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- In 2018, the Rocky Horror Show became the longest running show in Stratford Festival's 66-year history, with performances from June to December.
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The Festival was legally incorporated on October 31, 1952. Guthrie rapidly began recruiting actors from across Canada and abroad, including stars Alec Guinness and Irene Worth. A concrete amphitheatre was built to hold a revolutionary thrust stage conceived by Guthrie and designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch – the same stage that is the heart of the ...
- Stratford Festival Is A Repertory Theatre.
- Shows Are Staggered Through The Summer
- No Room For Coat Racks
- Farewell, Febreeze. Hello Vodka!
- Directors Take Off
- Stage Managers Run The Show
- Keeping It Cool
- Ever Seen A Yak with A Beard?
- Feeding The Masses
- A Live Orchestra Plays Along
That means by the time the summer is in full swing at the beginning of August, there are 12 shows running on three stages. Most actors are cast in more than one show, and each day, the stages go through two complete transformations, with crews replacing everything from the set and floorboards to swapping out costumes and resetting the lights. And t...
Though five productions open at the end of May, other plays premiere through the summer. So musicals like Billy Elliott begin rehearsing in January or February, but late openers, such as The Front Pagehave their first rehearsal at the beginning of June. In 2018, the Rocky Horror Show became the longest running show in Stratford Festival's 66-year h...
A pulley system is used to make costume storage at the Festival Theatre more manageable. There's no room to wheel coat racks full of costumes around back stage, so a mechanical pulley lifts the racks up into the ceiling of the dressing rooms and out of the way until they're needed again.
You won't find any Febreeze in the dressing rooms. It's a longstanding theatre tradition to use vodka to freshen up costumes that can't be laundered. It's odorless and tasteless and keeps even the most delicate costume from getting too ripe.
For the most part, the show's director leaves after opening night. Their job, shaping the vision and direction of the play, is over by then, and the director moves on to their next project while the show's stage manager steps in. The stage manager's job is to make sure the show is consistent, with the same experience on opening night as a matinee t...
There's a working disco ball in the stage manager's booth at the top of the Festival Theatre. That's where the show is "called" — every entrance, exit, lighting change, sound effect and moving set piece is cued by the stage manager. In a musical like Billy Elliott, there are hundreds of each type of cue.
Theatres are intentionally kept a bit chilly; it's for the comfort of the actors who are performing under hot lights and wearing layers of period clothing — imagine wearing a fur-trimmed velvet cloak in the dead of summer!
Because actors are often cast in more than one show, male actors change their look with realistic-looking fake moustaches, beards and sideburns — made from yak hair. Yes, yak hair. Each strand is woven through a fine mesh lace, knotted and cleaned after every show.
There's a full catering kitchen and cafeteria in the Festival Theatre building with a menu that caters to every possible dietary restriction and changes daily. It's for administration staff, show crew and actors who often don't have much time between rehearsals, warm-ups and shows.
You can't see it from the seats, but a live orchestra provides the soundtrack to the festival's musical productions, such as Billy Elliott and Little Shop of Horrors. The orchestra doesn't sit in a "pit" in front of the stage at the Festival Theatre. Instead, musicians are in a loft above the stage. There are separate rooms for brass instruments, p...
Oct 31, 2012 · The Stratford Festival is an internationally acclaimed drama festival. It offers a program of classical and modern plays and musical productions. The festival has grown appreciably since the inaugural season of 1953, which lasted only 6 weeks and offered 42 performances.
Nov 11, 2018 · It is officially the longest running show in the history of The Stratford Festival. BWW chatted with several cast members via email and they all expressed gratitude and excitement about...
OUR PRODUCTION HISTORY. This list does not include tours, workshops, music concerts, limited engagements or out-of-season presentations. Artistic Director: Tyrone Guthrie. 1953. Richard III. All’s Well That Ends Well. 1954. Measure for Measure. The Taming of the Shrew.
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. [1] Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival , the Shakespeare Festival and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival .
This page describes the production history of the Stratford Festival. The Stratford Festival (formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Stratford Festival of Canada, and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival) is a summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford, Ontario. [1] Theatre-goers, actors, and playwrights ...
