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Shaw Festival announces 2017 financial results

Friday, Mar 2nd, 2018 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (March 2, 2018) – During the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, the Shaw Festival announced positive financial results for the 2017 season while celebrating the many wins of Artistic Director Tim Carroll’s first season which welcomed 236,824 audience members to 783 performances, including the newly added production of A Christmas Carol. The season introduced Shaw Festival patrons to Mr. Carroll’s vision of The  Shaw as a Two-Way Theatre – where the audience has a real voice and is not excluded from any aspect of The Shaw’s work. Read the rest of this entry »

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New board members appointed to Shaw Festival Board of Trustees

Friday, Mar 2nd, 2018 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (March 2, 2018) — Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (March 2, 2018) — Shaw Festival Board Chair Peter Jewett announced today that Sheila Brown, Vivien Dzau, Tim Johnson, Sharon Levite, Eugene Lundrigan and Corinne Rice have joined the Shaw Festival’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Jewett also acknowledged retiring board member Marylee O’Neill (2014-2017) for her contributions and service during her tenure. Read the rest of this entry »

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Correction Notice: Changes To Shaw Festival Film Series Schedule

Wednesday, Jan 10th, 2018 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (January 10, 2018) – The Shaw Festival Film Series schedule stated in the media release issued on December 20, 2017 has been changed. The documentary For Grace will now be presented on January 12 and the feature film I, Tonya has been removed from the line-up. Its replacement will be announced at a later date.

Please visit www.shawfest.com/films for the most up-to-date Shaw Film Series schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Shaw Film Series features must-see festival films and documentaries

Wednesday, Dec 20th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (December 20, 2017) – Now in its 13th year, the Shaw Festival Film Series begins Saturday, December 23 at the Festival Theatre (10 Queen’s Parade). The weekly screenings of celebrated films and documentaries continues until February 17. All proceeds from this annual event benefit the Shaw Festival. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Shaw Festival’s sold-out production of A Christmas Carol previews November 15

Tuesday, Nov 14th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (November 14, 2017) — The Shaw Festival’s inaugural production of A Christmas Carol starts its sold-out run Wednesday, November 15 at the Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Directed and adapted by Artistic Director Tim Carroll, this new version of the Dickens holiday classic is brought to life through puppetry, music, dance and a dash of theatre magic. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Shaw Festival receives three million dollar donation from Tim and Frances Price to launch the Andy Pringle Creative Reserve

Wednesday, Nov 8th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (November 8, 2017) — The Shaw Festival announces the receipt of a three million dollar gift from Tim and Frances Price to jumpstart the creation of the Andy Pringle Creative Reserve. Named in honour of the Shaw Festival’s previous board chair, the Andy Pringle Creative Reserve will allow Artistic Director Tim Carroll and his successors to take artistic risk and experiment with ideas that might be otherwise hampered by a lack of investment capital. The Price’s initial donation will permanently endow 2.5 million dollars in the Andy Pringle Creative Reserve while also supporting programming in the current and future seasons. Shaw Festival board member Jaime Watt will chair a campaign to secure additional donations to grow this fund over the coming year. Read the rest of this entry »

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Artistic Director Tim Carroll announces casting for the 2018 Shaw Festival

Thursday, Nov 2nd, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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- Tickets go on sale to Friends of The Shaw on November 4 and the public December 9 -

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (November 2, 2017) — Artistic Director Tim Carroll announces the Shaw Festival’s 2018 ensemble. This season’s 56 actors will take to the stage in 14 productions, plus numerous Secret Theatre experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

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Why Not Theatre partners with Shaw Festival for epic production of the Mahabharata

Tuesday, Oct 31st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (October 31, 2017) — Why Not Theatre, in partnership with the Shaw Festival, embarks on a new international collaboration adapting the ancient Indian epic the Mahabharata. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shhh … It’s A Secret

Sunday, Oct 1st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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- A group of Shaw patrons are now in the know -

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (October 1, 2017) — An audience gathered this morning in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the final Secret Theatre experience of the season. Under the direction of Ben Sanders, a cast featuring Benedict Campbell, Diana Donnelly, Patrick Galligan, Jeff Meadows, Peter Millard, Gray Powell, PJ Prudat, Graeme Somerville and Sara Topham delighted a small audience with a morning of theatre. Read the rest of this entry »

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Michael Therriault stars as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Shaw Festival

Wednesday, Sep 27th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (September 27, 2017) — Christmas arrives in Niagara-on-the-Lake on November 15 with the first preview of Charles Dickens’s classic A Christmas Carol at the Royal George Theatre. Adapted for the stage and helmed by Artistic Director Tim Carroll, the Shaw Festival’s production stars Michael Therriault as Scrooge, the miser who humbugs the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »

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