a Company of Fools

Ottawa's longest-running professional Shakespeare company, 35 years and counting!

Romeo & Juliet (2019)

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2026 Shakespeare In The Park Tour

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✨It’s the moment you have all been waiting for! ✨ We are so excited to share our 2026 Shakespeare In The Park Tour Calendar with you all! In classic Fools fashion, shows will run Monday - Saturday for 7 weeks, in various parks around the city
Meet the incredibly talented folks who will be bringing the Greek islands to your park this summer! We are so excited to be working with such an incomparable group of artisits for this year’s Shakespeare In The Park tour. 💐Kate Smith - Direc
Daouli roll please! (that’s a traditional Greek drum by the way)🇬🇷Meet the phenomenal actors who will be bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life this summer!✨ 🌸Ananya Antony ☀️Bénédicte Bélizaire 🧚Daniella Bel
No need to worry about flights being cancelled, because we are bringing the Greek Islands to a park near you this summer! We are so excited to announce our 2026 Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Shakespeare meets
Our Mamma Mia Sing-Along Fundraiser is BACK, and we’re ready to sing the roof off the Mayfair Theatre on June 7! 🎉 Something about our upcoming 2026 Shakespeare in the Park tour is leaving us longing for the Greek islands (…👀 hint hin
We’re Hiring!🥳 The sun was out for about 5 minutes today, so we have summer on our minds! In preparation for our Torchlight tour, a Company of Fools is looking to grow our team. Positions involve technical proficiency and outdoor physical wor
Happy World Theatre Day Fools! ✨ Did you know theatre inspires over 2 millions Canadians annually through live performances for young audiences? We are so proud to be part of this major impact on Canadian youth with our annual School Tour of an orig
We are so excited to announce that on April 1st, a permanent street sign for voie Fools Way will be mounted at the corner of Range Rd and Laurier Ave! (No, this isn’t an early April Fools joke, we promise!) We want to send a big THANK YOU to
This is who you’re asking to run a Company of Fools ✨
Are you passionate about Arts and Culture? Interested in making theatre accessible to everyone? You may be perfect for our Board of Directors! We are looking for passionate folks to join our board with a background in law, finance and/or fundra
Fun Fact: when Shakespeare’s plays were first performed, women weren’t allowed on stage (rude). A few centuries later, women are stage manager, directors, actors, designers... just generally proving the theatre (and the world) is much be
The Understudies is BACK! ✨ When a theatre troupe finds out that their star actor has gone missing they must find a replacement – and quickly! This hilarious and fast-paced misadventure features a Company of Fools performing some of Shakespeare
SEEKING SCRIPTS 🪶 Do you have a Shakespeare-inspired TYA project kickin’ around? We know what you’re thinking - duh, who doesn’t! Why not send it in to us and see if we can get it on its feet? We are seeking 60-minute works of the
General Audition submissions close on Sunday! 🚨 Are you a professional actor working in Ottawa? We want to meet you! Head to the link in our bio for all the juicy details about how to submit your candidature. Laura Del Papa and Drew Moore in The C
Have you ever dreamed of Fooling? 🃏 We are now accepting submissions for our general auditions! Actors will need to prepare either 2 classical monologues (at least one Shakespeare) or 1 Shakespeare monologue and 1 song excerpt (preferably from the
GENERAL AUDITIONS ✨ Are you a Fool at heart? We are now accepting general audition submissions for our 2026 season! We are looking to cast roles in the upcoming spring remount of our touring TYA show and for our summer production. Actors will need t