Festive Memories

The holiday season is a time to remember joys from days gone past, embrace the excitement of celebrations in the present and, of course, a time to seed hope for the future. In rhythm with the tide of the season, let us share with you a glimpse into our past, along with an invitation to join us in celebrating the holidays today and a wish to have you witness the magic of our Festival in the New Year.

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Tis the season to sparkle

A delicate gold crown with silver snowflakes and decorated with diamonds, pearls, and gold jewels.

A black and white photo of Cynthia Dale as Guenevere in Camelot in 1997. Cynthia wears a lace, white gown and she sits on her knees with her palms pressed together in front of her. Her white dress flows out around her.

Guenevere’s Snowflake Crown from Camelot, 1997.
Designed by Desmond Heeley. Millinery by Gayle Tribick.
Stratford Festival Archives, WCC.1997.001.000

Guenevere by the Gates.
Cynthia Dale as Guenevere in Camelot, 1997. Directed by Richard Monette. Designed by Desmond Heeley. Music by Frederick Loewe. Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Lighting design by Michael J. Whitfield. Sound design by Peter McBoyle. Choreography by Michael Lichtefeld. Photograph by Cylla von Tiedemann.
Stratford Festival Archives, GPO.1997.001.0003

Happy holidays from our 2023 season!

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"Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast."
- William Shakespeare, Comedy of Errors

Beware the chilling effect of unrestrained power

Costume sketch of Yanna McIntosh as the White Witch. Yanna wears a long, white, bejeweled dress with a long, white cape. The cape has two wolf heads on the shoulders. Yanna also wears an icicle crown on her head.

Costume sketch of a Reindeer. The model wears a reindeer head, covered with white fur that flows down the front and back and two large, white antlers. They also wear white, nondescript pants, a long sleeve shirt and charcoal gloves with fur.

Colin Simmons as the Witch Footman, Yanna McIntosh as the White Witch, and Josue Laboucane as the Troll sit in the Witch's sleigh, which is covered in icicles. Thomas Mitchell Barnet and Josh Johnston as Reindeer kneel on the ground in front of the sleigh.

Costume Sketch for the White Witch from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, 2016.
Costume design by Dana Osborne. Worn by Yanna McIntosh as the White Witch.
Stratford Festival Archives.

Costume Sketch for the Reindeer from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, 2016.
Costume design by Dana Osborne. Worn by Thomas Mitchell Barnet and Josh Johnson as Reindeer.
Stratford Festival Archives.

The White Witch in her Sleigh.
Colin Simmons as the Witch Footman, Yanna McIntosh as the White Witch, Josue Laboucane as the Troll, and Thomas Mitchell Barnet and Josh Johnston as Reindeer in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2016. Directed by Tim Carroll. Costume design by Dana Osborne. Set design by Douglas Paraschuk. Lighting design by Kevin Fraser. Sound design by Todd Charlton. Photograph by David Hou.
Stratford Festival Archives, Image 00637.

Family is an illuminating thing

George A. Sperdakos as Otto Frank, Diane D'Aquila as Edith Frank, Adrienne Gould as Margot Frank, Maggie Blake as Anne Frank, Brian Tree as Mr. Dussel, Lally Cadeau as Petronella van Daan and Robert King as Hermann van Daan stand around a table while Nicolas Van Burek as Peter van Dann lights one candle on the menorah.

Menorah from The Diary of Anne Frank, 2000.
Set design by Guido Tondino.
Stratford Festival Archives.

Peter lighting the Menorah.
George A. Sperdakos as Otto Frank, Diane D'Aquila as Edith Frank, Adrienne Gould as Margot Frank, Maggie Blake as Anne Frank, Brian Tree as Mr. Dussel, Nicolas Van Burek as Peter van Dann, Lally Cadeau as Petronella van Daan and Robert King as Hermann van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, 2000. Based on the book by Anne Frank. Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Adapted by Wendy Kesselman. Directed by Al Waxman. Set design by Guido Tondino. Costume design by Victoria Wallace. Lighting design by Steven Hawkins. Sound design by Wade Staples. Photograph by Cylla von Tiedemann.
Stratford Festival Archives, GPO.2000.003.0004

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"Joy, gentle friends! Joy and fresh days of love accompany your hearts!"
- William Shakespeare,

A Midsummer Night's Dream

March on, march together

A large, two dimensional Christmas Tree is illuminated on a dark stage on the set of Little Women.

John Koensgen as James Laurence, Richard Lam as Laurie Laurence, Lindsay Wu as Amy March, Verónica Hortigüela as Meg March, Irene Poole as Marmee, and Allison Edwards-Crewe as Jo March stand around Brefny Caribou as Beth March, who plays the piano on the set of Little Women. The Christmas tree stands behind them.

Christmas tree from the set of Little Women, 2022.
Directed by Esther Jun. Costume design by A. W. Nadine Grant. Set design by Teresa Przybylski. Lighting design by Kaileigh Krysztofiak. Sound design by Emily C. Porter. Photograph by David Hou.
Stratford Festival Archives, Image 0062.

Christmas at the March House.
John Koensgen as James Laurence, Richard Lam as Laurie Laurence, Lindsay Wu as Amy March, Brefny Caribou as Beth March, Verónica Hortigüela as Meg March, Irene Poole as Marmee, and Allison Edwards-Crewe as Jo March in Little Women, 2022. Directed by Esther Jun. Costume design by A. W. Nadine Grant. Set design by Teresa Przybylski. Lighting design by Kaileigh Krysztofiak. Sound design by Emily C. Porter. Photograph by David Hou.
Stratford Festival Archives, Image 00546.

Sweet and beautiful is this time of year

A large brooch made of a miniature wreath with red berries, a gold bow, and a candy cane.

Miss Peterson’s Candy Cane Brooch from The Elephant Song, 2004.
Designed by Sue Lepage. Worn by Maria Vacratsis as Miss Peterson.
Stratford Festival Archives, WCC.2004.004.0001.

Miss Peterson and Dr. Greenberg.
Maria Vacratsis as Miss Peterson and Stephen Ouimette as Dr. Greenberg in The Elephant Song, 2004. Directed by Jim Warren. Designed by Sue Lepage. Written by Nicolas Billon. Lighting design by Louise Guinand. Sound design by Derek Bruce. Photograph by Richard Bain.
Stratford Festival Archives, Image GPO.2004.004.0147.

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