FeedsMedia 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 [...]
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Shaw Theatre Festival Announces 2010 Principal Casting and Creative Teams
Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2010 Season, Casting, Court House Theatre, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Production Teams, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2010 Season, Casting, Court House Theatre, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Production Teams, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival
Shaw Festival 48th Season Closes
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Attendance, Born Yesterday, Box office revenues, Economic Impact, Niagara region, Noel Coward, The Entertainer
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Attendance, Born Yesterday, Box office revenues, Economic Impact, Niagara region, Noel Coward, The Entertainer
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 [...]
The Shaw Theatre Festival receives a $2.5 million bequest from philanthropist Mona Campbell
Tuesday, Jun 9th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season
Media Release #14
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, June 9, 2009….The Shaw Festival is pleased to announce a remarkable $2.5 million bequest from long time patron and supporter Mona Campbell who passed away in 2008.
Slaight Family Makes $5 Million Gift to Shaw Festival Academy
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Slaight Family Academy, The Shaw Academy
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Slaight Family Academy, The Shaw Academy
Media Release #13
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, May 21, 2009…The Shaw Festival is thrilled to announce the establishment of The Slaight Family Academy at the Shaw Festival. A transformational gift of $5 million from the Slaight Family will endow The Academy and sustain it long into the future.
Ontario Government Invests in the Shaw Theatre Festival
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: Economic Impact, Niagara region
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: Economic Impact, Niagara region
Funding to benefit entire Niagara Region and its tourist industry
Media Release #11
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, May 20, 2009…The Shaw Festival’s marketing initiatives received a boost today with an $800,000 investment from the Ontario Government. Not only will the funding enhance The Shaw’s marketing strategies, it will also support the creation of new tourism experiences that will benefit the [...]
Garson Kanin’s social comedy Born Yesterday previews at the Shaw Festival Theatre
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin, Shaw Festival
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin, Shaw Festival
Media Release #10
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, May 5, 2009…One of the most popular and longest running postwar comedies in American theatre, Garson Kanin’s classic comedy Born Yesterday, began preview performances today at the Shaw Festival Theatre.
The Shaw Festival previews Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten
Friday, May 1st, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Eugene O'Neill
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Eugene O'Neill
Media Release #9
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, May 1, 2009…Eugene O’Neill’s bittersweet love story A Moon for the Misbegotten began preview performances on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Court House Theatre.
The Shaw Festival receives $2.1 million in funding support from the Government of Canada
Monday, Apr 27th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Economic Impact, Marquee Tourism Events Program, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Economic Impact, Marquee Tourism Events Program, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Media Release #8
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, April 27, 2009…Colleen Blake, Executive Director of the Shaw Festival, announced today that the theatre festival is receiving $2,131,860 million in funding through the Marquee Tourism Events Program (MTEP).
Previews begin for Shavian Restoration comedy In Good King Charles’s Golden Days
Friday, Apr 17th, 2009 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Bernard Shaw, Eda Holmes, In Good King Charle's Golden Days
Filed under: 2009 Media Releases | Tags: 2009 Season, Bernard Shaw, Eda Holmes, In Good King Charle's Golden Days
Media Release #7
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, April 17, 2009… Preview performances of In Good King Charles’s Golden Days, George Bernard Shaw’s Restoration romp begin today, Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Royal George Theatre.