Casting And Creative Teams Announced for Shaw Festival's 60th Anniversary Season
The season includes DAMN YANKEES, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and more!
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Feb. 23, 2022
Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced casting and creative teams for the Shaw Festival's 60th anniversary season.
"The Shaw company made it through the past two seasons with determination, spirit and tenacity," says Tim Carroll. "Now, here we are celebrating our 60th season with a playbill of challenging and brilliant works brought to life on our stages and in our spaces by the talent of our casts and creative teams. I can't wait for you to experience it with us."
FESTIVAL THEATRE
DAMN YANKEES
Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
Based on the novel by Douglass Wallop
"The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant"
Directed by Brian Hill
Music direction by Paul Sportelli
Choreography by Allison Plamondon
Set and costumes designed by Cory Sincennes
Lighting designed by Mikael Kangas
Sound designed by John Lott
Magic and Illusions designed by Skylar Fox
Stage managed by Beatrice Campbell
Assistant stage managed by
Annie McWhinnie and Melania Radelicki
Previews April 23. Available for review beginning May 19. Closes October 9
Shane Carty is Joe Boyd, a long-suffering fan of the Washington Senators, who sells his soul for his team's World Series success in this musical retelling of the Faust tale. Appearing alongside him is James Daly as baseball phenom Joe Hardy, Patty Jamieson as his devoted wife Meg Boyd, Mike Nadajewski as the insidious Mr. Applegate and Kimberley Rampersad as the infamous Lola.
Damn Yankees also features Andrew Broderick, Peter Fernandes, J.J. Gerber, Élodie Gillett, Gabrielle Jones, Graeme Kitagawa*, Caitlyn MacInnis*, Allison McCaughey, Kevin McLachlan*, Drew Plummer, Alana Randall, David Andrew Reid**, Ric Reid, Jade Repeta*, Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane*, Adam Sergison, Taurian Teelucksingh*, Jacqueline Thair, Jay Turvey and Kelly Wong.
Age Recommendation: 12+
DAMN YANKEES is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
*RBC Emerging Artists are sponsored by the RBC Foundation and RBC Emerging Artists Project.
**Christopher Newton Interns are generously supported by Marilyn and Charles Baillie.
DAMN YANKEES is sponsored by Hummel Properties Inc.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Tim Carroll
Set designed by Gillian Gallow
Costumes designed by Christina Poddubiuk
Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte
Original music and sound designed by
James Smith
Stage managed by Meredith Macdonald
Assistant stage managed by Amy Jewell
Previews May 18. Available for review beginning June 16. Closes October 9
Martin Happer is Jack Worthing and Peter Fernandes is Algernon Moncrieff in Oscar Wilde's masterpiece of mistaken identities and criticism of Victorian social values. Joining them in this satirical romp is Julia Course as Gwendolyn Fairfax, Gabriella Sundar Singh as Cecily Cardew and Kate Hennig as the formidable Lady Bracknell.
The cast also includes Neil Barclay, Patty Jamieson, Andre Morin, Ric Reid, Graeme Somerville and Jacqueline Thair.
Age Recommendation: 12+
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is sponsored by James and Diane King.
THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA
By Bernard Shaw
Directed by Diana Donnelly
Set designed by Gillian Gallow
Costumes designed by Rachel Forbes
Lighting designed by Michelle Ramsay
Original music and sound designed by
Ryan deSouza
Stage managed by Andrea Schurman
Assistant stage managed by Ashley Ireland
Previews July 16. Available for review beginning August 18. Closes October 8
Sanjay Talwar as newly knighted Sir Colenso Ridgeon ponders the moral questions concerning life, death and medical ethics in Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma, with Sharry Flett as Dr. Patricia Cullen, Alexis Gordon as Jennifer Dubedat and Johnathan Sousa as Louis Dubedat.
This tragicomic tour de force also features David Adams, Jason Cadieux, Katherine Gauthier, Nathanael Judah*, Claire Jullien, Allan Louis and Michael Man.
Age Recommendation: 12+
*RBC Emerging Artists are sponsored by the RBC Foundation and RBC Emerging Artists Project.
ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
The Royal George Theatre's regular season is sponsored by 124 on Queen Hotel & Spa.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
By Edmond Rostand
Translated and adapted for the stage by Kate Hennig
Directed by Chris Abraham
Set and costumes designed by Julie Fox
Lighting designed by Kimberly Purtell
Original music and sound designed by
Thomas Ryder Payne
Fight director by John Stead
Stage managed by Allan Teichman
Assistant stage managed by Ashley Ireland
and Théa Pel
Previews March 20. Available for review beginning March 26. Closes May 8
Tom Rooney returns as the silver-tongued swashbuckling 17th century swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac and Deborah Hay is Roxane, the woman he loves from afar. Jeff Irving as Christian completes the tragic love triangle in this adaptation of Edmond Rostand's great tale of unrequited love. Patrick Galligan appears once again as the duplicitous noble De Guiche.
David Adams, Kyle Blair, Jason Cadieux, Sharry Flett, Katherine Gauthier, Marie Mahabal, Michael Man, Marla McLean, Nafeesa Monroe and Kiera Sangster round out the cast.
Age Recommendation: 12+
GASLIGHT
By Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson
Based on the play Angel Street
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Kelli Fox
Set and costumes designed by Judith Bowden
Lighting designed by Kimberly Purtell
Original music and sound designed by
Gilles Zolty
Stage managed by Amy Jewell
Assistant stage managed by Leigh McClymont
Previews May 4. Available for review beginning May 19. Closes October 8
Julie Lumsden is Bella Manningham, a woman on the verge of mental collapse, in this reimagining of Hamilton's dark thriller of manipulation and deceit, with Kate Hennig as Elizabeth, Julia Course as Nancy and Andre Morin as Jack.
Age Recommendation: 14+
CHITRA
By Rabindranath Tagore
Directed and Choreographed by
Kimberley Rampersad
Set and costumes designed by
Anahita Dehbonehie
Lighting designed by Chris Malkowski
Original music and sound designed by
Ryan deSouza and Darryn deSouza
Stage management by Beatrice Campbell
Assistant stage managed by Annie McWhinnie
LUNCHTIME ONE-ACT
Previews June 11. Available for review beginning June 19. Closes October 8
Based on a tale from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, Rabindranath Tagore's enchanting one-act play about false appearances and true love showcases Gabriella Sundar Singh as the warrior princess Chitra and Andrew Lawrie as Arjuna, the object of her affections.
This season's Lunchtime One-Act also features Sanjay Talwar and Taurian Teelucksingh*, with Caitlyn MacInnis*, David Andrew Reid**, Jade Repeta* and Adam Sergison.
Age Recommendation: 11+
*RBC Emerging Artists are sponsored by the RBC Foundation and RBC Emerging Artists Project.
**Christopher Newton Interns are generously supported by Marilyn and Charles Baillie.
CHITRA is sponsored by Wendy and Bruce Gitelman and Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
JUST TO GET MARRIED
Directed by Severn Thompson
Set designed by Michael Gianfrancesco
Costumes designed by Ming Wong
Lighting designed by Bonnie Beecher
Original music and sound designed by
Thomas Ryder Payne
Stage managed by Allan Teichman
Assistant stage managed by Théa Pel
Previews July 27. Available for review beginning August 18. Closes October 16
Kristi Frank headlines Cicely Hamilton's comedy as Georgiana Vicary - a clever, but poor woman - whose ultimate duty is to find a proper suitor and get married. Kristopher Bowman is Adam Lankester, her perfect potential husband, but shy wooer.
Also appearing are David Adams, David Alan Anderson, Katherine Gauthier, Claire Jullien, Andrew Lawrie, Monica Parks, Johnathan Sousa and Sophia Walker.
Age Recommendation: 12+
Jackie Maxwell STUDIO THEATRE
The Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre is sponsored by Paradigm Capital Inc.
TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD
By Bernard Shaw
Directed by Sanjay Talwar
Set designed by Sue LePage
Costumes designed by Joyce Padua
Lighting designed by Nick Andison
Original music and sound designed by John Gzowski
Stage managed by Dora Tomassi
Assistant stage managed by Meghan Froebelius
Previews May 12. Available for review beginning May 26. Closes October 8
Bernard Shaw's fantastical comedy features Martin Happer as Sergeant Fielding, Marla McLean as the Nurse, Donna Soares as the Patient and Graeme Somerville as the Burglar, with Neil Barclay, Patrick Galligan, Travis Seetoo, Jonathan Tan and Jenny L. Wright.
Age Recommendation: 12+
TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD is sponsored by the William and Nona Macdonald Heaslip Foundation
and the Gabriel Pascal Memorial Fund.
EVERYBODY
Directed by László Bérczes
Set designed by Balázs Cziegler
Costumes designed by Sim Suzer
Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte
Original music and sound designed by Claudio Vena
Stage managed by Dora Tomassi
Assistant stage managed by Leigh McClymont
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Previews June 8. Available for review beginning June 17. Closes October 8
This provocative modern riff on Everyman, the 15th century medieval morality play, features an ensemble cast of Andrew Broderick, Sharry Flett, Patrick Galligan, Deborah Hay, Julie Lumsden, Michael Man, Alana Randall, Kiera Sangster, Travis Seetoo and Donna Soares.
Age Recommendation: 12+
EVERYBODY is sponsored by James F. Brown.
August Wilson's
GEM OF THE OCEAN
Directed by Philip Akin
Set designed by Camellia Koo
Costumes designed by Laura Delchario
Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte
Projections designed by Cameron Davis
Original music and sound designed by Miquelon Rodriguez
Stage managed by Andrea Schurman
Assistant stage managed by Théa Pel
Previews August 5. Available for review beginning August 19. Closes October 9
Monica Parks is Aunt Ester, the 285-year-old "washer of souls" and fiery matriarch at the centre of Wilson's poetic, mystical masterpiece, alongside Nathanael Judah* as Citizen Barlow and Allan Louis as Caesar Wilks, with David Alan Anderson, Jason Cadieux, Jeremiah Sparks and Sophia Walker.
Age Recommendation: 14+
"August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
*RBC Emerging Artists are sponsored by the RBC Foundation and RBC Emerging Artists Project.
August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN is sponsored by the TD Bank Group.
OUTDOORS @ THE SHAW
Outdoor @ The Shaw is sponsored by BMO Financial Group.
A SHORT HISTORY OF NIAGARA
Created by Alexandra Montagnese and Mike Petersen
With original sound design by Ryan Cowl
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival in partnership with Parks Canada
Puppeteers Alexandra Montagnese and Mike Petersen bring the rich history of the Niagara Region to life in thirty charming minutes of pure storytelling.
Age Recommendation: 4+
Additional casts and creative teams for the 2022 season will be announced at a later date. Further updates will also be available at shawfest.com.
Tickets to the 2022 season are on sale now. Orders can be placed through the Box Office at 1-800-511-SHAW (7429) or online at shawfest.com.
The Shaw Festival plans to present the aforementioned shows as scheduled; however, performances will only take place if deemed safe to do so. Despite the easing of COVID-19 measures, The Shaw will continue to require proof of full vaccination status with either a Health Canada or CDC authorized vaccine, and a government-issued photo ID for all those attending performances through to the end of March (unless an extension of these conditions is needed). This decision is done out of an abundance of caution and to ease everyone - artists, staff and patrons - into this next step of Ontario's reopening plan. In addition to following and exceeding the directives of local, provincial and federal governments and their respective public health agencies, The Shaw's Duty of Care remains in place. These measures include a commitment to ensuring the health and safety of audiences, company members and communities. Mask wearing remains mandatory in all theatres and spaces during performances.
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