Stratford Festival and actors ‘resilient’ after opening night bomb threat
An “inconceivable” opening-night cancellation of “The Tempest” due to a bomb threat at the Stratford Festival ended up creating its own kind of magic in the tight-knit community.
Students gathered in a grassy area, reading lines from “The Tempest” off their phones.
Actors came together at a hotel to provide support to each other over drinks, with “The Tempest” star Martha Henry holding the large magic stick of her sorcerer character, Prospero.
And theatre company members worked around the clock with authorities and Stratford, Ont., officials to ensure the situation was under control.