2002 TORONTO FRINGE 2002 TORONTO FRINGE
2002 Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
July 3 - 14
121 Performing Companies
17 Venues
43,116 Ticketed Attendance
$281,288 Box Office Revenue returned to the artists
PLAY LISTINGS
Perilous Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
A Stranger Here Myself
by Bryce Bradley
A highly eccentric family unwittingly redefines the term ‘dysfunction' in this dark comedy about
the ties that blind. "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from
him."-Galileo.
60 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Spellbinder Entertainment
Toronto, Ontario
presented
A Year of Lovin
by Lorraine Swanson
WANTED: Reality TV program seeking eight single, daring contestants to compete for a single
cash prize of $1,000,000. Must be willing to marry a stranger and to live as a pioneer for one
year.
From the creators of 2000's "The Sorceress".
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Musical General Audience
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Pannychous
Guelph, Ontario
presented
Accidental Sleepwalker
by Josh Hallem & Toby Knights
directed by Josh Hallem
A day in the life of a blue-collar joe working at the local brewery takes a turn for the surreal
when his routine night's sleep is interrupted. A fantastic journey awaits, featuring a nightlife he
never knew existed. It's Broadway meets Brecht in this highly visual, Dr. Seussical musical!
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Musical General Audience Warning: language
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Kitten Goes Nuts Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Anger Begets
by Tina Silver
directed by Chris Coculuzzi
Stand-up comic Marnie Levine is about to learn some shocking news about her new
roommate...but should it still be 1945 in 2002?
Cast: Karen Parker, Erin Marian
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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A.W.S.
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Anonomous
by Bruce Gooch
directed by Bruce Gooch
Queen Elizabeth I knew Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, longer than anyone else. De Vere
worshipped Elizabeth. His love for her spawned a body of work known as the Shakespearean
Canon. Their's is a story of life long love, intense passion and the most thorough cover-up in
history.
Cast: Lynn Vogt, Bruce Gooch
90 Min.
BYOV H - Poor Alex Cabaret
Play-drama General Audience
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The Disturbed Family
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Baby Doll, I'm Through With Games
written and directed by Alexander Wolfson
This performance is not a story but instead movement and action that is created on the stage. A
single performer portrays "Girl" who obsessively defines the space that surrounds her only for it
then to imprison her. Through the actor's body and the scenic elements her alternate space is
created. Cast: Elizabeth Peterson
90 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-drama General Audience
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Ribbit Productions
Edmonton, AB
presented
Be A Man
by The Company
directed by Kenneth Brown
BE A MAN is an original, built from scratch show about the joys and tribulations of being a
twenty-something male in the new millenium. Beer, sex, sports and trying to keep your head
screwed on in a mad world. *****Edmonton Journal ****1/2 Edmonton Sun
Cast: Andrew Bursey, Jon Paterson, Bob Rasko, Dave Stone
60 Min.
BYOV H - Poor Alex Cabaret
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: Content, Nudity
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Ground Water Productions
Hamilton, Ontario
presented
Be Wearing Wolf
written and performed by Deanna Jones & Erin Shields
Expelled by their families: "If she wants to be a wolf, fine, but not under my roof!" Ridiculed by
their friends; "They're, like, so gross." Exploited by those that can: "Okay girls, lets take it from
the top." Finding friendship in each other: "Ahhhooo!!!"
50 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Theatre-In-The-Raw
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Big Shuck, The
by Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt
directed by Victoria Shepherd
Billy O'Malley's in for the shuck of his life. Oysters are his business - nay, his religion. His place
of worship: The Friendly Fish Seafood Pub. Fast approaching is the 10th Annual St. Paddy's
Shuck Off and Billy soon learns that there will be more at stake than his pride.
Cast: Andrea Lyons, Rick Persich, John Stuart Campbell, Julie C. Sheppard, Todd Dulmage
55 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Anthill Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Bigger the Better, said Alistair Ant!
by Rob & Soli Joy
Soli and Rob joyfully invite you to this musical puppetry extravaganza! Meet Alistair Ant,
whose one wish is to become the BIGGEST ANT EVER… Will he succeed, and is Bigger really
Better? Find out as you sing, laugh and shake it up with Toronto's most promising kids' duo!
40 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Musical Family Entertainment (ages 2 - 8)
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Bulletproof Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Blood Sonata
by Stan Rogal
directed by Stan Rogal and Adam Nashman
In a world so governed by the apparent need to communicate how much do we really understand
each other in the end? What happens when we attempt to create a world from fragments? What
occurs when we're waiting for Godot and the bastard shows up? A dark comedy.
45 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language, gunshots
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Under the Blood Productions
Mississauga, Ontario
presented
Bourgee-Bush Woman
written and performed by Diane L. Daniel
directed by Ron Tite
bourgeois - (boor-zhwa, boor'zhwa) - One belonging to the middle class. The bourgeoisie.
bush - (boosh) - a low, branching woody plant; shrub. Land covered with dense shrubby growth.
A dense growth.
woman - adult human female (from which you came)
It's about ... classism and status quo! Isn't it?
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama General Audience
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Free Fall Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Breaking Character
written and directed by Alexis Bernier
An optometrist finds she can enter the souls of her patients through the examination of their
eyes. The addictive thrill of this uncontrolled, trespassing experience throws her onto new
ethical and emotional ground. A little knowledge is dangerous - absolute knowledge is blinding.
Cast: Gina Clayton
50 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Wee Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
By A Thread
by Diane Flacks
directed by Nicole Piller & Jennifer Cook
Meet Rose, a "blocked" painter who holds onto herself by the thinnest of means. In leaps and
bounds, she propels you, her audience and canvas, through wacky theories of astral projection,
irrational fears, childhood adventures, and adult misadventures... from the hilarious to the
tumultuous, imagine life... By A Thread.
"Tour de force performance" - The London Free Press
Cast: Nicole Piller
60 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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Gin-Cat Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Cali
written and performed by Ginette Mohr
directed by Lisa Merchant
Cali is a sugar-charged and razor-sharp little girl who knows everything. All aboard a fairy tale
roller-coaster that twists and turns through monologue, song, dance and film! A witty and
poignant take on the upside down world of a nine-year old.)
Cast: Ginette Mohr and a video buffet of comics
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: content
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Canadian Improv Showcase
York Region, Ontario
presented
Canadian Improv Showcase
directed by Matthew R. Lawrence
Improv with a Canadian twist! The Canadian Improv Showcase is hilariously funny, original,
pure comedic genius! Playing on the culture that they know and love, the Canadian Improv
Showcase is taking the nation by storm. Voted best of the fest at the London Fringe Festival in
2001. www.canadianimprovshowcase.com
Cast: Byron Laviolette, Alan Harrington, Carmen Gillespie, Caroline Skorayko, Peter Suddard
60 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Improv Mature Audience Warning: language, content
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Back Row Theatre Company
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Cast Iron
by Lisa Codrington
'don't fool wunna self, no man can stan pun he two feet after wunna hit he up top he head wit a
cast iron!'
Come hear Libya Atwell's darkly comic confession of the death that exiled her from Barbados
and landed her in a Winnipeg nursing home.
45 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience
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No Model Types
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Character Assassination
by Annette McLeod
directed by Jennifer Cook
There is only one thing standing between Lance McCoy's smoldering loins and Blaze
Hunnicutt's forbidden flower...Brenda Little! Character Assassination answers the pressing
question: What would happen if Rod Serling had written for Harlequin?
Cast: Luisa Durante
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience
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Little Flame
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Churkendoose, The
adapted by Laura Thorne
directed by Angela Besharah
A mysterious egg in Lizzie's henhouse hatches the Churkendoose (part Chicken, Turkey, Duck,
Goose). This tapdancing, rhyme-speaking bird teaches us to love, indulge in imagination and to
celebrate our differences! Based on Ben Berenberg's 1947 children's story, The Churkendoose is
a playful, interactive, extravaganza for kids of all ages!
Cast: The Churkendoose Players and The Barnyard Band
60 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment
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Red Letter Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Cloud Tectonics
by José Rivera
directed by Nicole Arends
What better way to respond to a miracle than to fall in love with it?
Does love alter the physics around us - changing the speed of light, the shape of space, or how
we experience time?
Sometimes there's no "time" - only an endless now that needs to be filled with life.
Cast: Gabe Bettio, Roxanne Deans, Trevor Martin
80 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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Purple Nine Productions
Montreal, Quebec
presented
Cobra: The Musical
by Aaron George & Ace Lopes
When a ruthless terrorist organization needs money, they can only turn to one man...William
Shakespeare. See Cobra Commander, Destro, Serpentor and all your favorite GI Joe villains
attempt to raise funds by putting on their very own production of Hamlet. This is the story of
how it fails miserably. Watch...
90 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language, strobe lighting
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Aftershock Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Comedy of Eros, The
by Macknight / Telfer
directed by Geordie Telfer
The ribald comedy Shakespeare would have written were he not a better writer. This gender-
bending caricature lampoons the Bard's more obvious literary devices. Shipwrecked twins,
Coriander and Cilantro, are befriended by Lothargio (an erstwhile ladies' man) and Testicles (an
artful apothecary). The search for love through lust was never naughtier.
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Pauper Etiquette Theatre Company Inc.
Saskatoon, SK
presented
Condom, The Cucumber And The Girl From Ipanema, The
by The Company
Four twenty-somethings, each on the verge of a first date, struggle to navigate the mating
minefield with the help of a certain glossy magazine, the right underwear and some surprising
motherly advice.
"a smart, naughty, titillating sex comedy" the Edmonton Sun
"I loved [this] show" the National Post
60 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: mature content
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The Country Gentlemen
Toronto, ON
presented
Country Gentlemen Present "A Cowboy Diary", The
by Kevin Aichele & James Roussel
The country gentlemen pay homage to strong simple men in the saddle who always knew black
from white, and right from wrong.These tune slingers carry a guitar instead of a six-shooter.
They sing hurtin songs of love, loss and remembrance, and flavour them with a melancholy
innocence that the world has long since forgotten.
50Min.
BYOV A - Clinton's Tavern
Cabaret General Audience
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Fishbowl Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Criminal Hearts
by Jane Martin
directed by Martina Kuska and Andrea Stark
In this dark comedy Ata is forced to confront her fears and discover her inner strength after her
once idyllic life becomes a wasteland of Dr. Pepper and pizza. A symbiotic and comedic
relationship develops when an abrasive con-artist and her malt ball eating sidekick join forces
with Ata to combat and squelch her philandering and egocentric ex-husband.
Cast: Cat Ratusny, Chloë Ariane Whitehorn, Kevin Fox, Trevor Hayes, Melanie Moore
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language, gunshots
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Farmor Productions
St. John's, NFLD
presented
Dance Like A Butterfly
by Aviva Ravel
Acclaimed playwright Aviva Ravel's heartwarming, powerful one-woman play explores the
emotions of 'Tillie', a lively 85 year old lady, as she struggles to come to terms with the many
issues that beset the elderly when they can no longer take care of themselves and have to face
losing their independence.
Cast: Lisa Hurd
55 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-drama General Audience
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Tricklock Company
Albuquerque, New Mexico
presented
Dandelion Clockwork
by The Company
directed by Shenoah Allen
Weaving the elements of Silent Film and Film Noir with the Grand Guinol horror theatre of
Paris, TRICKLOCK COMPANY brings you the terrifying tale of a young girl abandoned in a
madhouse. This spine chilling comedy is chalk full of mystery, mayhem, and gore you can sink
your teeth into.
Cast: Juli Etheridge, Byron Laurie, Shenoah Allen, and Kate Schroeder
60 Min.
BYOV G - The Victory Cafe
Physical Theatre General Audience Warning: excessive gore
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River Beggar Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Dark Circus
adapted by Nic Pearson with Cast
directed by Nic Pearson
Ladies and Gentlemen: Step right up. Behold these freaks, this Sideshow of the Damned.
Witness the insatiable Hunger Artist, the unencumbered Bound Man. Watch the Mole Man be
buried alive. Become enchanted by Josephine the Singer. Artists or charlatans? You decide.
Stories by Franz Kafka, Heinrich Boll, and Ilse Aichinger.
Mark Crawford, Stefanie Drummond, Carin Lowerison, Matt White, Zoë Sweet
90 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience
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Monologue Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Death Of My Dentist, The
by Gideon Forman
directed by Robert Kennedy
Can you ever know your dentist's inner life? Dr. Jack Dean probes his own cavities -- dental and
existential -- in this lament about isolation, fluoridation, and proper brushing. This is a story of
fixing teeth -- and filling the larger holes in our lives.
60 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Desolation Angels
Melbourne, Australia
presented
Elephant Club, The
by Nicola Gunn
directed by Mark Chavez
An absurd journey into the irreverent and delightfully bizarre world of a reclusive office worker
who makes the ordinary extraordinary. The Elephant Club presents the dreams of daily life and
an automated phone message as you have never heard before in a comic, tender and totally
spellbinding performance.
55 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Shrimp Magnet Theatre Company
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Emperor's New Clothes, The
by the company
The hit-show from Centre Island! Emperor Ted is being bamboozled by a phony fashion
designer. It's all transparent to Robin the Royal Potato Scrubber but no one will listen to her.
Help convince the Emperor that the Royal Robe is a total fabrication and save Ted from certain
embarrassment! www.shrimpmagnet.com
45 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Musical Family Entertainment (ages 2 - 12)
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Theatre Guillotine
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Envy
based on the life and writings of Yuri Olesha
created by Chrisopher Behnisch and Theatre Guillotine
written and directed by Christopher Behnisch
Based on the writings of Yuri Olesha: a drunk idler envies the New Era which has deemed both
him and his feelings "redundant". Theatre Guillotine explores the comic, the romantic, and the
ultimately tragic life and prose of one of the Soviet Union's greatest, yet least-known writers.
Cast: James Gilpin, Scott McLaren, Debra Felstead
85 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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Rubable Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Escher's Hands
by Dawson Nichols
directed by Daryl Cloran
A psychological rollercoaster in which the distinction between creator and creation becomes
deliciously deceptive. When Sandy and Gary embark on a writing assignment, they find
themselves battling against their own creation. Don't miss Dawson Nichols award winning play
Escher's Hands, acclaimed "…unique, fascinating and diabolically clever" by the Seattle Times.
Cast: Mackenzie Muldoon, Rahnuma Panthaky, Michel Protti
90 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-drama General Audience Warning: Gunshots, Language
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EstroFest
Rochester, New York
presented
EstroFest Comedy: girls just want to have fun!
written and performed by Dresden D. Engle, Adele M. Fico, Kate McLean, Allison Roberts &
Freyda Schneider
The uproariously funny Upstate New York comedy troupe EstroFest features a fresh, unique
brand of humor with a style comparable to Saturday Night Live and Kids in the Hall. The zany,
irreverent sketch comedy, hilarious ad spoofs and song parodies are 100% original, written by
the five performers!
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Sketch comedy General Audience Warning: content
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Monkey Bus
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Fish/Wife
written and directed by Rick Roberts
Gwen and Joanne contemplate murder (among other things) and are lead into an evolutionary
nightmare. Marjorie Campbell and Lindsay Collins star in this surreal comedy about two women
in a kitchen, and a fish in a bucket. This year's winner of the Fringe New Play Contest.
Cast: Lindsay Collins, Marjorie Campbell
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Rooftop Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
From Mint Condition To Badly Used
by Andre du Toit
directed by Margaret Smith
Settled in Brockville and married to a gay, the movie-star ex swings back into town and the
paparazzi smell blood. What's more stable: marriage, your sanity, or the laws of the universe?
Remember, Jesus Christ died for our sins, so we better make sure they're worthwhile. Cheese!
60 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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Hoopal
United Kingdom
presented
Gibberish
by Chris Gibbs
Chris "hilarious" Gibbs, one half of the hilarious British comedy duo, Hoopal, presents a
hilarious solo show that will give new meaning to the word 'hilarious'. "hilarious and surprising"
- Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand Oooh, I'm allowed 15 more words, I'd better not waste
them, they're far too important.
Cast: Chris Gibbs
55 Min.
BYOV G - Victory Cafe Upstairs
Stand-up Mature Audience
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Truffula Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Giving Notes
by Michele Siebler as inspired by Victoria Wood
directed by Alexis Butler
Originating in the remarkable mind of renown British comedienne Victoria Wood this forty
minute romp of hilarity follows "Alma", the director of an amateur theatre production of
"Hamlet". We meet her "giving notes" from a previous rehearsal and die laughing as she
destroys one of theatre's greatest masterpieces.
Cast: Michele Siebler
40 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Ship-Brecht Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Grotowski's Head
Anthony Reid
directed by Anthony Reid
"Because people are
stupid!" The idealistic desperation of an embittered artist leads to
recklessness as he is forced to invent his own personal brand of artistic
intimidation. Howard's "vigilante theatre" invokes a theatrical
Frankenstein, with a sado-masochistic red-headed fast-food clown, giant
genetically-modified tomatoes and a few unexpected surprises. . .
Cast: Graeme Gerrard, Scott Gorman
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warnings: Language, Gunshots
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LOST Theatre Company
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Guys & Guns
by Yuri Lowenthal
A Desert...An Office...A Living Room.
A selection of dark comedic pieces that explore our fascination with guns through violence and
laughter.
One Stage. Two Men. Three Plays. Four Guns.
Cast: Jodie Graham, Bert Steinmanis
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: gunshots, language
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Pencil-Neck Productions
Guelph, Ontario
presented
Gypsies
by T. Berto
directed by Dawn Naser
From Fringe 2000 playwrighting contest winner, T. Berto, a one woman show about Linda, a
hard luck survivor. Just moved into a new town, she must watch over her man Billy when he
wants a night in the bar next door. The pub seems like any other Ontario watering hole – until
the night wears on… Cast: Samantha Wilson
55 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language
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Raspberry Cordial Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Hair Retains Odour
by Stephen Sharpe
directed by Kimberley Allan, Brendan Bergie
What is the social result of an Irish born, rural immigrant with a Catholic upbringing? The
answer, according to local comedian Stephen Sharpe, is a self-described, urban dwelling gay
waif with two passports and a collection of prayer cards.
Don't miss this fresh, intelligent and hilarious Fringe debut
45 Min
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Old Castle
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
If it be not now, yet it will come. Revenge should have no bounds. The King is dead. From
beyond the grave he gives the final order. One...Last...Hit. Something is rotten in Prohibition
Chicago's North Side...
Cast: Michael Ferguson, Burgandy Code, John Cleland, Ingrid Rae Doucet
90 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama General Audience Warning: violence
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AnonAmos Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Hamm 'n Eg, Sunny Side Up
by KT Amos
This high energy romp will crack you up! Why is Hamm late for brunch with Egbert? What is
that thing in Egbert's pants and can it be stopped? Will Louisa and Lacey "do it" on the first
date?
Come find out!
60 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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The Calithumpians
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Happily, After Ever
by Amanda J. Barker
Conniving Villians? Evil Queens? Grumpy Dwarfs? They all get a second chance in this
hilarious romp through some of your favorite fairytales. Sketch Comedy for the entire family!
"More fun than spinning gold!" - Rumplestiltskin
"Easily the feel good show of the year!" - Handsome Prince
"La la laaala la!" - Snow White
Cast: Amanda J. Barker, Tim Doiron, Meghan Mesheau, Matt Richardson
60 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment (ages 2 - 101)
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Nuf/Fun Entertainment
Edmonton, AB
presented
Healer And The Hypochondriac, The
by Mark VanderHorst
nuf/fun entertainment presents Just a Thought Productions in support of the Positive Energy
Tour. The Healer and The Hypochondriac. mark the massage guy meets mark smith stand up
comedian in a show that will lighten your spirits and enlighten your soul. Feeling good cause
you can!
Cast: Mark The Massage Guy and Mark Smith Stand Up Comedian
60 Min.
BYOV H - Poor Alex Cabaret
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: Content
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True Era Productions
Woodbridge, Ontario
presented
Homespun
by Cesare Casciato
directed by Matthew Kutas
Homespun is the hilarious new Neil Simon-esque romantic comedy.
When Ed invites Hatch to move in, the chemistry between Hatch and Ed's sister, DD, is
undeniable. But as DD learns more about her birth parents, she realizes she has more in common
with Hatch than she ever bad-dreamed of.
90 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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In Time Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Hope Chest, The
by Paul Moriarty
directed by Victor Correia
A yonge man goes back in time to confront his mother before she conceived him. How? What
does he hope to change? Will she be able to handle the encounter? Will they both come out
alive? See what happens to two lives in 60 minutes.
Cast: Deva Neely, Stephen Chambers
60 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Talking Pictures Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
How I Learned to Live With Obsession
by Jill Battson
OBSESSION! The story of a woman¹s on-going obsession with a man who hardly knows she
exists. Recall your obsessions by riding on her roller coaster of emotion! Witness joy,
disappointment and helplessness evoked by obsession! Jill Battson¹s precise text, exciting
delivery and self-deprecating humour provides an intelligent look at obsession.
50 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience warning: language, sexual content
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Just In A Bowl Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Hungarian Suicide Duel, The
by Michelle Winters & Lori Delorme
directed by Erin Oke
A challenge has been issued. Honour is at stake. Two women will meet on a bridge to settle a
score. One will die. The other will lose. A new comedy from the creators of the 2000 Toronto
Fringe hit, Unsinkable.
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Newman Players
Saskatoon, SK
presented
Hypochondriak or It All Comes Out in the End, The
by Moliere
The Hypochondriak was Moliere's (1622-1673) last show. This humorous attack on medicine,
pharmacopeia, and health care satirizes our own present day fads and concerns. A frace in the
commedia del arte tradition, Moliere's classic wit reduces hypochondriacal worries to absurdity.
Meanwhile, the Flour Town Players have their own ongoing farce.
Cast: John Cieslinski, Ed Heidt, Steve Farrington
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Improv Productions
Auckland, New Zealand
presented
Improv Bandits, The
The renegades of New Zealand improvised comedy are back after last year's sell out season. Fast
'n' furious physical comedy with energy to burn, you don't want to miss this show!
"improvised comedy at its hilarious best" Evening Post
"risky, creative, hilarious improv actors" Montreal Gazette
Cast: Wade Jackson, Geoff Simmons, Mark Scott
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Improv General Audience
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Terry McDunna Productions
Astoria, New York
presented
Inside Albert's Head
by David S. Ackerman
directed by Tore Ingersoll-Thorp
A celebration of life through the strangely demented tales of Albert Herz.
A local boy scout troop honors their Crime Buster of the Year. The Staten Island resident, and
ConEdison electrician, catapults himself on a journey of self discovery as he regales the boys
with his adventures.
Cast: David Ackerman, Gilbert Vela
55 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Doctor Keir Co.
Westmount, Quebec
presented
Is Shakespeare Dead?
by Mark Twain, adapted by Keir Cutler
directed by Keir Cutler
Mark Twain's hilarious book debunking the myth that William Shakespeare wrote the works of
Shakespeare. Adapted for the stage by the multi-award-winning writer/performer of "Teaching
Shakespeare" ("Four Stars!" EYE July 2000 ) and "Teaching Detroit." ("Four Stars!" EYE July
2001)
"Keir Cutler is a masterful entertainer." Winnipeg Free Press.
www.keircutler.com
45 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Jerome Saibil
Montreal, Quebec
presented
JOB: The HipHop Musical
written, directed and performed by Eli Batalion and Jerome Saibil
A high-energy hip-hop bible revival of the Job story from Foqué dans la tête Productions, the
people who brought you "Everything You Wanted to Know About Yourself But Were Afraid to
Ask Freud":
"Swift, funny….great material throughout" – Eye
"A knockout!" – Ottawa Citizen
"A laugh-a-minute!" – Winnipeg Sun
"Hilarious!" – Edmonton Journal
FDLTproductions.com
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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The Stage Fright Theatre Company
Cornwall, Ontario
presented
Just Friends
written and directed by Richard Periard
Edward has it all planned. He's hired an escort; she's beautiful, intelligent. Boy will his old
girlfriend be jealous. He's got it all planned.
But Edward's not good at planning.
JUST FRIENDS a comedy/drama about love and obsession.
Winner: The New Ideas Playwrighting Contest.
Cast: Peter Sawyer; Julie Holdsworth, Stephen Bujold, Drea King
50 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy Mature Audience warning: language
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Kickass Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Life and How to Avoid It: 365 Reasons to Never Leave Your Apartment!
by Diane Forrest
directed by Kara Wooten
How do you deal with life in the Big City? Crowds, cars, garbage, glares and germs! This funny
off-kilter look at city life follows one woman's frenetic journey as she contemplates the question
we all ask ourselves: "Do I really have to leave my apartment?"
Cast: Laryssa Yanchak
45 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Villains & Heroes
Toronto, ON
presented
Louis and Dave
by Norm Foster
directed by Nicole Arends
Ever watch a play from the backseat of a car? Louis and Dave are going cruisin' and only four
of you can tag along for the ride. Two best friends have their Saturday night ritual disrupted by a
startling revelation. The funniest fifteen minutes you'll ever have at the Fringe.
Cast: Jorge Molina & John Tokatlidis
15 Min.
BYOV E - Royal St.George's College - Parking Lot
Performances starting every half hour
Play-comedy General Audience
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Wha-a-ell?! Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Low Level Misery
by Peter Wambera
Postcards from her uncle in Southeast Asia disturb Jesse. She discovers a lust for cigarettes and
cars. Then a nasty surprise sends her careening down an unknown road. Racked by insomnia and
heartbreaking nightmares, Jesse stands alone with the sadness and beauty of the day that changed
her life forever.
55 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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A and B Productions
Mississauga, Ontario
presented
Matters
by Andrew Brooks
directed by Bonnie L. Smith
Do you remember what you did 5 minutes ago? How about yesterday? How about last year?
"Matters" is a unique look at the real, imagined and desired worlds in one man's relationship
with Hope. It is a story of betrayal, obsession, revenge and , above all, love.
Cast: Inessa Frantowski, Lauren McConnell, Andrew Brooks
50 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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Isis Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Max Fishbaum's Theories on Love
written and directed by Eric Lunsky
Max Fishbaum has relationships down to a science. Unfortunately for Max, science is pretty
boring, and so are his relationships. Then along comes Zoe, the girl he's been hypothesizing
about his entire life. But can any formula define the blah-blah-blah-blah-blah? (It's a romantic
comedy and it's really funny.)
60 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Mighty Brave Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Millionairess, The: On the Air
by Bernard Shaw, edition by David Kohn
directed by Cameron Wright & Oonagh Duncan
The soap operatic goings-on behind the scenes as a 1940s radio station attempts to air a version
of Shaw's THE MILLIONAIRESS. Premiered in NYC January 2002: "[Mighty Brave] managed
to adapt a three hour Shaw play into 20 minutes of hilariousness--Shaw would have been proud."
--Natasha Stoynoff (People Magazine)
Cast: Cameron Wright, Lisa Wegner
17 Min.
BYOV C - CIUT Radio Station
Play-comedy General Audience
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Taryn Della
Halifax, Nova Scotia
presented
My Blues Are Like Billie's
by Taryn Della
This one-woman performance combines original music, edgy stand up, drama, and rhythmic
spoken word. Della's characters take on the tragedies and triumphs, the passions and pitfalls,
relives the music and men that characterized Lady Day's life, and finds her own and so many
other African women's lives entwined in the process.
60 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Hal Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
My Favourite Aunt
by Ron Sparks
directed by Kristen Horner
A furiously fast-paced farce, "My Favourite Aunt" pits Peter Campbell, a young, tragically
unsuccessful business man against his rich Aunt Lynn, who has lost her sanity, but not her
spunk. Peter desperately needs to inherit his aunt's money, but he didn't count on her uncanny
ability to escape death.
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: gunshots
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Musewish
Toronto, ON
presented
Naked Heart
by Susan J. Johnson
"Where do the single socks go?" Naked Heart is a comic journey into the absurdities of life and
other realities. "Sometimes it is only by losing, that we find what matters most." An unravelling
of mysterious circumstances and the magic in life. Hope is where the heart is.
Cast: Susan J. Johnson
45 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Theatre Clive
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Naked Opera, The
by Beatriz Yuste
directed by Martha Ferguson
It's Mirame's BIG comeback in New York and the whole family is invited, even disappeared
dad! From love in the Incan ruins, to a cultural exchange at the Rosedale Women's Club, to a
bad hair day, follow the Porfavor family as they strut their stuff down the catwalk of life.
Cast: Beatriz Yuste
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Left Shoe Co.
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Next Best Thing, The
by Michael Reinhart
directed by Konrad Nespiak
Left Shoe presents a TheatreFixe production : In a world of absent audiences, disappearing
backers and empty space, a place where the end is near and absurdity abounds. How do four
actors make sure that the show goes on when they are forced to settle for "THE NEXT BEST
THING"? http://www.theatrefixe.com
Cast: Michael Lazarovitch, Daniel Jade Levia, Peter Madden, Michael Reinhart
89 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: Language, Gunshots
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East Hill Productions Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Not Exactly The Toast Of The Town...
written and directed by Jason Gileno
This highly Toronto-centric rant speaks against the negative effects of group dynamics and puts
forth the assumption that the individual is dead. Plus it's funny as hell.
WARNING: you'll probably find something in this play that reminds you of you. Apologies in
advance.
Cast: Trevor Wilson, Brandy Yanchyk
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language, content
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The Letter Rice
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Novena
by Marie Beath Badian
directed by Anand Rajaram
10 Hail Marys
5 Our Fathers
2 Acts of Contrition
1 estranged father
1 recovering Catholic daughter
From the gal who brought you the Fringe hit Two Blushing Pilgrims, comes a tale of faith,
family, a glow-in-the-dark statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
*Selected performances wll be ASL interpreted for the deaf
Cast: Marie Beath Badian
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience
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Screwed & Clued Theatre Co.
Sedgley, England
presented
Now/Here
written and devised by Screwed & Clued
Screwed & Clued return to North America for the fifth consecutive year...and this time they
can't remember a thing.
Three men share a strange hour together with no memories and only each other for company.
"For afficionados of fringe theatre it doesn't get any better than this" (CBC Radio, Fitch &
Cabbage 2001)
www.screwedandclued.com
Cast: Baz Barrett, David Beecroft, Justin Sage-Passant
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Sensible Footwear - Alex Dallas
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Nymphomania
written and performed by Alex Dallas
directed by Carolyn Hay
Alex Dallas from Sensible Footwear, and the hit show 'Goddess" is back.
A rude, raunchy, funny yet poignant look at one woman's true life stories... men, sex, birth,
death... confessions of a nymphomaniac.
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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BACKFIRE Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
O for a muse of fire
by Rob Trick and ensemble
directed by Rob Trick Johnston
Disease. Neurosis. Addiction. Actor heal thy self. O' For A Muse Of Fire! The twelve steps of
Henry V. Six frustrated actors wade through a litany of half truths and outright lies on a
caustically comic journey toward constant art.
Cast: John Healy, Frank Cairns, Caroline Aked, Daniel Levesque, Francoise Balthazar, David
Sparrow
75 Min.
BYOV G - Victory Cafe
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Chicken For Supper Productions
Crescent Valley, BC
presented
One Man Star Wars Trilogy
by Charles Ross
directed by TJ Dawe
One Man, three movies, and he does it all. All of the characters, effects, music, ships, fights-
all of it! Master impressionist Charles Ross presents to you an event of bonifide one-hundred
percent pure entertainment.
Cast: Charles Ross
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience
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Northern Lights Theatre Company
Hamilton, Ontario
presented
Otis
by Lee William Shakespeare
Directed by Jeremy Freiburger
World premiere. Mass media makes us rely heavily on images. Images provide us with
immediate gratification and are often used to guide our understanding of situations beyond our
fingertips. This new Canadian play is about communication, perception and mankind's
willingness to adopt pre-packaged opinions in the form of images.
60 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama General Audience
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Fly-by-Night Entertainment
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Pelican Daughters
by Alison Minors
Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are three sisters. They have nothing in common, except for
a father who is quickly losing his mind. The question is, what to do with him?
60 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language
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Decoder Ring Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Prometheus Unplugged
by Gregg Taylor
directed by Colleen Williams
A Divine New Comedy from the makers of Black Jack Justice! A hilarious battle of wills ensues
as Prometheus, Bringer of Fire squares off against a single modern woman in an effort to prove
that neither God nor Man exists.Same old story: Girl Meets Gods.
Produced by Derrick Chua.
Cast: Stephanie Bickford, Adam Bramble, Gregg Taylor
55 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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The Shehori Brothers
Toronto, ON
presented
Radcliffe & Minotauk Falls
written and directed by Daniel Shehori & Steven Shehori
The Shehori Brothers (Canadian Comedy Award nominees – Best Comedic Play: ‘Mikayla')
present their latest highwire act: One cast performing in two plays about three television shows.
Prepare for surprises aplenty. This all-star comedy ensemble also includes Matt Reid.
Introducing Alec Duke as ‘Prison Guard' and ‘Restaurant Patron #1'.
Cast: Paul Bates, James Carroll, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Lisa Lambert, Jack Mosshammer
75 Min.
BYOV A - Clinton's Tavern
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: content, language, nudity, gunshots, strobe
lighting
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Frozentoe Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Red Wine Teeth
written and performed by Brigitte Gall
Pickled, plucked and nearly electrocuted; from Saskatchewan to Budapest - The World's
Greatest Job started with a sound beating with a hair brush. The assignment? Find the best the
world has to offer. Find it, or make it up. But don't tell anyone the truth.
45 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Last Trump Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Revelation
by Shirley Barrie
directed by Molly Thom
Judgment Day. The trumpet sounds. A handsome young man wakes up beside an old woman
with poor eyesight and a sharp tongue who claims she's his wife. A provocative and funny
comedy of errors - the smash hit of New Ideas Festival 2001: "absolutely wonderful," "great
writing", "a delectable treat".
Cast: Joan Heney, Chris Owens
40 Min.
BYOV D - Royal St. George's College
Play-comedy General Audience
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Blitzkrieg: The Necronomi-Company
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Richard Keat's Apartment of Doom
by Ron Sparks
Ron Sparks has always written his comedies with one rule in mind: If you
can't laugh at somebody kicking a dead burglar in the stomach, you're a
communist. This one act farce feature some of Toronto's hottest young
comics, and cult favourite Corey Mystyshyn
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: Gunshots
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No Fox Too Far
Toronto, ON
presented
Road To Muskoka
by The Company
Take a trip with the hardest working couple in showbiz! Barb and Michael travel the road to
fame, fortune and a deeper understanding of Steve and Eydie. On the way you'll encounter
mystery, romance, DANGER, sequins and showstopping tunes!
Cast: Barb Scheffler, Michael Harms
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Musical General Audience
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Spark Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Romeo / Juliet Remixed
written and directed by Chris Tolley & Laura Mullin
Take the ultimate love tragedy – toss in glitter, glow sticks and throbbing house music. Add a
club kid named Romeo, and a raver named Juliet. Mix in a DJ, a dance floor, and you've got
Toronto's most innovative environmental production ever! YOU WILL DANCE! Music - 83
West. Consultant - Tom Diamond.
90 Min.
BYOV F - Annex Theatre
Multi-media Mature Audience
Warning: content, language, gunshots, strobe lights, audience members may get wet!
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Rapier-Wit
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Rude Mechanicals, The: From Monkeys to Muskets
by Daniel Levinson, Todd Campbell, Sean Wayne Doyle
directed by Daniel Levinson
The whole family will love the Rude Mechanicals, who combine the swashbuckling of Errol
Flynn with the slapstick comedy of the Three Stooges. Swords, songs, and general mayhem are
the offerings of From Monkeys to Muskets. Enjoy this rich mix of commedia, cartoon humour,
and skilled stage combat.
Todd Campbell, Sean Wayne Doyle, Daniel Levinson
45 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment (ages 6 - 100) Warning: gunshots
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burning cities new works co.
Albuquerque, USA
presented
Sabotage III
written and performed by Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen
"Wow! 5 STARS" - Vancouver Sun
"hysterically funny… 4 STARS" - Edmonton Sun
"irresistible gem of anarchic comedy" - Robert Enright CBC
"remarkable performers…hilarious. 4 STARS" - Winnipeg Free Press
"razor-sharp…4 STARS" - Toronto Star
"comedic masterpiece" - Albuquerque Alibi
"Exceptionally Sharp…5 STARS" - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"superb physical comedy" - Laurie Hoogstraten, CBC
"see them now" - Santa Fe Crosswinds
60 Min.
BYOV D- Royal St. George's College
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: content
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Trinity Miracle Players
Waterford, Ontario
presented
Seven Ages of Shakespeare, or What You Will, The
conceived and performed by Hugh A. Sutherland
A unique one-man show retelling the life and times of William Shakespeare, with comments
from famous - and not-so-famous - characters from his plays. Performed in the style of an
Elizabethan masque, it combines comedy, drama, song, masks and puppetry.
60 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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C Theatre
London, England
presented
Shakespeare for Breakfast
by The Company
directed by Abigail Anderson
300 ways to make people fall in love with you – as invented by the world's greatest romantic,
William Shakespeare! A sell-out at the Edinburgh Fringe for 10 years, this is a high-energy,
hilarious hour of accessible Shakespeare and improvised comedy. It's not just for breakfast
anymore!
"An absolute must-see" Edinburghguide.com
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Upstart Crow Theatre Group and Hart House Drama Society
Toronto, ON
presented
Shakespeare's World Cup
by Chris Coculuzzi, Matt Toner & William Shakespeare
directed by Chris Coculuzzi
The people who brought you last year's hit broadcast of "Rugby Wars", return with International
Soccer. Come see Shakespeare's top tragic teams: Denmark (Hamlet), England (Lear), Italy
(Othello), and Scotland (Macbeth) kick it out for World Cup supremacy. This time, the Tragedy
is Soccer!
Cast: Stephen Flett, Matt Toner, Seamus Dudley
75 Min.
BYOV B - Trinity College Playing Field
Play-comedy General Audience
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The Domesday Theatre Company
Mississauga, Ontario
presented
Shelf Life
by Julianne Pasztor and Alexander Buczynskyj
An accidental needle prick sends Florence, a registered nurse at Saint Justin's General Hospital,
into an emotional free-fall in this dark comedy about personal isolation in a "caring" workplace
environment.
60 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama General Audience Warning: strobe lighting
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Curly Red Productions Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Simple Cataclysms: Songs of Kurt Weill
written and directed by Mariella Rowan
From Berlin to Broadway, a brilliant composer sets sail upon a sea of major political, social and
artistic upheavals. His equally brilliant but obstreperous contemporary, Bertolt Brecht, adds a
contextual framework to each song, becoming the (flawed) mirror held up to the composer's
legacy. Cast: Nancy deLong
50 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Cabaret General Audience
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Sin City, the live improvised soap opera (tm)
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Sin City Takes On The Fringe!
Completely Improvised. No script, no scenario, no safety net.
directed by Ian Ferguson
After four sold-out seasons, and a fistful of fabulous reviews ("The funniest show to hit Toronto
in a decade!" -Toronto Star, "Sin City turns comedy fans into comedy junkies!" -Globe & Mail)
SIN CITY, the live improvised soap opera (tm) presents a special mini-series every night of the
Fringe, set in the actual festival. Ten nights of hilarious improvised comedy, as always featuring
a "laugh or double your money back" guarantee. This mini-series is also a fundraiser for the
Fringe Festival and the Poor Alex Theatre, and may be your last chance to catch the show live,
since Sin City just completed a prime-time CBC television pilot. Come and catch the cast before
they become big-time stars!
Kirsten Van Ritzen, Peter Oldring, Raoul Bhaneja, Albert Howell, Pat Kelly, Joanne O'Sullivan,
Mary-Pat Farrell, Herbie Barnes, and a plethora of surprise guests and celebrity improvisers
(past guest stars at the Soaps have included Mike Meyers, Joe Flaherty, Colin Mochrie and non-
improvisers (but fabulous celebrities) like Jennie Becker, Jane Hawtin, Jim Slotek, and many,
many others. Who is scheduled to drop in during the Fringe? You'll have to come to the show to
find out
60 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex
Improvised Play - comedy General Audience
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Seventeen Steps Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Sir Rinse-A-Lot & The King Who Learned How To Wash The Dishes
by Doug Warwick/Joanna Hicks
Kings, castles, servants and knights in armour. Magic, sword fighting and dishes to wash.
Warwick is one of the winners of the 2002 Atlantis Playmakers Playfest, USA.. SHERLOCK
HOLMES & THE FIRST ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, also by Warwick, was recently revived in
Idaho, USA. by Joanna Hicks.
30 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 105)
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Silver-Brown Dance
Brooklyn, New York
presented
Skin-to-Skin/Piel-a-Piel
Coreography by Eva Silverstein/Music by Guillermo E. Brown
Known for their daring athleticism and cutting comedy, Silver-Brown Dance brings their
explosive urban attitude from Brooklyn to Toronto. Hailed by The New York Times as
"uninhibited, space-devouring… refreshing," the company presents a high impact, hard-hitting
marathon of intense intimacy and striking physicality. Skin-to-Skin is pure kinetic abandon.
Cast: Aaron Ashby, Carolyn Cryer, Jen Lau, Maggie Thom, Gry van Merkensteijn
60 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Dance General Audience
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dog next door
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Slam Dunk
by Spencer Hazel
In an arena of plebeian hope and heartbreak mere mortals watch with bated breath as
our heroes battle for the ultimate prize: the dunk to end all dunks. Larger than life and walking
on air, alter egos take flight in this highly physical clash of the court titans. Dunk this!
Cast: Ryan Hindmarsh, Tim Irvine
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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In the Blink Productions
Bolton, Ontario
presented
Sometimes...
by Edward Daranyi, Kennedy MacKinnon, Dana Vranic
directed by Edward Daranyi
Sometimes...explores growing up in the new millenium. Our three heros are looking to survive
adolescence - one dreaming, one desperate, and one relying on quick wit. They soon discover
their similarities and strive to take control of their lives through understanding, superheroes and
Doritos.
45 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-drama Family Entertainment (ages 6 to 16)
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Street Corner Hotdogs
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Sorry, Did You Say Something?
by Tamara Mid-Broder, Eric Sadvari, George Patrick, Sandy Yabko, Jeanette Brewer
directed by Sandy Yabko & Company
mmm... the spoken and the unspoken, all rolled into one big dinner roll!!!
40 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience warning: language, content
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MoonGlow Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Sorry For Your Luck
by Richard Periard
directed by Tony Pearce
SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK The play is about Madeline and her two very different men: Cody
Lane, funny, wild, a gambler, versus Langford Baines, cultured, religious and very rich; both
want Maddy and both don't intend to lose. A comedy/drama about life, love and making a
choice. A comedy/drama about love and making choices.
80 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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Souhair Dance Troupe
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Souhair Dance Troupe: Greatest Hips
written and directed by Cindy Lin
This Arabian Dance Programs includes the regular carabet night club style and also culture
specific folkloric style. It demonstrates the so-called 'BELLY DANCE' show, but also
introduces the richness in the mid-eatern dance and music.
Cast: Shannon Holmes, Catherine Mais, Claire Resset, Cathy Fitzsimmons, Rebecca Dodd
60 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Dance Family Entertainment
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Black Dog Group
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Tale Of The Scorpion
by Adrian Truss
directed by Mary Dwyer, Adrian Truss
In the hot, city night, a lone figure struggles against deadlines and life. All seems lost until
salvation arrives… The Scorpion and Captain Tomorrow. The world of the pulp magazine writer
of the 30's comes alive in this dark comedy cast with some of the best comedic actors in
Toronto.
Cast: Ditch Dickinson, Paul de la Rosa
60 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: gunshots
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Teenage Sports Parade
Chicago, USA
presented
Teenage Sports Parade
by the company
directed by James "Sonny" Carville
Hey! Get out of the way! Chicago's TEENAGE SPORTS PARADE want to perform their
unresponsible, memorized comedy that the Chicago Reader calls "Pythonesque" and "coolly
bizarre!" But you're in the way! Why are you in the way!? Seriously, though. I need to know
why you are in the way.
Cast: Kyle Dolan, Tony Mendoza, Mike Sheehan, Josh Walker
55 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Sketch comedy Mature Audience
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Agriev Entertainment
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Tenant, The
written and directed by Cyrus Lane
Mennonites, popstars and the unemployed! Wally and Kester are barely scraping by. Livin' it
low in north Waterloo, Kester decides to subsidize Wally's music habit by taking on a tenant:
the mysterious Vivian, of Pennsylvania. But could Vivian really be Viva, the recently vanished
Mennonite-obsessed popstar?
Come find out!
90 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Silly Prat Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Terrible False Deception, The: (A Four Act Play In Forty Minutes Or Forty Two With Laughs)
by Rafe Macpherson
directed by Vinetta Strombergs
The Terrible False Deception (A Four Act Play In Forty Minutes Or Forty Two With Laughs) is
a brilliant comedy about four actors trapped on stage in a sort of
Brechtian/Chekovian/Pirandellian/Stoppardian satire/parody/farce/burlesque. Seriously! It's
about falsity. It's about deception. It's about forty minutes long.
Cast: Patricia Yeatman, Angela Fusco, Kyle McDonald
50 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: Language
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Quick Change Theatre
United Kingdom
presented
Thanks for the Mammaries
by Sarah Quick
A journey through the ever- changing territory of love, sex, friendship, relationships
and…er…SEX!
"A BAWDY ROMP THROUGH THE FEMALE PSYCHE". Winnipeg Free Press
"THESE GIRLS MAKE BRIDGET JONES LOOK LIKE THE POSTER GIRL FOR CLEAN
LIVING!". Edmonton Journal
From the writer of ‘SEX AND SENSIBILITY' (2000) and ‘THE MEN
COMMANDMENTS'.(2001)
Cast: Sarah Quick & Ruth Dennison
60 Min.
BYOV G - Victory Cafe
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: mature content, language
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theatre in a box
Toronto, ON/Vancouver, BC
presented
Theatre In A Box!
by the company
Two improvisers, one hour, and a world of possibility. An improv show without format, this
two-person production is based on the notion of constant surprise. Put plainly, Becky and Noah
take nightly turns setting up the show, keeping the other person in the dark until the lights come
up.
Cast: Noah Lepawsky & Becky Johnson
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
Improv comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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The November Company
Montreal, Quebec
presented
This I Know
by John Mounsteven
directed by Sarah Blumel & John Mounsteven
This I Know takes a satirical and humanistic look at western religious fundamentalism. Father
Joe asks three strangers to testify at this, the first public unveiling of his new religion.
Highlighted by a barbershop quartet chorus, the stories of these four lost lambs explore what can
happen to wonderful ideas.
Cast: Jory Berger, Sarah Bezanson, Jason Howell & John Mounsteven
90 Min.
Venue 2 - Tarragon Theatre ExtraSpace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Gravy Bath Productions
Montreal, Quebec
presented
Top Gun Circus
by Anthony Kokx and Timothy Thomson
directed by Madd Harold
The Greatest Show in the World is coming to town.
Cast: Adrian Burhop, Tony Palermo, Nicolas Wright, Yann Bernaquez, Mike Hughes
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Cattle Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Top Gun! The Musical
by Denis McGrath
directed by Colin Viebrock
Singing. Satire. Subtext. All at Mach 3! If you see only one musical comedy about mounting a
mega-musical based on Top Gun, make it "Top Gun! The Musical".
You'll laugh. You'll hum. You'll believe a jet can fly.
Produced by Derrick Chua.
Cast: Drew Carnwath, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Steven Gallagher, Alison Lawrence, Racheal
McCaig, Mary Francis Moore
90 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Musical-comedy General Audience
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Interzone Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Tourist, The
by José Teodoro
directed by Sam Hancock
CRITICS RAVE ABOUT TEODORO'S EDMONTON FRINGE HIT!
Journal (5 STARS): "a comedy of anxiety ... [about] an amnesiac on a quest in a surreal
landscape ... dark-horse favorite at festival"
The Sun (4 Suns): "a mini-masterpiece ... keeps you guessing"
Vue Weekly: "eerily comic ... matter-of-fact surrealism of a dream"
60 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: smoking
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Big Sandwich Productions
Port Moody, BC
presented
Tracks
by TJ Dawe adapted from Jack London
TJ Dawe (Labrador, Tired Cliches) is back as Jack London (Call of the Wild), hopping freight
trains through the US and Canada in 1894. "Surely one of the best monologists plying the trade
anywhere" - CBC "A master monologist... he's a true original and a total delight" - Richard
Ouzounian, Toronto Star)
60 Min.
Venue 1 - Tarragon MainSpace
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Phantom Ship Productions
Charlottetown, PEI
presented
Truth About Daughters, The
by Nils Ling
directed by David Sherren
Acclaimed CBC humourist Nils Ling presents a one- man show that has enchanted sold-out
audiences from coast to coast. The Truth About Daughters is a whimsical, hilarious, and
poignant journey through twenty-five years in the life of a father and his daughter. Find out what
has the rest of Canada laughing!
Nils Ling
90 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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HAG Theatre Company
Buffalo, New York
presented
Vagina Dialogues, a Queer Review
by the company
directed by Margaret M. Smith
Presented by HAG Theatre, Vagina Dialogues, A Queer Review defines lesbian sexuality in a
way that extends the continuum of human sexuality in a liberated landscape of the body. 16
diverse voices build a language in common full of laughter, drama and recognition.
Cast: Leah Russo, Jeannine Giffear, Taunnee Grant, Garland Godinho, Susan Smith...
90 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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GoodeE Productions
Mississauga, Ontario
presented
velo_city
written and directed by Natasha Mytnowych
fill the space
but go carefully
who knows
what's underneath
a visual exploration of an area code
Cast: Christine Aziz, Joel Bojeczko, Julian DeZotti, Andy Hull, Jon McCurley
60 Min.
Venue 5 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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Sonomusa
Beaconsfield, Quebec
presented
Vibration of Wisdom, The
created by Laur Fugere
directed by Laur Fugere and Odette Guimond
After nine years performing, travelling and teaching with Cirque du Soleil, virtuoso vocalist
LAUR FUGERE has created an extraordinary musical experience that simply has to be heard
and felt to be believed. Drawing on her journeys from Bulgaria to Nepal, THE VIBRATION OF
WISDOM will leave you changed.
60 Min.
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre
Musical General Audience
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Ziggurat Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Walking On Crimson
written by and with John Bourgeois
After the catastrophic failure of his mission, a UN officer is called to testify before an
international commission. However, he must first persuade his superiors of his sanity and, more
important, of his loyalty. From the creator of the acclaimed drama "Tansey's Brag" (Fringe
2000). Cast: Maria Ricossa, Peter Dvorsky, John Bourgeois
80 Min.
Venue 3 - Poor Alex Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Wanting Theater
Boulder, Colorado
presented
We Is All Of Us Wanting or Be Your Self: A Post-Human Autobiography
written and performed by Ryan Eggensperger
directed by Alana Eve Burman
A homeless college professor, a self-mutilating executive, a boy with x-ray vision and eight
others take you on a journey of politically incorrect soul-searching. This quirky multi-character
monologue piece follows one man's search for his place in a society of hypocrisy and alienation,
where identity lies somewhere between self-annihilation and the Top 40.
90 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Little Dreams Theatre Company
Hamilton, Ontario
presented
What Nathan Learned in University
by Dan Posluns
directed by Steff Bishop
Beyond textbooks and test-tubes, what bizarre, monstrous secrets are lurking in the halls of what
should be an everyday institute of higher learning? Join social misfit Nathan in his quest to
uncover the machinations of scheming professors and find true happiness. An award-winning,
lyrical adventure that will thrill and entertain!
50 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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Studio 268
Toronto, ON
presented
Will
by Melissa Haller & Jennifer Gauthier
directed by Tara Bastikar
A story of triumph and love? Of understanding and truth? Of indulging in painful habits and
setting up barriers?
Of just damn well smoking and loving it?
Come and see for yourself.
Cast: Jennifer Gauthier and Melissa Haller
55 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience warning: language
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Fauvina Aritsts
Winnipeg, MB
presented
Wiltonn Wakes Up For Work Still Caught Within A Dream
by Hazel Venzon
>From the creators of last year's Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringe hit, Wurn:
4 STARS - Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Journal, "Finest of the Fringe" - Edmonton Sun…
Comes a one-man-musical about a character trapped inside his own dream. Complete with
singing, dancing, one-man stage fighting, and a violently fast pace.
60 Min.
Venue 7 - Factory Theatre Mainspace
Musical Mature Audience Warning: violence
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The Winston Revue
Chicago, Illinois
presented
Winston Revue, The
by The Company
Showbiz veterans Mr. & Mrs. Winston host The Winston Revue, a live Las Vegas-style comedy
variety show featuring songs, games, audience participation, and much more. No two shows are
the same!
Cast: Molly Erdman, Rich Prouty
45 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Variety show General Audience
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Cute Boy Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Wonder Toys
by Thomas Corless
If toys are supposed to bring joy to a child, then why is it such a problem for Terry to play with
his doll Mandy? In this strange yet charming toy story, Mandy and some other toys remind us
that even the unlikeliest toy can bring happiness to a child.
45 Min.
Venue 8 - Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama General Audience Warning: content
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Mad Rock Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Work of Art, The
by Victoria Dawe
directed by Jane Carnwath
Frank says it's art. Annie says it's a pile of sticks. He's driving her crazy, hammering day and
night in his backyard. She's furious, then fascinated when she finds it's all for love. And as
Annie starts to share Frank's obsession, the work of art reveals its true purpose...
Cast: Sergio Di Zio, Kelly Fanson
55 Min.
Venue 4 - Glen Morris Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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One Man Tag Productions
Toronto, Ontario
presented
Woyzeck
by Georg Buchner
directed by Laura Nanni
Georg Buchner's portrayal of a man driven to madness by the will of his superiors and society.
Unfinished to the time of the authors death in 1837, this fragmented manuscript has inspired
various renditions. With this production One Man Tag presents a fresh interpretation of
Buchner's nightmarish story through a carnival of sounds and images.
Cast: Jacob Gallagher Ross, Nicola Correia-Damude, Paul Hardy
90 Min.
Venue 6 - Robert Gill Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Toy Box Productions
Mississagua, Ontario
presented
Zucchinis! Zucchinis! Everywhere!
by Lesley Carlberg
directed by Paul Babiak
Chauncy, who loves to garden, gets into big trouble when her clumsy friend, Mimi, plants too
many zucchini seeds. And now a new neighbour is driving her crazy so Chauncy is eager to
move away. But how can she sell her property when it abounds with zucchinis? Find out in this
delicious kids' comedy!
45 Min.
KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment