Richard Monette
Richard Monette
Richard Jean Monette OC, DHum, LLDwas a Canadian actor and director, best known for his 14-season tenure as the longest-serving artistic director of the Stratford Festival of Canada from 1994 to 2007...
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The Renaissance scholar Michel de Montaigne said, 'there is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom,' ... Drama, comedy and tragedy all have their roots in the compelling theatre of life that is closest to us all our relationships with those tied to us by blood.
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It was pretty daunting to learn 1,000 lines of dialogue, and I'm still learning different nuances about the play and my character, all the time,
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He has played all the great roles, so he's had many opportunities here, and he is arguably the greatest classical actor in the English speaking world.