Tracey Flye is stepping in to direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
The Stratford Festival announced the change for the 2025 production on Tuesday.
Bobby Garcia has withdrawn from the role due to health reasons, the festival said.
Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino wished Garcia the best for his recovery and said the festival was looking forward to welcoming him to Stratford.
“We feel fortunate indeed that a director of Tracey’s calibre was available to take over the reins. We know she will bring a steady hand to the project, honouring the work Bobby and the creative team have already done, while infusing it with her own fabulous inspiration.”
Flye is returning for her fourth season with the Festival, and makes her Stratford directorial debut. She previously served as choreographer for the 2010 productions of Evita and Kiss Me Kate.
The Stratford Festival’s 2025 season includes As You Like It, Annie, Sense and Sensibility, Dangerous Liaisons, Macbeth, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Anne of Green Gables, The Winter’s Tale, Forgiveness, Ransacking Troy and The Art of War.
Go to www.stratfordfestival.ca for more information.
