(April 1, 2020) The Stratford Festival is North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company. Its season is slated to open on June 2nd and run through December 31rd . With a production of All’s Well That Ends Well, the Festival celebrates the opening the of Tom Patterson Theatre, which joins its three other stages–the Avon, Studio and Festival Theatres. All’s Well That End’s Well is one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays,” defined by their moral complexity and their unorthodox blend of operatic and realistic drama. While it was a less popular play in Shakespeare’s time, its stylized, gender-bending plot and its ethical dilemmas make it an excellent choice for a 21st century interpretation. Another featured Shakespeare play in this season’s lineup is Richard III, a dark piece of royal propaganda that became embedded in England’s collective memory. Both plays promise to give the modern viewer much food for thought.

Than are dreamt of in our philosophy.”
(Hamlet, act 1 scene 5)
Amaka Umeh – Hamlet, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(Richard III, act 1 scene 3)
Colm Feore – Richard III, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(Richard III, act 1 scene 2)
Colm Feore – Richard III, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(Molière’s The Miser, act 3 scene 5)
Colm Feore – The Miser, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(Much Ado About Nothing act 1, scene 1)
Graham Abbey, Maev Beaty – Much Ado About Nothing, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

Jennifer Rider-Shaw, Chelsea Preston – Chicago, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

Robin: Yes Sire, and we don’t stand a chance there.
Jonathan Goad – Monty Python’s Spamalot, Stratford Festival. David Cooper

Laura Condlln – Frankenstein Revived, Stratford Festival
David Cooper

Character B: (Pause.) Is that so?
Character A: (Pause.) Yes.
Character C: (Small smile.) You’re ninety-two.
Character A: (Longer pause; none too pleasant.) Be that as it may.
(Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women)
Lucy Peacock, Martha Henry, Mamie Zwettler – Three Tall Women, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

Michaela Washburn – The Rez Sisters, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(All’s Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3)
Seana McKenna – All’s Well That Ends Well, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper

(All’s Well That Ends Well, act 5 scene 3)
Seana McKenna – All’s Well That Ends Well, Stratford Festival.
David Cooper
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