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    48th Stephenville Theatre Festival kicks off this weekend with the Jazz Apostles

    Monday, 15 June 2026 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The headline show for the season is “Shrek the Musical.”

    It started in 1979 and today, the Stephenville Theatre festival is the longest running theatre company in the province. Artistic Director Laura Caswell says with the 50th anniversary coming, they started a special project on the history of the festival.

    This year’s festival season starts this weekend with a pre-launch of the Jazz Apostles on Saturday at the Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre.

    The headline show for the season is “Shrek the Musical.” Caswell says Shrek is not just for kids and this is a musical with a pop vibe and lots of comedy. 

    The Stephenville Theatre Festival this year also includes three episodes of “Made in Canada Twonie,” and “Bingo Ladies.” “Come Sale Away, a celebration of all things YACHT ROCK will be the dinner theatre and it takes place at the Days Inn. stephenvilletheatrefestval.com

     

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