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Two Canadian theater festivals underway
Compiled by Jessica Axel and Amanda Korman, CJN Interns.
Shaw Festival
Running through October 28, this year’s Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, features 10 shows by new and seasoned playwrights that highlight everything from the life of Joan of Arc to the foibles of Irish dilettantes. For tickets, 800-511-SHAW or gb.shawfest.com.
‘Saint Joan’
By Bernard Shaw
Festival Theatre through Oct. 27
One of Shaw’s most acclaimed works, the play chronicles the extraordinary ascent of Joan of Arc.
‘Mack and Mabel’
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Revised by Francine Pascall
Festival Theatre through Oct. 28
The show captures the glory days of Hollywood through the tumultuous love story of film director Mack Sennett and movie star Mabel Normand.
‘Hotel Peccadillo’
By Georges Feydeau
Adapted by Morris Panych
Festival Theatre through Oct. 7
An adaptation of the original farce by Feydeau, Panych reinterprets the comedy that ensues when two friends and their various accomplices are stranded at the play’s namesake hotel.
‘The Circle’
By Somerset Maugham
Royal George Theatre
through Oct. 28
A daughter has to choose between “true love” and responsibility while her mother reflects on her own past experience with the same predicament.
‘The Philanderer’
By Bernard Shaw
Royal George Theatre
through Oct. 7
As much a story of a love triangle as it is a social commentary on playwright Henrik Ibsen and feminism, the show explores a romantic battle of the sexes.
‘Summer and Smoke’
By Tennessee Williams
Royal George Theatre;
June 23 n Oct. 27
Alma Winemiller finally sees her chance at love with her long-time fixation, Dr. John Buchanan, but her Southern charms may not be enough to win him over once and for all.
‘A Month in the Country,
after Turgenev’
By Brian Friel
Court House Theatre
through Oct. 6
The Irish author’s loose translation of Turgenev’s original Russian script follows one woman who cannot choose among her husband, her lover and her son’s tutor.
‘The Cassilis Engagement,
A Mother’s Comedy’
By St. John Hankin
Court House Theatre through Oct. 5
To prevent her son from marrying an unsuitable woman, the conniving Adelaide Cassilis plans a series of outings that send the shopgirl to the edge.
‘Tristan’
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey
Court House Theatre; July 12 n Oct. 6
A new musical about caged passions at a turn-of-the-century spa in the German Alps, where rules and schedules reign over the pursuit of love.
‘The Kiltartan Comedies’
By Lady Augusta Gregory
Court House Theatre through Oct. 6
A pair of stories chronicles the idiosyncratic villagers of the Irish town of Kiltartan.
Stratford Festival
Now in its 55th year, the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario, is featuring 13 plays and musicals. The festival runs through November. For tickets, 800-567-1600 or www.stratfordfestival.ca.
‘King Lear’
By William Shakespeare
Festival Theatre through Oct. 28
This classic Shakespearean tragedy chronicles the dividing of a kingdom among an aging monarch’s three daughters and the consequences that result.
‘Oklahoma!’
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Festival Theatre through Nov. 4
Centered on the love story of Laurey Williams and Curly McLain, “Oklahoma!” focuses on life in the Oklahoma territory during the turn of the 20th century.
‘The Merchant of Venice’
By William Shakespeare
Festival Theatre through Oct. 27
When the merchant Antonio is unable to repay Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, the heiress-turned-lawyer Portia must bring about a fair n and civil n solution.
‘An Ideal Husband’
By Oscar Wilde
Festival Theatre; July 31 n Oct. 27
Juxtaposed against the philandering Lord Arthur Goring, Sir Robert Chiltern seems like the perfect husband n until a secret from Chiltern’s past brings his character into question.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Dramatized by Christopher Sergel
Avon Theatre through Oct. 27
While trying to teach his children morality in the racially tense South, Depression-era lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
‘My One and Only’
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Peter Stone and
Timothy S. Mayer
Avon Theatre through Oct. 28
Pilot Billy Buck Chandler’s attempt to win the heart of performer Edythe Herbert is thwarted by Edythe’s boss Prince Nikki.
‘The Comedy of Errors’
By William Shakespeare
Avon Theatre through Oct. 26
Madcap comedy about a servant’s and a master’s coincidental discoveries that each has a long-lost identical twin.
‘Othello’
By William Shakespeare
Tom Patterson Theatre through Oct. 22
When Othello is misled about his wife’s faithfulness, he must struggle with the ferocity of his own tumultuous emotions.
‘Of Mice and Men’
By John Steinbeck
Tom Patterson Theatre through Oct. 22
The unusual friendship between farmhands George Milton and Lennie Small sets the backdrop for this Depression-era novel-turned-play.
‘A Delicate Balance’
By Edward Albee
Tom Patterson Theatre; July 29 n Sept. 23
With married couple Agnes and Tobias already at odds with their daughter Julia and Agnes’s sister Claire, the strength of the family is tested by the arrival of another couple with problems of their own.
‘The Blonde, the Brunette and
the Vengeful Redhead’
By Robert Hewett
Studio Theatre through Aug. 26
One performer portrays seven different characters, all of whom combine to tell the story of Rhonda Russell, a suburban housewife whose life has been shattered.
‘Shakespeare’s Will’
By Vern Thiessen
Studio Theatre; June 23 n Sept. 20
The wife of William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, considers her husband’s will on the night before the playwright’s funeral.
‘The Odyssey’
By Derek Walcott
Studio Theatre; July 27 n Sept. 28
A retelling of the Homeric epic with a Caribbean influence.
‘Pentecost’
By David Edgar
Studio Theatre; Aug. 3 n Sept. 21
The discovery of a priceless painting in an eastern European church sparks a debate about art and ownership.
Shaw Festival
Running through October 28, this year’s Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, features 10 shows by new and seasoned playwrights that highlight everything from the life of Joan of Arc to the foibles of Irish dilettantes. For tickets, 800-511-SHAW or gb.shawfest.com.
‘Saint Joan’
By Bernard Shaw
Festival Theatre through Oct. 27
One of Shaw’s most acclaimed works, the play chronicles the extraordinary ascent of Joan of Arc.
‘Mack and Mabel’
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Revised by Francine Pascall
Festival Theatre through Oct. 28
The show captures the glory days of Hollywood through the tumultuous love story of film director Mack Sennett and movie star Mabel Normand.
‘Hotel Peccadillo’
By Georges Feydeau
Adapted by Morris Panych
Festival Theatre through Oct. 7
An adaptation of the original farce by Feydeau, Panych reinterprets the comedy that ensues when two friends and their various accomplices are stranded at the play’s namesake hotel.
‘The Circle’
By Somerset Maugham
Royal George Theatre
through Oct. 28
A daughter has to choose between “true love” and responsibility while her mother reflects on her own past experience with the same predicament.
‘The Philanderer’
By Bernard Shaw
Royal George Theatre
through Oct. 7
As much a story of a love triangle as it is a social commentary on playwright Henrik Ibsen and feminism, the show explores a romantic battle of the sexes.
‘Summer and Smoke’
By Tennessee Williams
Royal George Theatre;
June 23 n Oct. 27
Alma Winemiller finally sees her chance at love with her long-time fixation, Dr. John Buchanan, but her Southern charms may not be enough to win him over once and for all.
‘A Month in the Country,
after Turgenev’
By Brian Friel
Court House Theatre
through Oct. 6
The Irish author’s loose translation of Turgenev’s original Russian script follows one woman who cannot choose among her husband, her lover and her son’s tutor.
‘The Cassilis Engagement,
A Mother’s Comedy’
By St. John Hankin
Court House Theatre through Oct. 5
To prevent her son from marrying an unsuitable woman, the conniving Adelaide Cassilis plans a series of outings that send the shopgirl to the edge.
‘Tristan’
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey
Court House Theatre; July 12 n Oct. 6
A new musical about caged passions at a turn-of-the-century spa in the German Alps, where rules and schedules reign over the pursuit of love.
‘The Kiltartan Comedies’
By Lady Augusta Gregory
Court House Theatre through Oct. 6
A pair of stories chronicles the idiosyncratic villagers of the Irish town of Kiltartan.
Stratford Festival
Now in its 55th year, the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario, is featuring 13 plays and musicals. The festival runs through November. For tickets, 800-567-1600 or www.stratfordfestival.ca.
‘King Lear’
By William Shakespeare
Festival Theatre through Oct. 28
This classic Shakespearean tragedy chronicles the dividing of a kingdom among an aging monarch’s three daughters and the consequences that result.
‘Oklahoma!’
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Festival Theatre through Nov. 4
Centered on the love story of Laurey Williams and Curly McLain, “Oklahoma!” focuses on life in the Oklahoma territory during the turn of the 20th century.
‘The Merchant of Venice’
By William Shakespeare
Festival Theatre through Oct. 27
When the merchant Antonio is unable to repay Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, the heiress-turned-lawyer Portia must bring about a fair n and civil n solution.
‘An Ideal Husband’
By Oscar Wilde
Festival Theatre; July 31 n Oct. 27
Juxtaposed against the philandering Lord Arthur Goring, Sir Robert Chiltern seems like the perfect husband n until a secret from Chiltern’s past brings his character into question.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Dramatized by Christopher Sergel
Avon Theatre through Oct. 27
While trying to teach his children morality in the racially tense South, Depression-era lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
‘My One and Only’
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Peter Stone and
Timothy S. Mayer
Avon Theatre through Oct. 28
Pilot Billy Buck Chandler’s attempt to win the heart of performer Edythe Herbert is thwarted by Edythe’s boss Prince Nikki.
‘The Comedy of Errors’
By William Shakespeare
Avon Theatre through Oct. 26
Madcap comedy about a servant’s and a master’s coincidental discoveries that each has a long-lost identical twin.
‘Othello’
By William Shakespeare
Tom Patterson Theatre through Oct. 22
When Othello is misled about his wife’s faithfulness, he must struggle with the ferocity of his own tumultuous emotions.
‘Of Mice and Men’
By John Steinbeck
Tom Patterson Theatre through Oct. 22
The unusual friendship between farmhands George Milton and Lennie Small sets the backdrop for this Depression-era novel-turned-play.
‘A Delicate Balance’
By Edward Albee
Tom Patterson Theatre; July 29 n Sept. 23
With married couple Agnes and Tobias already at odds with their daughter Julia and Agnes’s sister Claire, the strength of the family is tested by the arrival of another couple with problems of their own.
‘The Blonde, the Brunette and
the Vengeful Redhead’
By Robert Hewett
Studio Theatre through Aug. 26
One performer portrays seven different characters, all of whom combine to tell the story of Rhonda Russell, a suburban housewife whose life has been shattered.
‘Shakespeare’s Will’
By Vern Thiessen
Studio Theatre; June 23 n Sept. 20
The wife of William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, considers her husband’s will on the night before the playwright’s funeral.
‘The Odyssey’
By Derek Walcott
Studio Theatre; July 27 n Sept. 28
A retelling of the Homeric epic with a Caribbean influence.
‘Pentecost’
By David Edgar
Studio Theatre; Aug. 3 n Sept. 21
The discovery of a priceless painting in an eastern European church sparks a debate about art and ownership.
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