Excitement was in the air on Monday night as the Stratford Festival officially started their 73rd season with a red carpet welcome at the Festival Theatre.
Actors from various productions were dressed in Oscar-worthy attire, with sharp suits and dresses for a mass of fans and media who gathered to snap some photos.
Once inside, guests were treated to a performance of As You Like It.
Opening nights continue Tuesday with Annie at the Festival Theatre.
The Avon Theatre officially opens for the season Wednesday with Macbeth, followed by the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Thursday.
Tom Patterson Theatre is the venue for the opening of The Winter’s Tale on Friday and it’s Anne of Green Gables on Saturday at the Avon Theatre.
Forgiveness, Sense and Sensibility, The Art of War, Dangerous Liaisons and Ransacking Troy open later in the Stratford Festival season.
