Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Stratford

The Festival Theater
I’ve mentioned Stratford more than a few times in this narrative. I love it there. I’ve no idea why. It just resonated with me from the first time I lay eyes on it. The plays, the parks, the statuary, the attention to detail. The food. The hotels and B&Bs. The Bookstores. Ontario Street. Its attention to the Arts.

Herein lies a list of plays I’ve attended. I may have missed one or two. I may have misplaced the year when I saw one or two. No matter. I’ve no doubt I’ll be back for more.

1996: Sweet Bird of Youth, Waiting for Godot 

1997: Oedipus Rex, Equus, Corolianus

1998: A Man for All Seasons, The Night of the Iguana

1999: Dracula, West Side Story, Macbeth, Glenn

2000: Hamlet, Fiddler on the Roof, Elizabeth Rex

2004: Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes

2006: Corolianus, The Glass Menagerie, South Pacific

2007: Of Mice and Men, Othello

2010: As You Like It, The Two Gentleman of Verona

2011: The Grapes of Wrath, Jesus Christ Superstar

2012: Cymbeline, The Pirates of Penzance

2013: Tommy, Blythe Spirit, Waiting for Godot

2016: A Chorus Line, The Aeneid

2017: Timon of Athens, HSM Pinafore, The Changeling

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