NEWS RELEASE
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
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Step into a world of raw emotion and provocative drama as Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? begins at Stratford’s Studio Theatre. Director Dean Gabourie brings Edward Albee’s dizzying wordplay and wit to the stage with Lucy Peacock as Stevie and Rick Roberts as Martin in this theatrical presentation that is bound to challenge audiences’ contemporary notions of tolerance and morality.
The plot revolves around Martin, who is about to turn 50 and is at the top of his game. He has just become the youngest architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize. He has a perfect marriage and a loving son. But he can’t remember a damned thing! Probed by his best friend about his distraction, Martin makes a startling confession, one that will tear his life apart. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, this drama was written by Edward Albee in 2000 and won the Tony Award for best play in 2002.
“The humour in Albee’s writing opens us up emotionally, through the laughter, so that the tragedy can get in there and make us feel,” says Gabourie.
In addition to Peacock and Roberts, the production features Matthew Kabwe as Ross and Anthony Palermo as Billy.
The creative team includes Set and Costume Designer Shawn Kerwin, Lighting Designer Kaileigh Krysztofiak, Sound Designer Adam Campbell, and Fight and Intimacy Director Anita Nittoly.
Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? officially opens on Aug. 9 and runs until Sept. 29 at the Studio Theatre. Tickets are available at stratfordfestival.ca or by calling 1.800.567.1600.
The 2024 season also features Twelfth Night, Something Rotten!, Romeo and Juliet, London Assurance, La Cage aux Folles, Wendy and Peter Pan, Salesman in China, Cymbeline, Hedda Gabler, The Diviners and Get That Hope. For more information, visit stratfordfestival.ca.
The 2024 season is generously supported by Ophelia Lazaridis.
Proud 2024 Season Partners: BMO Financial Group and RBC.
Production support is generously provided by Sylvia Soyka.
CAST (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Kabwe Ross
Anthony Palermo Billy
Lucy Peacock Stevie
Rick Roberts Martin
ARTISTIC CREDITS
Director Dean Gabourie
Set and Costume Designer Shawn Kerwin
Lighting Designer Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Sound Designer Adam Campbell
Fight and Intimacy Director Anita Nittoly
Stage Manager Michael Hart
Assistant Stage Manager Sam Hale
Apprentice Stage Manager Emma Jo Conlin
Production Stage Manager Michael Hart
Production Assistant Kate Munro-Bergfeldt
Technical Director Tristan Goethel
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