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Canadian stars Chilina Kennedy and Stephen Ouimette will return to the Stratford Festival for the company's 2027 season, the first under new artistic director Jonathan Church.
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Kennedy → return → Church
The pair are among several big names announced Wednesday morning, as the repertory company unveiled complete casting for its slate of 13 shows programmed for next year.
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company → announce → year
Kennedy, a Broadway veteran whose Stratford credits include Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar” and Maria in “West Side Story,” will play Winifred Banks in “Mary Poppins,” opposite Evan Buliung as George Banks, Henry Firmston as the chimney sweep Bert and the previously announced Vanessa Sears in the title role.
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credits → include → role
Kennedy will also appear in Stratford’s new musical adaptation of “Jacob Two-Two,” based on the Mordecai Richler children’s book series of the same name.
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Kennedy → appear → name
Meanwhile, Ouimette, perhaps best known for starring in the CBC television series “Slings & Arrows,” will play Polonius in the company’s upcoming revival of “Hamlet,” staged by former Stratford artistic director Des McAnuff.
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Ouimette → know → McAnuff
He’ll be joined by rising star Thomas Duplessie in the title role, along with Ben Carlson as Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, Irene Poole as Gertrude and Heidi Sy Damayo as Ophelia.
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He → join → Ophelia
“The company is the foundation of every season, and I could not be more excited by the artists who will take to our stages in 2027,” said Church in a press release announcing the casting.
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Church → take → casting
Church’s two-part production of the historical dramas “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” which will mark his Stratford directorial debut, will feature many familiar faces — with Jonathan Goad as Thomas Cromwell, Marissa Orjalo as Anne Boleyn and André Sills as King Henry VIII.
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which → bring → VIII
The company’s revival of the jazz musical “Chicago” will feature much of the same cast as the production’s first run in 2022, including Jennifer Rider-Shaw as Velma Kelly, Dan Chameroy as Billy Flynn and Steve Ross as Amos Hart.
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revival → feature → Hart
Celeste Catena, who was in the ensemble in the 2022 run, will play Roxie Hart.
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who → play → Hart
The cast of the Noël Coward comedy “Present Laughter,” announced last month, with Eric McCormack starring, will also include Goad, Orjalo and Sills, along with Mike Nadajewski, Moya O’Connell, Fiona Reid and Sara Topham.
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McCormack → announce → Nadajewski
Joining the previously announced Saul Rubinek in “The Merchant of Venice” will be Carlson as Antonio, Bethany Jillard as Portia and Tyrone Savage as Bassanio.
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Carlson → join → Bassanio
The season’s third Shakespeare production, “The Taming of the Shrew,” will star Ijeoma Emesowum as Katharina and David Patrick Flemming as Petruchio.
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production → star → Petruchio
Peter Fernandes, the stage actor and director long associated with the Shaw Festival, will mark his Stratford debut next year.
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Fernandes → associate → debut
He will appear in all three Shakespeare plays.
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He → appear → plays
Other notable names announced in next year’s lineup include Seana McKenna and Marc Bendavid (both of whom will appear in Rubinek’s new play, “All in the Telling”).
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both → announce → Telling
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