Free talks related to the 2019 season will be held at the Guelph, London, Kitchener, Toronto and Hamilton Public Libraries on various dates throughout March and May.

Guelph Public Library

• Thursday, March 7 The Crucible, with Ann Wilson, Director and Associate Professor, School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph
• Thursday, March 14 Billy Elliot the Musical, with David Prosser, Literary and Editorial Director, Stratford Festival
• Thursday, March 21 Little Shop of Horrors, with Lois Kivesto, Researcher and Consultant
• Thursday, March 28 Henry VIII, with Mark Fortier, Professor, English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph

Toronto Reference Library

• Tuesday, March 12 Othello, with Jeremy Lopez, Professor, English & Theatre Studies, University of Toronto
• Tuesday, March 19 The Merry Wives of Windsor, with Philippa Sheppard, Lecturer, English, University of Toronto
• Tuesday, March 26 Henry VIII, with Alexander Leggatt, Professor Emeritus, English, University of Toronto

Kitchener Public Library

• Thursday, April 4 Archives, with Liza Giffen, Director of Archives, Stratford Festival
• Thursday, April 11 Othello, with Alysia Kolentsis, Associate Professor and Acting Associate Dean, English, St. Jerome's University
• Thursday, April 18 The Neverending Story, with Michelle Hartley, Assistant Professor, Writing, Western University
• Thursday, April 25 The Merry Wives of Windsor, with Jelana Marelj, Adjunct Professor, English, Sheridan College & Queen's University

Hamilton Public Library - Dundas Branch

• Tuesday, April 9 Henry VIII, with Morgan Ring, Author and Historian
• Tuesday, April 16 Little Shop of Horrors, with David Prosser, Literary and Editorial Director, Stratford Festival
• Tuesday, April 23 Mother's Daughter, with Melinda Gough, Associate Professor, English & Cultural Studies, McMaster University
• Tuesday, April 30 Othello, with Peter Cockett, Assistant Professor, Theatre & Film Studies, McMaster University

London Public Library - Central Branch

• Wednesday, May 1 Othello, with James Purkis, Associate Professor, English, Western University
• Wednesday, May 8 Henry VIII, with Kel Pero, KMP and Associates
• Wednesday, May 15 Mother's Daughter, with Liza Giffen, Director of Archives, Stratford Festival
• Wednesday, May 22 The Crucible, with Erin Julian, Postdoctoral Fellow, English, Western University