Saturday, May 16, 2026
"It's a big, bold show, brassy and energetic, and the design needs to match that quality."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Michael Gianfrancesco shares his vision for the set and props of Gu…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing.” 💅
From head to toe, The Importance of Being Earnest is nothing if not impeccably dressed, with Costume Desi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 12, 2026
"It is building a framework that holds the play and elevates it."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dana Osborne reflects on bringing Guys and Dolls to life. She describes costume design as a …
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:50PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 10, 2026
“You have to buckle up... you’re on for a ride up until the bitter, bitter end.”
Step into the rehearsal hall as André Sills reflects on Othello, Shakespeare’s haunting and tragic l…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 7, 2026
"The most important thing is to stay open and flexible."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Cynthia Toushan shares how a new production of Guys and Dolls comes to life, alongside director-chore…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:15PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2026
What's the story of The Tempest?
Ashley Dingwell, Marissa Orjalo and Dakota Jamal Wellman explain the plot of Shakespeare's epic in just 90 seconds!
They star as the younger generation at …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:15PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 3, 2026
Get your tap shoes ready, because "Bottom's Gonna Be on Top"! 👯
Being a playwright in the Renaissance has its challenges, especially when your chief competition is local rockstar William …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2026
"I like to create an environment in the room where, truly, the best idea wins."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Donna Feore talks about working with the cast of Guys and Dolls.
This season,…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:00PM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2026
"He lets people find their own way into his web."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Evan Buliung uncovers the manipulative force of Iago, a man determined to unravel everything Othello has bui…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:10PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2026
"The storm is right in the middle of everybody."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino reveals how he plans to conjure the fierce, all-consuming storm at the heart of The Tempest, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15PM[SHARE]📯 All the way from Stratford (upon-Avon), please welcome the quill-wielding, ruff-rocking, sonnet-dropping superstar himself: William Shakespeare, with his chart-topping hit "Hard to be t…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:05PM[SHARE]"We have such trust."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre talk about the level of trust they've built together in Something Rotten!
Today marks 11 years since Somethi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:05AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Costumes are "intrinsic to the story and the performer and the character."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Cory Sincennes discusses the importance of costume design and his vision for The Im…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 19, 2026
"Shakespeare has made it so timeless... the story of human frailty and what we're capable of."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Krystin Pellerin explores Desdemona, the devoted wife at the he…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PM[SHARE]"The Tempest is a comedy... but at the beginning, it's a revenge play."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Geraint Wyn Davies shares why this play stands among Shakespeare's finest.
See Gerain…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32AM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
"It's a perfect play... on every level, a delight."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Carter Gulseth, Joe Perry, Allison Lynch and Marissa Orjalo talk about The Importance of Being Earnest.
O…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2026
"It's impossible not to live up to it."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Jennifer Rider-Shaw and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane talk about rising to the incredibly high standards of the dancers in …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:12PM[SHARE]Celebrate National Canadian Film Day with us! ðŸ
We're marking the occasion by unlocking a FREE collection of powerful Canadian stories, artists and voices on Stratfest@Home, now throu…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:06PM[SHARE]"Puck is play."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Mike Nadajewski finds the playfulness of Puck, the clever and mischievous sprite in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This enchanting production wil…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:54AM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2026
"What are we doing here?"
Step into the rehearsal hall as Paul Gross wrestles with life's unanswered questions in Waiting for Godot.
Today marks the birthday of Samuel Beckett (April 13, 19…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2026
"He is one of the finest actors in the world today."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino speaks about the nuance and depth that Geraint Wyn Davies brings to the role of Prospero …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 11, 2026
"You can give them one seed of an idea and they're so accomplished that they make the domino connections."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the process of directing …
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:32AM[SHARE]Friday, April 10, 2026
Othello: "extraordinary characters, extraordinary circumstances."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Haysam Kadri directs Shakespeare's relentless and timeless tragedy.
Previews for Othello be…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 9, 2026
"Mark does do some jazz hands in it."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre, who play Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, talk about Crapshooters' Ballet…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Oscar Wilde uses "wit and conversation as his currency."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Krista Jackson directs his brilliant trivial comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Previews begin…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
"An interesting and unusual character."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Tim Campbell talks about creating his own interpretation of Gandalf in The Hobbit.
The journey to Middle-earth starts…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM[SHARE]Monday, April 6, 2026
"We'll do a scene from Step Brothers, that would be fun..."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre discuss their work ethic for Something Rotten! (and bicker like sibling…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 5, 2026
"There's something about the familial relationships that echo like ripples in the pond."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the character archetypes present in Death o…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:18PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 4, 2026
"It is an entry point into your imagination."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Richard Lee, who is playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, reflects on the importance of theatre for young audienc…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:02PM[SHARE]Friday, April 3, 2026
"You move at the speed of trust."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Graham Abbey talks about encouraging the actors to hold hands and leap into the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Shakesp…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 2, 2026
Fit check with The Hobbit. ✔ï¸
Richard Lee, who plays Bilbo Baggins, stepped into his costume for The Hobbit and gave us a glimpse into the costume fitting process. Costume Designe…
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