2007 TORONTO FRINGE

July 4-15, 207

140 Performing Companies
30 Venues
Ticketed Attendance
Box Office Revenue returned to the artists

PLAY LISTINGS

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27 Wagons Full Of Cotton by Brinded Cat Theatre: All performances CANCELLED

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10,000 to Flight
Toronto, ON
presents
 
10,000 to Flight
written and performed by Julie Dumais and Mark Andrada
 
“Mark Andrada's proven himself one of the city's best improvisers and clowns” – NOW magazine
“brave and ridiculously talented” – The Varsity
“Julie Dumais is utterly charming" – CBC Radio
“dryly hilarious and surprisingly observant” – eye magazine
 
The fourth wall has fallen.
 
www.10k2f.com
 
General Audience Warning: content, language, late shows may not be suitable for young audiences
Venue 10 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse / 79A St. George Street
 
60 Min.

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D.C. Productions
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Anansi - How Come You Smart So?, Come, Butter, Come and Mission to Happiness
by Donald Carr (Anansi, Come Butter) and Amah Harris (Mission)
 
“The performance was fantastic! Everyone was listening very carefully to all 3 performances; The Cream Can, Invitation to Dinner and the Stolen Stories. My favourite part was when Mr. Donald, who performed all 3, stood on his head and transformed into Anansi, the spider. It was amazing how one person, Mr. Donald, could do all 3 performances alone. Mr. Donald was sweating after the performances. His act was so realistic and acted very good. Everyone laughed when Mr. Donald acted funny". – student quote
 
"All the stories involved Anansi and showed how smart he was. I have heard of many Anansi stories before, but I never heard of these ones. There were many characters such as Demon of the Leaves, Mr. Teeger and Evil Forest Fairy. They were my favourite. The costumes were great; I learned a lot about African culture. I hope Mr. Donald will come back and perform more.” – student quote
 
Family Entertainment (Ages 6+)
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Edgework Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
a space between
by Sarah Dryden
directed by Sergio Calderon
 
Missing: 8 bubbles, 3 sloppy kisses, 5 dew drops, 1 mother.
 
Collecting precious moments is the only thing that gives hope to Izzy when her mother unexpectedly leaves. Can her brother and father get her back? The truth is that everything happens in the space between two people.
 
www.edgeworktheatre.ca
 
General Audience Warning: mild language
 
Venue 5 - Factory Studio Theatre / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
50 Min.

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Open Call Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
A Streetcar Named Gerrard
written and directed by Dawn Nearing
 
Two women, neighbours for years, sit in the kitchen of their Community Housing building that's scheduled for demolition--in 35 minutes!
 
From the company that brought you last year's Fringe hit “The (W)hole of Emily Scheller” comes a comedy about the neighbourhoods that shape us, the classes that define us, and how to fit your life into a cardboard box.
 
Praise for Open Call Theatre's past show “The (W)hole of Emily Scheller”:
 
4 STARS “it has an observant, economic and thematically cohesive script, pitch-perfectly performed by Rachel Blair, Lindsay Small and Mike Young. Such attributes make (W)hole a rarity -- not just at the Fringe, but in Toronto rep theatre in general.” - Eye Weekly
 
“After 10 days of Fringing, this is my pick.” - BlogTO
 
Cast: Rachel Blair, Lindsay Small and Michael Young
 
General Audience
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.
 
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Block Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Africans
by Cyrus Lane
 
Is there such a thing as bad charity? Is having our "heart in the right place" enough?
 
This is a story of mistaken identities: Tom and Jane think they're nice, liberal, generous people, but when challenged, they discover there's more to being good than just feeling bad.
 
In the summer of 2006 they madly scrambles to do, say, be and feel all the right things when they host two Africans in their home during the AIDS conference. In a flurry of guilt and misfiring charitable impulses, they quickly take the wrong turn on the road of good intentions. A play about the good, the bad and, above all,...the okay.
 
Starring Joanne O'Sullivan
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.

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Rumoli Bros. Studios
Toronto , ON
presents
 
An Inconvenient Musical
by The Rumoli Bros. and Waylen Miki
directed by The Rumoli Bros.
(Slideshow designed by: Kurt Firla) 

The creators of the award-winning SARSical and a spectacular cast bring you the first eco-friendly song and dance extravaganza the world has ever seen!
 
It's the most inconvenient musical ever staged! *
 
Made up of 100% biodegradable music, 30% post-consumer recycled lyrics, and organic free-range comedy, this show will warm your hearts - not the globe.
 
$1 from each ticket sold will be donated to the WWF Climate Change Fund.
 
*aside from “Lord of the Rings”
 
Cast: Paul Bates, Fabrizio Filippo, Brandon Firla, Ayumi Iizuka, Bruce Horak, Rebecca Northan, Lee Smart, and Doug Morency as Al Gore.
www.myspace.com/inconvenientmusical
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Fringe Club Theatre / 292 Brunswick Ave. (S. of Bloor)
 
85 Min.

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Gesamtkunstwerk Productions
Montreal , QC
presents
 
...and stockings for the ladies
by Attila Clemann
directed by Zach Fraser
 
"Our young men have finally laid down their arms and lifted their faces in cheerful exhilaration at the end of fighting in Europe . From deep within the former German Empire, we bring you the sights and sounds of a powerful people we had no other option but to defeat, and the men and women who are now continuing the difficult task of healing and rebuilding. We will carry through the airwaves no longer the danger-riddled reports of Blitzes and bombs, but rather the peacetime tale of Europe 's rescue and rebirth. We will endeavour to bring into your homes the very hearts and minds of those we once called enemy, those we embrace as survivor, and those we cheer as hero."
 
Montreal 's Gesamtkunstwerk Productions presents this true story, elegantly and theatrically told by one performer and a host of vibrant characters.
 
Cast: Brendan McMurtry-Howlett
 
General Audience
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
55 Min.
 
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Cocksuckaz Presents
Edmonton , AB
presents
 
BASH'd!
written and performed by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow
directed by Ron Jenkins
 
Dora Award winner Chris Craddock (BoyGroove and Wrecked) teams up with Nathan Cuckow (STANDupHOMO) and director Ron Jenkins (The Red Priest) to create BASH'd! a gay rap opera.
 
Two young lovers live in Edmonton during the equal marriage debate. When one is bashed, the other hits the streets, seeking revenge.
 
Music and beats by Aaron Macri (BoyGroove).
 
“a fast-paced, witty, intricate and exceptionally poignant piece of theatre.” - SEE Magazine
"witty and highly theatrical...a clever little stinger of a show!" - The Edmonton Journal
 
www.myspace.com/bashd
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.
 
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Do-It-Yourself Theatre
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Betrayal
by Harold Pinter
directed by Brian Rintoul
 
Master playwright, Harold Pinter explores the theme of “betrayal” on multiple levels. Friendship, love, fidelity, trust, honesty, commitment and sacrifice are all examined as the audience tries to decide who is betraying whom … and when?
 
This will be Do It Yourself Theatre's inaugural production. Do It Yourself Theatre is a project-based company with a mandate to self-produce challenging work for artists who fall somewhere in between the generic categories of “emerging” and “established”. The cast and creative team for Betrayal have worked for such theatres as The Stratford Festival, Mirvish Productions, CanStage, Theatre Calgary, The Grand Theatre, and Shakespeare's Globe.
 
“Pinter's Betrayal is a play that so many want to do, but so few get the opportunity to do it. I wanted to bring something of substance to the Fringe; a play equally exciting for actors and audience members alike.” - Marc R. Bondy, Artistic Director
 
Cast: Marc R. Bondy, Cory O'Brien, Kerry Ann Doherty
 
www.doityourselftheatre.ca
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
90 Min.
 
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Theatre Clive
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Bride of Sasquatch
by James Gilpin
directed by Tanja Jacobs

Bride of Sasquatch: A romantic comedy about love, relationships, weddings, and other dark, mysterious creatures.
Cheryl is a compulsively single cryptozoologist/office temp with a Sasquatch fascination who is beginning to realize that Bigfoot may never come and sweep her off her feet. Daryl is a corporate climber who is looking for that special co-dependant tax write-off to divest his RRSPs with.
As our two heroes pass through courtship and falling in love and then turn to face the looming possibility of marriage, old truths begin to surface. Will the future Bride and Groom be able to navigate the pitfalls of a modern relationship, or will more primitive desires prevail?
 
Bride of Sasquatch is a play about what we must give up, and what we must hold on to when we fight to survive in that dark, dangerous and foreboding wilderness called modern love.
 
Cast: Beatriz Yuste and James Gilpin
Producer: Derek Dugas
 
Mature Audience Warning: adult language
 
Venue 10 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse / 79A St. George Street
 
55 Min.

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Starfire Theatre Centre
Welland , ON
presents
 
Bus Stop Boogie
by L.R. Greenaway
directed by Len Greenaway
 
What do a WW11 vet, a young expectant couple, a working class woman, a business man and a jogger have in common? Find out when they all meet at a Bus Stop.
They banter, reminisce and brag. Their cross talk, innuendoes and double entendres will lead you from lighthearted chuckles to naughty giggles to deep belly laughs. Down to earth, and sometimes downright smutty, the humour and situations go to the outer edges without ever offending. Interwoven into this comedy is a brightly coloured thread of concern and good neighbourliness.
 
An immediately engaging play that dares to be Canadian and maintains a high level of energy that brings the audience along with it. Hits the funny bone with a sledgehammer.
 
Cast: Jim Colbert, Rhys Greenaway, Serena Berardi, Lida Savelli Greenaway, Len Greenaway, Aaron Hamm
 
www.starfiretheatrecentre.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: you could die laughing
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
90 Min.

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Cara Yeates Presents
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Bye Bye Bombay
written and performed by Cara Yeates
directed by Jonno Katz
 
India : a land of extremes.
 
Follow one traveler as she dodges pickpockets and marriage proposals, fights rickshaws and rabid monkeys, dances in haunted castles with princes, drinks bhang with hippies and tea with gurus…and becomes Bollywood's next big superstar???
Bye Bye Bombay delves into a land where anything is possible. Actor and writer, Cara Yeates, shares her experiences of living in India : giving a rare and hilarious insight into its ever-growing movie-making wonderland.
 
Jonno Katz directs this multimedia journey, a borage of fast-flashing images and sounds that draw you deep into the heart of India . It showcases the music of Tarun of ‘Beats without borders', and sitar by Purbayan Chatterjee.
Take an adventure to Bollywood and beyond.
 
5 STARS - Times Colonist
4 STARS - Winnipeg Free Press
4 STARS - Vancouver Sun
"A Genuine Treat" - The Georgia Straight
"Pick of the Fringe"- Victoria Fringe Festival
 
www.carayeates.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
60 Min.

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BSide Productions
Regina , SK
presents
 
Caberlesque!
written and directed by Jeff Pufahl
 
The sexiest show on the Fringe! (Best of Fest 2006: Winnipeg , Saskatoon & Calgary ) Caberlesque is the fusion of powerful cabaret performances mixed with sexy burlesque. Five talented performers take you on a musical journey and entertain you as you've never been entertained before!
Get ready for a cheeky romp that will tantalize your senses and leave you wanting more! Caberlesque! will transport you to:
- Berlin 1933The music of Kurt Weill & Irving Berlin. Romance in Weimar when an American Burlesque dancer meets a famous cabarettist.
- Amsterdam , 1967 The music of Jacques Brel & Henry Mancini. A young sailor in Amsterdam 1967 gets a taste of life!
- New York , Present Day. Contemporary cabaret and burlesque, featuring the music of Britain 's Fascinating Aida.
 
“This show is beautiful, classy and engaging – performed with great finesse” - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
“Bawdy, moody and wonderfully written…” - Winnipeg Free Press
 
Cast: Jeff Pufahl, Darla Biccum, Sharon Nowlan, Leanne Scott
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language, scantily clad women
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
80 Min.

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Gypsy Miller
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Celine Speaks
created by: Laura Landauer & Sue Miner
performed by: Laura Landauer
directed by: Sue Miner
 
It isn't easy being the world's greatest pop diva goddess saviour.
 
Laura Landauer (Bravo!'s Bathroom Divas 2007 finalist!) not only portrays Celine Dion - she IS Celine Dion. Hear Celine's classic hit songs and bathe in the star-spackled glory of an unforgettable Fringe tour de force performance - CELINE SPEAKS!
 
www.lauralandauer.com
 
General Audience Warning: fog and wind machines
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
60 Min.

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Gruppo Rubato
Ottawa , ON
presents

The Churchill Protocol
written and performed by Patrick Gauthier and Kris Joseph
directed by Natalie Joy Quesnel
 
In the middle of the night, freight planes have been landing at an airport in northern Manitoba . Cargo is being quietly smuggled into the famous Polar Bear Jail for use in a military program that doesn't appear on anyone's budget. The cargo comes from the mountains of Northern Afghanistan ; the cargo is live. Forget everything you thought you knew about torture and warfare: the Canadian military has a whole new operation…and they'll do anything to keep it a secret.
 
In The Churchill Protocol, intrepid reporter Neal Allen is about to uncover the truth of what's taking place on the shores of Churchill Bay ... and he's not ready for what he's going to be told. It's a bizarre, surprising look at the future of our military, brought to you by the multi-award-winning company that roasted email culture and rocked central Canada  with 2004's pygM@ILion.
 
“Patrick Gauthier's work is smart, funny, cynical, and urban.” - Ottawa Citizen
www.rubato.ca
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
55 Min.
 
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Green Pea Collective
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Conservatives in Love
by Dave Carley
directed by Sue Miner
 
Green Pea Collective returns with its SIXTH Fringe of Toronto show!
 
Conservatives in Love is a study of two things: those mysterious new urbanites who are moving into all those towering downtown condos and the non-economic value of Art.
 
The play is mostly set at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It brings together ten young downtowners who are converging for a Young Conservatives meet and greet. At this meeting, they will learn the exact value of a Henry Moore, and they will spend an indecent amount of time hitting on each other. (Because that is what Young Conservatives do.)
 
Cast: Jason Jazrawy, Richard Lee, Anne Page, and Naomi Snieckus
 
www.peagreentheatre.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: language, nudity

Venue 16 - Miles Nadal JCC (Venue Partner with the Green Pea Collective), Room 318
 
75 Min.

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 Jurassic Poop Productions
Almonte, ON
presents
 
The Coprolite Caper: The Mysterious Case of Who Dung It?
written and performed by Jacob Berkowitz
 
Jacob Berkowitz, author of Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs and Others Left Behind, presents his unique, theatrical 45-minute family presentation on the science of fossil poop – coprolites. Become a dung detective and help put this case in the bag!
 
- “Jurassic Poop is…brilliant.” Starred review, Quill and Quire
- Recommended Book, CBC Radio “Sounds Like Canada” Children's Book Panel
 
In 2005, Berkowitz premiered his one-man show Israel at the Ottawa Fringe Festival.
 
www.jacobberkowitz.com
 
Family Entertainment (Ages 3 to 99)
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
45 Min.

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Holy Moly Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Corporate Valentines
by Andew Borkowski
directed by Andy Pandoff
 
Corporations: are they worth your loyalty? Your very bodily belonging? The new nice guy: is he okay with some moral compromise? What about the others? Over-educated yet wild, why are they misbehaving at the Corporation's big event: a combined AGM - Valentines Social?
 
Find out in this dark and debased satire on our business culture. We'll be dressed up, of course.
 
Expanded from the successful 20 minute version debuting at last year's West End Short Play festival in Oakville , Corporate Valentines now features a cast of six (previously four) and ramps up the satire with a pair of surprises in the story.
 
According to playwright Andrew Borkowski, the play's aim is "to amuse the audience - of course, but also, to unsettle them."
 
The play features three returning cast: Jennifer Lieberman of New York and LA fame; Matt McCarthy of West GTA fame; and Andrew Borkowski of...Humilityville.
Cast: Jennifer Lieberman, Matt McCarthy, Andrew Borkowski, Candi Zell plus two surprise players
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
55 Min.

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Thought For Food
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Cousins of Corsica (or What I Will)
by Jessica Séguin
directed by Tyler Séguin
 
A woman disguised as a boy. An usurped King. Mistaken identities, fools, shipwrecks and, of course, Love.
 
Could it be a lost Shakespearean play? The source material for all his comedies? A clever fake?
Thought for Food presents a new Elizabethan Comedy. It's like Shakespeare. Only better.
 
“If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then call me flattered!” – W. Shakespeare, playwright
 
Performed outdoors: Bring Your Own Blanket
 
Cast: Kate Southwell, Dan Leberg, Helen Juvonen, Amanda Calder, Nathan Younger, Heather Ervin, Erick Fournier, Paul Anthony Hardy, James Wallis
 
www.thought4food.ca
 
General Audience
 
Venue 27 - Emmanuel Quad at Victoria University (U of T) / 75 Queen's Park. Entrance off Charles Street
 
75 Min.

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The Roodie Pancake Experiment
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Curriculum Vitae
written and performed by Jimmy Hogg
directed by Peter J. Morey
 
In his latest one-man show Brit, Jimmy Hogg, delivers an intensely verbose, physically exhaustive monologue, outlining his employment history. From the hilariously morbid and ridiculous trials of work experience at age fifteen to his quest for the perfect career which will fulfill him financially and spiritually. Rambling, meandering, sweating profusely and spitting his words out with vehemence and wry humour, Hogg's performance is a genuine one-man tour de force.
 
Best of Fringe/ Sold Out San Francisco 2006.
Sold Out Minnesota Fringe 2006.
Sold Out Boulder Fringe 2006.

“Must-see It's crazed, creative and super-cute!” - Pioneer Press
“This British actor has his audience laughing out loud at his energetic tales… This one's a keeper.” -mnartists.org
“great show, great talent!” -ag Magazine
“Hogg is irresistibly charming, enthusiastic, and adorable...” - nytheatre.com“
"…A magnificent performance from Jimmy Hogg… he flings himself about the stage with a ballerina's precision …” - Eye magazine (For previous one-man show).
 
www.myspace.com/jimmyjimmyhogg
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Roots International Arts Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Curse of Ham
written and directed by Leon Saul
 
Bishop Ham, a charismatic preacher, must fight to defend his name against the charge of willful promotion of hatred. But his defence against the charge of willful promotion of hatred, is complicated when it is revealed he believes he is Ham - the cursed son of Noah. Leon Saul's "Curse of Ham" is a DRAMATIC story of love, lust and family secrets revealed! For more than 300 years many scholars in Western Christianity have debated as to what really happened in the tent of Noah. The "curse theory" was also used as a justification of slavery, segregation and to generally put a whole race of people into a second-class, inferior and subservient position because of their black skin!
 
In 2006, THE NON-PROFIT Roots International Arts Theatre Inc. WAS launched, led by the father-son duo Leon Saul and Ryan Singh along with Cheryl Nelson. Roots Theatre's mission of "Keeping Our Stories Alive", is a theme that will allow the company to produce plays to enable youth and people of colour opportunities to tell their own stories.
 
Cast: Jeff Orchard, Julia Mondi, Trevor Murray, Nigel Ryan, Nadera Jackson, Rory Davies, Jeannine Charles, Trevor Crane, Ras Leon, Andrea Golding and Kelby Bedeau. SOUNDTRACK: “DUB SCROLL” BY BLACK ARROW STUDIO.
 
www.rootstheatre.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 10 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse / 79A St. George Street
 
90 Min.

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Miss Reese Productions
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Dad Who? Evelyn Reese's Focus on the Family
by Susan Fischer
 
The world-weary good-time gal is back with a sequel to her 2006 Fringe hit.
 
"Highly recommended…a triumph of crazy charm and savvy sassiness." ( Toronto Star.)
Evelyn Reese "delights, down to every gawdawful detail. NNNN." – Critics' pick (NOW, Toronto .)
“It's tremendously funny.” (Times Colonist, Victoria , B.C.)
 
Evelyn Reese is like a cigarette and rye-n-ginger enhanced Mary Tyler Moore, 30 years and three husbands later. She's also an executive secretary of a certain age who was so buoyed by her success emceeing the office Christmas party that she decided to hit the Fringe circuit with her one-lady shows. For the 2007 Toronto Fringe, Evelyn Reese tells more politically incorrect stories about her friends, the office, the gays and the family, with a look at dads or lack thereof.
 
www.evelynreese.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: adult content
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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Level Headed Friends Production Company
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Dead Celebrities
written and directed by Mack Gordon
 
Based on a true story. Jack Jordan, an honest Canadian youth, searches for sincerity and inspiration in the most clichéd of all forums, the cross-America road trip. His cynical, pop-culture loving best friend, Dusty, joins him on this funny, touching, and honest attempt to follow in America 's literary forefathers' footsteps.
 
With dramaturgical contributions from Montreal playwright Jacob Richmond, Dead Celebrities parodies the fine line between inspiration and replication.
 
“Slide over, Kerouac…Gordon's in the driver seat!” – Peter McGuire, Associate Conservatory Director/Producer, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco .
“In its first draft, it was still one of the best plays I'd read all year” – Sebastian Archibald, Vancouver Playwright.
 
Cast: Carey Wass and Mack Gordon
 
Mature Audience Warning: strong language
 
Venue 8 - Royal St. George Theatre / 120 Howland Avenue
60 Min.

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Mahatmamajama Productions
Edmonton , AB
presents
 
Deep Fried Curried Perogies
by Michelle Todd
 
How do you make Deep Fried Curried Perogies?
 
Go deep into your past, plunge into Filipino oil, spice with a little Jamaican curry and add a home-grown Canadian perogy! This “Pick of the Fringe” passes the collection plate of legacy - full of stories, recipes, heirlooms, hair trauma and certain indigestion. A heart-warming glow on the common question we all ask, “Where do I come from?”
 
Touching, funny, smart - Deep Fried Curried Perogies is a look at family legacy. A show for anyone who is black, white, ukranian, asian, euopean, flat-chested, short, breathing...
 
“a must see” - VUE Weekly
“gifted storyteller… funny and thought-provoking” - The Star Phoenix
“engaging and tour-de-force comedy… a full-out entertaining evening that's both universal and oh-so grounded in a heartfelt and emotionally connected individual experience” - SEE Magazine
5 STARS - Edmonton Sun
4 STARS - Vue Weekly
4 STARS - See Magazine
 
www.mahatmamajama.com
 
Mature Audience
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
70 Min.

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Perpetual Motion Theatre Co.
Minneapolis , MN ( USA )
presents
 
The Depth of the Ocean
by Derek Lee Miller
 
No land in sight... Five survivors of various maritime disasters cling to a single life raft floating in the deep.
 
Performed entirely in the water, this highly physical original work from the American ensemble, Perpetual Motion Theatre Co., explores the fear and paranoia that all survivors must face.
 
A smash hit at last summer's Minnesota Fringe, join us for this singular theatrical event with shows every night July 4-13 at the University of Toronto .
 
"Cream of the Crop! Best of the Fringe!" - ( Minneapolis Star Tribune)
"A full-immersion Fringe baptism. The five-person troupe's compelling ensemble work is all the more impressive for the production's close quarters and sopping period costumes... It's a frigate in a week full of dinghies. - (City Pages)
 
www.perpetualmotiontheatre.org
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 22 - Benson Pool, U of T Athletic Centre / 55 Harbord St. (at Spadina)
 
55 Min.

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seed.alt
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Devil's Albatross
written and directed by Dillon McManamy
 
A dark comedy about unrequited love during the apocalypse; the walking dead have overrun Toronto due to a clerical error in hell and a giant sea bird has been seen snatching suicide jumpers right out of the skies. Following the lives of: Poncho, a late 20's fast food philosopher, Oz; a penis-envying "assurance" saleswoman and Che; a naive poet with a penchant for misanthropy, The Devil's Albatross is a stage play about the "American Dream" warped into the American Nightmare.
Cast: Luke Anderson, Jessie Behan, Alex Rubin, Michael DeRose, Amy Lester, Scott Yamamura
 
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2288953853
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Beyond Chutleigh Productions/Allies All Over Theatre Co-op
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Dickens of the Mounted
by Eric Nicol, adapted from his book by Brad Lepp and Kristian Bruun
directed by Brad Lepp
 
From one of Canada 's favourite humorists comes the true story of Frank Dickens, son of the famous author, who was given a choice: go to jail, or go to Canada . Now if he can overcome his reputation for ineptitude, laziness and heavy drinking, he may just earn a place in the history books. From Sam Steele to Sitting Bull, from American whisky smugglers to Louis Riel – if the West doesn't kill him the mosquitoes will.
 
Witty and clever, this first stage adaptation of Eric Nicol's hilarious book is Canadian history at its most entertaining. So seamless is the mix of fancy and fact that when Dickens of the Mounted first appeared in hardcover it rose to prominence on both fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. If you thought you knew how the west was won, come find out how it was really done!
 
* Mounties in full Dress Uniform get in Free
 
Cast: Kristian Bruun
 
www.dickensofthemounted.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 5 - Factory Studio Theatre / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.

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Tobias & Bartholomew
Victoria , Australia
presents
 
Die Roten Punkte
written and performed by Otto and Astrid Rot
 
All the way from Berlin ! He's Otto. She's Astrid. They're brother and sister… and they're in the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world; Die Roten Punkte. Living in a lipstick smeared self-important punk rock mess, sibling rivalry never tasted so good.
 
“intensely funny… It's a class act, entertaining both musically and comically.” - The Age
“the funniest comic musicians I've heard” - 3PBSRadio
“a deliciously quirky and original piece of comic nonsense…”- Adelaide Advertiser
“Iggy Pop-esque posing from Otto, Bjork attitude from Astrid… the sulky sibling dynamics wonderfully awkward, and the level of self-delusion spot-on.”- The Age
“Die Roten Punkte are angry, narcissistic tantrum-lovers… it's observation of rock music's pouty pretentiousness is sharply done.” – Sydney Morning Herald
 
www.myspace.com/dierotenpunkte
 
Mature Audience
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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MacKenzieRo
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Disco Pigs
by Enda Walsh
directed by Autumn Smith
 
Pig and Runt—an inseparable duo living their lives in the ill-defined no man's land between childhood and the adult world. We meet them—a self-styled “Irish Bonnie and Clyde”—on their shared seventeenth birthday and Cork City through their eyes is a wet grey wasteland with only one diamond shining out of the shite, The Palace Disco. An electric two-hander. Join us for a pint and a play.
Press for MacKenzieRo's past productions:
“the most incredible play I have ever seen at any Fringe Festival….I became completely immersed in…this truly impressive production. Don't miss it.” (J. Kelly Nestruck's Fringe Blogger)
 
“ a splendid staging in an actual pub, the audience almost a part of the action” (NOW)
 
“stays with you even after you leave” (EYE)
 
“MacKenzieRo's…productions of Irish and English plays…usually end up on some critic's Best of Fringe list.” (The National Post)
 
Cast: Kyle Horton and Cathy Murphy
 
www.mackenziero.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language
 
Venue 24 - Rower's Pub / 150 Harbord St .
 
75 Min.
 
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Chipped Paint Productions
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Dishpig
by TJ Dawe and Greg Landucci
directed by TJ Dawe
 
5 STARS “Hilarious one-man show…fast and flawless” - Winnipeg Free Press
 
Best of Fest! – Winnipeg Fringe 2006
 
Fringe heavy hitter TJ Dawe (The Slip-Knot, A Canadian Bartender at Butlin's, Labrador, etc) and Greg Landucci (some friend of TJ's) present a solo show about the delicious, high paying, well respected glories of scrubbing dishes in a busy restaurant…until your arms fall off.
 
Cast: Greg Landucci
 
www.tjdawe.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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Total Score
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Don't Look
by Daniel Sadavoy
 
Total Score Entertainment brings you theatre with a kick. Plays with style, and stories that hold you fast. Imagine loving the theatre.
 
http://dontyoulook.googlepages.com/
General Audience
 
Venue 8 - Royal St. George Theatre / 120 Howland Avenue
 
60 Min.

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The National Theatre of Canada Corporation
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Drag Queens Talk About Their Vaginas
written and directed by Durango Miller
 
A slapstick screwball comedy about how outrageously ridiculous backstage life gets for drag diva Busty Gobbler, whose cat is kidnapped, sending her on an hysterical rampage, living the illusion that she is being stalked by her own vagina. Comedy inspired by the Marx Brothers and I Love Lucy. A contemplation of modern society's obsession with superficial vanity.
 
EYE Weekly critic Paul Isaacs said: "I can't remember the last time I felt better coming out of a piece of Toronto theatre..." and called the show "warm-hearted, energetic and funny...a perfect soufflé". Duane Tucker of the Hamilton Spectator called the play "simply madness".
 
Durango Miller's movie ABORTION IS FUN, starring Philip Cairns, premiered in the Short Film Corner at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
 
Drag is gradually disappearing. The play preserves this small glittering piece of show business history in all its madness and hilarity.
 
Cast: Philip Cairns , Jay Stewart, Nathan Callens, Rory Moy
 
www.nationaltheatre.ca
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
60 Min.

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Bear Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Dream
written and directed by Brian Kennington
 
A modern spin on A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM.
 
It's the end of summer at Camp Athena and the staff is preparing for the closing night ceremonies, but there is turmoil amongst them.
 
Hermia, daughter of the camp directors, has been forbidden to see fellow counsellor and lover, Lysander. Defying her father's demands, Hermia and Lysander steal away to the surrounding forest. Demetrius, also in love with Hermia, pursues the lovers. Helen, who is in love with Demetrius, joins the chase. Meanwhile, a group of aspiring thespian counsellors stumble off into the forest, to rehearse for the closing ceremonies. Unknown to all, the forest is inhabited by mischievous Fairies. Using their powers of magic, the Fairies strike, creating chaos and mayhem.
 
A modern spin on A Midsummer Night's Dream.
 
www.hannahskitchen.com/thedream/
 
General Audience
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
85 Min.

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True Edge Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Duel of Ages
by Dennis McGrath, Mike McPhaden, Michael Rubenfeld, Gregg Taylor, Kirsten Gundlack-Levinson
 
Wounds of the flesh, a surgeon's skill may heal,
But wounded honor is only cured with steel. – From a 19th century challenge to a duel.
 
Duel of Ages invites you to explore the infamous legacy of personal combat thru six short plays and fight scenes depicting various ages in the history of dueling, from the famous Duel de Jarnac in 1547 to the modern cinematic “wire-fu” action scene.
 
With the writing of such Fringe and Summerworks luminaries as Dennis McGrath (Top Gun the Musical), Mike McPhaden (Poochwater), Michael Rubenfeld ( Spain ) and Gregg Taylor (Black Jack Justice), and choreography and performances by some of Toronto 's most talented fight directors and actor-combatants, Duel of Ages is a thrilling exploration of the cult of honour and personal combat.
 
Rapiers for two… coffee for one.
 
www.trueedge.ca
 
General Audience Warning: gunshots, violence
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min

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Trouve North and Praxis Theatre
Toronto, ON
presents
 
DYAD
Two Acts of Violence
directed by Michael Wheeler

The Toronto debut of Trouvé North in association with award-winning Fringe veterans Praxis Theatre combines the hyper realist A Short Recess by Vancouver playwright Simon Ogden, and the classic absurdist drama The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco. DYAD explores yes/no, black/white, male/female, funny/not so funny, young mc/mc solar, letters/numbers, etc/and so on and so forth, etc..

Cast: David Tompa, Glen MacDonald, Laura Nordin, Margaret Evans

www.praxistheatre.com

Play-drama

Mature Audience Warning: language
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)

55 Min.

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Pumpkin
Thornhill , ON
presents
 
Eleanor
by Avi, Bonnie, Jordana, and Len Phillips
directed by Avi Phillips
movement coash: Viv Moore  

"Eleanor" - the untold story of the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby and Father MacKenzie. The intertwining of their lives, from birth until that eventful moment in the church. "All the lonely people - where do they all come from?" Find out in "Eleanor" - a creative and imaginative tale, portrayed without words, but accompanied throughout with the songs of the Beatles.
 
Cast: Lea Dodinton, Nancy Levy, Gina Rae, Avi Phillips, Len Phillips
 
General Audience
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Bridge Filmworks Etc.
Hamilton , ON
presents
 
Emma Porter
by David B. Fraser
directed by Aaron Lam
 
A dark, visceral thriller about a traumatic event and how it can twist and turn people. This play is about our need to justify our past, to come to grips with tragedies we are powerless to change, and the desperate acts we will commit to alter our present.
 
Cast: Richard Archer, David B. Fraser, Janet Kompare Fritz
 
http://bridgefilmworks.spaces.live.com/
 
Mature Audience Warning: violence
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
45 Min.

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Clever Chickadee Productions
Toronto , ON
presents

Escape From Grace
by Haley McGee
directed by Elizabeth Helmers
 
Escape From Grace is an uproarious and poignant play in which the tormented McCarthy family struggles to come to terms with the death of their youngest daughter. Each of the characters has found something to believe in—golf, yogic energy, academia—to cope with their grief. Except for the father, Winston, whose desire to live is rapidly evaporating.  As Winston's 58th birthday approaches his family gathers in a desperate attempt to cajole him into celebration.
 
The play exposes the inner-workings of a family while exploring belief systems, escapism, sexuality and grief. The emotional pendulum swings wildly from despair to hilarity. An exciting, cathartic and invigorating experience.
 
Cast: Marianne McIsaac, Marla Brennan, Jesse Griffiths, Simon Rainville, Carlyn Burchell, Jenn Dzialoszynski, Evan Williams, Paul Rainville and Paul Amato
 
www.cleverchickadee.zoomshare.com
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
90 Min.

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Interaction and Entertainment Research Centre
Singapore
presents
 
Everyman: The Ultimate Commodity
by Daniel K. Jernigan (from the short story by Gopal Baratham)
directed by Russell Pensyl

The project is an augmented reality theatre project loosely based on Singaporean fiction writer Gopal Baratham's short story of the same name. The implementation of augmented reality technology allows for the simultaneous staging of “real” characters with “simulated” characters.
 
The short story imagines a future in which a Singaporean scientist has created a chemical formula which causes all those who ingest it to physically change so as to become universal organ donors. One side-effect of the solution is that it also causes the various distinguishing characteristics of Singaporeans to disappear, so that every one begins to appear morphologically similar to each other. Against this backdrop, this play focuses on a small part of the larger story; on the identity crisis which occurs when a father (Binny) confuses his daughter with his wife.
 
Cast: Debra Teng, Sara Yang, Gerald Chew
 
www.ntu.edu.sg/ierc/
 
General Audience
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Pink Hat
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Expiry Dating
by Alison Broverman
directed by Sarah Baumann
 
Winner of the 2007 Toronto Fringe New Play Contest, and the first play ever serialized in a Canadian national newspaper!
 
A witty and moving comedy about love on a deadline.
 
Cast: Mark Andrada, Alison Broverman
 
www.expirydating.ca
 
General Audience Warning: mild language, awesome makeouts, impeccable grammar
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
85 Min.

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Knockabout Theatre Co.
Toronto , ON
presents
 
"Ex-zhyle"
by the Knockabout Collective
directed by Sasha Kovacs
 
In Knockabout Theatre Company's Toronto debut, two clowns embark on a sacred quest to liberate Canada's national hero Pauline Johnson with the aid of Cuba's revolutionary fathers. But on the eve of battle, it all goes terribly awry when one of the clowns is violently kidnapped from the trenches. In this new production derived from the workshops of Cry of the Indian Wife in Kingston, Ontario, director Sasha Kovacs delves deeper into the writings of Pauline Johnson and José Martí. The result is a show that is both playful and disturbing; an electric autopsy that examines how we become foreign to ourselves.

Cast: Jonathan Heppner and Marni Van Dyk
 
www.knockabout.ca
 
Mature Audience Warning: language, nudity, herbal cigarette use
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
45 Min.

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Monster Camp Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
First Heist Club
by Tim Sweeney
directed by Jennie Grimard
 
It took five foxy women to plan the perfect heist, and one guy named Shank to screw it all up.
 
Varla, Bonnie, Adelaide , Kitty and new recruit Clare meet on Wednesday nights, each hoping to break out of a life of mini-vans, cubicles and instant mashed potatoes. Will Kitty's notoriously bad taste in men be their downfall? In their attempt to add some excitement to their lives, the girls may have gotten more than they bargained for in this estrogen fuelled comedy.
 
Varla: The Mastermind.
Bonnie: The Muscle.
Adelaide : The Distraction.
Kitty: The Cat Burglar.
Clare: The Driver.
Shank: The Moron .
 
Starring: Sarah Swift, Natalie Forcier, Emily Andrews, Cora Kennedy, Jennifer Gauthier and Cory Doran as Shank.
 
From the team that brought you 2005's “Attack of the Intergalactic Middle Managers”
4 STARS - “Pick of the Fringe” - Eye Magazine
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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inFluxdance
Charlottesville , VA ( USA )
presents
 
Found and Lost: Goals for 2002
choreographed by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Kristin Fieseler, Alysia Woodruff

This season inFluxdance presents an original dance/theater piece entitled Found & Lost: Goals for 2002, with choreography by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Alysia Woodruff, and Kristin Fieseler.
 
Inspired by stories surrounding lost and found items, the company explores the idea of how simply picking something off the ground could be a catalyst for a series of events. Found someone's grocery list? A mystery key?
Take a walk with us and uncover miniature moments of surprise, and madness that would otherwise stay crumpled up in the gutter or stuck to a telephone pole…
 
Their “Spirit of the Fringe Award” at the 2006 Montreal Fringe has been a driving force behind Found & Lost. Witty, yet poignant, the show reflects the company's commitment to creating dance/theater for all audiences. Similar to last season, inFluxdance incorporates American Sign Language throughout the production, adding a level of accessibility you rarely find. THE GAZETTE OF MONTREAL GAVE THEM 4 STARS!!
 
www.influxdance.org
 
General Audience Warning: mild language
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
60 Min.

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TeenAngstPoetry.com
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Fuck Off and Die: Tales in Teen Angst Poetry
by Sara Bynoe and AJ Demers
directed by AJ Demers
 
In 2000 Sara Bynoe created TeenAngstPoetry.com; an online database of the world's worst poetry. She edited an anthology; Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry ( St. Martin 's Press, 2005). In 2006 she sold out her performance of BAD GRAD at Calgary 's famous High Performance Rodeo. Now she has taken the best of the worst for this solo show.

Expect the show to be a medley of mortification; poems of rhyming swears, classic teen ravings like ‘no one understands my pain' and ‘I will never love again,' a heart-bleeding song inspired by break-ups, and ode or two to Kurt Cobain.
 
Part stand-up comedy, part poetry reading, and part verbatim theatre, ‘Fuck off and Die' is a heartfelt yet hilarious valentine for every lonely, angry and misunderstood person that ever lived because the truth is everyone understands you pain. Especially Sara.

“A great comedic talent reminiscent of Carol Burnett.” - Terminal City
 
Cast: Sara Bynoe
 
www.SaraBynoe.com
 
General Audience Warning: language, bad rhyming
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
55 Min.

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Acky-Made
Edmonton , AB
presents
 
The Fugue Code
written and performed by Alex Eddington
directed by Alison Williams
 
BACH is BACK!
 
From the Baroque mind of award-winning composer/playwright/actor Alex Eddington comes a new comedy-thriller of apocalyptic proportions! 
 
Can Conductor, Musicologist, Singer and Organist band together to crack THE FUGUE CODE before the last note of the Well-Tempered Clavier????
 
One of the Top 10 shows of Edmonton Fringe 2006!! – SEE Magazine
“Catch an exciting new creative force in development” - SEE Magazine
“A story that is so rich in detail, it's difficult not to be drawn into it” – CBC Manitoba
“Sharp wit and a first class delivery” – Uptown Magazine
“Delightfully silly” – The National Post
 
www.AlexEddington.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Funny Business Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Funny Business - The Musical
book by Daniel Falk and Rachel Brittain, music and lyrics by Daniel Abrahamson
directed by Marc Richard
 
When low morale threatens their branch, five office workers must mount a team building talent show. Romance blossoms, betrayal burns, and hilarity ensues as they try to keep the show together without tearing each other apart. Will Sales and Marketing resolve their rivalry? Will the Receptionist and the Intern find true love? And will Middle Management do anything at all? What starts as a routine team builder quickly dissolves into an every-man-for-himself battle of business versus pleasure.
 
This hilarious and sexy musical romp features an original pop score, ground-breaking multimedia design, and unforgettable characters you'll instantly recognize from around the water cooler.
 
www.funnybusinessthemusical.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
90 Min.

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Critical Fumble
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Geek-Gasm
by David Roberts
directed by Victor Correia
 
Star Wars vs. Star Trek. Marvel vs. DC. Furries vs. Everyone. Explore these weighty philosophical divisions and others in Geek-Gasm, a comedy about life, love and embracing your inner geek. Level-up and geek-out with our heroes and vixens at the biggest Convention of the year.
 
We guarantee you will find your ‘G' spot.
 
“Finally! The droids I've been looking for!” – Stormtrooper 7, the Tatooine Times
“My spidey-sense tingled… all night long” – Spiderman, the Daily Bugle
 
www.myspace.com/critical_fumble
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
60 Min.

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Chris Gibbs
United Kingdom
presents
 
Gibberish
written and performed by Chris Gibbs
 
British comedian Chris Gibbs, the man behind the 2006 fringe hit ‘Antoine Feval', gives free reign to his comic side in this 60 minute stand-up show.
 
“It's a tight, charming, winning hour that doesn't need to be “about something” to earn my highest recommendation. In a word, hilarious.” – CBC

“Gibberish is comic genius… Gibbs does a stand-up routine unlike any other. He spends most of his act apologizing for jokes that are just not working - except that they are hilarious!” – Edmonton Sun
 
“Pure plotless comedy. It goes to great lengths to make the audience excruciatingly aware that it's not about anything - and that's precisely why it's so effin' funny.” – Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg
‘Gibberish' was first performed at the 2002 Toronto Fringe. It went on to sell out all over Canada , winning ‘Best of The Fest' in the Winnipeg Fringe. Isn't that nice.
 
www.chrisgibbs.ca
 
General Audience
 
Fringe Club Theatre / 292 Brunswick Ave. (S. of Bloor)
 
60 Min.

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Convergence Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Gladstone Variations
Variation 1 "The Tearful Bride" by Rick Roberts and "Requiem For A Hotel" by Mike McPhaden
Variation 2 "The Card Trick" by Brendan Gall and "I Grow Old" by Julie Tepperman
directed by Rebecca Benson, Alan Dilworth, Ruth Madoc-Jones and Aaron Willis
 
Variation 1: A bride laments a stained wedding dress, and a penniless Karaoke Queen becomes a diversion for a pair of partying scenesters. 
 
Variation 2: A down-and-out stranger searches for a missing girl, while an old man returns to rent his old room and refuses to leave. 
 
The Gladstone Variations invites you to follow one of two paths through Toronto 's historic Gladstone Hotel, where you will meet an array of mysterious characters. Like the variation you saw? Come back and see the other! 
 
From the creators of last year's Fringe hit AutoShow - one of NOW Magazine's Top 10 Toronto productions of 2006!
 
Mature Audience
Warning: content, language, gunshots, fake blood, smoking, non wheel-chair accessible. No seating, must be able to climb stairs and stand for periods of time.
 
Venue 19 - The Gladstone Hotel / 1214 Queen St. W. (at Gladstone Ave , TTC stops in front)
 
90 Min.

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Raddleman Prods.
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Heart Job
by the company

Hey guys, remember hand jobs? They were great, huh? Well, Heart Jobs are even better!
 
Comedians Holly Prazoff, Inessa Frantowski and Rebecca Addelman team up with indie rock sensations Laura Barrett, Maylee Todd and Dana Snell to blur the line between stand-up, sketch, music, and house parties. We're basically going to take lube to your heart and go to town!
 
Why are we making up weird metaphors? Because there is no word in the English language to describe this kind of show's kind of awesome...ness….
 
“This show is going to rock!” - Glenn Sumi, NOW magazine
“…part of a new era of comedy taking root in the city.” – Toronto Star
“My heart feels greasy and good!” - guy
 
Cast: Rebecca Addelman, Laura Barrett, Inessa Frantowski, Holly Prazoff, Dana Snell, Maylee Todd
 
www.raddelman.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language, totally awesome
 
Venue 10 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse / 79A St. George Street
 
60 Min.

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Pony Productions
Thornhill , ON
presents

The Height of Madness
by Euripides adapted by Alysse Rich
directed by Alysse Rich
 
You: How can a play from Classical Greece be relevant?
Us: How can a play about religion, gender, ethnicity, and incestuous cannibalism not be?
 
Euripides' “The Bacchae” is a play about the need for balance in the relationship between gods, women, men, citizens, and foreigners. Pony Productions' version, “The Height of Madness”, proves we are still learning these lessons today. “The Height of Madness” is an intimate and engaging celebration of ritual, myth, politics, religion…and of course, the perils of refusing to worship Dionysus! Come check it out!
 
Mature Audience Warning: violence, some sexual content
 
Venue 5 - Factory Studio Theatre / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
60 Min.

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Supernova Theater Co.
Pleasant Valley, NY ( USA )
presents
 
The History of Stripping
by Lise "Kat" Evans and Blair Wing
directed by Blair Wing
 
SUPERNOVA is a new Theatre Company started by a group of young artists from the Ohio and New York areas. We focus on the creation and production of New Works. We also want to incorporate new forms of media into our productions. Projections, Poetry, and Audience Intervention! We want the audience to have a strong relationship with the production they are viewing. We want them to be inspired, not just in awe with spectacle. SUPERNOVA also contemporizes existing plays using Multi-Media.
 
"The History of Stripping" is a one-woman show about five female performers throughout history. Using multi-media and dance, "The History of Stripping" asks the question: how much of a woman's identity do we steal if she offers us her whole self in performance; and can a woman control what her audience sees and perceives during her performances? With the aid of a tight lighting and sound design, "The History of Stripping" will prove to be an eye-opening experience. With audience interaction on the menu, they will be reluctant to sit back and offer no response.
 
Cast: Lise “Kat” Evans, Antonio Disla, Nitz Brown, Morgan de Beetham, Ashley Mundy
 
www.supernovatheatrecompany.com
 
Mature Audience
 
Venue 7 - Tarragon Theatre Extra Space / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
45 Min.

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Penash Productions
Auckland , New Zealand
presents
 
Hot Pink Bits
by Penny Ashton
 
Curious what Divine Brown, enemas and pizza sex have in common? Then this is show for you. Join Kiwi sellout sensation Penny Ashton, aka Hot Pink, in a burlesque-esque romp through the knickers of the Global Sex Trade.
 
From prostitutes to amputees, it's everything you never wanted to know. All singing, all dancing….. and all wrong.
Ashton is New Zealand's own global comedienne who has sold out shows from Edinburgh to Adelaide to Wellington and has five Best NZ Female Comedienne nominations, one Adelaide Fringe People's Choice nomination and one Honourable Mention from The Wellington Fringe Festival Awards. One day she hopes to win something.
 
5 STARS “…brilliant…hilarious…horny..." - Three Weeks Edinburgh
4 STARS “…can't fail on a stage in the English speaking world.” - www.edinburghguide.com
“…astonishingly good.” - Adelaide Advertiser
“…far from dirty and very, very funny.” - Dominion Post
“Oh my nerves” - Hot Pink's Mum
 
www.hotpink.co.nz
 
Mature Audience Warning: strong language, adult themes, R18
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Islet Productions
Toronto , ON
presents

How Sweet It Is
written and performed by Elizabeth McEachern
directed by Bruce Hunter
 
"I realized this afternoon that I have an addiction. I must give up chocolate forever. But how does a diabetic give up chocolate?"
 
Comedian Elizabeth McEachern relays her personal experiences as a young adult dealing with diabetes and the threat of blindness. Watch as Liz transforms into the humorous characters she has encountered throughout her past, including various health care professionals and her stubborn father, who also is diabetic.
 
It is an anniversary for Liz. She has been insulin dependent since the age of three and has had no eye complications for ten years. In celebration of her health, she has written this show. Liz has performed scripted plays, improvisation, stand-up comedy, and clown throughout Toronto , Hamilton , and London , England .
 
http://lizmceachern.com
 
General Audience Warning: diabetic eating chocolate
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
55 Min.

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Accidental Company
Toronto , ON
presents
 
How You Became Moderately Famous
written and directed by Accidental Company
 
Passion! Power! Possibilities! Have you been waiting your entire life for 15 minutes of fame? Too bad, you're getting a whole hour! One lucky audience member inspires a retitling and reshaping of each performance. That person solidifies their place in history amongst this collection of interconnected scenes, songs and improvisation which explores our love/hate relationship with fame. Daring! Delightful! Delicious!
 
Brian Crosby and Jordan Kennedy have been performing sketch comedy and improv together for over 5 years. Accidental Company formed in 2004, culminating in 5 original revues, a full length film and a spot in last years Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Jordan and Brian continue to strive for excellence in the field of power.
“Accidental Company is a rare blend of hilarity, brains and charm.” - Andy Frank, CIUT Radio.
 
Cast: Brian Crosby, Jordan Kennedy
 
www.accidentalcompany.com
 
General Audience Warning: content, language
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Small Wooden Shoe
Toronto , ON
presents
 
I Keep Dropping Sh*t: The Newtonian Revolution
conceived and directed by Jacob Zimmer
dramaturged by Brendan Healy, designed by Trevor Schwellnus
 
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion; force equals mass times acceleration; for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. All this to say, we keep dropping shit.
 
Small Wooden Shoe once again demonstrates the difficulty of demonstrating the effects of progress on our lives in part four of the critically acclaimed Dedicated to the Revolutions series.
Bringing together lecture-demo, talent show and contemporary performance, this is theatre that engages the audience in an honest, casual way while maintaining the need to step up and entertain.
 
“ingenious theatre troupe” – NOW Magazine | “inventive and form-breaking theatre” – NOW Magazine | “sly, postmodern [and] fun – NOW Magazine
 
“Expect a relaxed and intelligent interaction that discards a lot of the assumptions and obstructions of conventional theatre for a more convivial night out.” – Carl Wilson, zoilus.com
 
created with and performed by: Frank Cox-O'Connell, Chad Dembski, Brendan Gall, Erika Hennebury, Evan Webber
 
www.smallwoodenshoe.org
 
General Audience
 
Venue 29 - MaRS Centre, Collaboration Room 3 / 101 College St. (Just E. of University Ave. )
 
60 Min.

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Infinite Potential Entertainment
Thornhill , ON
presents
 
In Adequacy - The Rip Roaring Rock Opera
by Evan Malach
 
On a dark and stormy night, a whirlwind of confused characters, broken dreams, and ridiculous cultural references converge in Adequacy, a ghost town in the middle of the Mojave Desert . But do not be deceived by the title, because the entertainment and talent this show has to offer are far more than adequate.
 
Donny, a musician with rock star aspirations, is on the verge of fame and fortune, but his journey to the big time in L.A. is cut short by a bolt of lightning and a series of profound revelations. On the path of discovery, Donny encounters sassy night club singer Path Girl and her Pathettes; Hugh Bris, a negligent circum-surgeon hindered by hamartia; Dante, the town's infernal innkeeper, and the seasonal affective meteorologist, Fallacy O'Neill who puts the ‘crazy' in ‘environ-mental'.
 
Featuring an eclectic score and a hilarious script, this play is a musical for the iPod generation.
 
www.welcometoadequacy.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: explicit content
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
90 Min.

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Juno Productions
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Jake's Gift
written and performed by Julia Mackey
Two generations collide in this moving comedy-drama. Jake, a cantankerous WWII veteran, reluctantly returns to Juno Beach for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. He encounters a precocious 10-year-old local girl named Isabelle whose inquisitive nature and charm challenge Jake to face some long ignored ghosts.
 
“I am a WWII veteran and this play and its performance had a greater impact on me than all the memorial services I have ever attended.” - Antony Holland , Founder, Studio 58
 
“What is almost as amazing as this acting tour de force is the overriding sense of audience members that others must see it, with an emphasis on must that approaches zeal.” - Bruce Mason, Gabriola Sounder
 
“I have never in my many years of hating, loving and snorting at live theatre, been so deeply moved by a play.” - Gary Prideaux, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta

www.juliamackey.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
55 Min.

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Big Word Performance Poetry
Edinburgh , Scotland
presents
 
JEM ROLLS up
written, directed and performed by Jem Rolls
 
“Dynamic, hilarious, riveting” - Winnipeg Free Press, [5 STARS] 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
 
Jem's 2006 fringe tour with JEM ROLLS off the tongue was a box-office and critical smash.
This year he is back with JEM ROLLS up, a high-energy tragic-poeti-comic rollercoaster. Featuring his first poetic forays into clowning, characters, sound poetry, and even nature poetry.
 
“JEM ROLLS LEAVES AUDIENCE SHAKEN… highest calibre” - Montreal Gazette,[5 STARS] 2005, 2006.
 
Jem Rolls began Big Word in North London in 1994, running high energy poetry cabarets. In 2001 it moved to Scotland : The Scotsman.“Dynamic, funny, sharply political, … The Godfather of Scottish Performance Poetry …Go see". In 2001 Jem tried his first Canadian Fringe [ Toronto ] and his life has never been the same again.
 
“An out and out charmer …The best thing to do is submit to his eloquence” - Toronto Star, 2005, 2006.
 
“Funny and not; free and not; down and up” - Jem Rolls
 
Mature Audience Warning: mild language
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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Aspen Comedy Works
Aspen , CO ( USA )
presents
 
Jesus in Montana : Adventures in a Doomsday Cult
written and performed by Barry Smith
 
WINNER - OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW - 2005 New York International Fringe Festival.
 
The true story of a surreal journey into the depths of a bizarre religious cult. Barry Smith, then a disillusioned dishwasher from Aspen , believes his sophistication, wisdom and hallucinogenic drug use have helped him to overcome his Southern fundamentalist upbringing...until he discovers Jesus has returned - and is living in Montana ! He quits his job, packs his bags and hitchhikes to meet this Jesus guy, eventually joining the small cult. Incorporating home movies, photos and graphics, this tale examines the humorous side of everyday cult life.
 
“Five stars! ...a devastatingly significant work...a scintillating sense of humor, a magnificent turn of phrase and a way with a punchline that is jaw-dropping. You must see Jesus in Montana .” - Montreal Gazette
 
“This show is both funny and gently thought-provoking.” - New York Times
 
www.jesusinmontana.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: language, religious content
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
60 Min.

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Obscene But Not Heard
Calgary , AB
presents
 
Jihad Me at Hello
by Tony Binns, Trevor Campbell, Nicole Zylstra
directed by Sean Bowie
 
After an explosive debut at the Calgary Fringe, sketch comedians extraordinaire Obscene But Not Heard are pleased to be touring their latest triumph, ‘JIHAD ME AT HELLO'. Theatre critic Jeff Kubik calls OBNH, “ Calgary 's Leading Sketch Troupe”. 
 
FFWD Magazine called ‘Jihad Me At Hello' … “Theatre of the Twisted” & “… good sick fun…an example of how good sketch comedy can be!”
 
You want scathing social satire? Slapstick? Impressions? We got it! ‘JIHAD ME AT HELLO' pulls no punches…nobody comes out intact in this smart, saucy and slightly psychotic sketch comedy extravaganza. Religion, marketing machines, Journey, suicide, Hitler, Al Qaeda and even the great Leonard Cohen are all fair game. Don't miss it!
 
"I have never laughed this hard ... EVER!" - Eugene Stickland
 
www.obscenebutnotheard.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language, blood (fake at least)
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Kidz Productions
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Just So Stories
by Robert Watson
directed by Andrew Lamb
 
From the outstanding creative team who brought you last year's hit “The Balloon Tree”, comes a play based on the classic Rudyard Kipling “Just So Stories”. Young Jane, Bobby, and Shaniqua help perform the fantastical tales of their favourite animals when the Palmerston Library receives a special visit from Rudyard Kipling himself! A fast-paced play that will inspire children to explore the power of their own imaginations, “Just So Stories” is a delight that's fun for the whole family!
 
“This is the best kind of theatre for young audiences, involving kids in the entertainment and suspense without talking down to them.” – NOW Magazine
 
Cast: Alan Lee, Denise Pinnock, Jayne Walling, Dale Yim
Designed by: Monique Stewart Stage Manager: Alyssa Mackenzie
 
www.justsostoriesplay.com
 
Family Entertainment (Ages 4 to 9)
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Theaturtle / Threshold
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Kafka and Son
by Franz Kafka, adapted by Mark Cassidy and Alon Nashman
directed by Mark Cassidy
 
At the age of 36 Franz Kafka was still living at home, a petty bureaucrat, a failed artist, a timid Jewish son. His father, boorish and overbearing, was his constant nemesis.  What to do? Kafka wrote, in this case a letter in which he confesses to his father, "all my writing was about you." Adapted from this monumental (and undelivered) letter, Kafka and Son is a blistering, often hilarious, dissection of domestic authority, and a revelatory visit with one of the architects of the modern psyche.
 
“Essential to understanding Kafka…superb.” (Eye)
*One of the great performances of 2006* (Globe and Mail)
“A thrilling adaptation…brilliantly realized.” (National Post)
“… sheer understated artistry…perfection.” ( Toronto Star)
“Alon Nashman shines as Kafka and Son.” (NOW)
“Theatre at its best. Definitely go to it!” (CBC Radio)
Cast: Alon Nashman
 
www.thresholdtheater.ca/kafka.html
 
General Audience
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
57 Min.

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Shoddy Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Karaoke Shakespeare
by Shakespeare
 
Romeo and Juliet. Romeo vs Juliet. Romeo vs. Juliet at Karaoke! This will only end in tragedy.
 
Grab a mic, hold your beer high, and belt it out in iambic pentameter. No really, drinking makes this musical amazing. (aside: Lots of plays in fringe will be better if you're drunk.) Singalongs thoroughly expected.
 
Shoddy describes an article of woolen clothing made by first unraveling the threads of an old piece and recycling them into a new garment. Though typically the term has negative connotations, in a world where so much goes to waste why not make something new by unraveling something old.
 
Shoddy Productions is an ad hoc group of artists who periodically come together to create site-specific pieces which examine story-telling through alternative means (Last year, the completely different urbanFarmShow). Essentially, we like to unravel stories and put them back together in new ways.
 
Cast: The group that brought you theurbanFarmShow, plus and minus a couple in both directions.
 
www.shoddyproddy.com
 
Must be 19 years of age or older
 
Venue 20 - White Orchid / 812 Dundas St. W (Just W.of Bathurst)
 
60 Min.

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Cutting Room Floored
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Kibosh!
written and directed by Sean Balfour, Marty Adams, Kevin Corlis
 
Kibosh /ky-bosh/ .n. (in phr. Put the kibosh on) informal firmly put an end to. ORIGIN unknown.
 
Kibosh! Is an entertaining and insightful look into the execution of a sketch show. A live feed to the greenroom will allow Fringers to witness everything that transpires backstage, while the show simultaneously takes place on stage! Join this talented cast as they expose the secrets of producing a fringe show, and attempt to put the Kibosh on conventional sketch comedy.
 
Cast: Marty Adams, Andre Arruda, Sean Balfour, Andrew Chapman, Kevin Corlis, Jennifer McKinley
 
www.kiboshshow.com
 
General Audience Warning: some coarse language
 
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
80 Min.
 
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Laugh Inc.
Auckland , New Zealand
presents
 
Kiwi Joker
by Mark Scott
 
Mark Scott - SUPER JOKER
 
From the bowels of planet earth comes fresh new stand up comedy peppered with slightly informational songs. With a quip and a piece of number eight fencing wire, watch the detritus of your life fall into perspective under the comedic muse of the KIWI JOKER!
 
Winner of “Best Comedy” Dunedin Fringe Festival 2006
 
Mature Audience Warning: some adult themes and language
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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Pandaterian Plays
Toronto , ON
presents
 
The Kreutzer Sonata
adapted and directed by David Collins

“The Kreutzer Sonata”, adapted from Tolstoy's story which in turn was inspired by Beethoven's piece of the same name, is the confession of a man driven to murder his wife by despair, jealousy and sexual obsession. The man's account of this act bypasses cliched ‘explanations' to attack the very notion of romance, exposing the lie at the heart of all relationships that confuse sexual desire with love.
 
Both a critique of societal attitudes towards love, sex and the way women are viewed by men (and view themselves) and an implicit call for a more equal and selfless form of love, the play argues that violence towards women is an inevitable part of a system based on their position as objects of desire, and that true gender equality can only be achieved by a fundamental change of how both sexes think of love.
 
Mature Audience Warning: mature content
 
Venue 4 - Factory Theatre Mainspace / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.

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Aguas
Sao Paulo , Brazil
presents
 
Labyrinth of Water
by Alessandro Toller, Raquel Ornellas and Luciano Fraga
created and performed by Raquel Ornellas
 
Labyrinth of water is a symbolist theatre – dance adventure in the same non narrative style as "Sisters of the Seasons" (1998 Toronto Fringe).
Grace, beauty and strength are combined playing with life and death perception.
The spectacle is a result of researches on water dance and watsu. A different gravitational order and odd sounds, the sensation of new feelings, organ perceptions and visual possibilities.
The impressions were memorized and taken to the stage. The costume, full of translucid jewelry, and soundtrack take us to different times.
 
Award – Funarte of the Ministry of Culture of Brazil , 2006.
 
Creators: Tereza Monteiro, Laercio Resende, Hamilton Sbrana, Camila Thiago, Luciano Fraga
Douglas Emílio, Ana Carolina, Ceumar, Olívio Filho, Camilo Carrara, David Santos and Alessandro Toller.
 
"The actress is ready for any acting challenge. She's got an agile body, prepared voice...and a capacity to create gorgeous images with her body” (Estado de SP)
 
“Sisters of the Seasons reinvigorates theatre as ritual, as play and as subversion” (The Globe and Mail)
General Audience

Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Shrimp Magnet Theatre Company
Toronto, ON
presents
 
The Land of I Told You So
by Kate Keenan and Lesley Halferty
directed by Lesley Halferty
 
They say if you eat apple seeds an apple tree will grow out of our ears – but that's nonsense right? That's what Pippa Schmidt thinks too. But one day she puts it to the test and ends up in The Land of I Told You So, a strange and extraordinary world where everything "They say" comes true. There she meets Francis Drizzle – a tragically clumsy boy whose fate it is to accidentally step on spiders and change the weather for the worse... Together they must outwit the ruthless Ringmistress, Madame Schadenfreude and Pants-On-Fire, her fibbing Boy Friday, before they end up as the headlining laughingstocks in “Schadenfreude's Superstition Scoffer's Sideshow Circus”.
 
This musical comedy is another Shrimp Magnet spectacular complete with imaginative staging, fast-paced action and bushels of audience participation – in fact, the show can't happen without you, so come and save the day!
 
Cast: Colin Edwards, Marty Foote, Kate Keenan, Caitlin Morris-Cornfield (Stage Manager: Gillian Lewis)
 
www.shrimpmagnet.com
 
Family Entertainment
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
45 Min.

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Moving Art
Barrie, ON
presents
 
Land of Make Believe
written and directed by Michael Holland and Isaac Haig
 
Moving Art is proud to bring you an original Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Musical “Land of Make Believe”, written by Isaac Haig and Michael Holland. This journey entertained over 10,000 people last spring with rave reviews.
 
Join a Wizard, Fool, Elf, Beast, Knight and Peasant on this fun-filled, action packed, quest for a new King. It's an amazing, enchanting adventure for the whole family. With 32 different paths that the audience chooses for the characters to embark on, no two shows will be the same. Whether you're 1 or 101 you will love the up beat music from all eras, the high energy dance and all the funny mishaps these characters will get in to.
 
So come join us! You don't want to miss out.
 
www.movingart.ca
 
Family Entertainment (ages 1 to 101) Warning: fog machine
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Late Nite at the Fringe With Monkey Toast
 
The Canadian Comedy Award winner Monkey Toast returns to host Late Nite at the Fringe with compelling guest interviews and some of the best improv comedy you'll ever see. Each night, the host of Monkey Toast, David Shore , interviews five different Fringe performers. After an interview segment, David throws the focus to the Monkey Toast Players who then use the interview as inspiration for their improvised scenes.
 
Monkey Toast features a rotating cast of some of the best improvisers in Canada , including Lisa Merchant, Doug Morency, Jennifer Goodhue, Carolyn Taylor, Aurora Browne, Jan Caruana, Jamillah Ross, Paul Bates, Bruce Hunter, Herbie Barnes, Jack Mosshammer, Naomi Snieckus, Paul Constable, Kerry Griffin, and more. Music by Sean Fisher.
 
Now Magazine calls Monkey Toast, “…the best comedy deal in town.” Canadian Idol's Jake Gold says the show is, “The most fun I've had in years.” and CBC Radio's Bob McDonald says, “I've never laughed so hard at myself!”
 
www.monkeytoast.com
 
General Audience Warning: possible language
 
Fringe Club Theatre / 292 Brunswick Ave. (S. of Bloor)
 
60 Min.

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Theatre Anon
Brampton , ON
presents
 
Le Spa, The Musical
by Frank Adriano and Rob Ciccotelli
directed by Rob Ciccotelli
 
"Bonjour. Ca va? Nous sommes Le P'tit Morte Spa!' Leave your nail files and exfoliating creams at home and come to Paris and the exclusive Le Petite Morte Spa, where testy Parisian spa workers must compete against holistic spa counsellors from California and masochistic spa trainers from Turkey in the annual International Spa Grand Prix; where the Parisians sing “The Spa of God”, the Californians sings songs about “Colonics”, the Turks sing “You Are Not Clean Until We Hear You Scream”, and both sing “The Pharaohs of Funk and the Sirens of Soul”.
 
Monty Python meets Mel Brooks in this hilarious new musical set in the wondrous world of styling, laser hair removal and bikini waxing. LE SPA, THE MUSICAL. The most fun you'll have at the Fringe this year!
 
You will never be waxed, manicured and massaged in quite the same way ever again!
 
General Audience Warning: language and innuendo
 
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
80 Min.

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Atomic Vaudeville
Victoria , BC
presents
 
Legoland
by Jacob Richmond
directed by Britt Small and Jacob Richmond
 
Penny and Ezra, the infamous Lamb siblings, extradited to Canada after a brutal attack on one of America 's most beloved pop stars, give a presentation of the harrowing odyssey at their high school. A contemporary Vaudeville routine with ukulele, puppets, and gangster rap presented by the "Gruesome Twosome" Canada 's youngest drug cartel.
 
Legoland has received:
Contra Guys Award for Best New Play at the Summerworks Festival in Toronto
Best New Play and Critic's Choice Awards at the Victoria Fringe Festival
Georgia Straight Critic's Choice Award at the Vancouver Fringe Festival
Festival Favorite Award at the New York Frigid Festival
"a true gift to the Fringe circuit" (The Globe and Mail)
"stylish and smart and a whole lot of fun...the very best kind of festival theater" (nytheatre.com)
“manic fun, wickedly performed” (NOW Magazine)
“not to be missed” (Vancouver Courier)
“top-drawer theatre: sharp, crisp and bristling with naughty ideas” (Victoria Times-Colonist)
 
Cast: Celine Stubel and Amitai Marmorstein
 
www.atomicvaudeville.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Stage Left
Toronto, ON
presents

The Lemonade Maker

The same people who didn't bring you the play 'fatty' because of a cease and desist order, present The Lemonade Maker. When life gives you lemons, you improvise...

"Standouts? Darryl Pring, who's either a bundle of energy or a really loud and unpleasant, depending on your mood..."
- EYE WEEKLY

Starring Darryl Pring and various special guests.

Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street

45 min.

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Johnson Girls
Toronto, ON
presents
 
The Lesson
from the short story by Toni Cade Bambara, adapted by Karen Woolridge
directed by Alex Fallis
 
It's a hot summer day in the hood but Miss Moore rounds up the kids and takes them on an eye-opening ‘field trip'. Groan. “School suppose to let up in summer I heard.”
 
This is a theatrical adaptation of the popular short story by influential African-American writer Toni Cade Bambara. Ms Bambara's dialogue jumps right off the page and onto the stage and is brought to life with active physical performance, directed by Alex Fallis. Introducing exciting emerging talent and showcasing the incomparable Sandi Ross as Miss Moore.
 
“The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.” Toni Cade Bambara. (Parent tip: Google this story.)
 
Cast: Sandi Ross, Sabio Emerencia Collins, Tashieka McTaggart, Tiffany Martin, Marika Schwandt, Marc Senior
 
Family Entertainment (Ages 8+)
 
KidsVenue - Palmertson Library Theatre / 560 Palmerston Avenue
 
30 Min.

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Upstage Productions
Toronto, ON
presents
 
Like Omigawd! the sugar-pop 80's rock musical
by Jason Murray and Marc Koecher
directed by Michael Rawley
choreography by Jason Murray and Melissa-Jane Shaw
music direction by Elizabeth Baird
 
Like, Omigawd! is a totally awesome sugar-pop 80s rock musical featuring originally scored music, sherbet-coloured costumes, a chorus of dancers and an all-star cast and creative team!

Madison, a small town girl with big dreams, moves to the big city. Upon entering her new school, she runs into conflict with Sheila and her leg-warming posse of radical gal pals. Madison's got the goods to become “the life of the party”, but does her philosophy “why play at life so small, when you want it all” work in her favour, or was she better off not coming to the city in the first place?

Musical direction by Elizabeth Baird (Mamma Mia, Seussical, Women Fully Clothed)
Directed by Michael Rawley (Shaky Grounds, Unpossible Elevator)
Produced by Upstage Productions and Derrick Chua (Top Gun! The Musical, BoyGroove, Welcome to Eden).
 
Listen to songs at www.myspace.com/likeomigawdthemusical
 
Cast: Laura Caswell, Robyn Levine, Kelly Grainger, Robert Gontier, Christine Rossi and Eric Coles
 
www.likeomigawd.ca
 
General Audience
 
Venue 23 - Walmer Theatre Centre / 188 Lowther Ave.
75 Min.

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The Loner Show Company
Toronto , ON
presents

The Loner Show
written and performed by Brian Barlow, Michael Balazo, Katie Crown, Kathleen Phillips, Chris Locke, Levi MacDougall
 
The Loner Show is a character monologue showcase that features six rad comedians, each of them performing a different character at every show. Based on the Toronto comedy institution of the same name, it's surreal, for real and really fun!
 
Starring:
Michael Balazo – Canadian Comedy Award Winner, Cream of Comedy 2004
Brian Barlow – The Gurg, Cream of Comedy 2003
Katie Crown – Cream of Comedy 2004, Just For Laughs
Chris Locke – The Gurg, Cream of Comedy 2003
Levi MacDougall – CTV Comedy Now!, Gemini Nominee, Cream of Comedy 2002
Kathleen Phillips – Cream of Comedy 2005, Girls School
 
Time Out NY - “Don't Miss!”
 
www.myspace.com/lonershow
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Agnesmonster Inc.
Calgary , AB
presents
 
Looking After Eden
by Stephen Massicotte
directed by Tee Schneider

From the author of The Oxford Roof Climber's Rebellion and Mary's Wedding comes this 21 st century Eden riff. Hally and Kepler housesit a rich eccentric's home. He's off climbing Mount Sinai and they're stuck with nothing but post it note instructions; they've never met, hate each other can't find the remote… and can't leave or they lose the bonus. Sex, David Suzuki, Jesus' stepfather and sex are discussed (heh, we said sex twice). An unforgettable Britney Spears dance number, Ebola and eternity also make an appearance in this dark comedy. “An insightful and profound work” - Calgary Sun “Massicotte writes with an earnestness that is rare in this cynical day and age.” - San Jose Mercury News) From the people who brought you Jewel at the 2006 Toronto Fringe.

Featuring Greg Schneider and Jayne Collins.
 
www.wefew.ca
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
90 Min.
 
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GIG Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
LOTR: The Musical: The Musical!
by Nicholas Hune-Brown and Ben King
 
Tap-dancing hobbits! Balletic orcs! Ben Mulroney! It's the true(ish) story behind the funniest flop in Toronto history!
 
On the night of the 2004 Academy Awards, three men sit alone in front of their televisions. The recently-elected mayor is trying to bring tourists back to a city ravaged by SARS. A sinister British director needs a hit to revive his flagging career. And a young writer is living in his mother's basement, paying off OSAP and desperate for a break. But when these three men decide that a $27 million musical version of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy is the answer to all of their problems, things don't go “orc-sactly” as expected.
Featuring an Elvish chorus, a duet between Gollum and himself, and 10 original songs, “The Lord of the Rings: The Musical: The Musical!” is the funniest show based on a musical about hobbits you'll ever see!
 
www.lotrtmtm.com
 
General Audience Warning: mild language
 
Venue 10 - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse / 79A St. George Street
50 Min.

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Terry McDunna
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Lost and Found
by David Ackerman
 
Rita and Colby meet over a lost article. It's a happenstance that challenges something they've worked hard at avoiding- a shared intimacy. Forced to peel away their well worn protective shields, Lost and Found is a play about what we do to guard against hurt, intimacy and the feelings that come up when we take the risk and open ourselves up to another person.

It's not always what we think we'll get and we're never the same after we do.

A contemporary tale on the wonderful Frankie and Johnny
 
www.myspace.com/lovebeingcreative
 
General Audience
 
Venue 8 - Royal St. George Theatre / 120 Howland Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Nicola Gunn
Melbourne , Australia
presents
 
The Lost Property Office
by Nicola Gunn
 
The official presentation has been CANCELLED. There will, however, be a presentation of a free 20-40 min. work-in-progress by the artist, Wednesday July 11 - Saturday July 14. There are NO SHOWS Sat July 7 - Tues July 10.
 
www.nicolagunn.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
Venue 6 - Tarragon Theatre Mainspace / 30 Bridgman Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Screwed & Clued
Somerset , England
presents
 
Manners For Men
written and performed by Justin Sage-Passant
directed by Jonno Katz
 
Two-for-one deals on extra-strength cocktails and clumsy machismo can end in a messy confusion of intentions where lack of communication isn't just an endearing sideshow. Throw in peer pressure and rampaging hormones and the rules of lad culture are hard to obey.
 
With the help of Victorian etiquette guides, a few lessons in how to talk the Queen's English and a generous smattering of blokey bravado, MANNERS FOR MEN takes a dive into gentlemanly behaviour for the 21st century.
We all have an ideal of ‘manhood'…the difficulty is living up to it.
 
From “Fringe Favourites” Screwed & Clued - NOW Critics Pick 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
WINNER: BEST OF FEST - Winnipeg Fringe 2004 & 2005
WINNER: Outstanding Solo Performance – Ottawa Fringe 2005
“Brilliantly written, razor-sharp and as funny as you're likely see at the Fringe.” (CBC)
“A remarkable performer…a delight to watch.” (sceneandheard.ca)
“Hilarious…a must see” (CBC.ca)
 
www.screwedandclued.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content, language
 
Venue 11 - Glen Morris Theatre / 4 Glen Morris Street
 
60 Min.

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HamJob Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Mardi Bra 3: Milk'n It!
written and performed by Renée Percy and Jen Radomsky
directed by Bruce Hunter
 
The sketch comedy extravaganza that'll knock your bra off! Brand new material hot off the chest!
 
One of NOW Magazine's “Best Comedic Discoveries” of 2004!!
“The pair deliver smart, sassy comedy that's intelligent and physical yet timeless. These sketches and videos will be as funny a decade from now as they are today. - NOW Magazine NNNN
 
“…a wacky, witty collection of sketches laced with a touch of the absurd…their chemistry is infectious…a cross between Monty Python and the Vagina Monologues”. - Pique Magazine
 
“This is the funniest show that has ever been written, on the face of the earth, ever!” - The Voices in Renée's Head
 
“An uplifting, full figured experience! A real handful!” - 5 NIPS, Bra Weekly
 
Boobtacular! -Double D Digest
 
www.theboobsareback.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: content
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Big Sandwich Productions
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Maxim & Cosmo
written and performed by TJ Dawe
 
Seven time Toronto Fringe vet and fringe circuit favourite TJ Dawe (The Slipknot, Labrador, Tired Cliche, Track, A Canadian Bartender at Butlin's, director of One Man Star Wars) returns with a high speed, high energy piece of sit-down stand-up (with stories) about sex, gender roles and stereotypes.
 
About the way our attitudes are woven into our language and our thought. About what women really want. And men. The title refers to the magazines.
 
“If George Carlin and Jerry Seinfeld had a baby, it'd be TJ Dawe” - Winnipeg Sun
“Reminiscent of a burgeoning Spalding Gray” - Charleston Post and Courier
“TJ Dawe knows how to tell a story better than just about anyone else” - Now Magazine
“If this guy were paid by the word, he'd be Bill Gates, and if speed were factored in, we'd give him the Concorde” - Vancouver Sun
“This guy is Fringe at its best” - Orlando Sentinel
 
www.tjdawe.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
90 Min.

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Good Humour Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Miss April Day's School For Burgeoning Young Strippers
written and performed by June Morrow
directed by Dave McKay
 
A revealing one-woman musical comedy about taking it off.
 
"Hilarious, tragic, touching, and affecting. I loved it!" – real life graduate of Miss April Day's
 
Get out those training genitals and let the illustrious Miss April Day prepare you for an exciting career in the world of exotic dance. From choosing your stage name to lap dance techniques no facet is left uncovered. Though revealing musical numbers, a delightful children's story, and flashbacks to her own experiences as a blossoming stripper with dreams of starring on The Young and the Restless, industry veteran April Day unveils it all. You'll learn beauty tips, sales strategies, customer management, legal issues and more. Come along as she lays bare what really happens in the VIP lounge, exposes pivotal moments in her own career, and, above all, shows how you too can unabashedly take it off.
 
Loosely based on a true story.
 
www.aprildays.com
 
Mature Audience Warning: mature content, language
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Maple Leaf Theatre Company
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Moat & Castle
by Ron Fromstein
 
A tale of four ordinary and not quite so ordinary fellows who have gathered in a suburban basement on the northern edge of Toronto for a Saturday evening.
 
As their wives carry on above, they go about their own rituals, practices, trials & assorted cruelties below.
 
Come one, come all. The drawbridge has been lowered.
 
www.myspace.com/mapleleaftc
 
General Audience
 
Venue 8 - Royal St. George Theatre / 120 Howland Avenue
 
55 Min.

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Exit Pursued By A Bear
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Monkey Love
by Maureen Gualtieri
 
Monkey Love chronicles the personal relationships and professional rivalries of two internationally-drawn teams of scientists, who are confined in their working lives to a highly-classified government lab.
 
Todd is an American geneticist who leads Alpha Team; Beta Team is headed up by Margot, a Brit with a lust for glory and a deep-seated mean streak. As the two teams grapple with their goal — finding a reliable empirical method of eliminating human self-hatred — the scientists quickly discover that their quest is more difficult than they originally believed.
 
A snappy comedy — with dance numbers! — previously produced at Hart House's Beg Borrow & Steal Festival, Monkey Love by turns punctures the seriousness of scientific inquiry, skewers its reliance on animal testing, and spotlights what humans will put themselves through for a chance to connect with each other.
 
www.exitpursued.com
 
General Audience Warning: undressing, jellybeans, simians, dance numbers
 
Venue 3 - Theatre Passe-Muraille Mainspace / 16 Ryerson Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Burning Passions Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Mrs. Warren's Profession
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by Laurel Smith
 
Burning Passions Theatre presents “Mrs. Warren's Profession”, George Bernard Shaw's classic exploration of “the Woman Question” in which Vivie confronts the fact that her mother's climb from poverty was achieved by managing high-class "houses of ill repute." Originally banned in 1894, the play's depiction of women's limited economic choices remains remarkably relevant over a century later.
 
Directed by Laurel Smith, the play is set in the historic and majestic Hart House Music Room and stars Tracy Michailidis, Catherine McNally, Bryce Alexander, Jeffrey Aarles, Daryl Taylor and Michael C. Newsome. Stage Manager is Alexa Carroll.
 
Filled with witty banter, wicked riposte and challenging social critique, as only Shaw can provide! “Shaw in the City!”
 
Cast: Tracy Michailidis as Vivie; Catherine McNally as Mrs. Warren ; Bryce Alexander as Frank; Jeffrey Aarles as Praed; Daryl Taylor as Crofts; and Michael C. Newsome as Gardner . Stage Manager is Alexa Carroll.
 
www.burningpassionstheatre.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 28 - Hart House, Music Room / 7 Hart House Circle (U of T)
 
90 Min.

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FloatingButts Productions
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Murder Most Foul
by Sarah Adams
directed by Christina Kozak
 
FloatingButts Productions is a blend of strong talent and instinct. The company was developed over coffee between two college theatre graduates yearning to find a platform for expression. Murder Most Foul is FBP's first show. It was composed by Sarah Adams, co-founder of FBP and features several Toronto actors. The play has its roots in the comic theatre realm using slapstick and strongly defined characters to take the audience on a ride they won't soon forget.
 
"Murder Most Foul" is the name of the radio play to be performed by citizens of Dullbore Village in cooperation with the town's community radio station. What should be a smooth sailing live-to-air broadcast takes on a life of its own as the cast wades further and further into the eye of the hurricane and deeper into hilarity. Will Dullbore's only radio station get a much needed financial injection as a result of a successful production, or will it be curtains for the little station that could? Come to the show and find out!
 
www.myspace.com/floatingbutts
 
Mature Audience Warning: content
 
Venue 2 - Robert Gill Theatre / 214 College Street , 3rd Fl., ( St. George St. Entrance)
 
60 Min.

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Monster Theatre
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Napoleon's Secret Diary
by Ryan Gladstone
 
NAPOLEON'S SECRET DIARY
 
What if Napoleon was the accident of history? Think Inspector Clouseau meets Bob Newhart. Imagine the greatest leader in the history of the world, bumbling his way through the events that made him great – in fact, don't imagine it! Come see it!
 
Monster Theatre's Past Shows…
 
JESUS CHRIST: The Lost Years (“Nothing Short of a Comic Miracle!” –FFWD Magazine),
 
CONFESSIONS OF A CLASS CLOWN ( Gladstone is the equivalent of Vancouver 's most Potent Weed!” – Edmonton Journal),
 
THE MACBETH SHOW (“Top Ten Shows of 2004” –Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine),
 
THE CANADA SHOW: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour (“Hilarious!” –Ottawa Citizen)
 
Monster Theatre is one of the Canadian Fringe Circuit's Premiere acts, creating sold-out, fivestar shows year after year. Don't miss this years Hilarious adventure!
 
www.monstertheatre.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 17 - Al Green Theatre / 750 Spadina Ave.
 
60 Min.

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Petrykowska and Taylor
Vancouver , BC
presents
 
Not Even An Ostrich
by Drew Taylor
 
What happens when a university professor takes in a former student who needs a place to live? The results are very entertaining. A general studies prof likes to keep his lectures light, using poetry to add flare to discussions of the environment and seeing through the media hype delivered by big business and government. He points to what
appropriate actions individuals must take in a changing world.
 
Committed to leading by example he takes in former student Claire Goodall. She is a bright young lady dealing with the student life of low wage jobs, study, and getting kicked out of her apartment.
 
Combining elements of multi-media with traditional play form, Not Even An Ostrich represents the elder passing on the torch to the next generation.
 
Cast: Urszula Petrykowska and Drew Taylor
 
Mature Audience
 
Venue 5 - Factory Studio Theatre / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.

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Charcoal Sketch Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
...Of Enigmatic Things
by Jeff Jones
 
The struggle to understand life is usually the "thing" that undermines it.
"Thing"..."Things"..."Enigmatic Things."--- "...OF ENIGMATIC THINGS" is a theatrically staged cycle of songs that leads from the problem of understanding to the path of living. Pain, loss, wisdom and, ultimately, hope line this oft travelled road. With memorable melodies and gritty lyrics staged subtly and simply; this show is sure to leave you wanting more. -- Sung by six actors, with a live band.
 
www.myspace.com/ofenigmaticthings
 
General Audience Warning: language
 
Venue 9 - George Ignatieff Theatre / 15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)
 
55 Min.

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C.R.L Ace Theatre Co.
London , ON
presents
 
One Crazy Broad
written and performed by Carly Lucas
Consistently ruining holidays, anniversaries, and other joyous occasions with spazzy, unreasonable behaviour? Does your significant other flinch as you're approaching, not sure whether you're about to smooch or strike? Ever driven past a psych ward and thought “that's the place for me”?
 
For those who laugh, cry, scream, sabotage, hit, hug, pout, gloat, blame, shame, lie, sneak, snoop, stalk, threaten, beg, insult, ignore, love, leave, and love again… She's done it more and she's done it worse. Watch and relate as this frenzied young lady attempts to make sense of the gong show that is her life.
 
She is honest, she is shameless. She is one crazy broad.
 
General Audience
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
 
60 Min.

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Real Theatre
Toronto , ON
presents
 
Oscar Remembered
by Maxim Mazumdar
directed by Greg Campbell
 
"No you are not Dorian Gray after all. There is decay and sourness in this visage. I thrive on a truth-telling glass. The past memory is sweeter." Thus begins Bosie Douglas' journey back to his friendship and love affair with Oscar Wilde. Poetic, romantic, tempestuous, illegal, Bosie relives his life with Oscar and the love that dare not speak its name.
 
Cast: Denis Couillard
 
www.deniscouillard.myeweb.net
 
General Audience Warning: smoking
 
Venue 5 - Factory Studio Theatre / 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide )
 
60 Min.

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Bashful Scandinavian
New York , NY ( USA )
presents
 
Pentecostal Wisconsin
by Ryan Paulson and Virginia Scott
directed by Virginia Scott
 
“Categorically pitch-perfect one-man comedy” - Time Out New York .
 
In this tale of religious ecstasy and bashful Scandinavians, Ryan Paulson let us in on the Religious Right as he finds God, falls hard for a sexy Swedish teenager and leaves Jesus at the airport. As seen across the US , Canada and in the Edinburgh Fringe, UK .
 
"Ryan Paulson casts a holy spell. Pentecostal Wisconsin is a perfect little show." - Montreal Mirror
 
“…Paulson hits every requisite note of the ideal one-man show..” - St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
..."a subtle and witty trip...Paulson offers touching, ambiguous personal insight. 4 STARS." -The List ( Edinburgh , UK )
 
“It's part storytelling, part stand-up, part musical comedy, but consistently entertaining. Paulson is a natural storyteller, instantly likeable, and fearlessly honest in his story…It's a brave performance — and it's very funny…4 STARS.”
-CBC
 
Cast: Ryan Paulson
 
www.RyanPaulson.com
 
General Audience
 
Venue 1 - St. Vladimir's Theatre / 620 Spadina Avenue
60 Min.

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Hipsterati Productions
St. Catharines , ON
presents
 
Persona
written and directed by