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A native of Stratford, Ontario, Tom Patterson grew up during the Great Depression and dreamed of plans that might revitalize his community. After serving in the Second World War and completing university, he worked as an associate editor for a trade publication in Toronto. During the early 1950s, Patterson began discussing plans to establish an internationally renowned Shakespearean festival in his hometown. Although considered a risky venture by some, Patterson gained encouragement from Mayor David Simpson and the local council, and from British Shakespearean director Tyrone Guthrie. Through determination and perseverance, Patterson was able, in less than two years, to turn his dream into reality. The Stratford Shakespearean Festival opened in July 1953 with a production of Richard III, and created a new standard for North American theatre. Remaining with the Festival until 1967, Patterson was also founding director of the Canadian Theatre Centre and founding president of the National Theatre School. He received numerous honours for his work, including Officer of the Order of Canada (1977).
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1From its inception, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival was a leading cultural institution in Canada and North America. It grew from the dream of Stratford native Tom Patterson, whose determination and perseverance led to the immediate success of the festival. Interestingly, it was not Patterson’s particular love for theatre that prompted the birth of the festival — he had only been to a couple of stage productions in his life. Rather, it was his ability, in a short time, to convince local residents, a great director and famous actors to take a chance on his “crazy” idea. As British theatre designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch said about Patterson’s first visit with her, “I was bowled over.” Patterson was first and foremost a promoter for the Stratford Festival, and subsequently for other theatre and film projects across Canada for 40 years.
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1 Thomas Mercer Jones named the town Stratford in 1832, when the Shakespeare Inn opened as the community’s first permanent structure. He also renamed the Little Thames River that ran through the village, the Avon River. Other names associated with the British playwright soon followed. During the 1850s, the town was organized into five wards — Hamlet, Falstaff, Romeo, Shakespeare and Avon. A neighbouring village was named Shakespeare.
2 An Ontario provincial plaque to commemorate R. Thomas Orr, 1870-1957, was unveiled in May 2003. It is located at the bandshell on Lakeside Drive, Stratford.
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