Stratford Festival’s patriotic pushback against ‘51st State’ rhetoric

This year the Stratford Festival is playing ‘Oh Canada’ before every performance of Annie. Canada’s national anthem is usually only played on opening nights, but the choice to play it before the only play set in the United States is a deliberate choice. Kevin Gallagher explains.

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