2003 Fringe of Toronto Theatre FestivalJuly 2 - 13
2003 TORONTO FRINGE
2003 Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
July 2 - 13
124 Performing Companies
21 Venues
39,385 Ticketed Attendance
$251,747 Box Office Revenue returned to the artists
PLAY LISTINGS
Stefanie Nelson Dance Group
Brooklyn, USA
presented
2
choreography by Stefanie Nelson & Isabel Gotzkowsky
Two choreographers. Two visions. Two minds for the price of one. Together. Stefanie Nelson
Dance Group and Isabel Gotzkowsky & Friends bring you "2"- a dynamic evening of dance by
two of New York City's most promising choreographers. Come experience stunning imagery,
daring partnering, and boundless energy in this shared dance / theater extravaganza!
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Dance General Audience
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Big Sandwich Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
A Canadian Bartender at Butlin's
by TJ Dawe
TJ Dawe (Tracks –a top ten show of 2002 , Glenn Sumi, NOW - Labrador, Tired Clichés)
returns with a tale of a working holiday in England, pouring pints at Butlin's Holiday Camp -
the Walmart of resorts - a British cultural institution, and an absolute shithole. "A master
monologist" - Toronto Star "Dawe has storytelling down to a fine art" - Vancouver Sun
www.tjdawe.com.
Cast: TJ Dawe
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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Reality Live Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
A Choice Life
by Dan Darin-Zanco
directed by Nina Aquino
"This is your chance, not your choice, so take it." A stranger's final gift of wisdom is offered to
a formal mental patient as she contemplates the futility of existence. A life of loss and abuse has
her longing for the safety of the hospital ward. Will she receive the stranger's gift, or choose to
chance something else?
Cast: Dan Darin-Zanco, Kimberly Thorpe
50 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language
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Theatre Terrapax Borealis
Toronto, ON
presented
A Mississauga Marriage
by Andrew T. Borkowski
We all quest for the truth of our lives. We quest with a surpassing hunger. Even in the suburbs.
Fear and love, however, complicate this quest. An examination of modern mores in the mass
corruption zone. And a hope for the sustained discovery of self and soul.
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Placebo Group Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
A Pair of Shorts
Killing Time At The Crossroads Of The Road by Matt Toner
Ring It by Donald Molnar
40 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Thought for Food
Scarborough, ON
presented
Aleatory Project, The: An Experiment in Fate
by Helen Juvonen
directed by Steven Arkle
A man. A woman. A hotel room. Everything else is left to chance. During each performance
random elements will give the actors directions to guide them through the play – as they are
performing. No two shows will be the same, except by chance.
Cast: Helen Juvonen, David Tripp Music by: Andrew Clark
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
Warning: may contain mature content, coarse language, gunshots
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Pumpkin Theatre
Montreal, PQ
presented
An Act of God
written and directed by joel fishbane
God's running for office, but his attraction to a young atheist may cost him the election. "A
hilarious and effortlessly literate romp [that] combines theological wit and political insight. the
cast takes Fishbane's smart yet breezy material and has a ball with it" Matt Radz, Montreal
Gazette
Cast: Shawn Baichoo, Scott Faulconbridge, Jessica Mackenzie, Nathalie Stechysin, Ian Young
80 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-Comedy General Audience Warning: coarse language
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Angry Bubble Productions
New York, NY
presented
Angry Jellow Bubbles
by The Ensemble
Angry Jellow Bubbles is a non stop roller-coaster ride through the eyes of six women who use
their true life experiences to perform their issues with being a woman humorously told through
song, dance, improv and material written by the cast. Come see the show that has had New York
audiences raving for over four years. For more info www.angrybubble.com
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Other Fish to Fry Productions
San Francisco, USA
presented
Are Ya Working? The Rants of a Post-Industrial Hybrid
by Steven Karwoski
directed by Sean Owens
Come see the Uber Schlepper turned poet, prophet and performer. ("Karwoski's sincerity and
charm win us over to his side…" San Francisco Guardian.) This Polish/Irish American distills
twenty years of schlepping in the trenches of the working world into one hilarious hour of
stories, poems and rants. Directed by Sean Owens
55 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
One-man show General Audience
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MGM Theatre Company/On The Fly Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Assembly Line of Love, The
by Maxine Marcellin
directed by Christina Pastor
You spend so much time on men. You clean them, cut their hair, dress them right. You make
other women want them...you make them perfect. You shape them up and they ship out.
Sometimes you can't win. Then again, on the Assembly Line of Love, it's all in a day's work.
Cast: Mark Rainey, Maxine Marcellin
45 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Dillemma
Guelph, ON
presented
Aviandra : A Trans Warrior
written and directed by Spy Welch
Aviandra: a trans warrior is a play that encompasses trans issues, from within a trans-
feminist/queer perspective. The play traces the dramatic spaces between Northern and Southern
Ontario landscapes by using movement pieces, oral tradition and literature as primary means of
communication. This play paints a visceral and visual landscape that accentuates both the
characters sense of autonomy, identity, and spirit.
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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3 legged dog
Toronto, ON
presented
Awesome Club Playhouse presents, The: It's Raining Fun!
by The Awesome Club
directed by Julie Dumais & The Awesome Club
Who likes LAUGHING and HAVING FUN? Well, join the club! The "AWESOME CLUB,"
that is! (wink!) Where SINCERE is the new CYNICAL, WHITE is the new BLACK and
everyone leaves feeling like their HEART exchanged a HIGH FIVE with their MIND! The
IRONY is that there is none! (Or IS there ...) We're not sure! And neither are YOU!
EXCLAMATION MARK!
Cast: Julie Dumais, Brendan Gall, Martin Gero, Ryan V. Hays, Becky Johnson, Kurt Smeaton,
Graham Wagner & Mysterious Mystery Guests
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Promotional comedy Mature Audience
Warning: content, language, nudity, gunshots, strobe lighting, ruthless idealism
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Nighthawk Theatre
Richmond Hill, ON
presented
Baby Steps
by Deanna Di Lello
directed by Shane Anderson
Tom and Amys' relationship is strained when they try to decide how to handle an unplanned
pregnancy. Tom is ready for parenthood but Amy is not. One of them will seek outside
intervention, but will it do more harm than good? A play about the boundaries of love.
Cast: Matthew McNama, Michelle Gram, Kristoffer Pedlar, Caitlin Hussey
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Innazone Theatre Productions
York, ON
presented
Back Home
written and directed by Tien Providence
A recently divorced man who has lost custody of his only child, a daughter, stumbles home half-
drunk in the early morning of the day she is leaving to live with her mother. She is angry, hurt
and together they argue, reminisce; play dominoes and tries to learn how to let go by staying
together. Cast: Rory Davies, Amanda Stines
55 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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DeCo. Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Back To Mine
by Stephen Sheffer
directed by Daniel Nyman
What's behind you can bite you in the ass. Deceit = Ross. Sex = Jay. Friendship = Amanda.
Meet Christian, caught up in these equations. ‘Now' reminds him a lot of ‘then' and when
you're straddling the past and present, it's hard to think of the future. >From the creators of "I'm
Gay, Basically" and "Story of Four".
80 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language, mature content
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Invisible Inc.
Mississauga, ON
presented
Balance
by Frank Meschkuleit and Gordon Robertson
"Balance" is a table top puppet show about a tropical island, and the two friends who destroy it.
A story of love and bile, teddy bears and coconuts. WARNING! Contains puppet torture , plushy
love, anger, and snow.
60 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Puppetry Mature Audience Warning: torture
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Ambivalent Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Bangkok
by Lilla Csorgo
directed by Kim Purtell
Long after Steve and Faith are convinced there is no point, they persist in their once-yearly
meeting by the pool of an over-priced Bangkok hotel. Faith, an embittered and drink-sodden
shadow of her former vivacious self, compels Steve to remind her of the way they were. What
exactly did happen last year in Bangkok?
Cast: Stephanie Baptist and others
87 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Life Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Belize "The destination is not the journey"
lived, written and performed by David Austin
in collabortaion with and directed by dora award winner Chris Abraham
11 years ago David fled to a remote island off a small Central American country to escape
Toronto's underbelly and almost didn't come back.
Belize is a straight up true story of life on the edge and the long painful journey home. Belize is
sure to be one of the most bracing and memorable experiences of the Fringe.
Come journey.
90 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama General Audience
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Theatre SKAM
Victoria, BC
presented
Billy Nothin'
by Sean Dixon
directed by Amiel Gladstone
Winner of Best Original Play at the Vancouver Fringe, Billy Nothin' is a quintessential western
with more twists than a lasso. Trapped in a world of leather chaps and cowboy boots, five Wild
West characters collide, encountering murder, metamorphosis, mayhem and a mysterious
woman who may or may not have the answers to set them free.
Cast: Amiel Gladstone, Lucas Myers, Matthew Payne, Meg Roe, Camille Stubel
90 Min.
BYOV A - Honest Ed Alley, 581 Bloor St.West.
Quintessential western comedy General Audience
Warnings: kicking, horses and a cell phone shootout
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Theatre LMNOP
Toronto, ON
presented
Bird's Eye View
created by the company
directed by Cyndi Mason
Squawk! What if there were no natural places left for birds to live? Meet a remarkable
assortment of feathered creatures, as they im-migrate to the Big City and confront its challenges:
finding jobs, renting apartments, avoiding glass towers… Using movement, song, and mask,
three actors create a comical satire of modern life, told from a bird's eye view. Chirp!
Cast: Amelie Lefebvre, Macarena Suazo, Mark Wallace
60 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Physical theatre Family Entertainment (ages 5+)
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Gorgias Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Brilliant Traces
by Cindy Lou Johnson
directed by Melissa Haller
Two dysfunctional strangers, Rosannah DeLuce an angry, commitment phobic bride and Henry
Harry a reclusive oil rig chef with a soul-searing secret find themselves trapped together in a
snow-bound Alaskan cabin. "…with characters, story and dialogue so fantastic that they could
exist only within the enchanted realm of the stage." – The New York Times
Cast: Gordon Bolan, Adrienne Rogers
90 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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DDT Inc.
Toronto, ON
presented
By The Bog Of Cats
by Marina Carr
directed by Jeannette Lambermont
In this modern variation on the Medea tragedy, a moody Irish Traveller named Hester Swane has
turned her back on her gypsy heritage and settled down near a swamp called the Bog of Cats.
Tormented by the memory of a mother who left her and dark family secrets she can't escape,
Hester is pushed to the brink of despair.
Cast: Ellen Ray Hennessy as Hester Swane, John O'Callaghan as Carthage Kilbride
90 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language
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Cabaret Sinistre
Winnipeg, MB
presented
Cabaret Sinistre presents La Mort De L'Amour
by Grosik Stim
directed by Mary-Francis Craven
Murder is the matter tonight and you will be subjected to every exquisite detail. This year,
wrapped in the swirling madness of the legendary Cabaret Sinistre's multi-faceted musical
presentation, tales of tragic love will be offered for those morbidly curious enough to step up to
the gate with ticket in hand. More info:www.cabaretsinistre.com
Cast: Grosik Stim, Kattrin Totenstill, Quin De Gace
50 Min.
Artword Theatre
Musical Mature Audience Warning: nudity, content, loud noises
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Channel Surfing Comedy Troop
London, ON
presented
Channel Surfing: The Next Broadcast
by Channel Surfing Comedy Troop
directed by John Pacheco
Watch TV in the comfort of your own theatre!
Enter the bizarre world of Channel Surfing at they broadcast their unique brand of sketch
comedy spoofing television, movies and pop culture.
It's like taping all your favorite shows and watching them in fast forward!
"Tap this keg of laughs" (Henk Bervoets, 2002 London Fringe Review Issue)
Cast: Johnny Bobesich, Grant Doty, Matt Loop and Lorissa Sinasac
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Sketch Mature Audience Warning: content, language, gunshots
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Theatre on T.A.P
Winnipeg, MB
presented
Confessions of an Art School Model
by Talia Pura
"Erotic art is a meditation between the artist, the model and the audience" * Picasso. Bring out
your voyeuristic side and discover the difference between nakedness and nudity, as this model
interacts with both the artist and the audience.
Cast: Talia Pura & Derek Brueckner
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Multi-media Mature Audience Warning: nudity
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County Boy
Toronto, ON
presented
County Boy
by Charles Glasspool & Dan Walmsely
directed by Laurel Paluck
"It's a Friday night in April, and the infinitely important May two-four is still a month away, but
that ain't gonna stop them." "County Boy" follows the wanderings and wrong turns of two
friends whose sole purpose is to find one another at the pit party of the year!
Cast: Tim Walker, Dan Walmsely
45 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Global Village Idiot Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Cyrk du Solo
written and performed by Tony Molesworth
Hurry Hurry Hurry.. cuz the floors so sticky....
Trouble brewing, Mutiny Under the big top. A One-ring Minimalistic Extravaganza, A true
Story based on fiction Exaggeration & lies. A Hip-larious twisted Cirque-adelic Farce.
Its time the Adults took back the Circus (but bring your inner child)
"A great Accomplishment, Outstanding performance, Excellent feedback." MARKHAM
THEATRE.
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Comedy/variety/physical General Audience Warning: language
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Murali Mano Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Dangerous Dives And How To Do Them
by Richard Perrin
directed by David McCormick
After an accident, a bartender discovers he can't make drinks. Can't tell a godfather from a
zombie. A psychological evaluation means the difference between functioning normally or
collecting lifetime disability. Why recover when you can dive for cover? Breathtaking emotion
and non-stop laughs, with both it's hard to breathe.
Cast: Daniel Frey, Christopher Mio, Richard Perrin, Kerri Salki
50 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Mari Osanai
Aomori City, JAPAN
presented
Dawn II
written and directed by Mari Osanai
My 10th anniversary dance performance in a Canadian Fringe Festival.
'94 Toronto, '95 Toronto (fFIDA), '96 Toronto, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Edmonton
'97 Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, San Francisco, '98 Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg,
'99 Montreal, Winnipeg, '00 Montreal, Ottawa,Winnipeg, Edmonton
'01 Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto (fFIDA), '02 Montreal, Thunder Bay, London ON, New York
'03 Montreal, Toronto
My show started in Toronto '94. I appreciate the Toronto Fringe and Canada.
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Dance General Audience
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splode
Toronto, ON
presented
Disco Goalie
by Jane Miller
directed by Brian Quirt
It's funny! It's sexy! It's Hockey!
Goaltending and disco become metaphors for virginity and sexual-expression
in this mother-daughter meltdown.
All music a capella.
"Musically and technically impressive." - National Post
"Miller…triumphs like many hockey players do: by guts, determination and sheer talent…
If the NHL had more players like Miller, they'd never worry about attendance again." - Toronto
Star Cast: Jane Miller
60 Min.
BYOV K - The Fringe Club
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Revolution Produktions
Toronto, ON
presented
Elizabeth Bam - An Adaptation of an Original
by Danil Kharms
directed by Aleksandar Lukac
When the Soviet police come to arrest Elizabeth Bam, her life and the lives of all the people that
live in her cramped Russian apartment are turned upside down. Funny. Passionate. Enter a
world where fear fuels creativity and death is undermined by carnival.
Cast: Tara Beaver, Jon Boehm, Dan Cohen, Shannon Maguire, Melissa Major, Srimoyee Mitra,
Gillian Muir
60 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Absurdist-drama General Audience
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Screwed & Clued
Wolverhampton, ENGLAND
presented
En-ger-land!
by Screwed & Clued
With five soccer World Cups in 60 action packed minutes, Screwed & Clued re-create some of
the sexiest soccer ever seen on the planet! It is every Englishman's dream to see their side lift the
prestigious football world cup trophy- but what happens when that dream becomes a burden?
"FOR AFICIONADOS OF FRINGE THEATRE IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN
THIS". CBC RADIO
Cast: Baz Barrett, Justin Sage-Passant, Stewart Matthews
60 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy/drama Mature Audience Warning: language
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Interzone Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Encyclopedia
by Joanne O'Sullivan
directed by Sam Hancock
A man. A locked door. A stack of encyclopaedias. A woman. Trapped. Sometimes the quickest
route to freedom is believing it exists.
Cast: Featuring Joanne O'Sullivan & TBA
50 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language, content
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DOM iDEAS
Toronto, ON
presented
Eros at Breakfast
by Robertson Davies
Boy meets Girl, and his bodily organs go to pieces! Find out what love does to your insides in
this witty and charming comedy by the late, great Canadian author. The Envoy from the Heart
wants control, the Solar Plexus prepares to conquer, the Liver "will make use of her in Spring
Cleaning"and the Intelligence Department simply wants out!
40 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Empty Bottle Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Fall Out
by Jeff Elliott, Maureen Gualtieri, Matt Richardson, Jeff Thrasher
directed by J.M. Osmund and Cast
The world as we know it is over. The threat of nuclear war is back. And this time, it's real. The
air-raid siren sounds, forcing families everywhere into their long forgotten bomb shelters. Watch
as one family adjusts to their new, very confined existence. Will their family ties stand the test of
time and space?
Cast: Jeff Elliott, Maureen Gualtieri, Matt Richardson, Jeff Thrasher
50 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language, nudity, strobe lighting
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Mouseworks
Toronto, ON
presented
Fallin'
written and directed by Adam Mikell
Found wandering in High Park with a concussion and a confused look, Seth has no memory of
who he is. Six years later, without a clue to his past, he has finally started to move on. He's got a
girl now, Jedidah, hope of a new life and a future. But he's about to learn, he was no angel…
50 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: strobe lighting, language
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ABCD Goldfish
Toronto, ON
presented
Famous Lies
by Aaron Abrams
directed by Ken MacKenzie
Famous Lies is a comedy that asks "What do you want from your entertainment?" and also "You
look amazing, have you been working out?" The producers of Famous Lies would also like to
say that you are very special and that they are innocent of all charges. Also. Pass this on to
twelve people or your heart will explode. Thanks.
Cast: Aaron Abrams, Ryan Blakely
60 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Launch
Toronto, ON
presented
Flood: A Play in Ten Acts
written by Gideon Arthurs & David Halls
directed by Gideon Arthurs
"Flood", a play in rehearsal, gains national attention when the script rings frighteningly true.
America is sinking. Commandeered by the government, the production gains federal funding,
exposure, and the need for "a few slight changes". As opening night approaches, and egos
inflate, nobody seems to notice the water rising around their own ankles. Come aboard for this
truly titanic experience.
90 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-political satire General Audience Warning: partial nudity, strong language
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Not in London Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Fractions
by Michael Reinhart
Photography collides with matrimony and catastrophe in this absurd comedy, which provokes
the question "At what point in conversation do you have the right to hit a stranger with a bat?"
From the creators of the 2002 Fringe hit "The Next Best Thing". A play The Globe and Mail
proclaimed to be "one of the best things at the Fringe".
Cast: Konrad Nespiak, Michael Reinhart, Raha Javanfar
60 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-dark comedy General Audience Warning: content, language, gunshots
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Girlguide in Me is Dead Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Girlguide in Me is Dead Productions Presents: Bitty Idiot's "Discombobulated"
created and performed by Sunday Muse with some serious advice from: Lisa Merchant
"My name is Bitty Idiot,
I wish I was Miss Piggy..
I'd like to live in a giant strawberry, where Muppets could visit me every day..
I am a woman who runs "trying to keep up with the wolves."
Do you know anyone who would marry me? buy me a house?
I'm on the road to SAVVY.....What does that mean exactly?"
60 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Comedy-drama/one woman show General Audience
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Showing Pink Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Girls!Girls!Girls!
by The Company
directed by Jessamyn Needham
Naked. Sexy. Illegal? A young woman named Anna questions society's values and her own
beliefs after she is arrested for stripping without a licence. This collectively created piece
follows Anna as she relives memories from her past in a romp through feminist theory and
popular culture complete with fairies, puppets and dancing.
Cast: Natalia Goodwin, Rachael Griffith, Danielle Ouellette
60 Min.
BYOV J - The Victory Cafe, 581 Markham St.
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warnings: content, language, naked puppets
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Kids Classics
Capreol, ON
presented
Glassblower's Children, The
adapted by Michael Shepherd from the book of the same name by Maria Gripe
directed by Colleen Williams & Michael Shepherd
Be careful what you wish for, it may come true! Mix together generous helpings of love, drama,
comedy & puppetry. Add in a touch of witchcraft, a little magic, music by Stravinsky & a fast
moving script. Top it off with some wonderful story book characters & enjoy our theatrical
feast.
59 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Fairy-tale Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 90)
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Pinking Shears Productions
Hamilton, ON
presented
Golden Age of Monsters, The
by J.J. Steinfeld
co-directed by Ellen S. Jaffe and Lil Blume
Stuart, a 54-year-old Jewish criminal lawyer, is struggling with a murder case he can't quite
comprehend. The impending trial launches him on a journey of dreams and recollections where
he confronts "inconsiderate" monsters from world history to B movies, and from a Toronto
massage parlour to his mother's back door.
Cast: Barry Bender
58 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-drama General Audience Warning: occasional coarse language
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Singing Fish Theatricals
Toronto, ON
presented
Great Recycling Circus, The
by Jim Dalling
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, garbage of all ages, welcome to the cleanest show on
earth the Great Municipal Recycling Circus! Join a cast of thousands including Wooglestink the
Worm, Grump the Stump and Stinky the Fish for an evening of silly hat tricks, ridiculous
puppets, recycled jokes and big fun with this table top puppet show!
60 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Surgical-stupidity Family Entertainment (ages 6 - much older than 6) Warning: audience
participation required
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echo the sound productions
Mississauga, ON
presented
Green or An Anthem for Young Love
by Nicholas Carella
directed by Michelle Ouellet
GREEN or An Anthem For Young Love is a journey through an unwitting love triangle, from
the perspectives of the shy pursuer, the unknowing target and the one who's trying to loose her.
Through this collections of monologues we discover that the rules of probability and possibility
are often blurred in the realm of love.
Cast: Nicholas Carella, Aaron Forward, Inessa, Frantowski
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-tragicomedy General Audience Warning: mild language
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Some Assembly Required
Rochester, USA
presented
Hands On
by alter egos et al
directed by Diane Mashia
Combine original sketch comedy and hilarious original songs with classic short-form improv
games and you'll get Some Assembly Required. SAR blends a unique dynamic style with
generous portions of audience suggestion and participation to amaze and delight. So round up
the kids and the family hamster for fifty-seven fun-filled minutes of knee-splitting, side-
slapping, "Hands On" comedy.
Cast: Diane Mashia, Jeremy Sarachan, Brian Pienkoski, Marc Raco, Meredith Powell, Julie
Donofrio, Gretchen Woodworth, David Spiro
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Comedy-improv General Audience Warning: audience nudity welcome
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Urban Spine
Toronto, ON
presented
Happy
by Victoria Goring
directed by Kelly Fanson
I am happy. I'd be happier if men weren't becoming extinct. I am happy. I'd be happier if the
world wasn't drowning in estrogen. I am happy. I'd be happier if I could read playboy without
guilt.
Cast: Victoria Goring and featuring a supporting cast of over 20 diverse women. Live Music by
Noise
75 Min.
BYOV F - The Velvet Underground 508 Queen St.West
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Hey Hey Productions
Los Angeles, USA
presented
Hey Hey Girls bring you Double Team Supreme, The
by Tamara Bick & Rachel Hamilton
directed by Paul Stein
Hey Hey from LA! Second City alums, Rachel Hamilton (MTV) and Tamara Bick (Seinfeld.)
Two chicks. Two shows.
Poorly dressed and overweight, does Rachel crash the most popular girl in school's slumber
party?
The horror and angst of Grade 7.
Tamara bikes 618 miles to honor someone she loves. That's a lot of miles on a small hard seat.
90 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Rock n Roll Puppetshow Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Highway to Rock n Roll Hell
by K. Sartorelli/H. Thomson
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford finds himself in Rock n Roll Heaven after an out of control
motorcycle claims his life. But this supposed paradise is not what it's all cracked up to be! Joined
by Bon Scott of AC/DC, Rob must find a way to summon enough evil to get them a one-way
ticket to Rock n Roll Hell!
40 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Puppet-comedy Mature Audience Warning: coarse language, adult themes, strobe
light, not for children
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Et cetera Theatre Collective
Edmonton, AB
presented
incoheRANT
adapted from the writings of Richard Foreman
directed by Barbra French
An hilarious, absurd view of life, the universe and omnipotence.
*****
"a crackerjack of a show…funny, smart, death-defying…took the audience's breath away…"
Edmonton Sun
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"great physical verve and comic invention…a delight in every way…" Edmonton Journal
****
"You will be totally entertained…Two amazing performances." Global TV
****
Chemistry abounds…brilliant" VUE Magazine
Cast: Aaron Talbot, Geoffrey Ewert
60 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning:Blatant absurdity
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Lion's Share Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Interview, The
by Elizabeth Helmers
"I got the horrible feeling my desk could crush the life out of me..."
After months of unemployment, Anna gets a job interview. Her interviewer: An ambiguous
despot obsessed with proper lawn maintenance and the state of his soul. His secretary: An
"administrative assistant" with homicidal tendencies whose nightmares have started coming true.
The Interview: Quest for more than employment.
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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First-Middle-Last Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Is This Thing On?
written and directed by Ann-Marie B. Zammit
This play combines popular music and comedy to tell a story about friendship and small but
significant victories. Tied together by the love of music, the ensemble cast provides a humorous
and insightful look into the world of karaoke. The cast performs twelve memorable songs –
from pop, to soul, to good old-fashioned rock ‘n' roll! www.firstmiddlelast.com.
Cast:Marc Ainsworth, Tim Bolen, Sarah Gay, Shauna Jaeger, Ann-Marie B. Zammit
80 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy with music General Audience Warning: adult content, strong language
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Big Word Performance Poetry
Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
presented
Jem Rolls
written and directed by jem rolls
"Dynamic, captivating, funny, sharply political… kept his packed audience utterly transfixed… Go
see", Scotsman. "Hilarious, mesmerising, slyly clever… knockout poems" Toronto Eye."Blistering
verbal rollercoaster", Guardian.
"Has the power to restore flavour and meaning to a language hijacked into inert stupor …
‘poems' doesn't cover it, more like verbal thunderballs … An essential fringe stop" Montreal
Gazette. 50% new material.
57 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Performance poetry Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Foqué Dans La Tête Productions
Montreal, PQ
presented
JOB II: The Demon of the Eternal Recurrence
written, directed and performed by Jerome Saibil & Eli Batalion
The much-anticipated sequel to "JOB: The Hip-Hop Musical" follows MC Abel on an
existentialist journey through hip-hop. About JOB: "***** It's fast, it's funny, it's hip, it's hot,
it's cool." – Richard Ouzounian (Toronto Star) "***** One of the most creative Fringe shows
I've seen." – Jon Kaplan (NOW) "JOB is a hugely imaginative and energetic show… Wildly
entertaining!" – Atom Egoyan
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Hip-Hop musical General Audience Warning: gunshots, some scenes contain nihilism
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Pawprint Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Joint Account
written and performed by Jason Jazrawy
directed by Megan Somerville
What does it feel like to get high? Does it ruin your brain? Is it a tool or a crutch? Our hero has
been captured, but he doesn't know by whom, or why. His only ‘crime' has been to smoke pot,
and it seems it's all his captors want him to do. Joint Account: an account of the Joint.
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience
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Undiscovered Country Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Judgement
by Barry Collins
directed by Denise Norman
Seven Soviet POW officers were locked in a monastery cellar and forgotten, without clothing,
food, or water. Two survived, but only one with his sanity. A story of love, sacrifice, and
murder. With the audience as jury. What would you have done?
Cast: Michael Whitehead
90 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Kingbaby Productions
Bowen Island, BC
presented
La Vita Grande
by David Cameron/Jackie Minns
STRAP ON YOUR DEPENDS and laugh yourself incontinent with this outrageous silent
comedy that premiered last year on the West Coast and left audiences gasping for breath at the
spectacle of the world's weirdest lovers tripping and tangoing their way through love, marriage,
death and beyond! "truly amazing"--Spider Robinson
Cast: David Cameron, Jackie Minns, Graham Ritchie
85 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Physical theatre General Audience
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EXIT Theatre
San Francisco, USA
presented
Last Of The Red-Hot Dadas
by Kerry Reid
directed by John Warren
Follow the audacious exploits of Baroness Elsa, the world's most eccentric noblewoman or most
majestic bag lady. Pre-punk by 60 years, the Mama of the American Dadaist movement was her
own greatest work of art, her life one anarchic performance. "Comic and touching….cheery
bitterness, flamboyance and humor." BACKSTAGE WEST" A big achievement in a little
package" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Cast: Christina Augello & a cast of found object puppets
50 Min.
BYOV K - The Fringe Club
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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The Pretty Feet Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Last Supper
written and directed by Richard Periard
Grandpa's coughing, Mommy's always crying and even Rusty the dog is sick. But little Megan
knows what to do! She making lunch and everyone's going to Heaven. Rusty too! A play about
love, lunch and sitting on clouds.
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Comedy/drama General Audience
****************************
The Rumoli Brothers
Toronto, ON
presented
Late Nite @ The Fringe with the Rumoli Bros.
written and performed by Brandon & Kurt Firla
The Rumoli Bros. are back with the Fringe Festival''s very own late-night talk show! Join Rick
and Benny Rumoli at the Fringe Club every night at 9:00PM for interviews with festival artists,
sneak previews of shows, comedians, musical guests, and - back from his tour of Belgium -
robot wonderband, Haley Joel Osmatron! Guaranteed FREE every night…… or your money
back.
60 Min.
BYOV K - The Fringe Club
Comedy General Audience
****************************
Scrambled Leggs Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Leggs Over Easy
written and performed by Erin Gamelin, Julie Robbins, Gina Moltyaner, Angela Murdoch
Looking for comedy, only comedy, and nothing but comedy? This is the show to see!
Scrambled Leggs is the new generation of great sketch comedy. One hour jam-packed with
clever sketches including parodies, situational, musical and physical comedy. Scrambled Leggs
will reaffirm your faith in sketch comedy! The Leggs: Erin Gamelin, Julie Robbins, Angela
Murdoch, Gina Moltyaner
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Sketch Mature Audience
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seventeenth floor performance company
Toronto, ON/Vancouver, BC
presented
Living Room
by Andrea Donaldson, Laura Quigley and Jacob Spencer
directed by Laura Quigley
Performed under Toronto's music shop, SONIC BOOM, Living Room encloses an agoraphobic
couple "dying" to leave their relationship and apartment. In this absurd play, Lil and Gid
compete in relentless role-playing, mercilessly tampering with reality as they attempt to
communicate and disengage from their encircling existence.
seventeenth floor is an inter-disciplinary company, just back from their first international tour…
Drop in and check out the art installation at this venue Tue-Sat 1-3pm.
Cast: Heather Lindsay and Jacob Spencer
55 Min.
BYOV I - SONIC BOOM 512 Bloor Street West – entrance through store
Play-drama General Audience
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C.D.T. Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Look Back in Anger
by John Osborne
directed by Bernie Henry
12 voyeurs, 4 characters and enough anger to burn down the house. Are you brave enough?
Produced in association with Screaming Whale Group
Cast: Irena Huljak
60 Min.
BYOV D - 488 Euclid Ave.
Play-drama General Audience Warning: content
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The Starving Comics
Erin, ON
presented
Magic of Christopher Jones, The
written and directed by Rob Horgan
Experience the world premier of Christopher Jones, magician extraordinaire & his newly hired
assistant Cindy as they take to the stage.
The Magic of Christopher Jones is fast-paced, family entertainment, combining comedic theatre
with the lure of magic and illusion that will keep you on the edge of your seat in awe and rolling
in the aisles with laughter. Cast: Rob Horgan, Ginette Mohr
30 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Comedy-magic Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 50)
****************************
Ham Job Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Mardi Bra
by Jen Radomsky & Renée Percy
2 Girls. 4 Boobs. You do the math. Mardi Bra, the comedy extravaganza that combines the
creative talents of Jen Radomsky and Renée Percy. This ‘uplifting' collection of sketch and
musical comedy is bound to deliver a full figured experience. Ham Job Productions will donate a
portion of the proceeds to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
Cast: Renée Percy and Jen Radomsky
60 Min.
Artword Theatre
Sketch comedy extravaganza General Audience
****************************
Blah Blah Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Meet the Imponderables
by The Imponderables
directed by Matt Hoos
"Sketch comedy that's part Monty Python, part Kids in the Hall, part
special-ed children playing in the sandbox at recess" Edmonton Sun.
"Pick of the Fringe" Edmonton Sun 2002.
**** See Magazine, Edmonton.
"Perversely priceless." CBC.
"High energy, imaginative, and pretty darn hilarious! **** Winnipeg Sun.
**** Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg.
Cast: Eric Toth, Tony Lombardo, Jon Smith and Dave Brennan
60 Min.
Artword Theatre
Sketch comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
****************************
Out on a Limb Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Mid-Morning Crisis
by Rachel Cantelon
Mid-morning Crisis is an autobiographical story about turning life's dramas into life's Dra-HA-
HA-HA-mas. A hilarious look at life's ups and downs, how to laugh when you feel like crying
and then laughing so hard that you cry anyway. Rachel Cantelon is brutally honest about things
that don't matter. Guaranteed to make you laugh, as long as we are not related.
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
One woman show-comedy Mature Audience Warning: mature language
****************************
Starlight Productions
Shelburne, ON
presented
Monster Under My Bed. A Musical, The
written and performed by Taylor Wilson
directed by Brian Van Norman
Paul, a seven-year-old boy whose imagination works overtime, is afraid to go to sleep. Why?
There's a monster living under his bed. His night of fun and games turns into a test of courage
when Super Teddy is accidentally thrown under the bed. Will Super Teddy be saved? Can little
kids (and for that matter, adults) face their monsters?
60 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
A one person musical adventure Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 12) Warnings: fog used in
this performance
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r² productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Mothers
by Vanessa Shaver
What is a mother? Who is your mother? There are no actual mothers in this play. But your
mother shapes who you are.
Can you run away so far that where you come from can't find you?
An urban myth. The facts of life.
co-produced by Bobby Del Rio
featuring (among others) Michelle Polak, Athena Lamarre, Philip Shephard and Matt White.
85 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-drama Mature Audience
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lean mad sam
Toronto, ON
presented
n o w Here
by Emily Hurson
directed by Cathy Gordon
Faced with a torrential downpour and her boyfriend's infidelity, Daphne finds herself trapped in
a Public Library. She meets Sander, a surprisingly talkative librarian. A simple flirtation turns
profound as these strangers discover the different ways they can communicate with one another.
The creators of the Fringe 2000 hit "Sleepy Jean" present a highly theatrical exploration about
love and isolation.
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-drama General Audience Warning: language, strobe lighting
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Harrington & Kauffman
New York, USA
presented
Nharcolepsy
by Richard Harrington & Chris Kauffman
directed by Patricia Buckley
The tale of a Belgian cabaret singer and his assistant who freeze to death at the North Pole while
searching for the Yeti. "Richard Harrington and Chris Kauffman raise the level of comedy to a
high art." - The Globe and Mail.
Cast: Richard Harrington, Chris Kauffman
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Quiet Grrrl
Toronto, ON
presented
No One Showed Up For The Anarchist Rally
written and directed by Rosemary Rowe
You can't just throw an anarchist rally together. You need goals! Slogans! Fine vegan cuisine!
Celia is up for the challenge but it's hard to effect social change when your "direct action
overalls" are missing and your two best friends are engaged in a wank duet. Can Celia start a
revolution AND pick up?
Cast: Deanna McLean, Renee Olbert, Liz Pounsett
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Comedy Mature Audience Warning: lesbians, profanity, glitter
****************************
GFH Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Now Watch this Drive!
by Ralph Chapman
"You showed me once, in the liner notes of Walls and Bridges: ‘possession is nine tenths of the
problem'. Yes? Hardly. I can do whatever I want, because my truth is all you've ever known,
and you don't have the strength or the modesty or the awareness to go back to the very first
wrong turn." Old lovers meet again.
50 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy/drama Mature Audience Warning: language
****************************
Dry Bones
Hamilton, ON
presented
On the Roof
by Sara Weber
directed by Ray Louter
Got Cancer?
Learning that laughter and tears may not be the cure but perhaps
the best medicine, join Sara "On the Roof" as she takes you on her mother's
final life journey. A comedy about cancer, cribbage, and floating slowly down denial.
Cast: Sara Weber
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Story-telling General Audience Warning:
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Chicken For Supper Productions
Crescent Valley, BC
presented
One Man 80's Blank Tape
by Charles Ross
directed by TJ Dawe
The 80's brought a brand of TV, movie, and music that could only be described as: crap. Charles
Ross takes you through a tour of his old blank tape. Wrestling, John Hughes, Rock Videos,
Commercials. If you saw the One Man Star Wars Trilogy you know what to expect- if not, then
know this: He does them all.
Cast: Charles Ross
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
****************************
Theatre Inconnu
Victoria, BC
presented
One-Man Hamlet
by W. Shakespeare (adapted by Clayton Jevne)
directed by Clayton Jevne
Using Shakespeare's original text, this performance combines various techniques (acting,
puppetry, story telling) for a show that is hilarious and gripping. One-Man Hamlet has toured
with acclaim to every region in Canada, as well as by invitation to Mexico and Scotland.
Clayton's love for the Bard and his wild abandon combine to deliver a show suitable for
everyone!
Cast: Clayton Jevne
90 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Comedy-Drama-Physical Theatre General Audience
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Quick Change Theatre
Manchester, ENGLAND
presented
Our Daily Bread
by Peter McGarry and Sarah Quick
From the company that brought you "Sex & Sensibility", "The Men Commandments" and
"Thanks for the Mammaries". "Our Daily Bread" is a wonderful blend of hilarity and humanity.
Sharon, a single mom, and Janice, a social worker, lead drastically different lives but when these
collide we discover similarities in their struggles. "funny, moving, sexy and riveting throughout"
Edmonton Journal. Cast: Sarah Quick, Tina Moreau
60 Min.
BYOV K - The Fringe Club
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: content, language
****************************
Watson Arts
Brooklyn, USA
presented
P.S. 69
by Mary Fulham & Susan Jeremy
directed by Mary Fulham
P.S.69, winner of Best Comedy at The Montreal Fringe 2000, stars Susan Jeremy in a 24-
character tour-de-force about a substitute teacher in a Brooklyn public school. "Larger than life
and twice as funny" – The Globe and Mail "Jeremy is an endlessly inventive shape-shifter"
–Village Voice "It touches the soul even as it bops the funny bone" -Montreal Hour.
(www.ps69theplay.com) Cast: Susan Jeremy
60 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience
****************************
Peter Sawyer Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Peter Sawyer - Are You Like Him? A One Woman Show
by Peter Sawyer / J.Guy
directed by J.Guy
An unsolicited glimpse into the mind of Peter Sawyer. His skewed vision of abstract and reality
will undoubtedly answer the question, "Are you like him?" A comedic, head scratching
production of thought, music and meanderings. Please note: The term 'head scratching' is simply
used as a reference. Where you personally choose to scratch is your business.
45 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language, strobe lighting
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Beyond Chutleigh Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Pick-Up Bras and Long Term Shorts
by John Lazarus, Steven John Dietz, B.C. Lepp, Carole Real, Jeffery Scott Elwell
directed by Sarah Baumann and Brad Lepp
Like a trail of hastily strewn undergarments, Pick-Up Bras and Long Term Shorts provokes
delicious thoughts of passionate affairs and the agony of the dirty laundry that accompanies
them. Five shorts explore the complexity of relationships and see a company of six actors raze,
score, dine, cry and strategize their way to love's true beginning.
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-Comedy General Audience
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MoonGlow Productions
North York, ON
presented
Pocco
written and directed by Richard Periard
Pocco's a guardian angel who failed to protect Martin.
But now it's pay back time.
Pocco will get justice. And she will do it before GOD finds out
50 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
****************************
Invisible Elephant Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Pointy Ears, Hairy Warts & other Monumental Misunderstandings
by Thomas Morgan Jones
directed by Eric Rose
Would you rather be an elf than a warty troll? Or, would you rather be a troll than a sneaky elf?
Join Moira and Caleb in this magical adventure into the enchanted forest in search of the sacred
stone. Filled with music, masks, and movement, this show is sure to delight and inspire children
of all ages!
45 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 12)
****************************
Chris "Hilarious" Gibbs
London, UK
presented
Power of Ignorance, The
by Chris Gibbs and T.J. Dawe
Worry. Pain. Fear. There is an alternative. Join Vaguen, Master of Ignorance, and become one of
the few who understand the importance of understanding that a lack of understanding is
unimportant. Your brain cells are prison cells. Break free with the Power of Ignorance. A new
comedy written by TJ "gangly" Dawe (Labrador, Tracks), and Chris "Hilarious" Gibbs (Hoopal,
Gibberish)
Cast: Chris Gibbs
60 Min.
BYOV K - The Fringe Club
Play-comedy General Audience
****************************
Fourth Wall
Toronto, ON
presented
Purpose
written and directed by Phil Pivnick
A humorous play written in a style like Woody Allen meets Becket…or Becket meets Woody
Allen…or Allen and Becket pass each other on the street and exchange pleasantries. Either way,
if they met, they'd write something like this. It's a play about finding something that may not be
anywhere to be found. Can a meaningless character suddenly find purpose?
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: gunshot
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J. Dub & Friends
Toronto, ON
presented
Queen's Hour, The
written and performed by Jennifer Warren
What do The Queen, Clonaid, and Nelly have in common? Nothing! But that's the point! The
Queen has shirked her majestic duties to present a sideshow of humanity to her precious
populace. Fed-up with idle pondering, she takes the stage and uses infomercials to promote
herself as ‘president' of Canada. Hilarious, intriguing one-woman sketch comedy with song,
dance, and… insanity!
60 Min.
Royal St. George Theatre
Sketch-play General Audience Warning: language
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Mid Atlantic Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Rodeo Star
by Paulino Nunes
directed by Adam Nashman
In a hotel room a man and a woman explore each other, dissect the past, and orchestrate the
future in acclaimed director Adam Nashman's vision of Paulino Nunes' original psycho-sexual
thriller. "I'm here for you. Simple. No judgments. No expectations. Pure. Tell me what you
really want..."
Co-produced by the award winning Bald Ego Theatre Company.
Cast: Paulino Nunes, Marie-Josée Lefebvre
56 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: nudity, mature content, sexual content, language
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There Goes Europe Productions
Winnipeg, MB
presented
Roller Girl! The Unbelievable True Story of Melanie Lazarenko
written and performed by Andrea Shawcross
Tube socks, body suits, Styxx, Foreigner, Loverboy. Stage moms, forbidden love, awkward
sexuality. Innocence, scandal, making out with your pillow. This deliciously energetic, music-
filled extravaganza will leave you basking in a puddle of post-adolescent angst. All for the love
of the roller skate.
50 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Comedy General Audience Warning: soft rock
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Rutabagan Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Rutabagan in Down Town
by Christian Laurin
directed by Michael Kennard
Rutabagan is back……in your Hood! Toronto's favourite down and out Clown returns to the
Fringe with a brand new solo show. Through physical comedy, music and dance, Rutabagan
attempts to cope with the adversities of modern society and the demands of city life. A reflection
of our urban culture, a parody of ourselves……a show not to be missed.
60 Min.
BYOV E - THE S.P.A.C.E: 489 Dupont St, Toronto ( Dupont/Bathurst, across from the beer
store, above the lighting store)
Clowning Mature Audience Warning: not for little children
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burningcities new works co.
Albuquerque, USA
presented
Sabotage: in fine form
by Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen
"bizarre tour-de-force"
BACKSTAGE WEST, LA
"A daring and thoroughly impressive triumph.*****"
-CBC
"Sheer Hilarity and refreshingly original"
-SEATTLE WEEKLY
"any review would have to describe the indescribable...****"
-Edmonton Sun
"hilarious non-stop insanity"
-Montreal Mirror
"exceptionally sharp*****"
-Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"razor-sharp****"
-Toronto Star
"ravenously inventive"
-Terminal City Weekly, Vancouver
"Wow!*****"
-Vancouver Sun
Cast: Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen
60 Min.
BYOV J - The Victory Cafe, 581 Markham St.
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: content
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No Model Types Production
Toronto, ON
presented
Scrambled Eggs
by Vince Aliberti And Luisa Durante
Sunday dinners, late-night pizza, your first trip to a restaurant…or just experimenting alone with
a carrot. And yet, through all that, who would have thought one of life's great lessons would
come from eggs? Sausages or bacon, maybe, but eggs?! Learn more about family and food with
a plate full of SCRAMBLED EGGS
Cast: Luisa Durante
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Comedy General Audience Warning: language
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Ubermarionette
Toronto, ON
presented
Seducer's Diary, The
by Daniel Chapman-Smith, Darrah Teitel and Daniel Sadavoy
How do we play when we are all so bored? A gender-fucking manipulation playing with
sweethearts' seductions as caught between the nineteenth century and the present day. Inspired
by Soren Kierkegaard's "The Seducer's Diary" which tune into the ceremony of courtship in
Danish Society
Cast: Daniel Chapman-Smith,Tracey Fuller and Darrah Teitel
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Play-drama General Audience
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Upstart Crow Theatre Group
Toronto, ON
presented
Shakespeare's Gladiator Games
by Chris Coculuzzi, Matt Toner and William Shakespeare
directed by Chris Coculuzzi
Welcome to Ludi Fringes! What better way to celebrate the summer than with an outdoor
extravaganza that takes you into the Roman Coliseum and a day of Gladiatorial Combat. Upstart
Crow Sports Network blends Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Titus
Andronicus, Troilus and Cressida and even Timon of Athens into a blood sport that you will
never forget…or forgive. www.upstartcrow.ca
Cast: Featuring Matt Toner, Stephen Flett and Seamus Dudley
75 Min.
BYOV C - Trinity College Field, Bloor and Devonshire - just east of the George Ignatieff
Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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The Newman Players
Saskatoon, SK
presented
Shakespeare's Teacher
by Ed Heidt
directed by Danielle Newman
This play finds its source in the fact that Shakespeare wrote half of his sonnets to a young man.
Scholars have wondered who this might have been. The sonnets represent a very
deep, emotional, if not homosexual love between Shakespeare and the young man.
Shakespeare seems to have served as a mentor/guide to this young man.
Cast: John Thronberg and Ed Heidt
60 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Girl Before a Mirror
Toronto, ON
presented
Shareen Show…out of control!, The
by Shareen Laughlin
Wildly entertaining, featuring the refreshing comedic stylings of exciting new comer Shareen
Laughlin. Juicy pop culture spoofs and hilarious character pieces run rampant in this out of
control singing, dancing display of sheer ridiculousness! (Stand up segments included).
Sit back and let your brain to be fondled by this deliciously thought provoking, always brilliant
smorgasbord of mystery meat-esque good times!
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
One-woman comedic extravaganza General Audience
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Mad George Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Sheroes
by Sarah Martyn
directed by Rebecca Brown
Brace yourself for a speed-injected ride through Toronto's underworld club culture. When a
stolen bag of drugs dangles the carrot of quick money, can three friends set aside their
differences long enough to cut a deal? Originally produced by Theatre Passe Muraille, Sheroes,
by Sarah Martyn, is back by popular demand! "Sexy. Funny. Powerful …a totally hot show."
**** The Toronto Star
60 Min.
Artword Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: content, language, gunshots
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Big Daddy Eddie Hart
Burlington, ON
presented
Simcoe Triangle
by Hattie Page
directed by Graeme Gerrard
Ever wonder if the server spit in your food when you sent it back three times?
She though about it.
Ever wonder what kind of a person he was?
Far more interesting than you had imagined.
Simcoe Triangle is a play about the men and women who bring the "sauce on the side" and
secretly resent you for it.
60 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy General Audience
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GoodSide Productions
Vancouver, BC
presented
Sixty with More Lies About My Weight
by Susan Freedman
directed by Jan Kudelka
Riding a chocolate high or battlin' the Botox blues, Susan soars in her follow up to sold-out
Fringe hit "57 and Still Lying About My Weight". Laughs abound as families, diets, and "happy
divorces", collide with grandparents-gone-bad, Roy Rogers and forgetting your own name.
"Funny, polished, revelatory, honest." Vancouver Courier
"Hilarious stories…over too soon" –Jewish Western Bulletin
www.susanfreedman.ca
Cast: Susan Freedman
45 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Comedy-storytelling General Audience
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Sue Lee & Kosta Andrea Theatre Company
Bradford on Avon, UK
presented
Small World
devised and directed by Sue Lee and Kosta Andrea
Sue Lee creates a silent world where the very small becomes larger than life itself.. . Small
World explores Babyhood, Motherhood and the cycle of life, and builds on the company's
reputation for creating subtle, quirky and atmospheric theatre that touches the depth of human
experience. Small World premiered and toured this spring in the UK and was hailed as a
'hypnotice piece of performance art', 'powerfully moving' and 'deeply disturbing, funny, sad,
poignant' by the press in the UK.
Cast: Sue Lee
60 Min.
Artword Theatre
Physical theatre General Audience Warning:
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Purple 9 Productions
Montreal, PQ
presented
Star Wars Survivor
by Ace Lopes & Aaron George
directed by Aaron George & Ace Lopes
The characters that we know and love from Star Wars fall for all the "reality" TV show craze
going on and become contestants on the show Survivor. They must outwit, outplay and outforce
each other for the ultimate prize of one million dollars (why they would need it…who knows).
Besides, does it get any funnier than Darth Vader in Bermuda shorts?
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: you might die laughing!
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Sticks and Stones Productions
New York, USA
presented
Sticks and Stones: Two New One Act Plays
by Terri Muuss and Athena Reich
directed by Terri Muuss arranged by Jonah Speidel adapted for guitar, bass & drums by John
Link
Sticks and Stones exposes connections between domestic abuse and global violence. Act I is
"Anatomy of a Doll," a poetic piece detailing a daughter's struggle with abuse and addiction and
her triumph over adversity. Act II is "Athena Under Attack," a rock opera about 9/11 that
explores contrasting political viewpoints, opposing emotional reactions and illustrates the
necessity for peace.
Cast: Terri Muuss, Athena Reich, Brian Kuchta, Shara Traub, John Link
90 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Poetic theatre and rock opera Mature Audience Warning: language, content
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The Burnt Marshmallows
Toronto, ON
presented
Stuck
written and performed by Christel Bartelse & Christina Sicoli
directed by Michael Kennard
The Burnt Marshmallows, a two woman physical comedy duo are known for getting themselves
into messy situations. This time they're "STUCK" and spinning out of control. Join them on a
journey as they explore what happens when we try to break free from the monotonous patterns
of life. A twisted comedy with clown, music, dance and sketch.
60 Min.
BYOV E - THE S.P.A.C.E: 489 Dupont St, Toronto ( Dupont/Bathurst, across from the beer
store, above the lighting store)
Physical theatre General Audience Warning: strobe lighting
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Centre For The Arts
Toronto, ON
presented
Sugar
by Rosa Laborde
directed by Ian Carpenter
Life had never been so sweet until…Robbed of all vices, stripped of excuses, two couples
discover that withdrawal can be a dangerous thing as a sugar and caffeine crash takes them on an
emotionally crazed spiral that leaves them questioning everything. A saccharine new comedy
and underhanded cultural critique from the director of EASY (NOW's top fringe play of 2000).
Cast: Carlo Rota, Christopher Sawchyn, Burgandy Cole, Lina Felice
70 Min.
BYOV G - Centre for the Arts 533 College St. Suite 303
Play-comedy General Audience Warning: language, nudity
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Awe!
Toronto, ON
presented
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nasty
by Janice Israeloff
directed by Michael Smith
Adjusting to a new school can be a challenge for any 9 year old girl. But for Henrietta who has
been transported from 1975 with the mind of a child and the body of a woman school life
becomes a nightmare of taunting, exclusion, rumours and plain nastiness. The bullies are played
by real 9-11yr olds.
45 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Comedy-drama Family Entertainment (ages 6+) Warning: strobe lighting
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Mighty Brave Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Sweetheart of the Mosh Pit
by John Taylor and David Kohn
directed by Eric Rose
Family. Card games. And music. All the important stuff. This collective work is a comedy about
the search for validation in a game of Cosmic Second Chances. And what happens when the
Universe calls "Time"!
Cast: Lisa Wegner, Laryssa Yanchak
45 Min.
BYOV B - Alchemy Studio 133 Techumseth St (one block south west of Queen and Bathurst)
Serio-comic General Audience
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Nebulina Clementina
Texas, ON
presented
Tanguray and Manguray in: "Vortex Bunny!"
by Ryan Ward and Timothy Doiron
directed by Natalie Lisinska
TANGURAY and MANGURAY want nothing more than to travel through time and existence.
Lucky for them they have created a VORTEX of NOTHINGNESS. Come join these two
handsome and confused TEXAS LONGHORNS as they rOMp and RoLL their way through a
world without borders and time. They may not have won a nobel prize, but they did create a
VORTEX.
Cast: Tanguray and Manguray
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Clown show General Audience
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Doctor Keir Co.
Westmount, PQ
presented
Teaching Witchcraft
written and performed by Keir Cutler
Keir Cutler, "a masterful entertainer," (Winnipeg Free Press) "a marvel to watch," (Toronto Sun)
"Fringe-circuit superstar," (Montreal Gazette) portrays Blessed Heinrich, a Roman Catholic
Inquisitor, teaching the Christian art of torturing witches. A chilling yet hilarious monologue
that resonates with recent headlines. From the creator of "Teaching Shakespeare," "Teaching
Detroit," and "Is Shakespeare Dead?" Keir's fourth consecutive Toronto Fringe!
www.keircutler.com
45 Min.
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Gibstein Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
That Boy
by Paul Gibson
directed by Karen Turner
Dave and Rik struggle to compose a song for the breakthrough album of a pop/rock diva. Rik,
the less accomplished songwriter, is the diva's boyfriend/guitarist; Dave, the more experienced
songwriter, is her ex-boyfriend/guitarist. ‘Othello' meets ‘Spinal Tap'.
This year's winner of the Fringe New Play Contest.
Cast: James Downing, Paul Gibson
90 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Dramedy-with music Mature Audience
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Inke Poding Theatrics
London, ON
presented
Theseus In The Labyrinth
by J.G. De Souza
Theseus enters the Labyrinth, confident that he can navigate the maze and kill the Minotaur with
nothing more than logic and an umbrella. However, as he wanders in the dark, he begins to lose
control, becoming more and more tangled in string and the depths of the human condition. An
absurdist fantasy from award-winning London playwright, J. G. De Souza.
60 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Tragic Farce General Audience
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The Bendigo Film Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Thousand-Dollar Zombie
by David Dupont/Jody Racicot
directed by David Dupont
Desperate to get his ultra low-budget "artsie-fartsie" dream film made, an aspiring director is
encouraged by his potential investor to revise his script à la "X-rated exploitation horror" if he
wants to secure financing.THOUSAND-DOLLAR ZOMBIE is a comedy about the horrors of
creative compromise, and the terrible suggestions that must be taken from Those People Who
Write The Cheques.
45 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: coarse language, nudity
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Blue Martini Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presented
Three B's, The
by Greg Finnegan
directed by Shane Anderson
The Three B's is an affectionate tribute to classic series books like Nancy Drew and Trixie
Belden. It is a tale of a trio of teen sleuths on one of their adventures. Along the way we
encounter all the familiar elements of these books: haunted houses, spooky noises, secret
passages, sneaky characters, car chases, and intrepid girl sleuths.
Cast: Grace Lynn Kung, Amanda Levencrown, Lara MacMillan, Erin VanderBurgh
55 Min.
Palmerston Library Theatre
Play-comedy Family Entertainment (ages 5 - 105)
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Earthen Vessels Theatre
Toronto, ON
presented
Three-Ply Issues
by Jennifer McNaughton and Sue Morrison
directed by Sue Morrison
"Somehow, I hope this affects the world in a briefly profound way…" She's really, really
willing to be what you want, to be a knockout, to be a star. She's getting old. Join Miladie the
clown for donuts and tea, and occasional fights to the death with the forces of evil. A one-
woman show about the pursuit of perfection.
Cast: Jennifer McNaughton
60 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Clown General Audience
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Theatre George
Vancouver, BC
presented
Toothpaste and Cigars
by T.J Dawe & Michael Rinaldi
directed by Ami Gladstone
A Romantic Comedy about unrequited love. Written by fringe favourite TJ Dawe (Tracks,
Slipknot, Labrador, Tired Cliches), and Michael Rinaldi (?).
Cast: Tallulah Winkelman and Michael Rinaldi
60 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Play-comedy Mature Audience
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Undertaker O'Brien Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Truck Driver
by Kirk Gonnsen
The Truck Driver is like a half-skinned buck with the hunter's knife blade still stuck under his
peeled pelt. Driving wildly down the highway...he is reckless minded, shouting at every
passerby, screaming into the dashboard his frustrations of decrepitude. Will it build to death in
limb torn vehicular slaughter-as the trucker drags precariously closer to you and yours?
50 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-dark comedy General Audience Warning: language
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company c NaNa
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
presented
Tyrannous Rex
written and performed by Nicola Gunn
directed by Mark Chavez
Rex may have been a better lover had he not been such a bore. From the creator of The
Elephant Club, a physical comedy that smacks of the absurd and macabre.
"Gunn is so good it hurts" ****1/2 CBC
"one woman wonder" Montreal Mirror
"master of physical theatre" ****1/2 Toronto eye
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Physical comedy General Audience
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Intrepid Theatre/Paul Terry
Victoria, BC
presented
Ugly Duchess, The
by Janet Munsil
directed by Britt Small
Margaret Maultasch, monarch of Tyrol, was the ugliest woman in history: a scapegoat for the
black death, but a desirable political bride. Paul Terry plays the ill-fated gothic heroine. "*****
Beautiful." (Vancouver Sun) "My Fringe Favourite" (SF Bay Examiner) "One of the most
beautifully nuanced performances in the entire festival." (Globe & Mail) "A gorgeous show."
(Winnipeg Free Press)
Cast: Paul Terry
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Shape-of-a-Boy Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Uncle Jack
written and directed by Peter Katz
Peering through the bleary lens of her favorite mash whisky, Summer watches life stumble and
trip about her. This edgy dark comedy invites you into her bachelor apartment, where
psychology meets Jack Daniels meets Pavlov meets Dr. Seuss … and everyone's reaching for
the gun. "Oh the places you'll go..."
Cast: Melissa-Lynn Dozois
60 Min.
BYOV H - Cameron House, 408 Queen Street West
Play-comedy Mature Audience Warning: language
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intelligence
Toronto, ON
presented
Universal Anatomy
conceived by Lo Bil
War is good for the economy, but love is good for digestion -
which is better? A comic journey into what makes us wonder
most... How deeply does terror pervade your view of love? In
escaping the bunny-matrix wars, Foam goes digging in the pathos
of the archetypal realm and has us imagining what it feels like
to be free.
55 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Physical theatre General Audience Warning: language, political content
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The Essential Players
Fonthill, ON
presented
Unleavable
by Jason Cadieux
directed by Peter Feldman
When the editor of a prestigious magazine suspects the winning author of his publication's
annual short story contest to be a fraud he sets out to expose the truth. A fast paced comedy
about how wicked the publishing game can be. Come watch us play! "You will enthusiastically
applaud Unleavable" Joanna Manning, Downtowner Magazine
Cast: Jason Cadieux, Stephanie Jones, Peter Higginson.
60 Min.
Robert Gill Theatre
Play-comedy General Audience
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Grand Mal
Toronto, ON
presented
Will
by Jennifer Gauthier, Melissa Haller, Tara Bastikar
directed by Tara Bastikar
A young girl's quest for the truth.
A mother's struggle to keep it from her.
This raw, critically acclaimed drama returns to the stage after a successful debut at last year's
Fringe.
Jennifer Gauthier and Melissa Haller were mentioned for Outstanding Performances in NOW
Magazine's Fringe 2002 Wrap-Up.
Directed by Tara Bastikar
55 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: language
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Not 2B Confused With
Toronto, ON
presented
With Or Without You
by Daniel Jade Levia
CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER IDEALS. This modern political tragedy is complete with a chorus of
5 that serve as set, cast of characters, and bridge between the fable and real world. Performed in
a very intimate space, reflecting the characters' cramped situation, it blurs the lines between
good and evil, and dangles the titles ‘savior' and ‘terrorist' above us all.
90 Min.
BYOV H - Cameron House, 408 Queen Street West
Play-drama Mature Audience Warning: content, language, violence
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Naked In the Wings Productions
Chatham, ON
presented
Women Who Stayed, The
by Crystal Dimitru
directed by Michael Milner
A fiery messenger travels throughout time and place. She carries with her, etched on her soul,
the legends, stories and lives of biblical women. She knows no boundaries and does not hesitate
when bid to go; those of whom she speaks are the ones who stayed.
Cast: Tara Duffy
45 Min.
Glen Morris Studio
Play-drama General Audience
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The Little Man Music and Theatre Co.
Toronto, ON
presented
Writing Your Life
written and directed by J. Rae Perigoe
What if someone wrote a play about your life? Could they ever get it right? What if they
betrayed you? Jack is a fugitive with a story. Erin is a playwright who wants to tell his story.
Two visions of the past collide, with lethal consequences.
What really happened? On stage, does it really matter?
45 Min.
George Ignatieff Theatre
Play-drama General Audience
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Kwantum Physics
Toronto, ON
presented
Zen and the Art of Experiencing Theatre
by Kwan Ho Tse
Why aren't you at home watching T.V. or reading a book? Or better yet, at a bar drinking your
$8? -An experiment into why we watch theatre and what it implies. A non-intellectual approach
… à la Zen. Just check your brain at the door.
50 Min.
Factory Theatre Mainspace
Physical theatre General Audience Warning: gun play, lynching, giant cockroach
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Penny For Your Brain Productions
Toronto, ON
presented
Zigazig ha!
by Dan Hershfield
directed by Richard Beaune
A Jewish comic tries to make sense of his relationships with women, as his brain, heart and balls
all pull him in different directions. A sex demon looks for love in a world that doesn't believe
she exists. But does either of them know what they want, what they really, really want?
60 Min.
St. Vladimir Theatre
Play-Comedy Mature Audience Warning: content, language
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Shadowpath
Newmarket, ON
presented
Zigga
by Alex Karolyi
directed by Mandy Roveda stage manager Joanna Barrotta assistant stage manager Lina Marques
Identity, existence and reality collide when Zigga meets a stranger with too many similarities to
be just a stranger. Winner of the New Voices One Act Play Festival and recipient of "Most
Thought-Provoking Script" (V.I.P Festival), Zigga faces her third production at Toronto's
Fringe Festival. Cast: Lua Shayenne, Lara Martin
50 Min.
Factory Studio Theatre
Tragic-comedy General Audience
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