Guild Festival Theatre is excited to announce the casts of our 2026 Summer productions: Brontë: The World Without and Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey!

Featuring some familiar faces to the Greek Theatre, we also welcome four artists making their Guild Festival Theatre debut.

Brontë: The World Without

by Jordi Mand

Directed by Helen Juvonen

Costume Design by Alex Amini

Production Design by Elisia Evans

Stage Manager Sabrina Weinstein

Brontë: The World Without will star Laura Del Papa (Company of Fools; Magnus Theatre) as Charlotte Brontë, Hilary Scott (Highland Arts Theatre) as Emily Brontë, and Lara Lucia (Shifting Ground Collective; Theatre of the Beat) as Anne Brontë. All three performers make their GFT debuts in this production, bringing to life the famous Brontë sisters in Jordi Mand's touching play.

Featuring:

Laura Del Papa as Charlotte Brontë

Hilary Scott as Emily Brontë

Lara Lucia as Anne Brontë

July 16 - August 2

Preview: July 16

Opening Night: July 17

Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

Adapted and Directed by Tyler J. Seguin

Costume Design by Alex Amini

Production Design by Elisia Evans

Sound Design by Shawn Piccione

Stage Manager Kiera Doerksen Smith

For the world premiere of this adaption of Jane Austen's classic novel by Tyler J. Seguin, we are thrilled to welcome back cast members from last year’s hit production of The 39 Steps: Georgia Findlay (one of Glenn Sumi's "Breakout Theatre Artists of 2025"), Isaiah Kolundzic (St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival; The Foster Festival), and Kiana Woo (Shaw Festival; Neptune Theatre). Andrew Prashad (Neptune Theatre; Young People's Theatre; Talk Is Free Theatre) is also joining the cast to make his GFT debut.

Featuring:

Georgia Findlay

Isaiah Kolundzic

Andrew Prashad

Kiana Woo

August 6-23

Preview: August 6

Opening Night: August 7

World Premiere

For more information about the upcoming season visit www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca.

Venue:

The Greek Theatre, Guild Park & Gardens

201 Guildwood Parkway, Scarborough, Ontario

Schedule at a Glance:

Season Launch: July 4

Family Fest: July 10-12

Brontë: The World Without: July 16-August 2

Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey: August 6-23

Tickets:

Tickets and passes on sale now at www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca.

About Guild Festival Theatre

For more than a decade, Guild Festival Theatre has enchanted patrons at beautiful open-air productions at the stunning Greek Theatre in Scarborough's iconic Guild Park. Scarborough's only professional theatre, GFT is proud to champion local arts and culture and has been honoured with numerous awards and commendations, including “Best Live Theatre” (Scarborough Mirror), the Urban Hero Award (Metroland Media), the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award, the King Charles III Coronation Medal, and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards.