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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. You Can't Stop the Beat Cabaret by Stratford Festival

Thom Allison discusses his cabaret-style homage to musical theatre and its power to raise our spirits in even the darkest times. Whether you'll be seeing shows in person or virtually, dig d…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Finally There's Sun Cabaret by Stratford Festival

Sara Farb and Steve Ross prepare you for their “cabaret for pandemic times,” a musical celebration of the spirit of resilience. Whether you'll be seeing shows in person or virtually, di…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Play On! Cabaret by Stratford Festival

Robert Markus, Julia Nish-Lapidus and James Wallis tell you about their cabaret’s exploration of Shakespeare’s sometimes surprising influence on pop music. Whether you'll be seeing show…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Why We Tell the Story Cabaret by Stratford Festival

Marcus Nance introduces you to his cabaret celebration of Black poetry and African-American musical theatre. Whether you'll be seeing shows in person or virtually, dig deeper into our seaso…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Three Tall Women by Stratford Festival

Director Diana Leblanc, actor Martha Henry and designer Francesca Callow share their insights into Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, a deeply personal meditation on the hu…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Freedom Cabaret by Stratford Festival

Joined by acclaimed poet George Elliot Clarke, Beau Dixon shares his thoughts on his cabaret tracing the history of Black music and its enduring legacy in what we listen to today. Whether y…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. The Rez Sisters by Stratford Festival

Tomson Highway’s story of women with big dreams in a challenging world endures as a seminal work of Indigenous drama. Director Jessica Carmichael and designer Sophie Tang discuss their new…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. Serving Elizabeth by Stratford Festival

Director Kimberley Rampersad, playwright Marcia Johnson and dramaturg Mũkonzi Mũsyoki discuss this compelling contemporary drama, inspired by a royal visit in 1952 – and its depiction in…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Stratford Festival

Director Peter Pasyk and sound designer and composer Reza Jacobs discuss Shakespeare’s great comedy of dreaming and desire, staged for our pandemic-era times as “a celebration of the ima…

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The Digital Meighen Forum | Showstarters ft. I Am William by Stratford Festival

Discover Shakespeare as you’ve never seen her before, as director Esther Jun joins dramaturg Kamana Ntibarikure in a discussion of this engaging musical drama for all ages. Whether you'll…

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

The Digital Meighen Forum | Meet the Festival ft. Nora Polley and Christine Schindler by Stratford Festival

Welcome to this season's first Meet the Festival, with guests Nora Polley and Christine Schindler. In this fun and informal digital Q&A sessions, they discuss working with our extensive Arch…

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LIVE VIEWING PARTY: The Stratford Adventure by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of The Stratford Adventure, the 1954 Oscar-nominated film from the National Film Board of Canada. [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BE…

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Saturday, July 3, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Post-Democracy by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of Post-Democracy, a world première by acclaimed Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch. [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BELOW] Pow…

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Friday, June 25, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Introduction by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes. A Festival Queerstory digs deep into the dark and mysterious past �…

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A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes. A Festival Queerstory digs deep into the dark and mysterious past �…

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes. [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BELOW] A Festival Queerstory digs d…

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Introduction by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of our 2014 production of Antony and Cleopatra, featuring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh. Reason and judgement prove no matc…

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A Festival Queerstory: A Legacy of Fortune and Men’s Eyes | Trailer by Stratford Festival

A Festival Queerstory examines the Stratford Festival’s 1965 workshop of the then-unknown play Fortune and Men’s Eyes, by John Herbert. André Morin walks us down the sometimes invisible…

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An Update on the 2021 Season by Stratford Festival

Rehearsals have begun. The canopies are up. We are doing everything we can to ensure a safe return to live theatre – and it’s exciting to be back at it. But as we await news from the gov…

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Saturday, June 12, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Antony and Cleopatra (2014) by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of our 2014 production of Antony and Cleopatra, featuring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh. [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BE…

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Friday, June 11, 2021

Machinery of Magic | Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

MACHINERY OF MAGIC THE TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS THE ART Welcome to the Stratford Festival's new Tom Patterson Theatre! This series of digital tours and interviews invites you to explore thi…

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Inside the Jewel | Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

INSIDE THE JEWEL DISCOVER THE EXPERIENCE THAT AWAITS YOU Welcome to the Stratford Festival's new Tom Patterson Theatre! This series of digital tours and interviews invites you to explore th…

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Beyond Beautiful | Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

BEYOND BEAUTIFUL THE INSPIRED DESIGN OF A RIVERSIDE GEM Welcome to the Stratford Festival's new Tom Patterson Theatre! This series of digital tours and interviews invites you to explore thi…

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A Space of Significance | Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

A SPACE OF SIGNIFICANCE ARCHITECTURE THAT STIRS THE HEART Welcome to the Stratford Festival's new Tom Patterson Theatre! This series of digital tours and interviews invites you to explore t…

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Inside the Stratford Festival’s new Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

Experience the beauty of the Stratford Festival’s newest theatre, slated to open post-pandemic in the spring of June 2022.

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Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre - Trailer by Stratford Festival

"Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre", a first look inside the new Tom Patterson Theatre! This series of digital tours and interviews invites you to explore this spectacular new venue wh…

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party of "Discover the New Tom Patterson Theatre", a first look inside the new Tom Patterson Theatre! [FOR CAPTIONS, CLICK VIDEO LINKS BELO…

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Introduction by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party featuring february: a love story by Sudden Spark Collective. Created by and starring Ellen Denny and Emilio Vieira. He’s looking f…

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LIVE VIEWING PARTY: february: a love story [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party featuring february: a love story by Sudden Spark Collective. Created by and starring Ellen Denny and Emilio Vieira. He’s looking f…

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: february: a love story by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party featuring february: a love story by Sudden Spark Collective. Created by and starring Ellen Denny and Emilio Vieira. He’s looking f…

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

LIVE VIEWING PARTY: Introduction by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino [CC] by Stratford Festival

Welcome to the Stratford Festival’s Live Viewing Party featuring the film of our 2019 production of William Shakespeare's Othello. Directed by Nigel Shawn Williams and featuring Michael Bl…

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