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Guild Festival Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre company, based in Scarborough Ontario Canada. With a mandate to produce "classics reimagined"[1] for the stage, the theatre was founded by Sten Eirik and Robin Phillips in 2011.
History
[edit]From its founding in 2011, the theatre performs out of Guild Park and Gardens on an outdoor stage known as the Greek Theatre. It remains Scarborough's only professional theatre company. Since 2011, tens of thousands of patrons have attended plays, community programming, concerts, and other special events hosted by Guild Festival Theatre.
Sten Eirik was the artistic director from 2011 and remained in the role until his death in April of 2015. In 2015, Jamie Robinson took over as artistic director until 2017. In 2017, Helen Juvonen and Tyler J. Seguin were introduced as co-artistic directors.
Awards
[edit]Guild Festival Theatre has received and been nominated for many local awards including “Best Live Theatre” (Scarborough Mirror), 2017 OAC Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (nomination), the Urban Hero Award (Metroland Media), the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award, the King Charles III Coronation Medal, and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
Production History
[edit]- 2011 - The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov), Dir. Sten Eirik[2]
- 2012 - Clouds Over TO, Dir. Sten Eirik[3] Dir.
- 2013 - The Misanthrope (Molière), Dir. Sten Eirek[4]
- 2014 - The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde), Dir. Sten Eirik[5]
- 2015 - Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare), Dir. Jamie Robinson[6]
- 2017 - She Stoops to Conquer (Oliver Goldsmith), Dir. Jamie Robinson[7]
- 2018 - Pygmalion (Shaw), Dir. Jeannette Lambermont-Morey[8]
- 2019 - Anne by Paul Ledoux, an adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s novel Anne of Green Gables, Dir. Helen Juvonen, Tyler J. Seguin[9]
- 2020 - Back on the Stage, Dir. Helen Juvonen, Tyler J. Seguin[10]
- 2021 - Song and Story Series (Featuring Diana Tso, Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk and Conlin Sawkchuk, Jay Moonah, Charlie Petch, StokeS the MC)
- 2021 - Salt-Water Moon by David French, Dir. Helen Juvonen[11]
- 2021 - Alice in Wonderland adapted by David Savoy, Dir. Tyler J. Seguin[12]
- 2022 - The Red Priest (Mieko Ouchi), Dir. Helen Juvonen[13]
- 2022 - Chekhov’s Shorts, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s short plays, Dir. Tyler J. Seguin[14]
- 2023 - Alice in Wonderland (remount)[15]
- 2023 - Three Men in a Boat, a stage adaptation by Mark Brownell of the novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, directed by Sue Miner.[16]
- 2023 - The Drowning Girls, by Canadian playwrights Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic[17]
- 2024 - One night special presentation of SPIN by Evalyn Parry
- 2024 - Three Men on a Bike by Mark Brownell[18], a stage adapatation of Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men on the Bummel, featuring a returning cast of the 2023 production (Suchiththa Wickremesooriya, Jack Copland and Azeem Nathoo)[19]. Directed by Sue Miner.
- 2024 - Isle of Demons, by Robert Chafe, directed by Tyler J. Seguin,[20] a stage adaptation of the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque's abandonment on a remote island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1542.
References
[edit]- ^ "About GFT (NEW VERSION)". https://www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca/aboutgft. Guild Festival Theatre. Retrieved December 11th, 20224.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "The Cherry Orchard | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Clouds Over T.O. | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "The Misanthrope | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Romeo & Juliet | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "She Stoops to Conquer | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Pygmalion | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Anne | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Back on the Stage | The Toronto Theatre Database". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "'Brimming with excitement': Scarborough's Guild Festival Theatre returns with full season". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Alice in Wonderland (2021)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "The Red Priest (Eight Ways to say Goodbye) (2022)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Chekhov's Shorts (2022)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Alice in Wonderland Presented by Guild Festival Theatre". Now Playing Toronto. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Three Men in a Boat (2023)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "The Drowning Girls (2023)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Three Men on a Bike (2024)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Aisling (27 July 2024). "REVIEW: Three Men on a Bike scores summer laughs at Guild Park". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Demons (2024)". Toronto Theatre Database. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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