The Tempest

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY ANTONI CIMOLINO

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

On an enchanted island, a deposed duke uses his magical powers to conjure a storm at sea, bringing him face to face with the brother who betrayed him. As old quarrels are resolved, love blossoms for a new generation.

Support for the 2026 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster.

Production Underwriters: Laurie J. Scott, and The Whiteside Foundation.

Production Co-Sponsors: Dr. Dennis & Dorothea Hacker, Peggy Ptasznik, and Cathy Wilkes in memory of David.

   Ashley Dingwell, Marissa Orjalo, Dakota Jamal Wellman and Geraint Wyn Davius. Photo: Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

Guys and Dolls

A MUSICAL FABLE OF BROADWAY

BASED ON A STORY AND CHARACTERS OF DAMON RUNYON

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY FRANK LOESSER

BOOK BY JO SWERLING AND ABE BURROWS

DIRECTED BY DONNA FEORE

CHOREOGRAPHED BY DONNA FEORE

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

In the bustling streets of New York, a smooth-talking gambler wagers he can charm a pious missionary, while another high roller desperately fights to keep his game alive and his fiancée from walking away. In a city ruled by chance, love takes unexpected turns and both men soon discover they are risking far more than money.

Support for the 2026 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster.

Production Co-Sponsors:

Rob & Mary Ann Gorlin, Sylvia Soyka, Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen, and Peter & Carol Walters.

   Mark Uhre, Jennifer Rider-Shaw, Dan Chameroy and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane. Photo: Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

Something Rotten!

BOOK BY KAREY KIRKPATRICK AND JOHN O'FARRELL

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY WAYNE KIRKPATRICK AND KAREY KIRKPATRICK

CONCEIVED BY KAREY KIRKPATRICK AND WAYNE KIRKPATRICK

DIRECTED BY DONNA FEORE

CHOREOGRAPHED BY DONNA FEORE

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

The Bottom brothers, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. That's easier said than done when your chief competition is local rockstar William Shakespeare. The Bottom brothers' plan? Write the world's first musical!

Support for the 2026 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster.

Production Underwriters: John & Therese Gardner, and Danette Gentile Kauffman in memory of Gretchen & Dan Gentile.

      Mark Uhre with Members of the Company in Something Rotten!, 2024. Photo: Ann Baggley.
Set and Costume design by Michael Gianfrancesco. Lighting design by Bonnie Beecher. Sound design by Haley Parcher.

Waiting for Godot

BY SAMUEL BECKETT

DIRECTED BY MOLLY ATKINSON

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

On a deserted stretch of land, two old friends wait endlessly for the mysterious Godot, passing the time with conversations that veer from the mundane to the profound. The more they argue, question and complain, the more their predicament begins to resemble that of humanity looking for meaning in an absurd universe.

Support for the 2026 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster.

Production Co-Sponsors: Marilyn Gropp, Doug Kennedy and Dr. Robert & Roberta Sokol.

  David W. Keeley, Tom McCamus, Paul Gross and Jonathan Goad. Photo: Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

Death of a Salesman

BY ARTHUR MILLER

DIRECTED BY DEAN GABOURIE

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

An aging commercial traveller chases a fading dream of success, blind to the illusions that have shaped his life and shattered his family. As memories blur with reality, his desperate pursuit of worth reveals the quiet tragedy of a man out of step with the world around him.

Production Underwriters: The Harkins-Manning Family in memory of Jim & Susan Harkins.

Schulich Children's Plays

The Hobbit

BASED ON THE BOOK BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN

ADAPTED BY KIM SELODY

LICENSED BY MIDDLE EARTH ENTERPRISES

DIRECTED BY PABLO FELICES-LUNA

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

Bilbo Baggins is reluctantly swept from his cozy hobbit hole into a perilous quest across Middle-earth to help a band of dwarves reclaim their home, Lonely Mountain, from a deadly dragon. Faced with trolls, goblins and a mysterious magic ring, he discovers that true courage often lies in the most unlikely of hearts.

Production Sponsor: The Schulich Foundation

   Richard Lee and Tim Campbell. Photo: Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

The Importance of Being Earnest

BY OSCAR WILDE

DIRECTED BY KRISTA JACKSON

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

Two dashing men-about-town create false identities to escape social obligations and win the hearts of the women they love, only to find themselves entangled in a web of deceit and absurd expectations. Set in Victorian England, this sharp-witted and hilarious comedy skewers manners, marriage and the pursuit of sincerity in a world obsessed with appearances.

Production Co-Sponsor: Sylvia D. Chrominska

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

BY EDUARDO DE FILIPPO

IN A NEW ENGLISH VERSION BY DONATO SANTERAMO AND ANTONI CIMOLINO

A STRATFORD FESTIVAL COMMISSION

WORLD PREMIÈRE TRANSLATION

DIRECTED BY ANTONI CIMOLINO

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

In this comic masterpiece, a lively Neapolitan household is thrown into turmoil when a simmering marital rift between the family matriarch and her withdrawn husband comes to a boil. As emotions flare and generations clash, laughter and love guide the family toward reconciliation and a deeper understanding of one another.

Production Underwriter: The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation.

Production Co-Sponsors: Three Generations of the Schubert Family.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH GROUNDLING THEATRE

DIRECTED BY GRAHAM ABBEY

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

Strange things happen in the woods by night, with neither spirit nor mortal safe from the wiles of the trickster Puck. For mismatched lovers, romance runs delightfully amok, but true love triumphs at dawn.

Production Underwriter: The Westaway Charitable Foundation.

Production Co-Sponsors: Cathy & Paul Cotton, Martie & Bob Sachs.

   Mike Nadajewski, Michael Spencer-Davis, Sara Topham and André Sills. Photo: by Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

Othello

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY HAYSAM KADRI

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

A beautiful marriage and a brilliant military career are destroyed by the devious manipulations of a vindictive comrade. Heroism and dishonour walk hand in hand in this gripping tale of jealousy, regret and revenge.

Production Underwriter: The Westaway Charitable Foundation.

The Tao of the World

BY JOVANNI SY

WORLD PREMIÈRE

DIRECTED BY JOVANNI SY

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

In this world première, Singapore's wealthy elite hatch schemes to bed other people's partners and swindle one another out of dynastic fortunes. This inventive mash-up of Restoration comedy and the modern Asian rom-com is filled with hilarity, romance and billionaires misbehaving.

Production Sponsor: Anonymous.

  Manami Hara, Karthik Kadam, Agnes Tong and Nestor Lozano Jr. Photo: by Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

The King James Bible Play

BY CHARLOTTE CORBEIL-COLEMAN

A STRATFORD FESTIVAL COMMISSION

WORLD PREMIÈRE

DIRECTED BY NINA LEE AQUINO

VENUE: STUDIO THEATRE

A gripping and humorous portrait of the men behind the monumental translation of the King James Bible and a group of modern women creating a play about that process, this world première is a fascinating interrogation of translation in all its forms.

Production Support made possible by the Pitblado Family Studio Theatre Endowment Fund.

Production Co-Sponsors: Karon Bales & Charles Beall, Jane Fryman Laird, and The Tremain Family

  Cyrus Lane and Deborah Hay. Photo: by Dariane Sanche. View full production credits

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