ROMEO AND JULIET - Stratford Festival

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Gremio ................................Juan Chioran Joseph..................................Ins Choi Peter ....................................Aidan deSalaiz Curtis...................................Paul Dunn Vincentio.............................Victor Ertmanis Pedant..................................David Francis Queen Elizabeth..................Barbara Fulton Nathaniel.............................Bruce Godfree Hortensio.............................Randy Hughson Haberdasher ........................John Innes Tailor...................................Ron Kennell Walter..................................David Leyshon Biondello.............................Patrick McManus Philip...................................Azeem Nathoo SELECTED ARTISTIC PERSONNEL Evan Buliung was last at the Festival in 2002 when he played Edgar in King Lear and appeared in the first part of Peter Hinton’s The Swanne. He originated the role of Aragorn in the world première of The Lord of the Rings in Toronto, and has spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival. Evan is a graduate of our Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Originally from Labrador, Irene Poole spent several years in Halifax where she worked at Shakespeare-by-the-Sea and Neptune Theatre and taught at Dalhousie University. Ms Poole is celebrated throughout Canada for her classical and contemporary theatre work. This is her first appearance at the Festival. RUNNING TIME Estimated running time: three hours with one interval. PRODUCTION SPONSOR Sponsor: Union Gas ______________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) Please see page 8 for our notes about William Shakespeare. - 20 -
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL By William Shakespeare Director – Marti Maraden Festival Theatre Designer – Christina Poddubiuk June 19 to August 23 Lighting Designer – Louise Guinand Opens June 27, 2008 Composer – Keith Thomas Dramaturge – Robert Blacker ______________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE PLAY OVERVIEW All’s Well That Ends Well, along with Troilus and Cressida and Measure for Measure, is one of Shakespeare’s so-called problem plays. It isn’t really a comedy, nor is it a tragedy, but rather it is closer to satire or black comedy. The play was probably written around 1604; however, since there is no mention of it before it was published in 1623, the date is uncertain. Other dates suggested have run from 1599 to after 1608. First published in the First Folio of 1623 and believed to have been printed from Shakespeare’s own manuscript (or Foul Papers), the Folio has formed the basis of all subsequent editions of the play. SYNOPSIS Helena, orphan daughter of a famous physician, has been brought up in the house of the Countess of Rossillion. She falls in love with Bertram, the son of the countess. At the French Court, on his way to war, Bertram finds the King of France dangerously ill of a supposedly incurable disease. Helena, hearing of the king’s illness, comes to court and offers to cure him with one of her father’s remedies on condition that, when cured, he will give her in marriage to the man of her choice. The king accepts her conditions; she cures him and chooses Bertram as her husband. As the king’s ward, Bertram must obey, but he accepts grudgingly. Immediately after the marriage, he and his boastful follower Parolles set off for Italy to enlist in the service of the Duke of Florence. Helena receives a letter with a cruel message: “When thou canst get the ring upon my finger which never shall come off, and show me a child begotten of thy body that I am father to, then call me husband.” Withdrawing secretly from the countess’s house and coming to Florence disguised as a pilgrim, Helena discovers Bertram engaged in dalliance with Diana, the daughter of her - 21 -
Page 1 and 2: Stratford Shakespeare Festival BACK
Page 3 and 4: ROMEO AND JULIET By William Shakesp
Page 5 and 6: STRATFORD STAGE HISTORY This is the
Page 7 and 8: OF INTEREST Pyramus and Thisbe The
Page 9 and 10: Nothing further is known of Shakesp
Page 11 and 12: suicide. Having evaded one attempt
Page 13 and 14: Claudius, Neil Dainard played Laert
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Page 17 and 18: SOURCES AND ORIGINS The “shrew”
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Page 27 and 28: STAGE HISTORY The first London prod
Page 29 and 30: SELECTED ARTISTIC PERSONNEL Christo
Page 31 and 32: Plays (selected) The Philanderer (1
Page 33 and 34: MUSICAL NUMBERS • Rock Island •
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Page 41 and 42: ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION PERIOD AND SE
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Page 61 and 62: ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT WILLIAM SHAKES
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KRAPP’S LAST TAPE By Samuel Becke
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HUGHIE By Eugene O’Neill Director
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PALMER PARK By Joanna McClelland Gl
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ON THE INTERNET Biocritical essay b
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MOBY DICK Based on the novel by Her
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PRODUCTION SPONSOR The sponsor of t
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IN OTHER TERMS The production is a
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