The Stratford Festival
Stratford
1-800-567-1600
April 11 - October 31, 2009
$29.00 - $111.00
http://www.stratfordfestival.ca
A drive outside of the city will lead you to the home of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Theatre lovers flock to the beautiful city for world class productions of classicplays. The 2009 season is filled with productions that will not disappoint.
West Side Story
Festival Theatre – 55 Queen Street, Stratford
Previews begin: April 11
June 5 - October 31, 2009
Two rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, wage a turf war in the mean streets of New York City. But when Tony, best friend of Jets leader Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Sharks leader Bernardo, simmering tensions escalate toward a shocking finale.
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Avon Theatre – 99 Downie Street, Stratford
Previews begin: May 9
June 2 - October 30, 2009
Dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities – not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen’s mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell.
Three Sisters
Tom Patterson Theatre – 111 Lakeside Drive, Stratford
Previews begin: May 9
June 3 - October 3, 2009
Raised amid the splendours of Moscow, sisters Olga, Masha and Irina now live with their brother Andrey in a dull provincial town. Yearning to escape, the sisters become enmeshed in a web of class conflicts and thwarted love as their brother’s new wife slowly takes over their house and their lives.
Macbeth
Festival Theatre – 55 Queen Street, Stratford
Previews begin: May 22
June 1 - October 31, 2009
Returning from battle, Macbeth encounters three mysterious women who tell him he will become king. Urged on by his wife, he decides to take his destiny in hand by murdering King Duncan as he sleeps. But as one atrocity leads inexorably to another, Macbeth finds that the choices we make can have unexpected consequences.
Julius Caesar
Avon Theatre – 99 Downie Street, Stratford
Previews begin: May 23
June 6 - October 17, 2009
Caesar, the most popular general in Rome, is assassinated, leaving two men – the honourable Brutus and the ambitious Cassius – to divide the spoils. But they’ve reckoned without Mark Antony, Caesar’s devoted follower and determined successor, and soon the republic all have sought to preserve is brought to the brink of anarchy.
Bartholomew Fair
Tom Patterson Theatre – 111 Lakeside Drive, Stratford
Previews begin: May 27
June 4 - October 2, 2009
Anything can happen (and usually does) at Bartholomew Fair, where fraudsters and pickpockets thrive and Ursula the pig-woman trades in more than one kind of flesh. Neither respectability nor Puritan zeal are proof against its snares – and no one who partakes in this licentious revel will ever be quite the same again.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Festival Theatre – 55 Queen Street, Stratford
Previews begin: May 29
June 19 - November 1, 2009
Despite his swashbuckling heroism and rapier wit, Cyrano thinks himself unworthy – because of his enormous nose – to be loved by the beauteous Roxane. Instead, he uses his gift for language to woo her for his comrade-in-arms, Christian. But when tragedy strikes, will Cyrano take his secret to the grave?
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Avon Theatre – 99 Downie Street, Stratford
Previews begin: June 11
June 20 - November 1, 2009
In ancient Rome, the slave Pseudolus yearns for freedom, while his young master pines for the girl next door. In exchange for his freedom, Pseudolus promises to find a way to unite the young lovers. But even in musical comedy, the course of true love never does run smooth. . .
Ever Yours, Oscar Phedre
Tom Patterson Theatre – 111 Lakeside Drive, Stratford
Previews begin: June 19
June 20 - August 29, 2009
At the height of his career, Oscar Wilde was the toast of London. Then came scandal, a sensational trial, imprisonment and a tragically early death. In this one-man performance, Brian Bedford tells Wilde’s amazing story through his letters, revealing little-known aspects of the man who wrote one of the English language’s greatest comedies.
The Trespassers
Studio Theatre – 34 George Street East, Stratford
Previews begin: July 26
August 21 - October 4, 2009
Fifteen-year-old Lowell is no average teenager – and his grandfather, Hardy, is no conventional role model. Whether urging the boy to pilfer a neighbour’s peaches, arranging his sexual initiation, or teaching him the finer points of poker, Hardy is the despair of Lowell’s born-again mother, Cash. But how far into forbidden territory has Lowell actually ventured?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Festival Theatre – 55 Queen Street, Stratford
Previews begin: Aug 7
August 21 - October 30, 2009
In an enchanted forest, a quartet of mismatched lovers and a gang of hapless actors cross paths with the king and queen of the fairies, resulting in a night of moonlit mirth. Love triumphs at dawn – but not before trickster Puck has had his way with all.
Rice Boy
Studio Theatre – 34 George Street East, Stratford
Previews begin: Aug 11
August 22 - October 3, 2009
Confined to her home in India, 16-year-old Tina, a paraplegic, draws patterns on the ground with rice flour as she awaits an arranged marriage to a man she has never met. But when her cousin Tommy arrives on a visit from Canada, the two form a bond and open each other’s eyes to a wider world – with life-changing consequences.
Zastrozzi
Studio Theatre – 34 George Street East, Stratford
Previews begin: August 12
August 23 - October 3, 2009
The deadly Zastrozzi, “master criminal of all Europe,” seeks to avenge himself on Verezzi, an artist and self-proclaimed visionary. Aided by his henchman Bernardo and the arch-seductress Matilda, Zastrozzi weaves his web around his prey, only to encounter unexpected resistance from Verezzi’s tutor, Victor.
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