Festival Theatre

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The Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, with a metal statue of William Shakespeare standing on a sundial in a landscaped park in the foreground.

Festival Theatre

theater, Stratford, Ontario, Canada

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…Tanya Moiseyevich, Guthrie designed the Festival Theatre, which represents a fusion of the classical auditorium with the stage of Shakespeare. The experiment, with modifications, was repeated in 1963 at Minneapolis, where the Guthrie Theater was designed to Guthrie’s specifications. The Guthrie Theater, while it is reminiscent of his earlier theatre…
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…Tanya Moiseyevich, Guthrie designed the Festival Theatre, which represents a fusion of the classical auditorium with the stage of Shakespeare. The experiment, with modifications, was repeated in 1963 at Minneapolis, where the Guthrie Theater was designed to Guthrie’s specifications. The Guthrie Theater, while it is reminiscent of his earlier theatre…
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Stratford
… and are held in the Festival Theatre (built 1957), the Avon Theatre (acquired 1964), and Third Stage (established 1971). Lake Victoria, the centre of Stratford’s park system, was created in the early 20th century by damming the Avon for one of the city’s numerous mills (for lumber, grain, and woolens).…
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… and are held in the Festival Theatre (built 1957), the Avon Theatre (acquired 1964), and Third Stage (established 1971). Lake Victoria, the centre of Stratford’s park system, was created in the early 20th century by damming the Avon for one of the city’s numerous mills (for lumber, grain, and woolens).…
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