NEWS RELEASE
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
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With just one month of performances left in the 2024 season, the Stratford Festival has its preparations for 2025 in full swing. Today Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino announces preliminary casting for the 11 productions of the coming season.
“The Stratford Festival 2025 season features a delicious banquet of feasts. How could we possibly find the variety and depth of skills needed to ensure its success? Well, with this extraordinary company of players that question has been answered with gusto,” Cimolino says. “Here are brilliant talents, some of the most promising and accomplished actors of our time, who look forward to sharing their work with you next season at the Stratford Festival.”
Those returning to key roles after some time away from the Stratford stages include Maev Beaty, Tim Campbell, Shakura Dickson, Sara Farb, Aaron Krohn, Yanna McIntosh, Tom Rooney and Liam Tobin.
Returning from this season to key roles are Graham Abbey, Christopher Allen, Celia Aloma, Sean Arbuckle, Dan Chameroy, Laura Condlln, Sarah Dodd, Austin Eckert, Jesse Gervais, Jonathan Goad, Jordin Hall, Jessica B. Hill, Sara-Jeanne Hosie, Jenna-Lee Hyde, Derek Kwan, Josue Laboucane, Jeff Lillico, Julie Lumsden, Amanda Lundgren, Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Marissa Orjalo, Lucy Peacock, Irene Poole, Jennifer Rider-Shaw, Steve Ross, André Sills, Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane, Sara Topham, Mark Uhre, Rylan Wilkie and Geraint Wyn Davies.
The season welcomes a number of actors who will make their Stratford debut in key roles in 2025, including Harper Rae Asch, Yoshie Bancroft, Ashley Dingwell, Michele Shuster, Caroline Toal and Nadine Villasin.
Rounding out the 2025 company are Cydnee Abbott, Eric Abel, Gabriel Antonacci, Carla Bennett, Devon Michael Brown, Andrew Chown, Jarret Cody, David Collins, Aidan deSalaiz, Christine Desjardins, Thomas Duplessie, Justin Eddy, Ijeoma Emesowum, Katarina Fiallos, Henry Firmston, Jacklyn Francis, June Fukumura, Michelle Giroux, Jordan Goodridge, Steven Hao, Manami Hara, Evonny Harker, Harmony Holder, Isla Horner, Aisha Jarvis, Bonnie Jordan, Matthew Kabwe, Hiro Kanagawa, Alex Kelly, John Kirkpatrick, Bethany Kovarik, Kelsey Lacombe, Fae Lewis, Allison Lynch, Caitlyn MacInnis, Gracie Mack, Anthony MacPherson, Jordan Mah, Silvae Mercedes, Jamie Murray, Sofia Otta, Doug Oyama, Olivia Padfield, Anthony Palermo, Stephen Patterson, Joe Perry, Ali Powell, Jessica Reddy, Jason Sermonia, Makambe K. Simamba, Maria Vacratsis, Emilio Vieira, Addison Wagman and Dakota Jamal Wellman.
Programmed around the theme of Apollo, Venus, Mars: Reflections on Harmony, Love and War, next season features As You Like It; Annie; Sense and Sensibility; Dangerous Liaisons; Macbeth; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Anne of Green Gables; The Winter’s Tale; Forgiveness; Ransacking Troy; and The Art of War.
Tickets for the 2025 season will go on sale to Members of the Stratford Festival beginning Nov. 10 and to the public on Dec. 16.
The casting team for the 2025 season includes Casting Director Ari Weinberg with Casting Associates Jennifer Emery and Aaron Jan.
The Stratford Festival’s 2025 season begins on April 19 and runs until Nov. 2.
Proud 2025 Season Partners: BMO Financial Group, Canada Life and RBC.
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