Shaw Festival welcomes new members to Board and Governors’ International Advisory Council

Friday, Jan 29th, 2010 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #3

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, January 29, 2010…. During Friday’s Annual Meeting at the Shaw Festival, the Company welcomed new board members Vivien Dzau, Ernst & Young (retired partner) and current board member at Dixon Hall; Richard V. Lee, MD, Doctor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Medicine at University of Buffalo; Bruce Moore, Managing Director at CIBC World Markets; Gregg D. Watkins, President of Watkins Rodecker Investment; and Judy Goetz Sanger, playwright and New York arts benefactor. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shaw Festival Eliminates Accumulated Deficit

Friday, Jan 29th, 2010 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #2 

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, January 29, 2010… Members of the Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada, gathered at the Festival Theatre today to celebrate the 2009 season and to receive the annual reports of the officers. 

Keith Mosley, Treasurer of the Board of Governors, reviewed the Shaw Festival’s financial position and officially declared that The Shaw has eliminated their accumulated deficit, thanks in large part to a remarkable bequest from long-time Shaw Festival patron Mona Campbell. The Shaw Festival has been in a deficit situation for the past five years.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Shaw Festival Box Office Now Open for 2010 Season

Monday, Jan 11th, 2010 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #1 

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, January 11, 2010 . . . The Shaw Festival Box Office is accepting online, mail and fax orders from the general public for the 2010 season starting today.  Commencing January 16, the Box Office will be open for phone and in-person orders.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Long-Time Shaw Ensemble Member Mourned

Thursday, Dec 10th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #31

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, December 10, 2009….The Shaw Festival mourns the passing of renowned Canadian actress Goldie Semple. Ms. Semple died peacefully yesterday morning at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves behind her husband of 33 years, Lorne Kennedy, and their 14 year old daughter, Madeline. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shaw Theatre Festival Announces 2010 Principal Casting and Creative Teams

Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #30

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 25, 2009 … Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell announced today the principal casting and creative teams for the Shaw Theatre Festival’s 2010 season.  The season runs from April 1 to October 31 on the Festival’s four Niagara-on-the-Lake stages and feature ten productions, as well as the popular reading series of contemporary Shavian writers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shaw Festival Film Series Features Festival Favourites and Revealing Docs

Wednesday, Nov 18th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Bulletin #11

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 16, 2009 … Continuing its partnership with The Film Circuit, a branch of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), to bring acclaimed contemporary films and documentaries to its Festival Theatre, the Shaw Festival is proud to announce its 2010 season film line-up.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Shaw Festival 48th Season Closes

Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #29

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 5, 2009 . . . The Shaw Festival’s 48th season closed on November 1, and Executive Director Colleen Blake today released the attendance results for the 2009 season. With a turbulent 2008 winter, the Shaw Festival began rehearsals in March at 20% behind the year-to-date sales target. However as soon as performances began, sales jumped back, dramatically narrowing the gap. Attendance reached 253,000 or 63.5% of capacity for 800 performances (2008 attendance was 70% of capacity). Box office revenues reached $13.7 million. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Shaw Festival Announces 2010 Season

Saturday, Sep 26th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Release #28
Bernard Shaw once wrote: “When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth.”  Reflecting on this quote, Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell acknowledged; “From the wit of Wilde, the gentle comedy of Chekhov to the barbed banter of Shaw and the cutting satire of Churchill, the Shaw Festival’s 2010 Season is infused with many facets of humour.  These brilliant playwrights’ ability to subvert and challenge, while making us laugh, enables us to hold a mirror up to the human condition and reveal its true reflection.”  The Shaw Festival’s 2010 Season resonates with the wit, social commentary and relevance for which Bernard Shaw himself was well known. 

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The Shaw Festival to host Amnesty’s Festival for Freedom Concert

Thursday, Sep 17th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Bulletin #10

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, September 17, 2009 . . .The Shaw Festival is proud to present the 21st Annual Festival for Freedom Benefit Concert in support of Amnesty International on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 8 p.m. at the Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Read the rest of this entry »

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No new date scheduled for An Enchanted Evening with Measha Brueggergosman; ticket holders to be contacted

Wednesday, Aug 19th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | Leave a Comment
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Media Bulletin #9

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, August 19, 2009. . . The highly anticipated return to the stage by soprano Measha Brueggergosman during the Shaw Festival’s An Enchanted Evening with Measha Brueggergosman on Sunday, August 9, 2009 was unfortunately marred by inclement weather and had to be cancelled.  The enthusiasm held by The Shaw and Ms. Brueggergosman to reschedule the concert presentation prompted an exploration of alternative options for a new concert date. Read the rest of this entry »

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