Offices located down the stairs inside the Directors' Office on the admin level of the Festival Theatre.
Founded by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino in 2013, the Laboratory is the Stratford Festival’s research and development wing. It is a portfolio of experiments and explorations that drive our artistic and organizational evolution. We work from the values of love, creativity, respect, empathy, feedback & criticism, the 7 Grandfather teachings, and most of all a trust in artistic process.
With a focus on advancing expansive and innovative practices, the Lab produces workshops for projects in development, hosts creation residencies, fosters unity in the company and institution through Festival Classes, and connects artists from across the country and beyond to share practices, questions, challenges and strategies.
The Lab has facilitated the development and presentation of the following work on our stages:
Get That Hope by Andrea Scott (2024)
Salesman In China by Jovanni Sy and Leanna Brodie (2024)
Casey and Diana by Nick Green (2023)
Every Little Nookie by Sunny Drake (2022)
Mother's Daughter by Kate Hennig (2019)
Paradise Lost by Erin Shields (2018)
The Breathing Hole by Colleen Murphy (2017)
Bunny by Hannah Moscovitch (2016)
The Last Wife by Kate Hennig (2015)
and more!
The content on this page was, updated by Andrea Demars, December 2023
Questions?
The Lab is here to support, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Andrea Demars, Lab Coordinator - ademars@stratfordfestival.ca
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