1995 TORONTO FRINGE 1995 TORONTO FRINGE
1995 Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
June 30 - July 9
82 Performing Companies
10 Venues
PLAY LISTINGS
Fica Ludica
Toronto, ON
presented
!Boof!
by Lucia Cino, Gabriella Caruso
Two haunted clowns looking for love and liberation meet in the barren and fertile land of Storto.
45 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Michael Lunts
Manchester, England
presented
'Winter in Majorca': A Portrait of Frederic Chopin
by Michael Lunts
"Spellbinding study of Chopin...a seamless interweaving of drama and music." - UK
Independent: Edinburgh Festival review.
A deserted monastery, a mad ex-monk, a consumptive young composer and a piano. An
acclaimed recreation, by actor-pianist Michael Lunts, of this extraordinary episode in Chopin's
life and the hearrending music it inspired.
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Jill Dowse Projects
Birmingham, England
presented
'X'
by Jill Dowse
Paris, 1878. Augustine (aka 'X'), inmate of the Salpêtriès asylum, performs hysterical 'fits' to
amuse bohemia. The true story of a woman imprisoned by voyeurism, hypnosis and the search
for stardom. Performed by Jill Dowse ('erotic, terrifying, powerful acting' - Globe & Mail),
formerly of Foursight Theatre ('Pink Smoke...' 1991).
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Together Ensemble
Toronto, ON
presented
A Night in Toronto
by Jamie Kastner
Written and directed by Toronto Sun music columnist Jamie Kastner, the play sets two He and
two She-knights adrift in late night Toronto. Their not-so-knightly guests lead them everywhere
from The Gladstone Hotel to the All Nite Yonge St. "Vomit Comet" - reborn as a mobile chapel
of love.
55 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Golden Years
Toronto, ON
presented
A Serving of Service
by Robert Service with Colin Hines
He's a man from the creeks, in town for two weeks, and he's many a story to tell of the
Klondike's great days, a lost woman's ways, and the Yukon's enchantment and spell.
The serving: Meat from the poems of Robert Service, connective tissue from the guts of Colin
Hines.
50 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Elegantly Steadfast Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
After Furboy
by Susan Kastner
Directed by John Kastner
FutureSex, MotherThoughts, mystery, music, and neo-Brechtian undertones. By notorious
Toronto Star columnist Susan Kastner. Directed by Emmy Award winner John Kastner.
55 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studios
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Brigitte Lachance Dance Company
Montreal, Canada
presented
Arianna and Incapable
by Brigitte Lachance and Company
Arianna and Incapable is a contemporary version of the Greek myth of Theseus and Arianna.
Jealousy, control and manipulation in relationships between mother, daughter and lover are
explored through dance.
45 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Baby Monster Productions
Los Angeles, USA
presented
Baby Redboots' Revenge - An Avante-Vaudeville
Written and Directed by Philip-Dimitri Galas
The darkly comic tale of a former child-star, now doomed to life in a polka band, playing stand-
up bass for eternity. A solo frenzy of machine-gun pacing, vaudeville schtick, ranting
monologue and manic physical intensity. A fifty-five minute joy-ride to oblivion.
Sean Sullivan
55 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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Ovareasy
Toronto, ON
presented
Bad Yolks
by Sandy Gruenwald, Elizabeth Harpur, Victoria Stoeckle
directed by Allan Guttman
Off-centre views of life from Sandy Gruenwald, Elizabeth Harpur and Victoria Stoeckle in a
comedy sketch format. Andy Gidwani on live music. Stage Managed by Janice Rae.
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Kaliyuga Arts
San Francisco, USA
presented
Beauty
by Steven Patterson
The runaway hit of the 1994 San Francisco Fringe Festival, Beauty is a brilliant theatrical
evocation of the works of Jean Genet. Brutal, intensely erotic and ravishingly poetic, this
award-winning solo performance is "a stunning and dangerous piece of work".
60 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Pent Up Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Bedspins
by Kathryn Landon
Transformational comedy. The road is less travelled for a reason. Bedspins explores the
recovery (?!) of a woman who lived life on the cutting edge until she almost bled to death.
Serenity in the stress-filled '90s?...I don't think so.
50 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Bill and Bob
Toronto, ON
presented
Bill and Bob Show, The
by Tim Rykert, P.J. Heslin
Tim Rykert and P.J. Heslin. Comedians. Best friends. They've been given a half-hour comedy
show on the CBC. Tim is hilarious. If P.J. was hilarious, the story would end there. But P.J.
sucks. He sucks bad. Tim knows it. The network knows it. And P.J.? Poor P.J.
50 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Awkward Stage
Toronto, ON
presented
Boxes
by Jocelyn Hublau
Three "other" Canadians come out of their corners to wallow in the joys of Jeopardy, stick
fighting, white dads, flat noses and mixed drinks.
50 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Green-Zaharuk Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Bumblepuppys
by Wes Zaharuk
Dangerman and Worrywoman lose their jobs. Follow the madcap adventures in this Marx
Brothers meet Naked Lunch romp through comic insanity. No humour at the expense of
dolphins.
50 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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The Free Associates
Chicago, USA
presented
Cast on a Hot Tin Roof
by Mark Gagné
Cast on a Hot Tin Roof is the irreverent comedy that Tennessee Williams forgot to write.
Using a handful of audience suggestions, THE FREE ASSOCIATES create a fully improvised,
fully staged spoof of William's work, drawing on his favourite themes of repressed longing,
family secrets & broken dreams.
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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L'Illustre Theatre 21
Vancouver, Canada
presented
Celestial Bicycle, The
by Roch Carrier
Written by the ever-excellent author Roch Carrier, The Celestial Bicycle will bring you into a
world where fantasy reigns. In this wonderful monologue, you'll be confronted with the
disarming logic of a peculiar character. Come experience the imaginative brilliance of one of
the best writers in Canada.
60 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Northmen Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Centre of the Universe
by Hywel John Evans
A novelist. An heiress. A sado-masochist. Brussels Sprouts. What did you expect to find at the
centre of the universe?
55 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Gams on the Lam
Syracuse, USA
presented
Chaotica
by The Company
Live on-stage births! Nightmarish Fêtes! Hostile Furniture! A theatrical adventure pitting the
Clown against Chaos, but with a distinctly feminine edge.
..."Pin-headed mix of brains and folly" - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
..."Unique, off-the-wall" - Seattle Post
..."Hit of the Fringe...Impossible not to have a good time" - Montreal Gazette
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Ombra Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Clockface
by Federico Gonzalez, Anne Hoselton
If Fear could strangle you to death with its stone-cold hands, haunted and invisible...If Bitterness
could devour your flesh with its jaws of hatred...If Time could painfully raise the walls of your
self-made prison...you'd be pretty screwed in this story.
45 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Theatre Resource Centre
Toronto, ON
presented
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov
by The Company
CANCELLED
60 Minutes
BYOV B: The Little Alex
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Broomhilda Productions
Halifax, Canada
presented
Comforts of Home
by Amy Stewart
Fear versus strength in this intense and hilarious conflict when Sophie, an agoraphobic writer,
must choose between watching a Twilight Zone marathon and keeping an appointment that
could change her life. Strength says go. Fear says stay. Guess who wins? Comforts of Home,
an offbeat and incisive new work from Atlantic Canada.
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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The Chimaera Theatre Co.
Montreal, Canada
presented
Confessions of an Undead Actor
by Robert Ross Parker
The memoirs of a 400 year old thespian. From his time as a boy actor to Shakespeare's Globe,
to a fateful night at Ford's Theatre, to his current gig as a phone sex operator, he has managed to
keep his darkest secret hidden - until now. On its national tour.
The Glen Morris Studio
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Deep Down Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Contents Under Pressure
by Jay Sankey
"If there is something called the Next-Big-Thing, it's called Jay Sankey." - Shift Magazine
"Sankey is someone to watch in '95." - Toronto Star
Dr. Seuss, escalators, drugs, Batman, war, reincarnation, Einstein, ketchup, television, the Glib
Reaper, and the difference between "Ha", "Ah" and "Aha". It's all here. Canadian Premiere.
59 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Over-The-Edge
Toronto, ON
presented
Crazy
by Michael Stray
Hallelujah! Jesus has returned.
He's recycling refuse and saving lost souls...
Or maybe
He's just another psychotic street person...
50 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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The Bananafish Co.
Toronto, ON
presented
Dog Poetry
by Kelly Thornton
A man, a woman, the girl that's watching. Drivers. The dog, the man, his wife. Owen, the girl.
Owen and the other, the lover and the same girl. Boy, man watching. Man, woman, townfolk,
Boy she met, man she's waiting for. A performance collision of poetry, dance and sound.
50 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Black Dog Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Dragonhead
by Adrian Truss
What causes a young boy to kill his mother and grand-mother for an inheritance he was soon to
get anyway? Was it the mask that he lived in or was it the dragon inside his head? Dragonhead- one of the hits of Alumnae Theatre's New Ideas Festival.
50 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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More Moss Inc.
Toronto, ON
presented
Dunnigan's Law
by Jack Moss Hammer, Doug Morency
One man stands alone in a world of Action, Suspense, Intrigue, and Danger. That man is
DUNNIGAN. Tougher than Van Damme, smarter than Bond, better looking than Columbo.
But does he have what it takes to save the world from his nemesis, the evil Doctor Volga?
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Theatre Viscera
Toronto, ON
presented
Faustus: An Atrocity
by Ian Carpenter
One man sells his soul to Lucifer in exchange for having his every desire fulfilled. He embarks
on a self-desecration so complete that the devil will not reclaim him. A rumination on morality,
evil and will. A perversion of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.
60 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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Wax Works
Toronto, ON
presented
Female Parts
by Franca Rame, Dario Fo
Laugh at your lousy luck. Smile at your sorry story. Cry when things are alright. And then take
care of the baby, the house, the husband, the lover, the boss and the mother...
60 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Thick as Thieves Theatre Toronto
Toronto, ON
presented
Four Ives
by David Ives
Mastering the art of social conversation...frantic one-up-manship...restaurant social circles in
flux...the dreaded miniature golf date...Welcome to Ivesland. THICK AS THIEVES descends
into madness again as Lynda Hill directs this manic and frenetic quartet of hilarious vignettes by
one of New York's hottest playwrights.
55 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Accelerated Culture
Toronto, ON
presented
Gen X-Files, The
by Shannonn Kelly, Creator/Writer
"THE OTHER DAY I WAS TALKING WITH THIS GUY WHO HAS A DEGREE IN
MARINE BIOLOGY. HE SUGGESTED I ORDER THE "CATCH OF THE DAY"!
Over-educated, under-employed...and they're at your table...THEY ARE GENERATION X!!
What do they want? And why are they always whining??
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE...IN The "GEN X-FILES".
60 Minutes
BYOV D: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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Ambrosia Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Genus Homo, Part One: Homo Habilis (Man Good With His Hands)
by Andrew Kelm
Directed by Andy McKim
The history of...everything. A one man show about Man and men, Oedipus and evolution, by
the creator of Black Bride: "the most impressive and creative piece in the ('92) Fringe" - Jon
Kaplan, NOW Magazine.
60 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Wild Cycle Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Gloria Steinem Said, "Some of us Become the Men we Wanted to Marry"...Wendy Hopkins is Tall, Dark and Handsome
by Wendy Hopkins
The search for true love begins with the realization that Mr. Right is dead. A musical comedy
about loneliness, murder and insanity.
50 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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The Butterfly Effect
Toronto, ON
presented
goatsong
by Gail Packwood
Michael McLeod
The virgin mother on the corner screams at the streetcars passing by...sleeping beauty waits for
her frog prince to pucker up...red shoes dance and dance...and the myths and the tales and the
stories weave together to form a thing called Toronto. Goat not required for admittance.
45 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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La Compagnie Petit Jeu
Toronto, ON
presented
Grymye
by Philippa Domville, Majorie Campbell, Wanita Storms
A vist to the Grimy place; bad dreams, naughty psyches and past-life aggression therapy; toads
and princes, witches and clever girls, chickens, sausages and kings, frolicking through the grim
side of Grimm, tripping to the land of fairy tales for the not so faint of hear.
60 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Mad Savages
Toronto, ON
presented
Hecatomb
by The Company
A Chekhovian retelling of the Frankenstein myth - "Follow me; I seek the everlasting ices of the
north, where you will feel the misery of cold and frost, to which I am impassive."
60 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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St. Thomas More College Newman Players
Saskatoon, Canada
presented
Holding a Mirror to the Mountain
by Ed Heidt
This one-man show dramatizes the life and sudden death of the now-legendary mystic-monk,
prolific writer, innovative thinker and sixties ani-war peace activist, Thomas Merton. A glimpse
into the private life of the public person.
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Real Canadian MountedProductions
Victoria, Canada
presented
Hunting Humans
by David Kitt-MacPherson, William Westcott
A terrifying and articulate look at multiple murderers. Western Fringe Tour: "A
Spellbinder...The Hunt is On" - Edmonton Journal
"A perfect set-up for a Fringe play...Riveting drama" - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"An intense, one-person performance" - Jenny Review - Winnipeg
"Chilling, imaginative and tough to forget" - Vancouver Sun.
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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RAND
Lafayette, USA
presented
i dreamed i was a baseball card
by Richard Stockton Rand
Enter into the mind of a little boy as he steals away from a painful family situation to safe haven
within his imagination. Retreating into his transistor radio, he listens to baseball games and
dreams of his hero Mickey Mantle, and of living inside The Hall of Fame.
40 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Pretty Feet Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Isle of Dogs, The
by Larsan, Lee and Wackler
A community theatre group plan to put on a play. A young William Shakespeare is a member.
The eccentric characters and the chaos he witnesses become the inspiration for his famous plays.
A satire on community theatre and Willy Shakespeare.
55 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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Johnny Angel Productions
Halifax, Canada
presented
Johnny Angel
by Clive Roger Sweeney
Meet a man who says, "Every woman out there wants romance, and almost none of them are
getting it." Then see what they're getting instead.
A "chilling and convincing portrayal of male monsters in sexual politics." - Halifax Chronicle-
Herald.
"You don't have to be a woman to feel threatened." - Coast
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Screaming Kettle Productions
Montreal, Canada
presented
Johnny Smutten
by The Company
Indecent, nasty, and as sassy as it may sound...we hunger for it - live to breathe, smell, snort,
taste, inject, consume and die for it! JOIN US...EVERYONE...right NOW! SCREAMING
KETTLE's karnival is in town! Hey ya, Hey ya...step right up - if you need it, WE GOT IT!
45 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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The Juanabees
Victoria, Canada
presented
Juanabees Must Be Stopped, The
by Kennedy & Co.
THE JUANABEES return to The Fringe of Toronto with a madcap romp which questions
everything from the nature of theatre to the purpose of life.
"It's a riot" - The Georgia Straight, Vancouver
"Like watching Mr. Rogers on acid and well worth the trip." - Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg
60 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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Magpie Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Jung at heart
by Raymond O'Neill
The dreams and visions of Carl Jung's formative years, his rise to intellectual and spiritual
awareness at the turn of the century, and his turbulent friendship and ill-fated professional
collaboration with Sigmund Freud are the subjects of this dynamic one-man play.
60 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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The Theatre Cooperative
Lafayette, USA
presented
Last Flapper, The
by William Luce
As Zelda Fitzgerald revisits her past (with and without Scott), she passes through the portals of
lucidity and lunacy with ease and familiarity.
60 Minutes
St Vladimir Theatre
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Enchanted Hunters
Etobicoke, Canada
presented
Lolita EXPOSED!
by Sarah-Alice Marcinkiewicz
Remember Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita? Wonder what happened to the infamous teenager when
she ran out on naughty Humbert and left the hospital with her movie producer "uncle"? Is Lolita
destined to become a film star? Lolita EXPOSED! explores what may have happened in the
off-stage action of the book.
53 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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The Devil's Kitchen
Guelph, ON
presented
Loose Connections
by The Company
Originally produced in 1977, Loose Connections is a collective creation born of improvisation.
While this work explores and experiments with the theatrical form, it also explores the question
of identy within conventional gender roles.
55 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Why Buy the Cow? Entertainment Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Lunatic Rising
by Lorraine Swanson
We live together but we never really know each other. We are so different...just look in the
washroom. Man has a razor, a toothbrush and a comb. Woman has approximately one hundred
and twelve items...of these, Man can identify only three or four.
60 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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O'Tiv Theatre Group
Toronto, ON
presented
Man with the Flower in his Mouth, The
by Luigi Pirandello
"Life, Life! You only have to think of giving it up - especially if it's a matter of days". The
philosophical exchange between THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH and THE CUSTOMER, gives the audience a certain awareness about life, about death...a certain sense of appreciation towards...
45 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Gut Reaction
Glasgow, Scotland
presented
Mirjam/Crawling From the Wreckage
by Mariela Stevenson/Adapted from Charlotte Delbo by Alan Jones
Mirjam: (1994 Edinburgh Fringe First Winner) - Physical theatre based on interviews with
concentration camp survivors. "Artistic achievement is considerable" - The Independent." A
balletic hymn to the memory of these women" - The Scotsman.
Crawling from the Wreckage: Written by French Resistance Fighter and survivor of
Auschwitz and Ravensbruck, the play juxtaposes two women's different responses to their
torture under the Nazis.
60 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Big Dummy Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Muse
by Sarah Eddenden
A well-proportioned woman moves above a shy editor. He tosses his routine lifestyle to the
winds, but does his upstairs muse deserve all the credit?
55 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Lame Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
My Dead Grandmother is Honeymooning in Texas
by Laura Cowell, Christina Zeidler
How do you destroy a relationship?
A - Ask too many Questions
B - Say what you're really thinking
C- Expect something in return
D- All of the above but not-necessarily in that order.
A romantic comedy in three parts.
45 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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The Riot Act
Toronto, ON
presented
Opening Beast: The Biting Truth
by The Riot Act
History! When will it ever end? THE RIOT ACT re-examines well-documented, pivotal events
in our past with stunning new insights that are bound to shock the academic world. (There's also
didactic examples of beer-chugging and a few memborable ditties.)
45 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Over-Opiated
Toronto, ON
presented
Pigeon Camera
by Ruba Nadda
And everyone's gettin' somewhere...
Michael has just dropped out of university and returned home only to be confronted by people
who stand in the way of his train ticket going nowhere. In a desperate attempt to run away, he
manages to run into everything head on.
60 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Pea Green Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Playballs
by Mark Brownell
Directed By: Sue Miner
Lucy calls 'em as she sees 'em as the first woman umpire in the majors. Winner of the 1994
Maxim Mazumdar Play Competition. Comin' at you like a powder river put the fork in 'em he's
done fastball. Mercy!
Featuring: Caitriona Murphy, David Young and Mark Brownell.
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Fourplay
Toronto, ON
presented
Playpen's Too Crowded, The
by the company
Can a pregnant woman tap dance without emptying her bladder? Can The Wild Duck be done
with a rubber chicken? Can you teach a new dog old tricks? Can a play about a play be
playful? Maybe. There's only one way to find out.
60 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Talking Pictures
Toronto, ON
presented
Poetry Express
by Jill Battson
A fun cross between a poetry reading and a tour of downtown - six poets on a yellow school bus spout poetry on the move - and you - the captive audience.
- Artistic success of last year's Fringe!
60 Minutes
BYOV C: Pickup outside The Fringe Club
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Moxie Productions & The Sirius Theatrical Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Prime Minister's Dog, The
by Greg Dunham
It was a top-secret assignment for "The Agency" - go undercover to guard the Prime Minister
and report on his activities. The disguise...a dog. The world premiere of Greg Dunham's witty
Canadian political satire that reveals the truth about the Prime Minister's "best friend".
35 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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John Pattison
Toronto, ON
presented
Puppets Who Kill
by John Pattison
A chilling look at the seamy underbelly of the puppet world. See a veritable rogues' gallery of
puppets in various stages of mental decay. They're not just cute, they're a big drain on the
Ontario health care system.
50 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Hope and Hell Theatre
Montreal, Canada
presented
Sad Surgeon
by Chris Ralph
The author of the '94 Fringe hit Sourdough invites you to meet a couple yearning for
transcendent love, yet trapped in the supremely unromantic world of post-modern medicine.
Sad Surgeon is weird, erotic, hilarious and suspensful. A comedy.
"Like Christopher Durang, Ralph uses lunacy to lambaste targets close to home." - L.A. Times
45 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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The Canadia dell'Arte Mime Troupe
Toronto, ON
presented
Saucy Maiden, The
by The Company
Intensely physical and full of colour The Saucy Maiden is Commedia Dell'Arte. Ever see a
grown many cry? Juggling turn you on? How about song and dance? Or maybe you'd rather
just sit back and watch people hit each other with big sticks, well, now's your chance!
Culture...Canadian style.
60 Minutes
BYOV A: Central Technical School
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Septext
Toronto, ON
presented
Sex with Strings
by The Company
Boy meets girl.
Boy and girl fall in love.
Boy leaves girl to found Rome.
Featuring Septext's LIVE string quartet.
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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DiSK Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Shilo
by Kathleen R. Lula
Sharman Gurr
A young man finds the inner strength to take a giant baby-step forward, and he, along with his
mother and Shilo, must face the consequences. A synaptic series of flashes into a family's
psyche.
50 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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The Collective
Toronto/Montreal, Canada
presented
Sleeping with the Devil
by Bridget Mcfarthing
From the co-author of the successful Blatantly Sexual comes a new play. If you enjoyed the
fast-paced self-revelatory comedy of B.S. you will love Sleeping with the Devil. Buy your
tickets early. "Takes a dare, has a heart and lasts only 50 minutes!" - Pat Donnelley, Montreal
Gazette.
50 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Loud-Mouth Asian Babes
Toronto, ON
presented
Sliding For Home & Borders
Written and performed by Jean Yoon
Directy by Marion de Vries
A young Korean-Canadian in Seoul. Baseball, television, and Family Reunification. GOH!
GOH! GOH! - CHINA. Theatre for the culturally-dysfunctional.
55 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Todd Theatre Troupe
New York City, USA
presented
Speakeasy
by Joanna Scott
A fifteen-year old girl kills her fiance, justice turns to farce, and a vaudeville clown takes control
of a family's destiny. Inspired by the sensational real-life trial of Dorothy Perkins in New York
1924. Characters use stories, half truths, dreams, even songs - both to recount the past and to
obscure it.
The George Inatieff Theatre
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Pleasure Girls
Toronto, ON
presented
Stinky Takes a Bath
by the company
Sex, politics, and lots of laughs.
50 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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New & Improved! Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Suitcase, The
by Darren Alexander
A suitcase with the power to bring two lost souls together. A fantastic dark comedy, peppered
with perversions and the choreography of temptation. Fun for the whole family!
55 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Open Mind Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Takeover Clause, The
by Sunny Thrasher, J.P. Robichaud
directed by Todd Vercoe
...Standing next to you on the subway...Walking past you on the street...Working with
you...Eating with you. They know when, where and how you will die. A comedy!!! Written by
Edison Twins co-star Sunny Thrasher.
50 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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See in a Circle
Toronto, ON
presented
Tests: a (n) (re-) (exam) i (nation)
by Paul Ableman, with additional text by the collective
A cornucopia of theatrical delights and dismays. These playlets were originally performed as
late night cabarets in Peter Brook's Theatre of Cruelty series. Adapted, resurrected, chewed up
and spat out. Heavy.
50 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Partial Malfunction Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
That Was My Head
by Adam Mikell, Andrew Sherbin, Paul Lee
Frank receives an unusual death-threat from a mystery madman. Add a hermit, a living
computer and, of course, a head...and you're cooking! From popular Toronto sketch comedy
troupe PARTIAL MALFUNCTION.
45 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Playing For Keeps & Avant Bard Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Tiny Addictions
by David Rubinoff
Directed by Hugo Dann
Coca-Cola, co-dependence, tobacco, twinkies, two men, one bachelor apartment, and the power
of imagination. A romantic comedy about gay bashing. Directed by Hugo Dann and written by
David Rubinoff, whose Marriage of Convenience was the hit of last year's SummerWorks
Festival. ("Hilarious! The hour just zings along!" - The Globe.)
60 Minutes
The Poor Alex Theatre
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Borderline Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Trapped in an Improv/Adrian's Wall
by Steve Kovacs, Shane Jeffery
Trapped in an Improv - A patron enters a lunchtime theatre expectinga show but instead
becomes an unwilling participant. By Steve Kovacs.
Adrian's Wall - Half way up the mountain, Adrian builds a wall. But things begin to crumble
when another climber calls. By Shane Jeffery.
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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As Fast As Theate
Toronto, ON
presented
Trip's Cinch
by Phyllis Nagy
Benjamin Trip: "There is always a moment in a sexual encounter, a millisecond when consent
might be withdrawn."
Who can judge that moment? Popular culture, the media, and individual conscience collide in
the aftermath of a high profile trial. Imaginative, controversial and visually startling theatre.
60 Minutes
The George Ignatieff Theatre
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Ubik Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Ubik Presents "Shadows of Death" in Vistavision Radio
by Edgar Caissie
MURDER! SUSPENSE! WELL-BLOCKED HATS! Witness Harry Cleese, hard-boiled
detective, scrambled by a mystery of ominous proportions! SEE the sweat on Harry's brow!
SMELL the rancid odor of death! FEEL the spine-tingling excitement! Brought to you through
the wonder of Vistavision Radio!
45 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Shout on a Whim Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Urban Tales
by Tricia Williams, Catherine Williams, Marcia Johnson
A comedic look at contemporary urban life.
Are we having fun yet?
60 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Why Did the Feminist Cross the Road Prod. and Jem Theatre Group of Toronto
Willowdale, ON
presented
Voyeur
by Evan Brooker
Your ultimate fantasy - what would you sacrifice to fulfill it? Calhoun learns that there is more
to voyeurism than meets the eye when his desires come true. The result is one story that you
won't find in the pages of Forum.
50 Minutes
The Annex Theatre
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Swamp Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Waiting
by Debbie Tidy
...Waiting... ... ... ... It's midnight!
Time...to close the restaurant after the shift from Hell!
Time...for revenge WOG's way! A clown movement piece, played out to the lyrical strains of
dead composers...revealing the inner life of the waiter.
50 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Church Basement Amateurs
Toronto, ON
presented
Wax Restoule
by Mark Hemphill
Restoule Provincial Park is the site for a chance meeting of people with a history, where the
elements, the wildlife and the park ranger conspire to vex the hapless campers. Campfire tunes
ring out while passion burns like a mosquito coil in this tents comedy.
50 Minutes
The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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Shamingu-Noriko
Toronto, ON
presented
What Do You Think About When You're On The Toilet?
by Noriko Yamamoto
In her first original work since moving here from Japan, Noriko will perform two short and
funny mime skits and then take you on an adventure under the sea...are you coming?
55 Minutes
The Glen Morris Studio
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Play Fare
Toronto, ON
presented
White Collar Holler
by Gail Webster
The recession is over, and Bob and Gail - commercial writers, best buds and business partners -
want their status back; alongside their sanity, integrity, partner and pal. But the road to recovery
is a slippery slope, and their traction is none too good.
60 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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Joe Mama Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Year of the Freak
by Joel Cohen
A comedic smorgasbord presented in the tradition of classic Amish vaudeville. A talented cast
that not only does their own stunts but also offers free makeovers after the show ("Winters" add
$1.50).
50 Minutes
St. Vladimir Theatre
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