Gypsy's strong dramatic skeleton makes it a perfect choice for the Shaw Festival, where it’s playing until October in a hauntingly clear production directed by Jay Turvey.
"I’m interested in Shaw using the theatre as a voice to reach the people. I’m interested in him being a great orator and having his characters discuss great ideas, but within situations that the audience understands."
"You will see us in places you would never expect—from a circus tent, to a coffee shop, from intimate studio theatres, to the largest national stage—it is a season of bold and exciting theatre that we are proud to present."
Alan Dilworth is on a journey. An educator who became an actor who became a writer who became a director who became an artistic director, he articulates his relationship to theatre as one of continual discovery.
Written by Karen Fricker, Photography by Dahlia Katz /Feb 25, 2020