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FTA Board of Directors Sam Jenkins, President Ed Picard, Vice President Donna Lemieux, Secretary Joe Devaney, Treasurer Arman Chak, Director Marc Carnes, Director Russ Fenske, Director Kim Frey, Director Brian Heidecker, Director Crista C. Osualdini, Director Noël Papadopoulos, Director

2013-2014 Once again, Edmonton audiences fringed in record numbers during From Fringe with Love

Michelle Smarsh, Director

in August. We had a great Festival and a great time! We thank you AND look forward to your ongoing support of our fabulous performing arts scene year-round.

FTA Staff

Once again, Fringe Theatre Adventures (FTA) is excited to support and welcome the work of seven Edmonton-based performance companies as part of Arts at the Barns Presentation Series. These companies represent the best of the Fringe spirit that our festivalgoing audiences love: theatre for young audiences; challenging work for adult audiences; and explorations of music and dance. If you haven’t already, please sign up for our regular e-newsletters to receive event listings, special ticket offers and updates. You love the Fringe Festival so join us for exciting and entertaining Arts at the Barns presentations throughout the theatre season. The love just keeps coming…

See you at the ATB Financial Arts Barns!

Ryan Vestby, Director

Jill Roszell, Executive Director Debbie Buchynski, Fund Development Director Mike Ford, Operations Director Murray Utas, Program Director Jenn Beleshko, Development Assistant Tracy Connor, Volunteer Coordinator Mathew Fasullo, Events Services Coordinator Chris Kavanagh, Acting Technical Director Lauren Kinney, Event Services Manager Lynsee Leahy, Box Office Manager Gerald Osborn, Office Manager Amy Timlek, Administrative Coordinator Bottom Line Productions, Marketing & Communications Fay Purdie Accounting, Accounting Gomez Design, Website Services

Jill Roszell, Executive Director

Photo by Marc J Chalifoux/Epic.

Box Office: (780) 409-1910 Administration: (780) 448-9000 www.fringetheatre.ca

Cover photo by Marc J Chalifoux/EPIC. Artist: Noam Gagnon, Expanse Festival.

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Edmonton Musical Theatre returns to the Westbury in:

Our Vision Everyone is ‘Fringing’!* *Fringing: ‘to Fringe’. Fringe (verb)/frinj

1. Enjoying a unique, evolving Edmonton experience

2. Being swept up in an international artistic force to be reckoned with

3. Taking an essential journey for every theatre lover

4. Participating in a rite of passage for artists from around the world

Our Mission FTA is dedicated to providing a vibrant year-round home in Edmonton for local, national, and international artists to present theatre arts that challenge audiences, and celebrate the cultural fabric of our communities. We do so by fostering an environment and providing resources that encourage audiences of all ages, and artists – professionals and aspiring alike – to take creative chances.

Our Mandate To produce the Edmonton International Fringe™ Theatre Festival, present a theatre arts season through the Arts at the Barns Presentation Series, and operate and manage the ATB Financial Arts Barns, by means of a balanced work environment, strong governance, and sound fiscal management.

Our Thanks The Arts at the Barns Presentation Series would not be possible without the support of:

Funders:

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Join us for a musical journey inspired by literary classics! Featuring excerpts from Les Miserable, Anne of Green Gables, Oliver, My Fair Lady, Into the Woods and more! Music and stories loved by millions leap from the pages to the stage for an evening of pure entertainment!

Fringe Theatre Adventures’ new

Program Director

Murray Utas stepped into the position of Program Director of Fringe Theatre Adventures in April 2013. Here is a glimpse of Murray’s many deep, dark secrets! Photo by Epic Photography.

Q & A with

Describe your path to the Fringe. My path began with an elementary school teacher who came to me (after falling out of my desk to entertain my classmates) and led me by the hand to what I thought was the office...again, but instead she made a turn into the gym and walked me up on the stage. She then went out to the audience area and asked… Teacher: Do you know what this is? Me: A stage? Teacher: Do you know what happens on the stage? Me: Plays? Teacher: You know how you get in trouble in class for acting out? Me: Yeah. Teacher: Well, not only will you ‘not’ get in trouble for doing that here, they will actually applaud you for it and laugh too. Me: Really?!!! I won’t get in trouble?...At all? Teacher: Nope. An actor was born! What excites you most about theatre? That it’s live! You feel the audience, you connect to them and anything can happen. ANYTHING! I thrive on those moments when everything goes wrong. That’s when you really know you are in front of a LIVE audience. Why an Arts at the Barns season in addition to the Fringe Festival? The ‘spirit’ of the Fringe is in the opportunities it provides. It is in the found space… the use of a living room for rehearsals; ‘my dad sewed the costumes and my buddies are performing.’ Our series takes this to the next level. It adds state of the art infrastructure and professional experience in main stage theatre to assist in bringing the artistic voice to life. The goal is always the same: allowing

artists to create and stories to be told and audiences to receive it. Tragedy or comedy? I think that is like asking, “Hall or Oates” or “Bert or Ernie.” Red licorice or red wine? Red wine! What arts skills do you have? I love to direct, make music, sing and act. I can’t draw to save my life! If there was to be a play written about your life, what would its title be, and who would be cast as you? “Baby of Five!” Hugh Laurie What’s your favourite thing about Edmonton’s theatre community? Support. We help, we go to each other’s shows and we find room to put up all these shows in our blue collar town! What are your wishes for the future of the arts in Edmonton…say 10 years down the road? That they are still a part of the future! ARTS at THE BARNS 5

October 25 – November 3, 2013 | Westbury Theatre – ATB Financial Arts Barns

Alberta Opera presents

Aladdin Music by | Jeff Unger Book by | Farren Timoteo Lyrics by | Jeff Unger and Farren Timoteo

Celebrate Alberta Opera’s 30th Anniversary with this captivating new musical!

In a far away and exotic land, under the hot desert sun, a young boy’s life is about to change forever. After years of thieving to get by, Aladdin’s fortune is radically changed when he comes upon a magical artifact that manifests his every wish. Before long, however, Aladdin learns that his new found wealth and power comes with certain consequences, and that others wish to take it from him. Join Alberta Opera on a musical journey to a magical world filled with non-stop adventure!

Adults: $18 | Student/Senior: $15 | Children (Ages 12 and under): $12.50 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue ARTS at THE BARNS 7

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November 7 – 17, 2013 | PCL Studio Theatre – ATB Financial Arts Barns

Pyretic Productions presents

“Quite simply, SIA is masterful.” ‘’ Toronto’s Eye Weekly “SIA is as unforgettable as it is harrowing. Because of its unflinching honesty and its searing insights, SIA is a play that demands to be seen.”

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Winner of the 2010 Alberta Playwriting Competition, SIA is the fast and furious story of a former child soldier who takes a University of Alberta student hostage in a Liberian refugee camp in West Africa. The day Canadian volunteer Nick Summers is scheduled to fly home from Ghana, he wakes up hung over and chained to the floor. His new friend Abraham, a former child soldier from Liberia, has taken him hostage in a desperate bid to stop a war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court. If Abraham does not succeed, Nick will not survive. This is the story of how personal choices can have global consequences, and how we are linked, for better or for worse.

Adults: $20 | Student/Senior: $15 | Groups: $10 (November 10 performance: Pay what you can) Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 10 ARTS at THE BARNS

November 26 – December 8, 2013 | Westbury Theatre – ATB Financial Arts Barns

Firefly Theatre presents

Craniatrium Created by | Dave Clarke, Annie Dugan, Marissa Kochanski and John Ullyatt Featuring | Jessica Barrerra, Cathy Derkach, Gia Felicitas, Lyne Gosselin, Kevin Ouellet, Mark Segal, Kristi Wade, and John Ullyatt Directed by | Annie Dugan Musical Direction by | Dave Clarke Production Design by | Marissa Kochanski Lighting Design by | Vince Burwash Rigging Design by | Adrian Young

Firefly Theatre and Circus returns with contemporary circus arts and a riveting story. We’ll introduce you to a man – a doctor, a cartographer of the mind – and a woman with a mysterious illness and a dark secret. Firefly’s brand new Aerial–Musical–Spectacle accompanies the fearless doctor into the mind of the woman, a place we call The Craniatrium.

Runtime | 90 minutes Rating | Mature Subject Matter. Not intended for children.

Adults: $40 | Student/Senior/Artist: $30 | Previews and Sunday 8pm Show: $20 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue ARTS at THE BARNS 11

December 20 - 21, 2013 | Westbury Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ATB Financial Arts Barns

Brass Monkey Productions presents

The Christmas Carol Project Featuring | Bill Bourne, Kevin Cook, Maria Dunn, Tom Roschkov, Terry Morrison, Al Brant, Dale Ladouceur, Bill Hobson Narrator | Dave Clarke

December 20, 2013 | 8 PM December 21, 2013 | 8 PM Runtime | 150 minutes (includes 15 minute intermission) Rating | General Audiences

Since its inception in 1996, The Christmas Carol Project has seen more than 80 performances, five tours, a CD and an awardwinning television special / DVD. The show features an extremely talented cast of Edmonton-based musicians who have created a collection of songs written from the perspectives of their characters and linked through the narration from Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classic tale.

A perfect holiday event for the whole family! Early Bird (before November 30, 2013): $30 Adults: $35 advance | $40 at the door Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 12 ARTS at THE BARNS

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February 7 - 8, 2014 | Westbury Theatre – ATB Financial Arts Barns

Concrete Theatre presents

Apples and Oranges Written by | Chris Bullough Directed by | Mieko Ouchi

February 7, 2014 | 7 PM February 8, 2014 | 11 AM & 2 PM Additional daytime school performances are available for group bookings (February 6 at 10 AM & 1 PM, February 7 at 1 PM) Runtime | 50 minutes Rating | For kids ages five and up…and their families!

Written in rhyme and full of music, with a touch of Dr. Seuss inspiration, Apples and Oranges is a hilarious and thought-provoking look at differences. It follows a young boy from Apple-land on his journey as he meets a little girl named Ceili from Orange-land and discovers that people can be as different as apples and oranges…but can still be friends.

Adults: $18 | Student/Senior: $15 | Children (Ages 12 and under): $12.50 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 14 ARTS at THE BARNS

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March 6 - 9, 2014 | Westbury Theatre & PCL Studio Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ATB Financial Arts Barns

Azimuth Theatre presents

Expanse Festival

Artist: Helen Husak

Various Dates & Times Rating | General Audiences

of art-in-motion, The Expanse Festival will move you with the power of high velocity body-made art. Blending local and national talent, Expanse celebrates ten years of explosive, experimental art on the move. www.expanse.ca | @expanse | #bemoved Artists: Richard Lee & Alison Kause with Good Women Dance Collective.

Single tickets: $15 | Raw Program pass: $20 | Day pass: $25 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 16 ARTS at THE BARNS

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April 30 - May 10, 2014 | Westbury Theatre – ATB Financial Arts Barns

Kill Your Television presents

The Crackwalker Written by | Judith Thompson Featuring | Nadien Chu, Nathan Cuckow, Beth Graham, George Szilagyi Directed by | Kevin Sutley

Kill Your Television is proud to present the seminal work of one of April 30, 2014 l 7:30 PM (preview) May 1, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 2, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 3, 2014 l 2 PM & 7:30 PM May 6, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 7, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 8, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 9, 2014 l 7:30 PM May 10, 2014 l 2 PM & 7:30 PM

Canada’s most acclaimed playwrights, Judith Thompson. In her tragicomic urban drama, The Crackwalker, Thompson dances between the line of humour and horror, giving a harrowing, hilarious and heart-wrenching glimpse into the lives of four down-and-out individuals battered by poverty, mental illness, and addiction, who find themselves living life on the edge.

Runtime | 120 minutes Rating | Not suitable for children

“Kill Your Television is a force to be reckoned with on the Edmonton theatre scene.” - VUE Weekly Adults: $25 | Student/Senior/c.a.e.a. Members: $15 Preview: $10 | 2 for 1 Tuesday (May 6) Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 18 ARTS at THE BARNS

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