciple.”
But when British soldiers come to take their
Presbyterian minister to the gallows for
helping the rebels, Dudgeon does something
Alexis Gordon backstage (Brigadoon, 2019)
truly remarkable. A potent mixture of sex and
danger, Shaw’s first major hit has some of his
best scenes and his sharpest comedy.
Production Sponsors
William & Nona Gabriel Pascal
Macdonald Heaslip Memorial Fund
Foundation
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Cast of Brigadoon (2019)
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE JACKIE MAXWELL STUDIO THEATRE
CHARLEY’S AUNT DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
By Brandon Thomas By Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Tim Carroll Directed by Selma Dimitrijevic
MAY 1 – OCTOBER 10 JULY 3 – OCTOBER 8
Today’s the day. If Charley and Jack don’t Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece of erotic desire
tell Amy and Kitty how they feel about them, takes a Greek tragedy and sets it on an
the college term will finish and they may American Gothic farmstead. The son can see
never see them again. But their plan to invite that his father’s new young wife plans to push
the young ladies for lunch depends on the him out. His passionate hatred for her is only
presence of Charley’s visiting Brazilian aunt. matched by hers for him. Blinded by passion,
When she lets them down at the last moment, they are set on a collision course. But the rest
all hope seems to have gone. Except that of the world is not blind.
their friend, Fancourt Babberley, happens to
be on his way to a fancy-dress party … hilarity
ensues in this laugh-out-loud comedy. TROUBLE IN MIND
By Alice Childress
Directed by Philip Akin
Production Sponsor Mary E. Hill
AUGUST 8 – OCTOBER 9
FLUSH ONE-ACT PLAY This should have been the first play by a
Based on the novella by Virginia Woolf Black woman on Broadway. But in 1955 Alice
Adapted and directed by Tim Carroll Childress refused to have it staged on the
Great White Way. Why? Because it is a play
JUNE 3 – OCTOBER 2 about white people putting on plays about
Black people, and the compromises that Black
One of the greatest love stories of all time, artists have to make to work in the prevailing
seen through the eyes of a dog. Not any old culture. Childress chose not to make the kind
dog: Flush was the subject of some delightful of compromise that Willetta, the heroine of
verses by Elizabeth Barrett, the invalid poet her play, has spent her life wrestling with.
who amazed the world by eloping with Robert A devastatingly accurate satire on theatre
Browning. Virginia Woolf’s ‘biography’ of one people and the society they live in, this is
of history’s greatest cocker spaniels is a comic a play for our times. Mature content.
masterpiece about much more than a dog.
Production Sponsors
Production Sponsor James & Diane King
James F. Brown
The Horse and His Boy (2019)
Aerial view of the cast of
Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre
Sponsored by
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SAVE 25%. SEE PAGE 11.
BUY ALL 7 PLAYS AND
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Kristi Frank backstage (The Horse and His Boy, 2019)
MORE AT THE SHAW
A SHORT HISTORY MUSIC AT THE SHAW
OF NIAGARA COFFEE CONCERTS
Created and performed by Alexandra
MAY 30, JULY 4, AUGUST 8 | 10:30AM
Montagnese and Mike Petersen
Commissioned and presented by the
Festival Theatre Lobby
Shaw Festival in partnership with Parks Canada
Directed by Tim Carroll Sunday morning classical concerts.
By donation
JULY 29 – AUGUST 13
NEW! WHAT’S IN YOUR SONGBOOK
Fort George National Historic Site
JUNE 18, JULY 28 | 8PM
From the Maid of the Mist to Laura Secord
to the founding of the Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre East Lawn Tent
A Short History of Niagara is a charming thirty
minutes of pure storytelling, the rich history An intimate and interactive evening of songs
of our region brought to life by wordless and stories. Accompanied by Ryan deSouza,
puppets. Cost to be confirmed Associate Music Director, Company members
sing songs from their audition songbooks and
tell the stories that go with those songs. $20
Production Sponsor Humeniuk Foundation
NEW! SONDHEIM SING-ALONG
JUNE 24, SEPTEMBER 9 | 11AM
Festival Theatre Rehearsal Hall
Join Paul Sportelli, Shaw Music Director, to
learn about – and sing along to – the music
of Stephen Sondheim. $20 | $15 for Shaw
Friends and under 30
SPEAKEASIES
Michael Man and Emily Lukasik backstage (Cyrano de Bergerac, 2019)
JUNE 24, JULY 10, AUGUST 14 | 8PM
Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre
An evening of Jazz featuring Associate Music
Director Ryan deSouza, members of the Shaw
Orchestra and special guests. $20
Program Sponsor
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HOLIDAY SEASON
A CHRISTMAS CAROL IRVING BERLIN’S
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE HOLIDAY INN
FESTIVAL THEATRE
By Charles Dickens
Directed by Molly Atkinson Based on the Film from Universal Pictures
Originally adapted and directed by Tim Carroll Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 23 Directed by Kate Hennig
Ebenezer Scrooge is back! Nestled in the NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 23
heart of the ultimate Christmas village, the
charming holiday favourite A Christmas Carol The cherished holiday classic returns to
returns to the Shaw Festival’s Royal George The Shaw just in time for Christmas! Jim quits
Theatre. It’s the perfect annual reminder of showbiz and the bright lights of New York City
what Christmas is all about. Arrive feeling for a quiet Connecticut farmhouse. There, he
“Bah, humbug!” Leave full of warm, fuzzy meets Linda – a tap-dancing schoolteacher who
Christmas spirit. has never forgotten her stage dreams – and
together they turn the profit-losing farmhouse
into a spectacular inn, open only on holidays.
Production Sponsor Supported by
Some of the greatest Irving Berlin songs –
including “Cheek to Cheek,” “Easter Parade”
and “White Christmas” – are brought to the
stage with glorious singing and dancing. This
fun-loving, tap-dancing, rib-tickling romantic
comedy will kick-start your holiday season.
BUY BOTH HOLIDAY SEASON
PLAYS AND SAVE 20% Production Sponsor Mary E. Hill
Kristi Frank, Kyle Golemba and Andrew Prashad (Holiday Inn, 2019)
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TICKET PRICES & THEATRES
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR 2021 TICKETS
Due to expected physical distancing requirements for our 2021 Season, we are unable to confirm
seating locations at this time. Tickets will be sold by price zone and specific seating locations
will be assigned at a later date. Book early to access the best selection of seats during seat
assignments and ensure the best prices (subject to change after January 31). While we cannot
make guarantees, we will do our very best to accommodate all seating requests. We appreciate
your cooperation and understanding as we navigate these uncertain times.
MUSICALS Single Show
(Gypsy, Holiday Inn) Platinum Gold Blue Purple
Preview performances $94 $80 $66 $28
Regular performances $135 $115 $95 $40
Single Show
NON-MUSICAL
Platinum Gold Blue Purple
Preview performances $84 $71 $58 $24
Regular performances $120 $102 $83 $35
FAMILY SHOW Single Show
(A Christmas Carol) Platinum Gold Blue Purple
Preview performances $59 $44 $32 $24
Regular performances $85 $63 $47 $35
Youth (applies to all plays) $25 $25 $25 $25
ONE-ACT PLAY All Performances of Flush $35
Prices in CDN $, exclude tax. Prices, artists, seat sections and performances subject to change. For Ways to Save and ticket packages, see pages 10-11.
Seating layout to be determined at a later date in line with government guidelines regarding physical
distancing. Visit shawfest.com for more detailed seating maps. Maps and seating capacity subject to change.
FESTIVAL 10 Queen’s Parade
Maximum 856-seat modern theatre includes ROYAL GEORGE
THEATRE the licensed Lobby Café and The Shawp
Special Access seating available
THEATRE Orchestra
85 Queen Street
Maximum 305-seat theatre
in a turn-of-the-century
vaudeville house
Special Access seating available
Orchestra
Balcony
JACKIE
MAXWELL
STUDIO
THEATRE Stage
10 Queen’s Parade
Balcony Maximum 267-seat theatre,
our most intimate space
Special Access seating available
8HOW TO ORDER ACCESSIBILITY
PRIORITY BOOKING PERIOD Special Access Seating
There are no elevators at the Festival and Royal George
NOVEMBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 27 Theatres. Special access seating is available at all three
theatres. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the
Ordering begins on the following dates, performance. Accessible washrooms are available.
according to your level of support: Assistive Listening Devices
Reserve when you book your tickets. Quantities are limited.
November 7 Governors Council
and Premier $1000+ Relaxed Performances
Flush, July 23; A Christmas Carol, November 25.
November 9 Sustaining, Contributing A relaxed performance is an inclusive theatrical experience
and Business $400+ intended to be sensitive to and accepting of any audience
member who may benefit from a more relaxed environment.
November 11 Supporting $200+
Closed Captioning
November 14 Annual $100+ Available for all performances of Sherlock Holmes and The
Raven’s Curse from Aug 1 to Oct 10. Smartphones and smart-
phone holders available by reservation or bring your own to
PLEASE HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP download the GalaPro app.
ACCOUNT NUMBER AVAILABLE WHEN More accessibility details at shawfest.com/accessibility
YOU BOOK ONLINE Accessibility Partner
shawfest.com Details below POLICIES
Exchanges
Phone 1-800-511-7429
Tickets may be exchanged for another performance during
905-468-2172 the 2021 Season (subject to availability) at least 24 hrs before
the performance. Any difference in price will be charged
Festival Theatre Box Office accordingly. Prices based on price of tickets at time of exchange.
In Person (if permitted by government A fee of $4.50 per ticket will apply, waived in case of illness.
restrictions) Friends Exchange Benefit: Tickets ordered by Friends up to
January 31 may be exchanged once for an equivalent section
Mail Shaw Festival, Box 774, and performance type at no additional cost. Exchange fees are
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON waived and new tickets will not be subject to changes in pricing.
L0S 1J0 Any upgrades (better seating or different performance types)
will benefit from early booking prices. This benefit is valid on
Order Form shawfest.com/orderform or the first exchange for each ticket and is subject to availability.
see the Season Planner form Service Charge
at the back of this brochure Waived during the Friends Priority Booking Period – another
great benefit of your Membership. As of November 28,
a $10 (tax in) service charge per order applies to all orders
ORDERING YOUR TICKETS ONLINE except for in-person orders which have a service charge of
IS SIMPLE. GO TO SHAWFEST.COM $1 per ticket, to a maximum of $10 per order.
Tax
1. Click on Friends Order Now box All tickets, services, and activities are listed without tax.
2. Log in to take advantage of your early
Children
ordering privileges
See Youth Pricing (page 11) for special prices for children.
3. Navigate to What’s On & Tickets to access Tickets must be purchased for any child attending a
the 2021 Season calendar performance and children must be seated with a parent or
4. Click Buy Now on your choice of performance(s) guardian. Babes-in-arms are not permitted in the theatres.
Ask us about age recommendations.
5. Reminder for 2021, select your own seats is not
available. Seating will be assigned at a later date. Shaw Festival Privacy Policy
Available at shawfest.com/privacy or at 1-800-511-7429.
Scent-Free Facilities
HOURS OF OPERATION In the interest of other patrons, please arrive perfume/cologne-free.
For current hours of operation, please visit Duty of Care
Please see pages 12-13 or visit shawfest.com for The Shaw’s
our website.
up-to-date Duty of Care health-related policy.
9WAYS TO SAVE
MEMBERS PRIORITY
BOOKING PERIOD
Friends of The Shaw benefit from first
access to every performance during the
priority booking period. Due to expected
physical distancing requirements during
our 2021 Season, we are unable to confirm
seating locations at this time. Tickets will
be sold by price zone and specific seating
Marla McLean backstage (Cyrano de Bergerac, 2019)
locations will be assigned at a later date.
Book early to access the best location of
seats during seat assignments and ensure
the best prices. In addition to first access,
tickets ordered by Friends of The Shaw up
to January 31 may be exchanged once for
an equivalent section and performance
type at no additional cost. As of February 1,
tickets prices are subject to change.
A SHAW FESTIVAL BESTSELLER! ENJOY YOUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTIONS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
SEASON’S The pass entitles our Friends to reserve tickets within 60 days
(everyone else – 30 days) of any performance throughout the season.
PASS The Season Pass is valid on nine plays including Flush, the Lunchtime
one-act. Exclusively in 2021, the pass also includes the Holiday Season
plays: A Christmas Carol and Holiday Inn.
SEASON’S In addition to the Season’s Pass benefits, the Season’s Pass Plus lets
you book one ticket to each of the nine plays right away! To upgrade
PASS PLUS your Membership for access to the Season’s Pass Plus, contact
For Friends of Membership at 1-800-657-1106 ext 2556.
The Shaw at
the Sustaining
• $400 Blue seating • $500 Gold seating • $600 Platinum seating
level and above
($600+) Only 1000 Season’s Passes will be made available in 2021. Buy now!
Pass is non-transferable and is good for one ticket per performance excluding Opening Celebrations. Season’s Pass tickets must be
picked up in person by each individual Season’s Pass holder of record and photo ID must be presented at time of pick up. Tickets may
only be picked up within two hours of each performance. Reservations are subject to availability at time of booking. The Shaw Festival
reserves the right to limit quantities and restrict eligibility of any performances. Excludes A Short History of Niagara. Tickets to all
productions are not guaranteed. Not applicable for wait-list performances.
10WAYS TO SAVE
HOLIDAY SEASON TICKET PACKAGE
THE BEST DEAL! Buy both Holiday Inn and A Christmas Carol
$25 bus ride, return and save 20%.
All performances must be purchased at one time. Discount
The roundtrip ride from Toronto on the granted on lowest number of seats purchased throughout
all performances. Applicable on Regular and Preview pricing.
Shaw Express is still only $25 return. Cannot be used in conjunction with other offers or packages.
Must be on same date(s) as theatre Holiday Inn and A Christmas Carol excluded from 3+, 5+ and
7 ticket packages. Not applicable on previously purchased
ticket(s). Available June-October tickets. Discount price based on price at time of purchase.
and during the Holiday Season. Bus Limit of 8 tickets per performance.
schedule and safety protocols at
shawfest.com. And remember, the
SPECIAL MATINEES FOR SENIORS 65+
Shaw Express now stops in Burlington. Tickets from $31 on select performances*.
Marked SM on calendar.
SPECIAL MATINEES FOR STUDENTS
MULTI-PLAY PACKAGES Students can book $25 tickets in any seating
Buy more, save more. locations at Special Matinee performances*,
Buy 3+ shows, save 15% marked SM on the calendar. Valid student ID
Buy 5+ shows, save 20% required at time of pickup for each student
– it’s like getting one show for free! ticket holder.
Buy 7 shows, save 25% – even better!
UNDER 30 PRICING
$30 Blue seating for all performances for
anyone up to 29 years old. ID required for each
‘Under 30’ ticket holder at time of pickup.
YOUTH PRICING
Save on tickets for children 18 years and
under. Purchase a regularly-priced adult
ticket, or a senior-priced ticket, and purchase
youth tickets for just $25 each. Ask about
family-friendly productions.
PREVIEW PERFORMANCES
Save 30% on all preview performances.
Marked P on the calendar. Prices start at $24.
Andrew Lawrie backstage (The Ladykillers, 2019)
THEATRE FOR $35
Regular ticket prices start at $35 for many
performances. Limited availability.
All Ways to Save offerings are based on availability, apply only
at the time of purchase and cannot be applied retroactively or
used in conjunction with other offers. Discounts do not apply
to Openings and A Short History of Niagara. Limit of 8 tickets
per offer. Students/Under 30: no ID, no discount. Prices listed
are per person, do not include tax or handling fee and are
subject to change.
*Non-seniors/non-students booking SM performances pay regular prices.
11DUTY OF CARE
DURING YOUR VISIT TO THE THEATRE, YOUR
WELL-BEING IS TOP OF MIND. TO THAT EFFECT
THE SHAW FESTIVAL IS COMMITTED TO THE
FOLLOWING HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES.
PLEASE VISIT SHAWFEST.COM FOR THE MOST
UP-TO-DATE MEASURES:
Cosmo Condina Photography
12DUTY OF CARE
• During and between performances continued
cleaning/disinfecting of high-touch surfaces in lobby,
washrooms, handrails, doorknobs, seat arms in the
theatres, will be taking place.
• The use of electro-static disinfectant sprayers
in public areas inside the buildings.
• Use of high-quality air filters in A/C and heating units.
• Increased presence of hand sanitizer stations
throughout the theatres.
• Touchless washroom faucets.
• Automatic door openers.
• Touchless scanning of theatre tickets upon entrance.
• Face coverings will be required by all patrons, in
conjunction with regional requirements and internal
safety protocols.
• Patrons to observe physical distancing as best as
possible and as directed by our Front of House team.
• Physical distancing in the theatre will be adjusted in
response to, and as required by, Public Health.
• House programmes available for personal pick up
before entering the theatre and also available online.
• For a period of time, we will serve beverages in
single-use glassware.
• We recommend pre-ordering your beverages
to reduce lines and crowding at intermission.
• We encourage electronic payment including for
parking. Parking attendant will have a handheld
debit/credit terminal.
• Assistive listening devices will be cleaned with
minimum 70% isopropyl alcohol between uses.
• Plexiglas barriers at point-of-sale locations.
We require – for the safety of other patrons and our
artists – that patrons who are unwell stay home and
contact the Box Office to reschedule their visit to The
Shaw. Exchange fees will be waived for all cases of illness.
Please rest assured that the Shaw Festival also has the
safety and well-being of its staff and artists at heart
and has protocols in place to ensure this. All of our
Retail, Front of House, Box Office and Food & Beverage
staff will be wearing masks or face shields, as required
by the local public authority.
Kindly ensure we have a valid email address for you
on file so that we may communicate with you quickly
and efficiently. This includes our pre-show email sent
to you prior to your visit which may contain additional
useful and important information.
The Shaw Festival has been awarded a Safe travels stamp, which is recognized
globally for adopting proper, standardized health and hygiene protocols.
13MAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
BUY MORE, SAVE MORE!
SAVE UP TO 25% WITH MULTI-PLAY PACKAGES.
SEE P. 11
2 3 4 5
Backstage Secrets 10am
Meet Directors/Designers 11am
Charley 1pm P SM
9 10 11 12
Mother’s Day Boxing Night Backstage Secrets 11am
Backstage Secrets 10am Friends Backstage Tour 10am Meet Directors/Designers 11am
Gypsy 1pm P SM Gypsy 2pm P SM
Charley 1pm P SM
16 17 18 19
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Charley 1pm P SM Gypsy 2pm P SM
Gypsy 7pm P Charley 2pm P SM
23 24 25 26
Backstage Secrets 10am Victoria Day Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Gypsy 1pm P SM Gypsy 8pm P
Charley 7pm P Charley 8pm P
30 31
GC Spring Weekend Memorial Day (US)
Coffee Concert 10:30am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm
Gypsy 7pm
14Thursday Friday Saturday
1 FESTIVAL THEATRE
Friends Day
Theatre Discovery 10am Gypsy
Backstage Secrets 11am
The Devil’s Disciple
Charley 2pm P
Sherlock Holmes and
The Raven’s Curse
6 7 8
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
Charley 2pm P SM Gypsy 2pm P SM Backstage Secrets 11am Charley’s Aunt
Charley 2pm P SM Gypsy 2pm P SM Flush
Charley 8pm P
JACKIE MAXWELL
STUDIO THEATRE
Desire Under the Elms
13 14 15 Trouble in Mind
Backstage Secrets 11am
Charley 2pm P SM Gypsy 2pm P SM
Charley 2pm P SM
Deeper Dialogue 11am HOLIDAY SEASON
Gypsy 2pm P
A Christmas Carol
Charley 8pm P
Holiday Inn
20 21 22
PERFORMANCE CODES
Gypsy 2pm P SM Backstage Secrets 11am P Preview
Charley 2pm P SM Special Matinee
Gypsy 8pm P
THE
27
Shaw Encounters 11am
28
BDLC Flush Rehearsal
29
GC Spring Weekend
SHAW
EXPRESS
Friends Changeover Chat Theatre Discovery 10am
Charley 8pm
Backstage Secrets 11am
Gypsy 2pm SM
Continue the Conversation
Charley 8pm
Gypsy 2pm
Charley 2pm SM
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15JUNE
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 2
Backstage Secrets 11am
Charley 8pm
6 7 8 B 9
Backstage Secrets 10am Friends Backstage Tour 10am Play by Play
Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Gypsy 1pm SM
Continue the Conversation
Charley 7pm Charley 2pm
Gypsy 2pm SM Flush 8pm P
13 14 15 B 16
Backstage Secrets 10am Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am
Backstage Secrets 11am
Flush 11:30am OC Charley 2pm
Devil 1pm P SM Gypsy 2pm SM Flush 8pm
20 21 22 23
Father’s Day National Indigenous Peoples Day Friends Backstage Tour 10am Zoom-in
Backstage Secrets 10am Zoom-in Zoom-in Backstage Secrets 11am
Backstage Secrets 11am
Gypsy 1pm SM Flush 11:30am
Continue the Conversation
Charley 1pm Tuesday Q&A Devil 8pm P
Charley 2pm Charley 8pm
Flush 8pm
27 28 29 B 30
Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Continue the Conversation
Flush 2pm
Gypsy 2pm SM Charley 8pm
Charley 2pm
16Thursday Friday Saturday
3 B 4 B 5 FESTIVAL THEATRE
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation GC Devil Rehearsal
Flush 11:30am P Gypsy 2pm Backstage Secrets 11am Gypsy
Gypsy 2pm SM Charley 2pm SM
Meet Directors/Designers 11am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
The Devil’s Disciple
Flush 2pm P Sherlock Holmes and
Gypsy 8pm
The Raven’s Curse
Charley 8pm
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
Charley’s Aunt
Flush
10 B 11 12 JACKIE MAXWELL
Play by Play Play by Play Shaw Garden Tour STUDIO THEATRE
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Backstage Secrets 11am
Gypsy 2pm Desire Under the Elms
Charley 8pm Flush 11:30am P Gypsy 6pm OC
Devil 2pm P SM Charley 8pm
Trouble in Mind
Charley 6pm OC HOLIDAY SEASON
Gypsy 8pm
A Christmas Carol
Holiday Inn
PERFORMANCE CODES
17 18 19 B P Preview
Meet Directors/Designers 11am Theatre Discovery 10am Juneteenth (US) SM Special Matinee
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation Burlesque 10am
Changeover Chat Songbook 8pm Backstage Secrets 11am OC Opening Celebration
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Continue the Conversation
Charley 2pm
Flush 11:30am Flush 11:30am B Shaw Express Bus
Devil 2pm P SM Gypsy 2pm
Gypsy 8pm Devil 8pm P
Sharry Flett backstage (Cyrano de Bergerac, 2019)
Charley 8pm Charley 8pm
24 B 25 26 B
Zoom-in Zoom-in Deeper Dialogue 11am
Sing-Along 11am Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation Continue the Conversation
Speakeasy 8pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 2pm SM Flush 2pm Flush 11:30am
Charley 2pm Gypsy 8pm Devil 2pm P SM
Gypsy 8pm
Charley 8pm
SHAW GARDEN TOUR
Saturday June 12 | 10am - 4pm
Self-guided tour of eight outstanding private gardens.
$25 | $20 BEFORE MARCH 15
For tickets go to shawguild.ca
SIP, SAVOUR & STROLL
Late summer
An exclusive evening in elegant gardens with refreshments,
live music and art. Visit shawguild.ca for date and details.
17JULY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
POP-UP PATIO
Food! Refreshments! Live Music!
Thursdays from July 8 to September 2 following
Festival and/or Studio Theatre matinees
4 5 6 7
Independence Day (US) Adult Acting Intensive Adult Acting Intensive Adult Acting Intensive
Coffee Concert 10:30am Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Backstage Secrets 11am Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Flush 1pm Devil 2pm P Flush 2pm
Desire 1pm P SM Gypsy 8pm
Gypsy 7pm Charley 8pm
Charley 7pm
11 12 13 B 14
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Continue the Conversation
Gypsy 1pm Charley 2pm
Tuesday Q&A
Desire 7pm P Desire 8pm P
Gypsy 2pm
Flush 8pm
18 19 20 B 21
Backstage Secrets 10am Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Shaw Symposium Backstage Secrets 11am Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation
Flush 11:30am
Sherlock 1pm P SM Gypsy 2pm SM Devil 8pm
Desire 1pm SM Desire 2pm Charley 8pm
Devil 7pm Sherlock 8pm P
Charley 7pm
25 26 27 28 B
Backstage Secrets 10am GBS Birthday Backstage Secrets 11am Theatre Discovery 10am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Friends Post-show Chat
Gypsy 1pm
Tuesday Q&A Songbook 8pm
Charley 1pm
Gypsy 2pm Sherlock 2pm
Desire 1pm OC
Charley 2pm Flush 2pm
Devil 7pm
Sherlock 8pm
Desire 8pm
18Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 B 3 FESTIVAL THEATRE
Canada Day Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am
Flush 2pm Gypsy 2pm SM Continue the Conversation Gypsy
Devil 2pm P SM Charley 2pm Flush 11:30am The Devil’s Disciple
Charley 8pm Desire 2pm P SM Sherlock Holmes and
Devil 8pm P The Raven’s Curse
Charley 8pm
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
Charley’s Aunt
Flush
JACKIE MAXWELL
8 B 9 10 B STUDIO THEATRE
Adult Acting Intensive
Friends Post-show Chat
Adult Acting Intensive
Theatre Discovery 10am
Deeper Dialogue 11am
Backstage Secrets 11am
Desire Under the Elms
Pop-Up Patio Friends Sherlock Rehearsal Continue the Conversation Trouble in Mind
Meet Directors/Designers 11am Speakeasy 8pm
Flush 11:30am
Gypsy 2pm
Continue the Conversation
Flush 11:30am HOLIDAY SEASON
Charley 2pm Gypsy 2pm A Christmas Carol
Desire 2pm P SM
Desire 2pm P SM Devil 8pm P
Charley 8pm Holiday Inn
Flush 8pm Charley 8pm
FORT GEORGE
A Short History
of Niagara
15 B 16 17
Meet Directors/Designers 11am Shaw Symposium Shaw Symposium
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am PERFORMANCE CODES
Pop-Up Patio Continue the Conversation
Flush 11:30am P Preview
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 2pm SM Special Matinee
Flush 11:30am Devil 2pm SM
Desire 2pm P SM
Sherlock 2pm P SM Charley 2pm OC Opening Celebration
Gypsy 8pm Gypsy 8pm
Charley 8pm Desire 8pm B Shaw Express Bus
22 B 23 24 THE
SHAW
Friends Post-show Chat Theatre Discovery 10am Continue the Conversation
Pop-Up Patio Continue the Conversation
Gypsy 12pm SM
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 2pm
EXPRESS
Sherlock 6pm OC
Charley 2pm Sherlock 2pm P SM
Flush 8pm
Desire 2pm SM Flush 2pm Relaxed
Sherlock 8pm P Devil 8pm OC
Flush 8pm Charley 8pm Direct from
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stop in Burlington
29 30 B 31
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am Only $25 return.
Friends Post-show Chat Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Continue the Conversation
Pop-Up Patio Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 10:45am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 12:15pm History 10:45am
History 10:45am Flush 11:30am
Gypsy 2pm
Flush 11:30am History 12:15pm
Charley 2pm
History 12:15pm Gypsy 2pm
Desire 2pm
Devil 2pm Desire 2pm SM
History 2:45pm
Gypsy 8pm History 2:45pm
Sherlock 8pm
Charley 8pm Devil 8pm
Charley 8pm SCHEDULE AT SHAWFEST.COM
19AUGUST
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 2 3 B 4
Backstage Secrets 10am Civic Day Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
GC Trouble Rehearsal Backstage Secrets 11am Friends Post-show Chat
Continue the Conversation Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 10:45am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 12:15pm History 10:45am
History 10:45am Flush 11:30am
Sherlock 1pm SM CC
History 12:15pm History 12:15pm
History 2:45pm
Gypsy 2pm Sherlock 2pm CC
Gypsy 7pm
Charley 2pm History 2:45pm
Desire 7pm
History 2:45pm Gypsy 8pm
Charley 8pm
8 B 9 10 B 11
Shaw Seminar Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Coffee Concert 10:30am Continue the Conversation Friends Post-show Chat
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 10:45am
Tuesday Q&A
History 12:15pm History 10:45am
History 10:45am History 12:15pm
Sherlock 1pm CC
History 12:15pm Sherlock 2pm CC
Trouble 1pm P SM
Gypsy 2pm Flush 2pm
History 2:45pm
Desire 2pm History 2:45pm
Devil 7pm
History 2:45pm Gypsy 8pm
Charley 7pm
Sherlock 8pm CC Charley 8pm
Desire 8pm
15 16 17 18 B
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Friends Backstage Tour 10am Theatre Discovery 10am
Backstage Secrets 10am Theatre Discovery 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Backstage Secrets 11am Friends Post-show Chat
Sherlock 1pm CC
Continue the Conversation Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Trouble 1pm P SM Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Flush 11:30am
Gypsy 7pm Tuesday Q&A
Sherlock 2pm CC
Charley 7pm Devil 2pm
Trouble 2pm P SM
Charley 2pm
Gypsy 8pm
Sherlock 8pm CC
Desire 8pm
Flush 8pm
22 B 23 24 25
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation Friends Post-show Chat
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 1pm
Tuesday Q&A
Charley 1pm Devil 2pm
Gypsy 2pm Charley 2pm
Sherlock 7pm CC
Desire 2pm Sherlock 8pm CC
Desire 7pm
Devil 8pm Flush 8pm
Charley 8pm
29 30 31
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
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Trouble 7pm
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20Thursday Friday Saturday
5 B 6 7 FESTIVAL THEATRE
Shaw Seminar Shaw Seminar Shaw Seminar
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am Gypsy
Pop-Up Patio
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Continue the Conversation
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
The Devil’s Disciple
History 10:45am
History 10:45am History 10:45am Sherlock Holmes and
History 12:15pm The Raven’s Curse
History 12:15pm Sherlock 2pm CC Flush 11:30am
Gypsy 2pm History 12:15pm
Desire 2pm
Flush 2pm
Gypsy 2pm
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
History 2:45pm
History 2:45pm Devil 8pm Desire 2pm Charley’s Aunt
Flush 8pm Charley 8pm History 2:45pm Flush
Sherlock 8pm CC
JACKIE MAXWELL
12 B 13 14 B
STUDIO THEATRE
Burlesque 10am Continue the Conversation Deeper Dialogue 11am
Meet Directors/Designers 11am Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Backstage Secrets 11am Desire Under the Elms
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation
History 10:45am Trouble in Mind
Pop-Up Patio Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Flush 11:30am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
History 10:45am History 12:15pm
Speakeasy 8pm
Gypsy 2pm
HOLIDAY SEASON
Flush 11:30am Sherlock 2pm CC Desire 2pm A Christmas Carol
History 12:15pm Trouble 2pm P SM Devil 8pm Holiday Inn
Gypsy 2pm History 2:45pm F Charley 8pm
Desire 2pm Devil 8pm FORT GEORGE
History 2:45pm Charley 8pm A Short History
Sherlock 8pm CC of Niagara
Trouble 8pm P
19 20 B 21
PERFORMANCE CODES
Shaw Encounters 11am Theatre Discovery 10am Backstage Secrets 11am P Preview
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation Continue the Conversation
Pop-Up Patio Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
SM Special Matinee
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Flush 11:30am Desire 12pm SM OC Opening Celebration
Gypsy 2pm Gypsy 2pm Flush 2pm F Final Performance
Desire 2pm Desire 2pm Trouble 6pm OC CC Closed Captioning
Sherlock 8pm CC Devil 8pm Sherlock 8pm CC
Trouble 8pm P Charley 8pm B Shaw Express Bus
POP-UP
26 B 27 B 28 B
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation Theatre Discovery 10am
Friends Post-show Chat Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Backstage Secrets 11am
PATIO
Pop-Up Patio Continue the Conversation
Gypsy 2pm
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Desire 2pm
Sherlock 2pm CC Flush 11:30am
Devil 8pm
Flush 2pm Sherlock 2pm CC
Charley 8pm
Trouble 2pm SM Trouble 2pm SM Thursdays until
Gypsy 8pm Gypsy 8pm September 2
Desire 8pm Desire 8pm
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21SEPTEMBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 B
Backstage Secrets 11am
Friends Post-show Chat
BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 2pm
SEASON PLAYS TODAY! Charley 2pm
Sherlock 8pm CC
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5 6 7 8 B
Backstage Secrets 10am Labour Day Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Friends Post-show Chat
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Sherlock 1pm CC
Desire 1pm Sherlock 2pm SM CC
Gypsy 7pm Flush 2pm
Trouble 2pm SM
Devil 8pm
Charley 8pm
12 13 14 B 15
Backstage Secrets 10am Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
The Half Hour Backstage Secrets 11am Friends Post-show Chat
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Gypsy 1pm SM Devil 2pm SM
Tuesday Q&A
Charley 1pm Charley 2pm
Gypsy 2pm SM
Sherlock 7pm CC Sherlock 8pm CC
Desire 2pm
Desire 7pm Desire 8pm
Sherlock 8pm CC
Trouble 8pm
19 20 21 B 22 B
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 6:30pm Continue the Conversation Friends Post-show Chat
Tuesday Q&A
Gypsy 1pm Gypsy 2pm SM
Desire 1pm SM Sherlock 2pm SM CC Charley 2pm
Sherlock 7pm CC Desire 2pm SM Sherlock 8pm CC
Flush 7pm Devil 8pm Trouble 8pm
Charley 8pm
26 27 28 29 B
GC Fall Weekend Friends Backstage Tour 10am Backstage Secrets 11am
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am Friends Post-show Chat
Theatre Discovery 10am Continue the Conversation Play by Play
Tuesday Q&A
Sherlock 1pm SM CC Flush 11:30am
Flush 1pm Sherlock 2pm SM CC Gypsy 2pm SM
Trouble 1pm SM Trouble 2pm SM Desire 2pm SM
Gypsy 7pm Gypsy 8pm Devil 8pm
Desire 7pm Desire 8pm Charley 8pm
22Thursday Friday Saturday
2 3 B 4 BB
FESTIVAL THEATRE
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation Backstage Secrets 11am
Pop-Up Patio Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Continue the Conversation Gypsy
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Devil 2pm Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
The Devil’s Disciple
Flush 11:30am Charley 2pm Flush 11:30am
Sherlock Holmes and
Gypsy 2pm Sherlock 8pm CC Gypsy 2pm The Raven’s Curse
Desire 2pm Trouble 8pm Desire 2pm
Devil 8pm Sherlock 8pm CC ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
Charley 8pm Trouble 8pm
Charley’s Aunt
Flush
JACKIE MAXWELL
9 B 10 11 B STUDIO THEATRE
Sing-Along 11am
Friends Post-show Chat
Continue the Conversation
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Backstage Secrets 11am
Continue the Conversation
Desire Under the Elms
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Devil 2pm SM Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Trouble in Mind
Gypsy 2pm SM Charley 2pm Flush 11:30am
Charley 2pm Gypsy 2pm
HOLIDAY SEASON
Gypsy 8pm
Desire 2pm Desire 8pm Desire 2pm A Christmas Carol
Sherlock 8pm CC Sherlock 8pm CC Holiday Inn
Flush 8pm Trouble 8pm
Trouble 8pm
PERFORMANCE CODES
SM Special Matinee
16 B 17 B 18
Shaw Encounters 11am Continue the Conversation Deeper Dialogue 11am CC Closed Captioning
Friends Post-show Chat Pre-show Talk 7:30pm Backstage Secrets 11am
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Flush 11:30am Continue the Conversation B Shaw Express Bus
Pre-show Talk 7:30pm
Sherlock 2pm SM CC Gypsy 2pm SM
Flush 2pm Devil 2pm
Trouble 2pm
Desire 2pm SM
Sherlock 8pm CC
Charley 2pm THE
Gypsy 8pm
Charley 8pm
Trouble 8pm
Gypsy 8pm
Desire 8pm DIRECTORS
PROJECT
Saturday September 25
Exclusively for Governors
23 24 25 B
Council ($2000+) and
Shaw Encounters 11am GC Fall Weekend
Gypsy 8pm Corporate Partners.
Friends Post-show Chat Directors Project
Charley 8pm Burlesque 10am See p. 29
Devil 2pm SM
Desire 8pm Theatre Discovery 10am
Flush 2pm Backstage Secrets 11am
Sherlock 8pm CC Continue the Conversation
Trouble 8pm Gypsy 2pm
Charley 2pm
Patrick Galligan backstage (Cyrano de Bergerac, 2019)
Desire 2pm
Devil 8pm
Flush 8pm
30
Continue the Conversation
Friends Post-show Chat
Play by Play
Devil 2pm SM
Charley 2pm
Sherlock 8pm CC
Flush 8pm
Trouble 8pm
23OCTOBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
3 4 5 6 B
Backstage Secrets 10am Backstage Secrets 11am Backstage Secrets 11am
Continue the Conversation Friends Post-show Chat
Gypsy 1pm SM
Tuesday Q&A
Desire 1pm SM Gypsy 2pm SM
Gypsy 2pm SM Desire 2pm SM
Sherlock 7pm CC
Desire 2pm SM Devil 8pm
Sherlock 8pm CC Charley 8pm
Trouble 8pm
10 11 12 13
Backstage Secrets 10am Thanksgiving Day
Gypsy 1pm F SM
Charley 1pm F SM
Sherlock 7pm F CC
17 18 19 20
24 25 26 27
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24Thursday Friday Saturday
1 B 2 B
FESTIVAL THEATRE
Continue the Conversation Theatre Discovery 10am
Play by Play Backstage Secrets 11am Gypsy
Flush 11:30am Continue the Conversation
The Devil’s Disciple
Sherlock 2pm SM CC Devil 2pm SM
Sherlock Holmes and
Trouble 2pm SM Charley 2pm The Raven’s Curse
Gypsy 8pm Sherlock 8pm CC
Desire 8pm Flush 8pm F ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
Trouble 8pm
Charley’s Aunt
Flush
7 8 B 9 B JACKIE MAXWELL
Friends Post-show Chat Continue the Conversation Theatre Discovery 10am STUDIO THEATRE
Backstage Secrets 11am
Devil 2pm SM Gypsy 2pm SM Desire Under the Elms
Continue the Conversation
Charley 2pm SM Desire 2pm F SM Trouble in Mind
Sherlock 2pm SM CC
Gypsy 8pm Sherlock 8pm CC
Trouble 2pm F SM
Desire 8pm Trouble 8pm
Devil 8pm F
HOLIDAY SEASON
Charley 8pm A Christmas Carol
Holiday Inn
PERFORMANCE CODES
14 15 16
SM Special Matinee
CC Closed Captioning
F Final Performance
B Shaw Express Bus
21 22 23
28 29 30
Kiera Sangster backstage (Cyrano de Bergerac, 2019)
25NOVEMBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 2 3
7 8 9 10
B B
14 15 16 17
Backstage Secrets 11am
Holiday 2pm P SM Holiday 1pm P SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Christmas 1pm P SM
Holiday 2pm P SM
Christmas 2pm P SM
21 B 22 23 24 B
Backstage Secrets 11am
Christmas 2pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 2pm SM
Holiday 7pm
Christmas 2pm SM
28 B 29 30
Backstage Secrets 11am
Christmas 2pm SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Holiday 2pm SM
Christmas 2pm SM
DECEMBER
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 B
Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 7pm
5 B 6 7 8 B
Backstage Secrets 11am
Holiday 2pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 2pm SM
Christmas 7pm
Christmas 2pm SM
12 B 13 14 15 B
Backstage Secrets 11am
Christmas 2pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 2pm SM
Holiday 7pm
Christmas 2pm SM
19 B 20 21 22 B
Backstage Secrets 11am
Holiday 2pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 1pm
Christmas 2pm SM Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 2pm SM
Holiday 7pm Holiday 7pm
Christmas 2pm SM
Christmas 7pm Christmas 7pm
26Thursday Friday Saturday
4 5 6 HOLIDAY SEASON
11 12 13 A Christmas Carol
Remembrance Day Meet Directors/Designers 11am Backstage Secrets 10am Holiday Inn
Friends Holiday Rehearsal Christmas Card 12pm Christmas Card 12pm
Christmas 1pm P SM Christmas 1pm P SM
Christmas 7pm P PERFORMANCE CODES
P Preview
18 19 20 SM Special Matinee
Meet Directors/Designers 11am Christmas Card 12pm Backstage Secrets 10am
Holiday 1pm P SM Holiday 1pm P SM Christmas Card 12pm OC Opening Celebration
Christmas 1pm P SM Christmas 1pm P SM Christmas 1pm OC F Final Performance
Christmas 7pm P Holiday 7pm P Holiday 6pm OC
Christmas 7pm
25 26 27
Thanksgiving Day (US) Christmas Card 12pm Backstage Secrets 10am
Christmas Card 12pm
Holiday 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas 1pm SM Relaxed Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas 7pm Holiday 7pm Christmas 1pm SM
Graeme Somerville (A Christmas Carol, 2017)
Holiday 7pm
Christmas 7pm
Thursday Friday Saturday
2 3 4
Christmas Card 12pm Backstage Secrets 10am
Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 12pm
Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Holiday 7pm Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM On stage
Christmas 1pm SM
Christmas 7pm
Holiday 7pm
Nov 12-Dec 23
Christmas 7pm
9 10 11
Christmas Card 12pm Backstage Secrets 10am
Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 12pm
Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Holiday 7pm
Christmas 7pm Christmas 1pm SM
Holiday 7pm
Kyle Blair and Kristi Frank (Holiday Inn, 2019)
Christmas 7pm
16 17 18
Christmas Card 12pm Backstage Secrets 10am
Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas Card 12pm
Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Christmas 1pm SM Holiday 1pm SM
Holiday 7pm Christmas 1pm SM
Christmas 7pm Holiday 7pm
Christmas 7pm
23 24 25
Christmas Eve Christmas Day
Holiday 1pm F SM
Christmas 1pm F SM
On stage
Nov 14-Dec 23
27REAL. HUMAN. ENCOUNTERS.
In March of 2020, The Shaw announced its
2019 results, including the best financial
results ever and best attendance in over
10 years. 1900 education and outreach
events added to that, provoking wonderfully
intelligent discourse, investigation and
debate among audiences, staff, volunteers
and artists. We were riding high and 2020
was going to be even better. Then the
pandemic struck and, two weeks later, the
province closed all theatres by public order.
We were fortunate to have taken out
pandemic insurance that insulated us
against some of our loss. We used that, and many government programs, to keep our
team here employed and to remain optimistic about getting back to our stages. Weeks
became months, and our optimism continued, but with diminishing expectation – like
a solitary light trying to hold back the shadows.
We knew that someone had to be a beacon. So many theatres and arts institutions
were being lost. So many colleagues out of work. We were still going. It was our duty,
as a leading cultural charity, to hold up that light, no matter how diminished. To try
and be the place where art continued, despite all outside forces. The Shaw should be
a place where everyone feels welcome and where all people can come to reconnect with
themselves and gather with others. Not digitally. Real Human Encounters. All year we
have heard from so many of you on how much you missed and need that.
2021 offers much of the season we lost and adds some new ideas that respect the
continued difficulties that face us. Our insurance will no longer provide us a safety net.
Now we look to you and ask if you can help us to fuel the flame for 2021 and banish the
shadows around us. To let us continue to be that beacon.
As one of the very few remaining ensemble repertory companies left in the world,
ticket sales normally cover only about half of our expenses and this year we will be
more reliant than ever on that philanthropic investment. Whether you are one of our
cherished long-time donors, wonderful corporate partners, foundation granting bodies
or recent friends, we invite you to consider increasing your support if you can. So many
are impacted by these extraordinary times, it is up to those of us who can help to do
what we can to support those things we care about.
We hope we are one of these things for you.
Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you in person soon!
TIM JENNINGS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
28EXCLUSIVE SAVE THE DATE!
GOVERNORS COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OPPORTUNITIES Friday March 5
GOVERNORS COUNCIL REHEARSALS
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Take in part of an onstage rehearsal
early in the staging process. TBA – Shivaree! Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 11 – Boxing Night, Toronto
Choose one from the following:
• Gypsy – Friday April 30 OPENING CELEBRATIONS
• The Devil’s Disciple – Saturday June 5 Charley’s Aunt June 11
• Trouble in Mind – Sunday August 1 Gypsy June 12
Founders Circle and above ($10,000+) Flush June 13
can experience all three rehearsals. July 23
The Devil’s Disciple
GOVERNORS COUNCIL FEATURE WEEKENDS Sherlock Holmes and
July 24
The Raven’s Curse
To book events, call the Governors Council
office at 1-800-657-1106 ext 2208 or Box Desire Under the Elms July 25
Office at 1-800-511-7429. Trouble in Mind August 21
Spring Weekend A Christmas Carol November 20
May 29 & 30
Holiday Inn November 20
Enjoy dinner with Artistic Director Tim
Carroll and a performance of Charley’s Aunt
on Saturday, followed by a Sunday full of
exciting activities. $350; $250 for Season’s
Pass holders
Fall Weekend
September 25 & 26
Highlights include: Directors Project
performances, discussions with Intern
Directors and dinner with Ensemble
members. $265
The Directors Project
September 25
The Shaw Festival recognizes generous
Experience two short plays by this year’s Intern
individuals who commit to future support
Directors. Book early, space is limited! Free
through a bequest or other legacy gifts as
members of the Brian Doherty Legacy Circle.
Brendan McMurtry-Howlett,
NEW! We are excited to offer onstage rehearsals
just for our Legacy Circle members:
Intern Director (2019)
• Charley’s Aunt – Saturday April 24
• Flush – Friday May 28
To book, call Kim White at 1-800-657-1106 ext 2397
29BEYOND THE STAGE FOR FRIENDS EVENTS TO ENRICH YOUR SHAW EXPERIENCE!
EXCLUSIVELY FOR FRIENDS (MEMBERS),
GOVERNORS COUNCIL AND CORPORATE PARTNERS
(The Horse and His Boy, 2019)
Jacqueline Thair backstage
To book events, call 1-800-511-7429.
Governors Council and Premier Friends
call 1-800-657-1106 ext 2208.
shawfest.com/beyondthestage/friends
OPEN REHEARSALS FRIENDS REHEARSALS
Select dates in spring and summer. Watch for Experience the play coming together by
your email invitation in early 2021. watching part of a rehearsal in the theatre.
Join us in the rehearsal hall with the director, Sherlock Holmes and The Raven’s Curse –
the stage manager and the actors and watch Friday July 9
as the play is shaped early in the process.
Holiday Inn – Thursday November 11
For all Friends and Governors Council
For Sustaining level and above ($600+)
members. Some restrictions apply. Free
and Corporate Partners. Free
FRIENDS DAY
THE HALF HOUR
Saturday May 1
Sunday September 12
A day of activities. Includes lunch and watching
See what happens in the half-hour prior to the
part of an onstage rehearsal of Gypsy.
performance of Gypsy to transform an actor into
For all Friends, Corporate Partners and their stage character. Book early, space is limited!
Governors Council members. $80
For all Friends, Corporate Partners and
FRIENDS BACKSTAGE TOURS Governors Council members. Free
Tuesdays | 10am
FRIENDS POST-SHOW CHAT/RECEPTION
May 11, 25; June 8, 22; July 6, 20; August 3, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting in June,
17; September 14, 28 except those marked P and OC.
Take a guided tour of the Festival Theatre, Exclusive chats with the cast or creative team
specially designed for our wonderful Friends. Free after select Festival Theatre matinees. See
calendar for dates.
CHANGEOVER CHATS
Thursday May 27 | Thursday June 17 For all Friends, Corporate Partners and
Governors Council members. Free
See the Festival Theatre stage change
from one play to the next. MIX & MINGLES
For Contributing level and above ($400+) Various dates and locations throughout
and Corporate Partners. Free the year – online and in person!
Engage with fellow supporters and meet Shaw
Company Members at these unique events.
Invitations with event details will be sent by email.
For all Friends, Corporate Partners and
Travis Seetoo backstage (Brigadoon, 2019)
Governors Council members. Prices vary.
30BEYOND THE STAGE FOR ALL GET MORE FROM THE SHAW
Schedules and details online at CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
shawfest.com/beyondthestage Following Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
To book Beyond the Stage events, matinees and 11:30am Flush performances
(except those marked P and O)
call Box Office at 1-800-511-7429
Free
IMMERSE YOURSELF THEATRE DISCOVERY DAY
NEW!
Cost does not include theatre tickets. (MULTI-GENERATIONAL PROGRAM)
• Charley’s Aunt: May 1, 29, June 18, July 9,
PLAY BY PLAY August 17, September 25; October 2 | 10am
June 9-11 | September 29-October 1 • Sherlock Holmes and The Raven’s Curse:
$225 | $200 for Shaw Friends | $150 online July 23, 28, August 18, 28, September 26,
October 9 | 10am
NEW! THE ART OF BURLESQUE
$20 with a ticket to the play | $18 for Shaw Friends
June 19, August 12, September 25 | 10am
$25 | $20 for Shaw Friends DEEPER DIALOGUES
Saturdays May 15, June 26, July 10, August 14,
NEW!ZOOM-IN, UP CLOSE: September 18 | 11am
ONLINE MONOLOGUE EXPLORATION
$10 | $8 for Shaw Friends. Speaker schedule online.
June 21-25 | 10am-2:30pm | Online
$250 | $150 Post-secondary students PRE-SHOW TALKS
May 30-September 19 | 7:30pm; 6:30pm
ADULT ACTING INTENSIVE on Sundays
July 5-9 | 9am-4pm
Free
$495
TUESDAY Q & A
SHAW SYMPOSIUM Following Tuesday evening performances (except
July 16-18 those marked P and OC), in all three theatres.
$150 | Students $95 | $85 online Free
SHAW SEMINAR BACKSTAGE SECRETS
August 5-8 May 1-December 19
$350 | $325 for Shaw Friends | $200 online $10 | $5 with a ticket to a performance
MUSICAL DELIGHTS
MEET THE COMPANY Please refer to page 6 for Music at The Shaw.
MEET SHAW DIRECTORS AND DESIGNERS
May 2, May 12, June 5, 17, July 9, 15, HOLIDAY EXTRAS
August 12, November 12, 18 | 11am
NEW! CREATE YOUR OWN VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CARD
$20 | $15 for Shaw Friends
Prior to Friday, Saturday and Sunday matinees
NEW! SHAW ENCOUNTERS of A Christmas Carol | 12pm, 1pm on Sundays
May 27, June 3, 17, July 15, 29, August 19, 26, $10
September 16, 23 | 11am
The Shaw reserves the right to cancel an event due to
$10 | $8 for Shaw Friends unforeseen circumstances.
31YOU DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
Our sincerest thanks to you for supporting the Shaw Festival in all of the various ways: as ticket
buyers, Friends, Governors Council members, Foundation and Government supporters and our
many Corporate Partners.
MAJOR SUPPORTER
THE SLAIGHT FAMILY ACADEMY
THEATRE AND PRODUCTION SPONSORS
William & Nona
James F. Brown Michael Eagen Macdonald Heaslip
Foundation
Gabriel Pascal
Mary E. Hill James & Diane King Memorial Fund
Tim & Frances Price Corinne & Victor Rice
PROGRAM AND PROJECT SPONSORS
BRIDGING BORDERS A SHORT HISTORY CHILDREN AND FAMILY
EDUCATION PARTNER SPEAKEASIES
PARTNER OF NIAGARA PROGRAM SUPPORTER
Humeniuk Christopher and
AT TO R N E Y S
LLP Foundation Jeanne Jennings
ACCESSIBILITY PARTNER EDUCATION PARTNER EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM STAGE DOOR PROGRAM
B&B PARTNER THEATRE FOR ALL PROGRAM OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER HOTEL PARTNER
MEDIA AND PRODUCT SPONSORS
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
an Ontario government agency
un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
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32SHAW SEASON PLANNER
Use this form to plan your 2021 Season visit to The Shaw.
1 SELECT YOUR PLAY(S)
SHOW DATE TIME # TICKETS
1
Pay full
price 2
3
Save 15%
on all 4
5
Save 20%
Like getting 1 show free
6
Save 25% 7
2 ADD HOLIDAY SEASON PLAYS
SHOW DATE TIME # TICKETS
1
Buy both
Save 20% 2
3
OR, BUY THE SEASON’S PASS OR SEASON’S PASS PLUS
(FRIENDS AT THE SUSTAINING LEVEL +) See page 10 for more details
4 PLAN YOUR BEYOND THE STAGE EVENTS (pages 29-31)
EVENT DATE TIME
1
2
5 PLACE YOUR ORDER AT SHAWFEST.COM OR 1-800-511-7429
OR BRING THIS PLANNER TO THE FESTIVAL THEATRE.
3310 QUEEN’S PARADE, BOX 774
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, MAY 1 – DECEMBER 23
ONTARIO L0S 1J0 CANADA
SHAWFEST.COM
FESTIVAL THEATRE
GYPSY
A Musical Fable, Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
By Bernard Shaw
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RAVEN’S CURSE
By R. Hamilton Wright
Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
CHARLEY’S AUNT
By Brandon Thomas
FLUSH (ONE-ACT PLAY)
Based on the novella by Virginia Woolf
Adapted by Tim Carroll
JACKIE MAXWELL STUDIO THEATRE
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
By Eugene O’Neill
TROUBLE IN MIND
By Alice Childress
HOLIDAY SEASON
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and originally directed by Tim Carroll
IRVING BERLIN’S
HOLIDAY INN
Based on the Film from Universal Pictures
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge Printed in Canada
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