Artistic Director’s Message - Shaw Festival Theatre

Artistic Director's Message
This season celebrates theatre itself – illusion, disguise, performance – and all the ways that we delight, mislead, amaze and seduce each other. Life is a theatre, and theatre is life.

The Shaw is in the middle of its most exciting transformation in 50 years. Soon, we will have a brand new Artists’ Village; shortly after that, we will have a new Royal George Theatre. All these projects are designed to help us become a centre where the incredible performances on our stages will inspire everyone to rediscover their inner artist.

Of course, for that to happen, we need to make sure that our performances are incredible. Our last few seasons have set the bar pretty high: the standard of acting, design, direction and staging in our shows is routinely referred to as world-class. We know, because you tell us, how proud you are to be Team Shaw.

This season, we want all of you—every member of Team Shaw—to come to every single show. Don’t just come to the ones you’ve heard of; see ‘em all. You won’t regret it.

 

Tim Carroll
Artistic Director

Artistic Director
Tim Carroll

Tim Carroll

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