The year 2019 was a positive one for the Stratford Festival. The theatre company announced its numbers for 2019 on Saturday, with a surplus of $138,297 on a revenue of $63.8-million. “In this past year we had 12 plays across three theatres and they seemed to really connect with audiences,” said Antoni Cimolino, artistic director of Stratford Festival Canada. “There was a wide variety, from Little Shop of Horrors right through to Othello and The Merry Wives of Windsor, so the variety is something that people come to expect and love.” Another positive note for the 2019 year was that the company undertook the building of the new Tom Patterson Theatre. “We’ve gotten possession of the building.