Exhibition: 60 Years of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival

[Francesca Marini]

FYI.

Stratford marks its 60th season with opening of new Festival Exhibition on Shakespeare’s birthday

April 23, 2012…The Stratford Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 60th season of theatrical innovation and achievement with the opening of a brand new museum space, the Festival Exhibition. The display, entitled Most Rare Visions: 60 Years of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, opened on April 23. It features content from each decade of the Festival’s history, including rare photographs and footage, costume pieces, props, set models, interactive displays, and a room with rare artefacts dating back to 1953–1956 (the years of the Festival’s original tent).

The new space, across from the Avon Theatre (in downtown Stratford, ON), will also be the venue for a series of talks hosted by Festival actors and artists. Each talk, to be held on Saturdays in July and August, will focus on a decade of the Festival’s history. In conjunction with the exhibition, a special symposium, “Interpreting Shakespeare Across Settings and Media,” will be held on June 2 at the Studio Theatre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will feature actor Colm Feore, actor, director and producer Norman Lloyd, and Dr. Katherine Rowe.

Located at 104 Downie Street, kitty-corner from the Avon Theatre, the Festival Exhibition is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is fully accessible. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, HST included. Special pricing is available for groups of 10 or more ($4); free admission for children under the age of five. The exhibition will close a week after the season ends, on November 9.



Dr. Francesca Marini
Archives Director

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