Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

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Three charts showing 294 productions of Shakespeare plays by decade, by play in order of value, and by play in alphabetical order, based on data compiled in 2019 for 150 years of Shakespeare productions in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital, from Confederation…

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A circus tent from Chicago, erected on a hillside, was the venue for the first Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

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NAC French and English Theatre Preview review regarding Edward Atienza, who was the only English lead actor to play a role in the French play Périclès staged at the National Arts Centre.

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Costume design ideas for the 15 characters inThe Comedy of Errors. Note that there are six different sketches collaged into one photograph. Each illustration shows all of the costumes that a cast member would wear during the production. Starting top…

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A collage showing the costumes of the two sets of twins Dromio of Ephesus (blue "Where's Waldo," played by Scott Florence), Dromio of Syracuse (red "Where's Waldo," played by Geoff McBride), Antipholus of Syracuse (green t-shirt, played by Warren…

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Collage combining two photographs from A Company of Fools' 2015 production ofThe Comedy of Errors. On the left is Scott Florence as the courtesan character and on the right is Katie Ryerson as Angela. Originally Angelo in the script, Catriona Leger…

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Costume of the character Macbeth.

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A photo of James Hurdle in his costume as Claudius, Hamlet's step-father, for the NAC's 1979 production ofHamlet.

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Costume sketch of Cornelius (played by David McCallum) for the National Arts Centre's 2004 production of Hamlet.

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Costume sketch of Gertrude (played by Fiona Reid) for the National Arts Centre's 2004 production of Hamlet.
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