THE 2021 SEASON GUIDE - JULY - OCTOBER
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THE STUDIO THEATRE
Three Tall Women
2021
FESTIVAL
THEATRE CANOPY
R+J
CABARETS
SEASON
Why We Tell the Story
You Can’t Stop the Beat
Play On!
Freedom
Finally There’s Sun
GUIDE
TOM PATTERSON
THEATRE CANOPY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Rez Sisters
I Am William
Serving Elizabeth
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WORLDS WITHOUT WALLS But far from placing limitations on our creativity, the need to work within the parameters
required of us – with shorter performances, smaller casts (no more than eight actors
per show) and physical distancing on
stage – has stimulated our artists to new
Two young people are in love. They’re next-door neighbours, but their families don’t get feats of imagination as they devise novel
on. So they’re not allowed to meet: all they can do is whisper sweet nothings to each modes of performance. Our 2021 playbill
other through a small gap in the garden wall between them. Eventually, they plan to run off encompasses Shakespeare, music, modern
together – but on the night of their elopement, a terrible accident of fate impels them both classics and new work, presented in ways
to take their own lives. you’ve never seen at Stratford before.
Sound familiar? It’s the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, as told by the ancient Roman poet And it’s not only the pandemic that
Ovid, one of Shakespeare’s favourite authors. Most of us know it from the comical play- has opened us up to new ideas and
within-the-play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream – but it’s also essentially the same story experiences. The Black Lives Matter
Shakespeare told in Romeo and Juliet. protests of last summer brought home to
It certainly resonates with us today. We know what it’s like to be isolated in our homes, us how far our society still remains from
separated from our loved ones, reduced to interacting through online equivalents of a hole overcoming those other dividing barriers
in the wall. And we know about other barriers, too: walls of prejudice, mistrust and hatred of systemic inequity and oppression. So
that can be as fatal as any pandemic. our playbill celebrates difference as well as
But there’s more to Ovid’s story. The blood of the lovers, seeping into the ground, is universality, widening our definitions both
absorbed by the roots of a mulberry bush – and turns its berries from white to a deep and of a classic and of who we are. To learn
vibrant red. And with that metamorphosis comes the families’ realization of the tragedy their more about our work on anti-racism please
enmity has wrought. visit our website.
That idea of metamorphosis, of awakening and new growth arising from loss, informs our 2021 The pandemic has taken a dreadful toll,
season. Our artists, like the rest of us, have been living through a time of seismic shock to their both in lives and in lingering psychological
psyches – but it has also been a time of transformative regeneration. It’s as if we’ve been in a effects. We at the Festival may be
cocoon, and now it’s time to emerge in a blaze of new colour, with lively, searching work that powerless against the former, but we have
deals with profound questions and prompts us to think and see in new ways. a crucial role to play in addressing the
latter. If theatre has anything to teach us, it
While I do intend to program in future seasons all the plays we’d planned to present in 2020, I is about the resilience of the human spirit.
also know we can’t just pick up where we left off. The world has changed; we have changed.
Something huge has happened to us and within us. How do we express that together? Our new season was born of our
determination to emerge from this crisis
In one significant sense, 2021 sees us return to our roots. Two open-sided canopies, one more inventive, more inclusive and more
erected at the Festival Theatre and the other on the grounds of the new Tom Patterson creative than ever. I hope it will excite
Theatre, shelter appropriately distanced seats. Sharing the same visually gorgeous design, you and engage you, bring renewed joy
these structures enable audiences to gather in safety and comfort in the open air. into your life and inspire you as we dream
But more than that, they bring an inherently festive quality to the season. Just like our together of a world without walls.
original tent in 1953, these new canopies signal that a very special event is taking place
here in Stratford: a new artistic beginning.
Meanwhile, we have also been able to make provision for limited-capacity indoor
performances at the Studio Theatre. As always, your safety, and the safety of our artists
and staff, is our very first priority, and all three of our 2021 venues will operate in strict Antoni Cimolino
accordance with public-health guidelines. Artistic Director PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT WISHART
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A WORLD-BEATING COMBINATION LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Outstanding theatre presented in a Welcome. It is a great privilege to share stories on this beautiful territory, which has been
beautiful setting, rich in ancient tradition, the site of human activity – and therefore storytelling – for many thousands of years.
that invites communion with friends, This territory is governed by two treaties. The first is the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt
moments for reflection and Instagram- Covenant of 1701, made between the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,
worthy photos: that’s the combination that an agreement to set violence aside and peacefully share and care for the land in the Great
makes a visit to Stratford such a sublime Lakes Basin. The second is the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, an agreement made by eighteen
pleasure. Anishinaabek Chiefs and the Canada Company, an agency of the British Crown. As an
In 2021, our city’s lush parklands become organization and as individuals, we at the Stratford Festival are in a process of learning how
even more of a complement to the artistry we can be better treaty partners.
on our stages as we mount a season of We wish to honour the ancestral guardians of this land and its waterways: the Anishinaabe,
plays and cabarets under two beautifully the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, and the Neutrals. Today many Indigenous
designed outdoor canopies. You can enjoy peoples continue to call this land home and act as its stewards, and this responsibility
our performances, both indoors and out, extends to all peoples, to share and care for this land for generations to come.
safe in the knowledge that the Festival
has received the World Travel and Tourism
Council’s #SafeTravelsStamp, recognizing
we have adopted worldwide standards
for health and hygiene at our outdoor and STRATFORD IS BACK – SO STAY IN TOUCH!
indoor facilities. On page 20 you’ll find our We’re delighted to welcome you in our spaces this summer and you’ll find much
duty of care statement that outlines all the of the information you need to plan your visit in the following pages. But there’s
measures we’re taking to keep you safe at still more to come!
the Stratford Festival this year.
The Meighen Forum will feature performances, readings, speakers, panels and
For those of you unable to join us this workshops for you to enjoy in person or online via STRATFEST@HOME. A full
summer, we plan to film and stream our schedule will be available soon.
season offerings on our digital platform,
STRATFEST@HOME. STRATFEST@HOME, our digital subscription service, will stream filmed versions
of many of our 2021 productions! Details will be announced later this summer.
Either way, whether you visit us in person
or virtually in the comfort of your own Watch our website to find out more. For earliest notification, make sure you’ve
home, we look forward to sharing with given us permission to email you so that we can let you know about these
you the world’s best theatre experiences, offerings and any further announcements about our season. Simply log into
in a Stratford Festival season like no other. your account to update your profile or call our box office at 1.800.567.1600.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Anita Gaffney The Plays 4 Season at a Glance 21
Executive Director The Cabarets 10 Season Calendar 22
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT WISHART
Care Commitment 20 Accessibility 29
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STUDIO THEATRE | AUGUST 10–OCTOBER 9 | OPENING AUGUST 19 FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | AUGUST 12–SEPTEMBER 26 | OPENING AUGUST 15
EDWARD ALBEE’S R+J
THREE TALL WOMEN
DIRECTED BY DIANA LEBLANC
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ADAPTED BY RAVI JAIN, CHRISTINE HORNE AND ALEX BULMER
DIRECTED BY RAVI JAIN
PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH WHY NOT THEATRE
JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE . . .
By turns acerbic, anguished and sarcastically funny, an old woman known to us only as “A” lays bare her inner THERE’S MORE TO LOVE THAN MEETS THE EYE
life in sometimes shocking detail to two others: a middle-aged caregiver identified only as “B” and a young They say that love is blind – and with blindness comes the freedom to open the mind’s eye to a world of
legal professional, “C.” limitless possibility. Likewise, the challenge of staging the world’s most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet, in
Originally programmed for our 2020 season, Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, which he called an a time of physical distancing brings with it the opportunity to explore modes of theatrical presentation that are
“exorcism” of his own troubled relationship with his adoptive mother, is a profound meditation on aging, death both unexpectedly novel and as old as the art of storytelling itself.
and the very nature of the self: who are we really, and how do we become who we are? Intended for blind, low-vision and sighted audiences alike, this radically reimagined version of Shakespeare’s
In keeping with our pandemic precautions, we present the play’s two parts – the second of which brings a beloved romantic tragedy invites you into an up-to-the-minute modern world of sound and music, a world that
startlingly different take on its characters – as separate performances, scheduled to be seen on the same day. challenges the identities we construct when we use only our eyes, a world in which the entrenched hostilities of
an older generation are challenged by the passions of young people who only want to love.
Production support is generously provided by Sylvia D. Chrominska, Dr. Desta Leavine in memory of Pauline Production support is generously provided by Dr. M. Lee Myers and by Catherine & David Wilkes.
Leavine, Sylvia Soyka, The Westaway Charitable Foundation and by Jack Whiteside.
Three Tall Women will be performed in two parts. Book one ticket – it provides access
to both parts on the same day.
Dante Jemmott Eponine Lee Alex Bulmer Beck Lloyd Lisa Nasson
Romeo Juliet Friar Lady Capulet, Tybalt Benvolio
Martha Henry Lucy Peacock Mamie Zwettler Andrew Iles
A B C The Boy Sepehr Reybod Rick Roberts Tom Rooney
Mercutio Capulet Nurse
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TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY | JULY 16–AUGUST 1 | OPENING JULY 22 TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY | JULY 23–AUGUST 21 | OPENING JULY 28
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE REZ SISTERS
BY TOMSON HIGHWAY
DIRECTED BY PETER PASYK DIRECTED BY JESSICA CARMICHAEL
WAKING UP TO THE UNREAL WORLD WIN OR LOSE, THE GAME WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES
Spellbound lovers, quarrelling fairies, tradesmen with a fervour for amateur theatricals: they’re all mixed up They have their dreams and their difficulties, these seven women. One yearns for a singing career; another for
together in the surreal world of Shakespeare’s great comedy of dreaming and desire. a white porcelain toilet. One grieves for her lover, killed in a motorcycle accident; another harbours the memory
of a horrific sexual assault. The cancer that afflicts one of them is not the only malignancy they confront.
This deep dive into the sometimes unsettlingly dark and dangerous realms of the subconscious famously
culminates in a play within the play: a hilariously inept performance by Nick Bottom and his fellow would-be But one dream they hold in common is that of winning “the biggest bingo in the world” – and one day,
actors. But even as we laugh at the ham-fisted efforts of these “rude mechanicals,” we are won over by their accompanied by the transformative spirit guide Nanabush, they leave their Manitoulin Island reserve and set
heartfelt belief in the power of the imagination. out for Toronto to do just that.
Taking its cue from that insight, this production deploys the most fundamental techniques of theatrical art in a Ribald, harrowing and mystical, this seminal work of Indigenous drama celebrates the spirit of resilience and
magically inventive staging of a play that is itself a celebration of the imagination at its most extreme. the powerful beauty these women bring to the tough world in which they live.
$5 from each ticket sold to The Rez Sisters will be donated to the Native Women’s Association of Canada
Production support is generously provided by the Harkins & Manning families in memory of Susan & Jim Harkins. in support of justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Production support is generously provided by Karon C. Bales & Charles E. Beall and by M. Fainer.
Eva Foote Craig Lauzon Trish Lindström Jonathan Mason André Sills
Hermia, Snug, Oberon, Theseus Puck, Egeus Demetrius, Quince, Bottom Jani Lauzon Brefny Caribou Lisa Cromarty Christine Frederick Nicole Joy-Fraser
Peaseblossom Mustardseed
Pelajia Patchnose Zhaboonigan Peterson Marie-Adele Starblanket Veronique St. Pierre Annie Cook
Amaka Umeh Micah Woods Bahareh Yaraghi
Helena, Flute, Moth Lysander, Snout, Cobweb Titania, Hippolyta Kathleen MacLean Tracey Nepinak Zach Running Coyote
Emily Dictionary Philomena Moosetail Nanabush
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TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY | AUGUST 10–SEPTEMBER 12 | OPENING AUGUST 14 TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY | AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 26 | OPENING SEPTEMBER 2
SCHULICH CHILDREN’S PLAYS
I AM WILLIAM
A PLAY WITH MUSIC
SERVING ELIZABETH
BY MARCIA JOHNSON
TEXT BY RÉBECCA DÉRASPE DIRECTED BY KIMBERLEY RAMPERSAD
MUSIC BY CHLOÉ LACASSE AND BENOIT LANDRY
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY LEANNA BRODIE IN THE SCRIPT OF HISTORY, WHO GETS A SPEAKING ROLE?
DIRECTED BY ESTHER JUN In Kenya in 1952, Mercy, a restaurant proprietor, is hired to cater the impending visit of Princess Elizabeth,
soon to be Queen. In 2015, another story unfolds in London, England, where a young Kenyan-born Canadian,
HER BROTHER’S NO SHAKESPEARE – BUT SHE SURE IS Tia, is working as an intern on a TV drama series about the British royal family, while also pursuing a writing
project of her own. These parallel narratives seem only coincidentally connected – until a surprising twist
Margaret Shakespeare has a dazzling talent for writing, which she yearns to put to serious use. But in an age reveals a deeper relationship between the two. Audiences are certain to enjoy this ingenious contemporary
lethally suspicious of female intellect and literacy, how can she find a way to fulfill her authorial ambitions yet drama that keeps us guessing as it explores issues of colonialism, nationalism and the question of who gets
still survive? Fortunately, she has a brother, William, who isn’t much of a writer but who wants to make it as to have a voice.
an actor – and friends in high places have just the role for him.
Produced by special arrangement with Thousand Islands Playhouse.
Tapping into our fascination with the enigma of William Shakespeare’s life and how he came to write those
plays – and the seemingly endless speculation in some quarters about whether he really did – this light- Production support is generously provided by John & Therese Gardner and by the Tremain family.
hearted yet genuinely passionate interweaving of comedy, song and poetic fancy spins a playful and witty
yarn that will delight younger audiences and adults alike.
Shakura Dickson Landon Doak Allan Louis Shannon Taylor Sean Arbuckle Arlene Duncan Cameron Grant Virgilia Griffith Sara Topham
Margaret William John, Earl of Leicester Mary, Queen Elizabeth I Talbot, Maurice Mercy, Patricia Montague, Steven Faith, Tia HRH Princess Elizabeth,
Robin
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FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | JULY 10–JULY 21 | OPENING JULY 13 FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | JULY 15–JULY 31 | OPENING JULY 18
WHY WE TELL THE STORY YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT
CURATED AND DIRECTED BY THOM ALLISON
CURATED AND DIRECTED BY MARCUS NANCE
THE ENDURING POWER OF MUSICAL THEATRE
A CELEBRATION OF BLACK MUSICAL THEATRE What is it about musical theatre that captures the hearts of millions of fans? Through wars, disasters,
Throughout the ages the African-American community has told stories of life, love, pain and hope through heartbreaks and triumphs, musicals have been there to give us a way to understand the human experience
the glorious expressions of musical theatre and poetry. In this update of the sold-out 2019 Meighen Forum and flourish. Has there ever been a better way to represent our inner lives than in glorious Technicolor and
concert, Festival artists take you on a journey with the voices of legendary Black poets African-American song? We invite you on this tune-filled ride to celebrate why musicals have always been the ultimate tonic for
musical-theatre canon, including hits from Aida, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Caroline, or Change, The Color Purple, the soul in good or troubled times.
Hamilton, The Lion King, Once on This Island, Show Boat and many more. As Maya Angelou said,
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, / I am the dream and the hope of the slave.” Production support is generously provided by Nona Macdonald Heaslip.
Production support is generously provided by Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin.
Neema Bickersteth Robert Markus Marcus Nance Vanessa Sears Alana Hibbert Gabrielle Jones Evangelia Kambites Mark Uhre
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FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | JULY 29–AUGUST 15 | OPENING JULY 31 FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | AUGUST 19–SEPTEMBER 5 | OPENING AUGUST 21
PLAY ON!
CURATED BY ROBERT MARKUS, JULIA NISH-LAPIDUS AND JAMES WALLIS
FREEDOM
CURATED AND DIRECTED BY BEAU DIXON
DIRECTED BY JULIA NISH-LAPIDUS AND JAMES WALLIS
SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF BLACK MUSIC
A SHAKESPEARE-INSPIRED MIXTAPE From the moment Black people landed on North American soil, their music took root and became the basis
Shakespeare’s influence on Western culture extends even into your favourite pop hits. Whether it be direct for much of the popular music we hear today. There is an endless list of exceptional Black musicians who
lines from his plays appearing in Top 40 lyrics or whole songs inspired by his plots, whether the borrowers have been lost to history while their white counterparts gained fame. From church hymnals to the blues,
be Taylor Swift, Madonna, Elton John, The Beatles, Prince or Radiohead, Shakespeare is still there, lurking from jazz to rock ’n’ roll, R&B and rap, we owe much of our musical history to Black culture, and it’s time to
in the mainstream, as cool and as relevant as ever. This lively celebration of terrific tunes affords a great give credit where it is due.
opportunity to introduce a younger audience to Shakespeare’s continuing role in popular culture. Production support is generously provided by Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin and by Sylvia Soyka.
Production support is generously provided by Barbara & John Schubert.
Gabriel Antonacci Jacob MacInnis Jennifer Rider-Shaw Kaitlyn Santa Juana Robert Ball Alana Bridgewater Beau Dixon Camille Eanga-Selenge
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FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY | SEPTEMBER 9–SEPTEMBER 26 | OPENING SEPTEMBER 12
FINALLY THERE’S SUN
CURATED AND DIRECTED BY SARA FARB AND STEVE ROSS
Special Performances | Speakers & Panels
Interactive Workshops
A CABARET OF RESILIENCE
After their success with The Victory Cabaret and The New Cabaret, Sara Farb and Steve Ross return, along with
Noah Beemer and Germaine Konji, to take us on a musical journey through a year of enormous change and EXPAND YOUR EXPERIENCE IN STRATFORD AND ONLINE!
growth. They explore the isolation, the loneliness, the upheaval and the unexpected silver linings that came out
of a time like no other. Join us to reflect on this “great pause” as we move forward and get back to living freely.
Production support is generously provided by Jody & Deborah Hamade and by Dr. Robert & Roberta Sokol.
LIVE IN LAZARIDIS HALL
Be among the first to experience a performance in the new
Lazaridis Hall, designed as the home of The Meighen Forum
in the new Tom Patterson Theatre.
ONLINE
The Digital Meighen Forum brings expert commentary and artistic
insights directly to your device. Dive into the play before your
Stratford trip, or revisit and reflect after you’ve returned home.
Noah Beemer Sara Farb Germaine Konji Steve Ross stratfordfestival.ca/Forum
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Uprising Series CURATED BY HANNAH RITTNER
The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs BY ANA CARO MALLÉN DE SOTO
Wednesday, August 18, 8 p.m.
When Fernando, a gentleman to the Prince of Flanders, discovers that Don Juan saved
Estela from bandits, he invites Don Juan to stay at his castle. As Don Juan joins the
esteemed company, he confesses to Fernando that he fled Madrid to avoid a woman who
has accused him of ruining her honour. This woman is Lenor and she has followed him all
the way from Madrid to Flanders in a man’s disguise. And now she seeks revenge.
IN-PERSON EVENTS The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret BY SUSANNA CENTLIVRE
Thursday, August 19, 8 p.m.
ONE STEP AT A TIME CREATED BY ANDREW PRASHAD Isabella escapes an arranged marriage by jumping out of her window. Colonel Briton
miraculously catches her fall, and so he immediately takes her to Violante’s house, where she
August 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 8 p.m. | August 14, 2 p.m. From $35 is hidden. Felix, the beloved to Violante, becomes wildly jealous when he notices Colonel
Using monologues, original songs, improvisational tap dance and multimedia video, Briton at her house, hoping to speak with Isabella. Violante is now faced with the impossible
Andrew Prashad shares his and his wife’s journey of caring for a son with spina bifida choice: does she confess Isabella’s whereabouts to Felix? Or does she protect her friend’s
and hydrocephalus, while raising two daughters – all while maintaining his career as a right to say no to marriage?
professional actor, singer and dancer.
When Ladies Meet BY RACHEL CROTHERS Wedding Band BY ALICE CHILDRESS
#KanderAndEbb CREATED BY RYAN G. HINDS Friday, August 20, 8 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 8 p.m.
September 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 8 p.m. From $35 An irreverent comedy about Mary Howard, A spell-binding story by one of the most
a successful novelist about to publish her important playwrights of the modern era.
Ryan G. Hinds’s #KanderAndEbb is a tour through the music of Broadway songwriters John Kander most scandalous book about a young Wedding Band follows Julia, a Black woman
and Fred Ebb, set against entertaining and touching real-life stories from the fan who managed to woman who nearly breaks up a marriage. desperate to escape the American South
get semi-close to the legendary writers’ fabled world: touching on why you should almost always Art begins to mirror life when Jimmy so that she can legally marry Herman, a
meet your heroes, their unique writing process, the secret sexiness behind one of their most introduces Mary to the last person on Earth white man who she’s loved for ten years.
wholesome shows, how a chance encounter at Kiss of the Spider Woman changed his life, and she’d want to meet. However, the influenza pandemic has sunk
what it is that makes Kander and Ebb’s music so special. Featuring a fabulous four-piece band its teeth into the South, claiming Herman as
led by music director Mark Selby, the show is a hilarious, personal and sincere tribute that leaves its victim. Just after Herman gives Julia the
audiences with a new and deeper appreciation of the music and lyrics they thought they knew. Support for the Uprising Series is generously engagement ring she has waited all this time
Support for #KanderAndEbb is generously provided by Sandra Rotman in honour of Louis Applebaum provided by The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation. for, she must fight to save his life in secret.
through The Louis Applebaum Visiting Artists Program.
PLAY BY THE BOOK REV-elations Series CURATED BY SADIE BERLIN
A co-production with b current Performing Arts
Dramatic, intimate play readings complementing the season’s playbill and performed live in
Lazaridis Hall, the new home of The Meighen Forum. $30 REV-elations brings to light older and rarer plays by Black playwrights for audiences to
discover. Spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, these plays were created by
writers from Martinique, Canada and the Deep South. Play descriptions to come shortly.
The Dark Lady BY JESSICA B. HILL
Friday, August 6, 8 p.m. The Escape BY WILLIAM WELLS BROWN Parallel Hands BY FRANTZ FANON
Emilia Bassano, the probable Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s sonnets, was a published poet in Wednesday, August 25, 8 p.m. Friday, August 27, 8 p.m.
her own right. She was also trilingual, multiracial, and a talented musician. The Dark Lady
brings these two poets intimately together as they wrestle with artistic collaboration, ambition,
envy and love: an entanglement that will profoundly shape both their lives and their work. Collected Plays BY ZORA NEALE HURSTON How Now Black Man BY LORRIS ELLIOT
Shakespeare in the Ruins is planning a full production of The Dark Lady for 2022. Thursday, August 26, 8 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 8 p.m.
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Learn some creative writing strategies and In these workshops led by Stratford Festival
exercises directly from Marcia Johnson, prop-builders, learn practical prop-building
playwright of Serving Elizabeth. Discuss the techniques in order to begin to create
particular styles and techniques employed your own pieces at home. Participants
in her plays and engage in some active can observe or can purchase materials in
writing exercises yourself! advance to build alongside the artisans.
The Stillness Room
DIGITAL WORKSHOPS The Stillness Room is a coming together to experience the centring and quietly
transformative qualities of stillness, silence and connection. No previous meditation
Dates and times to be announced shortly experience is required.
The Stillness Room was founded in 2016 by Toronto theatre director and teacher Alan
Dilworth. A longtime meditation practitioner, Dilworth started The Stillness Room as a health
All ages are welcome to participate, but children under 12 and wellness offering for artists and theatre staff working under pressure. The program
must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. was piloted at Soulpepper Theatre Company, where it ran for two years, and was then
Recommended technical requirements for participants: implemented at the Stratford Festival.
A computer or tablet able to run a recent version of a web browser such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox, Since May 2020 The Virtual Stillness Room has been available free for all, in partnership
a reliable high-speed internet connection, a webcam (internal or external), digital camera or similar with Necessary Angel Theatre Company.
device to stream video, a microphone (internal or external) plus speakers or headphones.
For more information, please visit www.necessaryangel.com/virtual-stillness-room
As part of our commitment to making sure the Stratford Festival is
open and accessible to every member of our community, we have
introduced Pay What You Will (PWYW) to let you decide the price
you can afford to pay to participate.
DIGITAL SPEAKERS AND PANELS
Poems by Playwrights Shakespeare’s Speeches Watch for series launch in mid-July.
What story is being told in a poem? What Through discussion and acting exercises,
history lies between the lines? How is explore the intricacies of some of
poetry connected to theatre? In these Shakespeare’s great speeches in these
three workshops led by Monice Peter, workshops, led by actors, past and present,
delve into the poetic journey of Afro- and who have brought the words of Romeo and
Caribbean-Canadian and American Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to
playwrights and discover how their culture
and experiences are layered within the
life on stage. FREE DIGITAL EVENTS
devices of their poetry.
Creating Costumes Original Dance MEET THE FESTIVAL
In these workshops led by members of Learn original choreography from some of July 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25. 10 a.m.
the Stratford Festival Wardrobe, learn the Stratford Festival’s professional dancers Fun and informal digital Q&A sessions with Festival artists and staff.
practical costume-building techniques in and choreographers. No previous dance
order to begin to create your own pieces experience is necessary! Minimum floor
at home. Participants can observe or can space at home of approximately 8’ x 8’ in
purchase materials in advance to build which to move is recommended.
alongside the artisans.
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CARE COMMITMENT Tourism Industry
Association of Ontario STUDIO THEATRE
July August September October
A visit to the Stratford Festival has always provided an opportunity to gather and Three Tall Women
celebrate the best of live theatre. During the current pandemic, this commitment to a
common, engaging experience has not changed – but doing so safely requires careful
attention to important health and safety measures.
FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY
July August September
WHEN WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO OUR VENUES, OUR R+J
COMMITMENT TO YOUR SAFETY INCLUDES: Why We Tell the Story Cabaret
• Limited-capacity performance venues to ensure effective physical distancing.
• Enhanced cleaning/disinfecting of all of our guest and staff areas. You Can’t Stop the Beat Cabaret
• Face coverings worn by all staff and are encouraged for everyone, as per guidance from local
health authorities. Play On! Cabaret
• Physical distancing and single-direction foot traffic supported through directional signage as well Freedom Cabaret
as the guidance of staff and volunteers.
• Sanitation stations at all venues and detailed handwashing directions at sinks. Finally There’s Sun Cabaret
• Plexiglas barriers installed where physical distancing is more difficult to maintain.
• Touchless/automatic faucets and doors wherever possible, and regular sanitizing of high-touch Support for the 2021 season in the Festival Theatre Canopy is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster
surfaces throughout the theatre facilities.
• Paperless environment, including electronic/tap payments, digital house programs and digital
ticket scanning.
• Pre-ordered food and beverage service available for physically distanced pickup. TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY
• Limited-capacity, physically distanced in-person Theatre Store experience, as well as curbside and July August September
ship-to-home options.
• Assistive listening receivers sanitized between uses, with headsets available for you to purchase A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and keep.
• Coat check/baggage dropoff closed for the season. The Rez Sisters
• Exchange fees waived for all cases of illness. I Am William
To support our ability to keep you safe, please ensure we have a valid email address on file so
that we can keep you informed as our protocols evolve in response to guidance from public Serving Elizabeth
health authorities.
We look forward to celebrating the best of live theatre together. Thanks for supporting our efforts to
keep patrons, artists and staff safe at all times.
For our latest updates, visit stratfordfestival.ca/CareCommitment
2021 SEASON STREAMING ONLINE THIS FALL
Enjoy a show again – or catch shows you couldn’t see in person!
The Stratford Festival has been awarded a #SafeTravels Stamp, which is recognized globally, for
Join our virtual audience for streamed performances. Watch for details on how to book:
adopting proper, standardized health and hygiene protocols.
stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
LEGEND 1 Canada Day 2 3
(O) Opening Performance
(F) Filmed performances –
NEW – WAITING LIST FOR
camera positions may
affect sightlines. SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES
See page 26 for details.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The two parts of
Three Tall Women
will be presented
separately.
Book one ticket – 3:00 Why We Tell the Story
7:00 Why We Tell the Story
it provides access 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
to both parts on OPENING
the same day. Why We Tell the Story
11:00 Why We Tell the Story
11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat
3:00 Why We Tell the Story 3:00 Midsummer Night’s 3:00 Why We Tell the Story
3:00 Why We Tell the Story 7:00 Why We Tell the Story (O) 7:00 Why We Tell the Story 7:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 7:00 Why We Tell the Story
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OPENING OPENING
You Can’t Stop the Beat A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11:00 Why We Tell the Story 11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 11:00 The Rez Sisters
11:00 Midsummer Night’s 3:00 Midsummer Night’s 11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat (F) 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat
3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat (O) 11:00 Why We Tell the Story (F) 7:00 Why We Tell the Story 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat (F) 3:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat
3:00 Midsummer Night’s 3:00 Why We Tell the Story (F) 7:00 Midsummer Night’s 3:00 Midsummer Night’s (O) 7:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 7:00 Midsummer Night’s
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OPENING OPENING
The Rez Sisters Play On!
11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat
11:00 Midsummer Night’s 11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 11:00 The Rez Sisters
11:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 11:00 Midsummer Night’s (F) 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat
11:00 Midsummer Night’s 11:00 Midsummer Night’s 3:00 Midsummer Night’s 11:00 Play On! 3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 3:00 The Rez Sisters
3:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 3:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 3:00 Play On! 3:00 Midsummer Night’s (F) 7:00 Play On! (O)
3:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 The Rez Sisters (O) 7:00 You Can’t Stop the Beat 7:00 Play On! 7:00 Midsummer Night’s
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
LEGEND 1 2 Civic Holiday 3 4 5 6 7
(O) Opening Performance
(F) Filmed performances –
camera positions may
affect sightlines.
11:00 Play On! 11:00 Play On! 11:00 The Rez Sisters
11:00 Midsummer Night’s 11:00 Play On! 11:00 Play On! 11:00 The Rez Sisters 3:00 Play On!
3:00 Play On! 11:00 The Rez Sisters 11:00 The Rez Sisters 8:00 The Dark Lady 7:00 Play On!
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 OPENING
CAN’T SEE
I Am William
IT ALL IN 11:00 R + J
2:00 One Step at a Time
PERSON?
11:00 Play On! (F) 11:00 Play On! 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 The Rez Sisters 11:00 The Rez Sisters 11:00 Play On! 3:00 R + J
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 11:00 I Am William 3:00 I Am William (O)
3:00 Play On! (F) 11:00 Play On! 3:00 R + J 3:00 R + J 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
Love it so
11:00 Play On! 3:00 I Am William 11:00 I Am William 3:00 I Am William 3:00 I Am William 7:00 Play On!
11:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 7:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 7:00 The Rez Sisters 7:00 The Rez Sisters
much you
3:00 The Rez Sisters 8:00 One Step at a Time 8:00 One Step at a Time 8:00 One Step at a Time 8:00 One Step at a Time 8:00 One Step at a Time
15 16 17 18 19 OPENING 20 21
want to see OPENING Three Tall Women OPENING
R+J (Not available for sale) Freedom
it again? 11:00 Freedom
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 (O)
11:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William
2021
11:00 I Am William 3:00 Freedom 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
3:00 R + J 3:00 The Rez Sisters 3:00 Freedom
11:00 R + J 3:00 I Am William 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 (O) 11:00 R + J 3:00 The Rez Sisters
productions 11:00 Play On!
11:00 The Rez Sisters
11:00 The Rez Sisters (F)
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
7:00 R + J
7:00 The Rez Sisters
7:00 R + J
7:00 The Rez Sisters
11:00 The Rez Sisters
3:00 R + J
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
7:00 Freedom (O)
streaming 3:00 R + J (O)
3:00 The Rez Sisters
3:00 The Rez Sisters (F)
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
8:00 The Courage to Right
a Woman’s Wrongs
8:00 The Wonder: A Woman
Keeps a Secret
7:00 Freedom
8:00 When Ladies Meet
7:00 The Rez Sisters
8:00 Wedding Band
this fall on 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
STRATFEST
@HOME 11:00 Freedom
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 R + J (F) 11:00 R + J 3:00 R + J 11:00 R + J 3:00 R + J
Watch for 11:00 Freedom
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Freedom
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
7:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Freedom
3:00 Serving Elizabeth
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
details: 11:00 I Am William
3:00 R + J
3:00 R + J (F)
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
7:00 Freedom
8:00 The Escape
8:00 Collected Plays by Zora
Neale Hurston
7:00 Freedom
8:00 Parallel Hands
7:00 Freedom
8:00 How Now Black Man
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NEW! TOM PATTERSON THEATRE TOURS
Explore our beautiful new venue with guided tours.
11:00 Freedom (F)
$25 per person – limited availability, so be sure to book early.
11:00 I Am William
11:00 Freedom
11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
3:00 Freedom (F)
Tours on performance days beginning August 31.
3:00 Freedom 3:00 Serving Elizabeth Visit stratfordfestival.ca/Tour for times.
3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
LEGEND 1 2 3 4
(O) Opening Performance CALLING ALL TEACHERS! OPENING
Serving Elizabeth
(F) Filmed performances –
camera positions may Watch King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and 11:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William
affect sightlines. Juliet, Othello and The Tempest for FREE using our 11:00 R + J 11:00 Freedom 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 11:00 R + J
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3:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William
3:00 R + J
3:00 Freedom
3:00 Serving Elizabeth
11:00 Serving Elizabeth
3:00 R + J
stratfordfestival.ca/PerformancePlus
3:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 I Am William 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 3:00 I Am William
7:00 Freedom 7:00 R + J 7:00 Freedom 7:00 Freedom
7:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Serving Elizabeth (O) 7:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 I Am William
5 6 Labour Day 7 8 9 10 11
STRATFEST
@HOME 11:00 R + J
11:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 R + J
11:00 I Am William 11:00 R + J
Fresh digital 11:00 Serving Elizabeth
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 R + J
11:00 Serving Elizabeth
11:00 Finally There’s Sun
11:00 I Am William (F)
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
3:00 R + J
11:00 Serving Elizabeth
3:00 Finally There’s Sun
content from 3:00 Freedom 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Finally There’s Sun 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 Serving Elizabeth
some of 3:00 I Am William
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
3:00 I Am William
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
3:00 I Am William (F)
7:00 R + J
7:00 Finally There’s Sun
7:00 Serving Elizabeth
7:00 Finally There’s Sun
7:00 I Am William
Canada’s best 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
performers. OPENING
Finally There’s Sun
Films, original 11:00 R + J
11:00 Serving Elizabeth (F)
11:00 Finally There’s Sun
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
content, music 11:00 R + J 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Finally There’s Sun
and more. 11:00 I Am William
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
3:00 Finally There’s Sun
3:00 Serving Elizabeth (F)
11:00 R + J
3:00 Finally There’s Sun
11:00 R + J
3:00 R + J
3:00 Serving Elizabeth
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
3:00 Finally There’s Sun (O) 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 11:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 R + J
ONLY 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Finally There’s Sun 7:00 R + J 7:00 Finally There’s Sun 7:00 Finally There’s Sun 7:00 Serving Elizabeth
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STRATFEST@HOME
11:00 Finally There’s Sun (F) 11:00 Finally There’s Sun 11:00 R + J
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 11:00 R + J 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 11:00 R + J 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
11:00 R + J 3:00 Finally There’s Sun (F) 11:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 R + J 11:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 Finally There’s Sun
3:00 Finally There’s Sun 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 R + J 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 3:00 Finally There’s Sun 3:00 Serving Elizabeth
3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
26 27 28 29 30 National Day for Truth 1 2
and Reconciliation
OCTOBER
11:00 R + J
3:00 Finally There’s Sun 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 11:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
3:00 Serving Elizabeth 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1 3:00 Three Tall Women Part 1
7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2 7:00 Three Tall Women Part 2
26 1 800 567 1600 | 519 273 1600 STRATFORDFESTIVAL.CA 27ENJOY OUR NEW VENUES
The capacity of seating shown in each venue is based on anticipated regulations. You will be required
ACCESSIBILITY
to book all the seats within your selected seat grouping to allow for physical distancing. For your
convenience, groupings are available for parties of 1, 2, 3 or 4. If regulations allow larger audiences,
FOR GUESTS WITH LOW VISION FOR GUESTS WITH
additional seating will be provided on outer edges. Audio-described performances are
designed for patrons who are blind or
RESTRICTED MOBILITY
When we begin selling tickets, indoor capacity will be limited to 25 seats per venue based on have low vision. A live audio describer gives We offer accessible and mobility seating in
Ontario’s reopening plan. Those seats are coloured blue. When regulations allow for details of costumes, sets and key on-stage the outdoor venues located at the Festival
greater capacities, the grey seats will be available for booking. action. Delivered via headset, the description Theatre and Tom Patterson Theatre. Accessible
supplements the spoken dialogue without seats are reserved for those using wheelchairs
interfering with it. as all other seats in our 2021 venues meet
FESTIVAL THEATRE CANOPY TOM PATTERSON THEATRE CANOPY mobility requirements.
NOTE: R+J is accessible to blind and low-vision
Fully accessible outdoor venue. Fully accessible outdoor venue. audiences through an integrated audio description. Our theatres also feature special-access
All seats at floor level. All seats at floor level. washrooms, motorized door controls and elevators
Pod B
in multi-level buildings. Patrons are welcome to
D
E E
D
FOR GUESTS WHO ARE HARD bring their own assistive devices; however, large
devices such as walkers must be stored away from
C C
OF HEARING OR DEAF the seating area during performances.
B B
Our theatres offer wireless radio frequency Pre-paid special-access parking is available
A A
hearing assistance receivers that are also with a valid permit. These spaces are
compatible with t-coil-equipped hearing aids and limited, so please reserve and pay when booking
Support for the 2021 season under the Festival Theatre Canopy cochlear implants. Guests are encouraged to bring tickets. The City of Stratford also provides
is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster. their own headsets/earbuds but can also purchase unreserved special-access parking in Upper
STAGE
earbuds to use onsite and take home. Please Queen’s Park adjacent to the Festival Theatre, as
reserve your hearing assistance device at the time well as near our other theatres. Metered parking is
LAZARIDIS HALL of booking your ticket. free throughout the City of Stratford in designated
spaces with a valid special access permit.
Indoor venue at ground level, A A
adjacent to the auditorium at the In the 2021 outdoor season our accessible
FOR GUESTS WHO REQUIRE
B B
Tom Patterson Theatre. parking is located a significant walk from the
venue that includes a steeply inclined hill. Please
C C
D
E
D
E
A SUPPORT PERSON consider dropping off patrons with accessibility
requirements before parking, or reaching out to
Pod A
Support persons are welcome to provide our box office to arrange support for your visit.
services or assistance with communication, stratfordfestival.ca/Visit/TheatreAndGuides
STUDIO THEATRE mobility, personal care, medical needs or access
to our facilities. Support persons must have a
Indoor venue with all seating, except front row,
accessible by steps leading upward from stage level. The valid ticket to performances or events that have
assigned seating, and admission prices will be
FOR GUESTS WITH SCENT
auditorium is steeply inclined and reaching the back rows
may be challenging for those with restricted mobility. charged for both attendees. Complimentary
admission for one support person will be granted
ALLERGIES OR SENSITIVITIES
with a valid CNIB card or an Access2Entertainment While we encourage our guests to refrain
card – please contact our box office for assistance. from wearing heavily scented products,
The Festival will consider additional requests on a we cannot guarantee a scent-free environment.
case-by-case basis. Our performances will be held outdoors and
Our canopies will offer cover in case of rain, guests with allergies or sensitivities should come
and performances will only be cancelled in prepared for any impacts this may create.
extreme weather. Please dress appropriately
for the conditions. If you choose not to
attend due to weather, but the performance
SERVICE ANIMALS
is given, the exchange policies outlined on Service animals are welcome; please For more details visit
page 31 will apply. advise the box office when ordering to
ensure a suitable seat is reserved. stratfordfestival.ca/Visit/Accessibility
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DISAPPOINTMENT 1. Pick your performances from the calendar on pages 22 to 27.
2. Select the price that you wish to pay. All the rates below are available for
all seats – prices shown are per seat.
With smaller venues, we anticipate high demand for seats Please help us in this recovery season. If you’re able to do so, please consider the Stratford
Lover rate or the Festival Enthusiast rate and help ensure an unparalleled experience for all.
Flexible exchange terms in cases of travel restriction or illness.
PLAYS AND CABARETS
(Excluding Three Tall Women) THREE TALL WOMEN
ONLINE SALES TELEPHONE SALES
stratfordfestival.ca 1.800.567.1600 | 519.273.1600 $120 Stratford Lover Rate $159 Stratford Lover Rate
Playwright’s Circle, Sustainer and Tuesday, July 6, at noon Wednesday, July 7, at 9 a.m.
$95 Festival Enthusiast Rate $129 Festival Enthusiast Rate
Prospero Society Members
Associate, Benefactor, Ambassador Wednesday, July 7, at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 8, at 9 a.m. $75 Regular Rate $99 Regular Rate
and Friend Members
On-Account and Relaunch Friday, July 9, at 9 a.m. Friday, July 9, at noon
Discounted Rate Discounted Rate
Champions
$35 for 11 a.m. performances, $45 for the 11 a.m./3 p.m. pairing,
General Public Monday, July 12, at noon Tuesday, July 13, at 9 a.m. $55 for 3 p.m and 7 p.m. performances. $65 for the 3 p.m./7 p.m. pairing.
As part of our commitment to making sure that the Stratford Festival is open and
accessible to every member of our community, the discounted rates are offered to those
who may be unable to afford the higher price bands.
3. Choose your seat grouping size. See each venue’s seat groupings on page 28.
NEW! WAITING LIST FOR SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES You will pay the same ticket price for all the seats in your selected seat grouping, even if
Join the waiting list for a performance and we’ll let you know when seats become available. Simply your party won’t occupy all the seats. All ticket prices are available for all seats – you select
specify and pay for the number of tickets you need. If they become available, we’ll reach out to you by the price you wish to pay.
phone. If not, we’ll refund you in full. Members receive priority access within the waiting list.
Call the box office for details or to join a waiting list. 4. Order your tickets on your booking day by visiting stratfordfestival.ca or calling
1.800.567.1600.
EXCHANGES AND RETURNS
STUDENT AND GROUP INQUIRIES NO TICKET FEES! Tickets are fully exchangeable – a charge of $7.50 per ticket will apply but will be waived for patrons required to self-isolate or in
the event of COVID-related illness. Programming, casting and schedule are subject to change without notice.
Please refer to our website or reach out to our Prices shown are what you’ll pay
Visit stratfordfestival.ca/FAQ/Tickets for full conditions.
box office for student and group opportunities (only tax is added). People with any COVID-19 symptoms are not allowed in our venues, for the safety of other guests, staff and artists. If you have
and ticketing information. symptoms, please contact our box office at least one hour prior to the performance and we will walk you through the next steps
If you choose to have your tickets mailed to you, regarding your tickets. Options will be to exchange to another performance with all fees waived, to donate and receive a tax
stratfordfestival.ca/Groups | stratfordfestival.ca/Schools a $4 postage charge will be applied to your order. receipt for the value of the tickets or to place the non-expiring value on your Stratford Festival account for use in the future. As our
performance capacities are very limited this year, if you find you are unable to attend, please contact our box office as early as
possible so we can assist you with alternative arrangements.
Tour operators with TICO licenses are authorized ticket sellers. Avoid other, unauthorized third-party sellers by booking through our
official website: stratfordfestival.ca
30 1 800 567 1600 | 519 273 1600 STRATFORDFESTIVAL.CA 31A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO
OUR MEMBERS AND DONORS
Your commitment to the Festival over this past year has strengthened and
inspired us. Thanks to your support, we were able to survive the most
difficult year in our history and can now bring you a season filled with joy.
A simple word of thanks does not convey the enormous gratitude we feel.
SPONSORS
The financial stability your generosity provides, through your membership
or through a new or second gift to Raising the Tent, our Relaunch We are always so grateful for the very generous support of our Sponsors – and
campaign, ensures that treasured Stratford moments will be enjoyed for now, more than ever! Our particular thanks go to the many local supporters and the
generations to come. following key Corporate Partners who honoured their commitments in 2020.
Thank you! And we look forward to once more welcoming you home
to Stratford. Proud Season Partners
THANK YOU TO OUR RELAUNCH CHAMPIONS Production & Program Sponsors
MORE THAN MORE THAN MORE THAN
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MEMBERS HAVE RENEWED PATRONS HAVE MADE A GIFT PATRONS HAVE
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AS OF JUNE 14, 2021 The Stratford Festival is a non-profit organization with charitable status in Canada and the US.
The Stratford Festival gratefully acknowledges the generous support of these contributors to our success:
To make a donation to our Relaunch campaign or for membership please visit
stratfordfestival.ca/SupportUs or call our box office at 1.800.567.1600.
An agency of the Government of Ontario
Un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
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