Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino enjoys a meeting of the minds with Sir Stanley Wells and Dr. Paul Edmondson, scholars of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Margaret Atwood talks with Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino about her book Hag-Seed, which was inspired by The Tempest and whose protagonist's story begins at a theatre festival a?oenot unlikea?? our own.
Martha Henry (Prospero) and Mamie Zwettler (Miranda) talk with director Antoni Cimolino about bringing The Tempest to the stage, and the special relationship they developed playing mother and daughter.
Coriolanus is now streaming through May 21, as part of the Stratford Festival's online film festival. Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino interviewed Robert Lepage about directing Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
The Stratford Festival's 66th season is off to an exhilarating start with Meredith Willson's Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the production in the video below!
Examining the power struggle between two legendary monarchs, Mary Stuart offers a timely exploration of the often dangerous relationship between religion and politics. Directed by the Festival's Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino, Friedrich Schiller's gripping historical drama, in a new version by Peter Oswald, begins previews on Friday, May 3, at the Tom Patterson Theatre. Check out highlights below!
One of the world's most beloved musicals lands on the Stratford stage when the festival's new season opens in April. Watch the video below to hear Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino look ahead to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF helmed and choreographed by Donna Feore, now in her 19th season at the festival.
Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino celebrates the Festival Theatre's thrust stage, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for Stratford's first season in 1953, and restored to its original configuration for 2013. The heart of any theatre is its stage, and nowhere is this truer than here in Stratford.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 2013 season, the first season with Antoni Cimolino as Artistic Director, will feature The Three Musketeers by Peter Raby, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas and directed by Miles Potter. The production will run at the Festival Theatre, may 18 through October 19, with the opening slated for June 1, 2013. Potter introduces the show in the video below!
Stratford Festival 2013, the first under Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, features 12 productions and a new initiative to enhance the play-going experience, The Forum. The festival has just released a behind-the-scenes video showing the making of its 2013 visitor's guide. Click below to watch a montage from the photo shoots!
In the video below, watch students from the Stratford Festival's 2012 Shakespeare School perform a remarkable 37 famous Shakespeare quotes in under two minutes!
Antoni Cimolino today announced the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's playbill for 2013, his first season as Artistic Director, and began to outline his vision for the Festival's future during his tenure.