As theater companies around the nation struggle to reach a post-pandemic recovery, Sam White remains optimistic. For one thing, she has managed to keep Shakespeare in Detroit, the nonprofit troupe she ...

The best way to plan a visit to the Stratford Festival in Ontario (209 miles from Lansing) is to think of it as an arts and culture resort. It is so fully packed with plays, musicals, lectures, tours, ...

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — Settling in my seat for “Annie” at the Stratford Festival of Canada, I awaited with perennial pleasure the overture’s trumpet solo for “Tomorrow,” followed by the chirpy sounds of ...

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — The star-crossed lovers typically pull focus in “Romeo and Juliet.” But in director Sam White’s simple if atypically violent new production this summer at the Stratford Festival ...

While some theater companies deal with gender and racial issues with great caution, the Stratford Festival has embraced inclusion. And the audiences have shown their approval. Sam White is a Black ...

The Stratford Festival is offering a full slate of productions this year, rebounding from pandemic closures. With the U.S. border now wide open, the Festival is focused on attracting Americans — and ...