As You Like It
iPhoto caption: Reese Cowley, Asher Rose and Jeff Yung in 'Pastoral.' Photo by Mike McPhaden.
REVIEW: Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Pastoral brings As You Like It into our unstable present
Through a reworked version of the famous “all the world’s a stage” monologue, it reminds audiences of humanity’s relative unimportance.
iPhoto caption: Celia Aloma as Madame de Tourvel in 'Dangerous Liaisons.' Photo by David Hou.
Celia Aloma taps into ‘big feelings’ for her fourth season at Stratford
“I really got to stretch my acting muscles this year,” says Aloma. “What a gift and an honour, really.”
iPhoto caption: Makambe K. Simamba as Celia (left) and Sara Farb as Rosalind in 'As You Like It.' Photo by David Hou.
‘A lot of eyes’ on Sara Farb as she opens her seventh season at the Stratford Festival
“This place is so great to work at because one day I go to work and put a mustache on and the other day I’m wearing a beautiful gown,” says Farb.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company in 'Annie.' Photo by David Hou.
Stratford Festival reviews: Macbeth, As You Like It, Annie, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
While the four productions I reviewed spanned different genres and styles, the presence of household-name director-designer Robert Lepage led me to reflect more broadly on the craft of directing, and how the demands of specific shows shift what’s entailed in that intense, wide-reaching job.