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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">SPOTLIGHT ON THE
STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">This year
marks the 60<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Stratford Festival of Canada,
which is located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.<span style> </span>Its approximately 6 hours drive from Cleveland, through
Buffalo.<span style> </span>Bring your passport as nothing
else will serve as identification to get you through the border.<span style> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">The season,
which runs through October, features 14 shows, stage-side chats, the Celebrated
Writers Series, Night Music, Table Talks, pre-show lectures, lobby talks,
public lectures, the teaching Shakespeare School and The Teachers Conference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Whats the
lodging like?<span style> </span>Hotels, motels and
bed and breakfasts abound to fit any wallet.<span style> </span>My favorite is the Avery House </span><span style="font-family:Palatino">(www.</span><span style="font-family:Palatino"><a href="http://averyhouse.com">averyhouse.com</a>).</span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText">Hungry?<span style> </span>For
moderate cost and high quality, try The Annex Cafe (38 Albert Street) and the
new Stratford Thai Cuisine (82 Wellington Street).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Packages can
be arranged by </span><a href="http://www.theatrevacations.com"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black;text-decoration:none">www.theatrevacations.com</span></a><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">.<span style> </span>Stratford
Escapes (</span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"><a href="http://theatrevacations.com">theatrevacations.com</a>),</span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"> is an efficient way to make reservations.<span style> </span>For individual tickets call
800-567-1600 or go on-line to <a href="http://www.stratfordfestival.ca">www.stratfordfestival.ca</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Capsule
judgements of some of the shows:<span style>
</span>(For the complete reviews go to:<span style>
</span><a href="http://www.royberko.info">www.royberko.info</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">42<sup>nd</sup> STREET</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style> </span><i>Stratfords
42<sup>nd</sup> STREET is a total delight.<span style> </span>Anyone who loves great dancing, fine singing, and creative
staging should be enchanted by this production.</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">HIRSCH</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style> </span></span><i style><span style="font-family:Palatino">HIRSCH is
an impressive story and staging which should be seen at The Festival, as it is
the only physical venue where setting and person will clearly merge. </span></i><span style="font-family:Palatino"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">PIRATES OF PENZANCE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style> </span><i style>The first act of PIRATES was a total
delight.<span style> </span>Consider leaving at
intermission and assume that the rest is going to live up to the wonderful
first act.<span style> </span>As is, the show is a
generally enjoyable experience, but it could have been completely wonderful<a name="_GoBack"></a>.</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">THE BEST BROTHERS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style> </span><i style>Your reaction to THE BEST BROTHERS will be
based on whether<span style> </span>you accept the
production on its face value and enjoy what is on stage, or you think about
what has transpired and need a clear purpose and path to that outcome.</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">WANDERLUST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style> </span></span><i style>WANDERLUST, receiving its world premiere in
the Tom Patterson Theatre at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, is a totally
enjoyable experience.<span style> </span>It is a
creative production that examines the poetry of a dreamer with humor and music.</i></p><p style="color:rgb(204,0,0)" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"></span><br>
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