Stratford Festival to Host First Public Reading of SLINGS & ARROWS Prequel, THE AMATEURS

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The reading will be performed by Festival company members, and directed by Chris Abraham.

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On July 26 the Stratford Festival will offer the first-ever public reading of The Amateurs, the Slings & Arrows prequel written by celebrated creators Susan Coyne , Bob Martin and Mark McKinney .

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The reading will be performed by Festival company members, directed by Chris Abraham, and presented in collaboration with Crow’s Theatre.

Set in rural Ontario, The Amateurs tells a heartfelt and funny origin story of a Shakespeare festival that will one day capture international attention – if it can just get started. A small-town journalist with big dreams gathers a determined group of locals to save their struggling community, sparking an artistic awakening no one sees coming. Sound familiar?

This unforgettable one-night-only reading offers a rare chance to experience a show in its early stages of development.

This reading of The Amateurs will be presented at the Meighen Forum on Sunday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Festival Theatre.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/SLINGS-ARROWS-Prequel-THE-AMATEURS-to-Receive-First-Ever-Public-Reading-at-Stratford-Festival-20260527)._