Stage Door News
Stage Door News
May 22, 2014… Calgary’s dynamic mayor, Naheed Nenshi, will be in Stratford for one day only, Saturday, May 31, for a special Stratford Festival Forum interview with Peter Mansbridge, Chief Correspondent for CBC News and host of The National.
Currently serving his second term, Mayor Nenshi ranks second on Maclean’s magazine’s list of the 50 Top Canadians. He was nicknamed “The Sleepless Civil Servant” for his round-the-clock efforts in response to catastrophic flooding in 2013. In conversation with Mr. Mansbridge, he will speak candidly about the pressures of decision-making under extreme circumstances – a natural disaster that pushed a whole municipality to the edge.
“A great leader can move mountains but an extraordinary leader can inspire a community to move a whole range of mountains and Mayor Nenshi is an example of the latter,” observed Executive Director Anita Gaffney. “From encouraging Calgarians to do three things for Calgary to shepherding the flood relief efforts, Mayor Nenshi has succeeded in engaging his community. I look forward to learning more about the trials and triumph of municipal leadership in the 21st century.”
The talk will be held on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Stratford Festival Theatre lobby. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance by calling the box office at 1.800.567.1600.
The Stratford Festival Forum is a series of activities and events, including concerts, debates, talks, comedy and interactive presentations, that offer theatregoers a unique opportunity to delve further into the ideas and issues raised by the 2014 playbill and its theme of Madness: Minds Pushed to the Edge.
Sustaining support for the Forum is generously provided by Kelly & Michael Meighen and the T.R. Meighen Foundation. Support for the 2014 Forum is generously provided by Nandita & Julian Wise. Selected Forum events supported by Bell Let’s Talk.
The 2014 season runs from April 21 to October 12, featuring King Lear; Crazy for You; two versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Beaux’ Stratagem; Man of La Mancha; Alice Through the Looking-Glass; Hay Fever; King John; Mother Courage and Her Children; Antony and Cleopatra; Christina, The Girl King; and more than 200 events in The Forum.
Photo: Mayor Naheed Nenshi.
2014-05-22
Stratford: The Stratford Forum presents Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi in conversation