2018 SEASON April 4 to October 28 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Tim Carroll, Artistic Director Tim Jennings, Executive Director 1.800.511.SHAW 1 Contents Welcome from the Artistic Director 1 2018 Season Plays 2 Reading Series 23 Secret Theatre 25 Acting Ensemble 26 Ticket Prices + Marquee Seating 28 Theatres 29 Ways to Save + Policies 30 How to Order 32 Calendar 32 Stay the Night 48 Membership 50 Beyond the Stage — for Friends 51 Beyond the Stage — for All 52 Beyond the Stage — for Young People 54 Sponsors 56 Getting Here 57 We acknowledge and honour the land upon which we gather as the historic and traditional territory of First Nations peoples. In particular we recognize and thank the Neutral Nation, the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee for their stewardship of these lands over millennia. , 2017) , 2017) Credits Design: Key Gordon Communications | keygordon.com Joan Saint Edited by: Nathalie Ivany-Becchetti Me and My Girl Ensemble photography: David Cooper Backstage photography: Christopher Wahl Ancillary and Niagara photography: Cosmo Condina Photography Photography for: The Magician’s Nephew, Grand Hotel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Stage Kiss and The Orchard (After Chekhov) by Peter Andrew Lusztyk Irving ( Jeff Cover: ( Emily Lukasik page: This 1.800.511.SHAW 2 My second season This company has amazing musical performers. Grand Hotel is a blockbuster is a chance to put musical with a bit of everything: passion, into practice what crime, laughter, a wonderful score and I learnt in my first. great dancing. Our audience loves brilliant writing, for So, what did young or old. The Magician’s Nephew will bring C.S. Lewis’ legendary world of Narnia I learn? Well … to life in a show for all the family. We all love a bit of pure escapism. Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles marks the return of the murder mystery to The Shaw, in a script that bursts with life and intrigue. Stephen Fry is even more dazzling in person than on screen. I knew that already, because he is my friend. But no one should miss the chance to hear one of the geniuses of the age telling the greatest stories of all time – in his own special way! We are suckers for romance. Stage Kiss is not just a hilarious backstage comedy, it also has a really beautiful heart. Then there’s our double-bill of comedies — Of Marriage and Men and our Lunchtime one-act O’Flaherty V.C. — that show Bernard Shaw at his dazzling, mischievous best. And then there’s our cracking Studio season, Secret Theatre and so much more! Oh, and I learnt that we have the best audience in the world. Come and be part of it. After all, theatre is one of those basic human needs: you can do it on your own, but it’s so much better in company. Let’s get together. Tim Carroll Artistic Director FESTIVAL THEATRE April 4 – October 13 Kyler Keddy and Abby Finlayson WORLD The Magician’s PREMIERE! Nephew Featuring Travis Seetoo Vanessa Sears Deborah Hay “The Song and the Kyle Blair Light are coming from Steven Sutcliffe – that Lion!” With Andrew Broderick Starr Domingue By C.S. Lewis Patty Jamieson Adapted for the stage by Michael O’Brien Madelyn Kriese Emily Lukasik Directed by Tim Carroll Matt Nethersole Set designed by Douglas Paraschuk David Andrew Reid Costumes designed by Jennifer Goodman Jeremiah Sparks Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte Michael Therriault Projections designed by Cameron Davis Jay Turvey Original music and sound designed by Claudio Vena Movement and puppetry direction by Alexis Milligan The Magician’s Nephew beyond Take a magical, spectacular plunge into Narnia ... the stage … at its very beginning. Young Digory and his friend The Magician’s Polly stumble on a way to explore other worlds — but Nephew Backstage accidentally unleash a malevolent queen who could tour, The Magician’s destroy every world. Packed with visual thrills and Nephew Pre-show wonders, this adventure is a profound story of what it Workshop, Play by Play, Teen means to do the right thing. Inspiring for all ages. Workshop, Continue the Conversation, Meet Directors and Designers, Cocktails with Kate See pages 52-54 3 shawfest.com FESTIVAL THEATRE May 3 – October 14 James Daly and Deborah Hay Grand Hotel Featuring Deborah Hay Michael Therriault Steven Sutcliffe Vanessa Sears “I want the height and James Daly romance of adventure, Jay Turvey cooled by the chill of the With David Ball danger I’m in!” Kyle Blair Andrew Broderick Ryan Cunningham Book by Luther Davis Starr Domingue Music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest Kristi Frank Based on Vicki Baum’s Grand Hotel Élodie Gillett By arrangement with Turner Broadcasting Co. Jeff Irving Owner of the motion picture Grand Hotel Patty Jamieson Additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston Madelyn Kriese Allan Louis Directed by Eda Holmes Emily Lukasik Marla McLean Music direction by Paul Sportelli Matt Nethersole Choreography by Parker Esse Kimberley Rampersad Designed by Judith Bowden David Andrew Reid Lighting designed by Kevin Fraser Kiera Sangster Sound designed by John Lott Travis Seetoo Jeremiah Sparks Jenny L. Wright Check into the lavish Grand Hotel, where the lives of ten hotel guests collide over one unforgettable night. Love. Betrayal. Jealousy. Murder. And the glamour of Berlin Grand Hotel in the Roaring Twenties. Soaring with songs and dance, beyond the it’s the mesmerizing musical about what happens when stage … our deepest, most desperate passions are unleashed. Play by Play, Teen Winner of five Tony Awards. Workshop, Continue the Conversation, Meet Directors and Designers, Cocktails with Kate See pages 52-54 Production Sponsor 5 shawfest.com FESTIVAL THEATRE May 24 – July 15 Stephen Fry WORLD Mythos: A Trilogy PREMIERE! Gods. Heroes. Men. Featuring Stephen Fry “Let me tell you a story. Mythos beyond It’s all about YOU.” the stage … Play by Play, Deeper Dialogues, Written by and starring Stephen Fry Meet Directors and Designers, Continue Directed by Tim Carroll the Conversation, Set designed by Douglas Paraschuk Cocktails with Kate See pages 52-53 Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte Projections designed by Nick Bottomley Original music by Paul Sportelli One of the world’s greatest storytellers, telling the world’s greatest stories. In this trilogy of plays (if you’re quick you can see them all!), Stephen Fry takes to the stage in the company of the Greek gods, heroes and men whose gripping tales still echo today. Laugh-out- loud funny, mind-blowing and often personal, Mythos is a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the icon himself. Mythos Marathons – See the complete Mythos trilogy over two days in June or July. Marked MM on the calendar. Three-show package from $135. Please note special pricing for Mythos: A Trilogy – God. Heroes. Men. See page 28. Production Sponsors Tim & Frances Price Corinne & Victor Rice 7 shawfest.com FESTIVAL THEATRE August 1 – October 27 Damien Atkins CANADIAN The Hound of the PREMIERE! Baskervilles Featuring Damien Atkins Ric Reid “You be careful, now. With Dangerous place, Kristopher Bowman Patrick Galligan the moor.” Cameron Grant Claire Jullien Natasha Mumba By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Gray Powell Adapted by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette Graeme Somerville Directed by Craig Hall Designed by Dana Osborne The Hound of Lighting designed by Alan Brodie the Baskervilles Projections designed by Jamie Nesbitt beyond the stage … It’s the return of the murder mystery to The Shaw. Shaw Seminar, Play Sir Baskerville has been scared to death — literally. by Play, Escape Now deductive genius Sherlock Holmes is on the Room, Continue the Conversation, case to find the murderer ... with twist after twist Meet Directors and to keep you guessing. Darkly fun, deliciously sly and Designers, Cocktails just the right amount of suspense. This is a whodunit with Kate you won’t want to miss. See pages 52-53 9 shawfest.com ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE April 11 – September 1 Fiona Byrne and Martin Happer Stage Kiss Featuring Fiona Byrne Martin Happer “When I kissed you With Neil Barclay just now did it feel Rong Fu Jeff Meadows like an actor kissing Sarena Parmar an actor or a person Sanjay Talwar kissing a person?” Stage Kiss beyond the By Sarah Ruhl stage … Continue the Directed by Anita Rochon Conversation, Designed by Gillian Gallow Play by Play Lighting designed by Louise Guinand See pages 52-53 Two bitter exes are cast in the same play as passionate lovers. Will they strangle each other? Or seduce each other? And how can we tell if it’s real or make-believe? Heartfelt and hilarious, this modern romantic comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Sarah Ruhl will take you behind the curtain on a whole new level. Production Sponsor 11 shawfest.com ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE May 13 – September 2 Of Marriage and Men: With David Adams Shawn Ahmed A Comedy Double-Bill Fiona Byrne Martin Happer How He Lied to Her Husband Krystal Kiran and The Man of Destiny Andrew Lawrie Kelly Wong “Surely, as a man of Of Marriage and Men beyond the honour – as a gentleman, stage … Shaw Symposium, you wouldn’t tell the Shaw Seminar, Play by Play, Continue truth, would you?” the Conversation, Teen Workshop, Deeper Dialogues By Bernard Shaw See pages 52-54 Directed by Philip Akin Set and lighting designed by Steve Lucas Costumes designed by Tamara Marie Kucheran Two of the best short plays about marriage in a single show! In How He Lied to Her Husband, find out what a man will do for the lady he loves — and how unexpected the consequences can be. In The Man of Destiny, Napoleon must defend his wife’s honour … but can he? This comedy double-bill about the hitches of being hitched crackles with humour and honesty.