“You want to choose things that feel important to the moment,” he says about building a Stratford Festival season. “If you choose plays and they don’t resonate, it’s very hurtful. You believe in them and the power of them.”
By Karen Fricker /Jan 9, 2026
iPhoto caption: A headshot of Jonathan Church. Photo courtesy of The Stratford Festival.
“The Festival is fortunate to have attracted such a celebrated and accomplished artistic leader,” wrote Stratford executive director Anita Gaffney in a press release.