Address: 55 Queen Street
Dates: 1956 - Present
History:
After the 1956 season the tent was struck for the last time and cut into pieces for souvenirs. Construction then started on a new building that would incorporate the ambiance of the tent with every necessary modern theatre amenity. Toronto architect Robert Fairfield won awards for the resulting design. {Tyrone] Guthrie believed that the theatre should be circular, with the stage the focus for the entire building. The audience section is one arc, which contains the lobbies and other public areas. Another section of the circle contains all the administrative offices. Finally, the last segment is the world fo the artists - the dressing-rooms, shops, and storage areas, along with a rehearsal hall and green room […]
To accommodate over twenty-two hundred spectators, a necessity if the rtheatre were to generate enough box-office revenue to support a classical repertoire, Fairfield had to incorporate a wide 220-degree arc in the auditorium and include a low balcony (pp. 244-245).
Stuart, Ross. “Summer Festivals and Theatres.” Later Stages: Essays in Ontario Theatre from the First World War to the 1970s. Edited by Anne Saddlemyer and Richard Plant. University of Toronto Press, 1997. pp. 224-259.
Festival Theatre - Exterior - August 2018
Booth, Elyse. “Festival Theatre - Virtual Tour”. Stratford Festival. Stratford Festival.
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Booth, Elyse. “Festival Theatre - Virtual Tour.” Stratford Festival, Stratford Festival.
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