“Des McAnuff is confident the Stratford Shakespeare Festival will finish this season in the black, even though slow ticket sales have forced the company to put 30 performances on hold. … [T]he festival’s artistic director insists the season will fare well financially. ‘Our projections are that we’re going to end the season in the black. … I’m not being a Pollyanna. We’re putting strong work on the stage,’ McAnuff said.”