Stratford shows saved by boost from Ottawa
source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090427.wstratford0428/BNStory/Entertain...
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"A full slate of performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream is back on at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, thanks to a $3-million cash infusion from the federal government's Marquee Tourism Events Program, announced Monday.
Stratford had been forced to cancel one performance of West Side Story and put 30 other dates for various shows on hold as ticket sales flagged. But the windfall from the Conservatives has spurred artistic director Des McAnuff to reinstate all six Midsummer performances that had been on hold.
Stratford's announcement was one of eight Monday as the federal government doled out the first $17-million from its two-year, $100-million Marquee Tourism Events Program (MTEP), announcing separate cash injections of up to $3-million for some of Canada's flagship cultural attractions, including $2.1-million for the Shaw Festival, $2-million for the Calgary Stampede and $3-million for the Toronto International Film Festival."
Stratford had been forced to cancel one performance of West Side Story and put 30 other dates for various shows on hold as ticket sales flagged. But the windfall from the Conservatives has spurred artistic director Des McAnuff to reinstate all six Midsummer performances that had been on hold.
Stratford's announcement was one of eight Monday as the federal government doled out the first $17-million from its two-year, $100-million Marquee Tourism Events Program (MTEP), announcing separate cash injections of up to $3-million for some of Canada's flagship cultural attractions, including $2.1-million for the Shaw Festival, $2-million for the Calgary Stampede and $3-million for the Toronto International Film Festival."
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uberdeft
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Great news .. this was actually one of my annual grade-school field trips growing up. Certainly very memorable and I dare you go there and not leave a lifelong Shakespearean.
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