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As the dust settles on Fringeopolis after

the record-smashing 2011 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, we invite you to the TransAlta Arts Barns’ other events throughout the rest of the year! Whether it’s Fashion Week or Alberta Opera’s production of Pinocchio, there is always a lot of “Arts at the Barns.” The magic of Fringeopolis lives on between this wonderful community facility’s walls and in its theatre spaces.

If you haven’t already, please sign up for our regular e-newsletters to receive event listings and updates, and join us for thought-provoking and entertaining “Arts at the Barns” presentations throughout the theatre season. We congratulate Edmonton audiences for Fringeing in record numbers during our 2011 Festival, and we encourage you to keep up your amazing support of Edmonton’s theatre and art year-round. All hail the Citizens of Fringeopolis!

See you at the Barns!

FTA Board of Directors Sam Jenkins, President Ed Picard, Vice President Donna Lemieux, Secretary Marc Carnes, Director Joseph Devaney, Director Laurie Fumagalli-Ryan, Director Karen Frost, Director Noël Papadopoulos, Director Dwight Sarabin, Treasurer

FTA Staff Julian Mayne, Executive Director Kate Bagnall, Technical Director Mike Ford, Operations Director Brendan Fraser, Event Services Coordinator Chris Kavanagh, Resident Technician Lauren Kinney, Event Services Manager Darcy Lipsey, Box Office Manager Leanne Millar, Accounting Manager Gerald Osborn, Office Manager Thomas Scott, Program Director Krystina Silva, Development Assistant /Volunteer Coordinator Bottom Line Productions, Marketing & Communications

Contact us Fringe Theatre Adventures 10330 84 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6E 2G9 Box Office: (780) 409-1910 Administration: (780) 448-9000 www.fringetheatre.ca

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About FTA Fringe Theatre Adventures (FTA) is a community recognized for theatre evolution.

FTA produces the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival and showcases theatre year round in its south side performance arts facility, the TransAlta Arts Barns.

Our Mandate The mission of Fringe Theatre Adventures (FTA) is to support the creation of theatre that challenges and celebrates the cultural fabric of our communities and provide a home for developing new and emerging artists, audiences and forums.

Thanks Our season presentations would not be possible without generous contributions from our presenting partner:

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Fringe Theatre Adventures greatly appreciates support from the Government of Alberta’s Community Spirit Program.

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October 6 – 15, 2011

PCL Studio – TransAlta Arts Barns Trent Wilkie presents

Book on Tape (The Play)

Written by: Trent Wilkie

Starring: Joleen Ballendine and Trent Wilkie

Sound Design/ Production by: Brian Bergum

Video Components by: Mike Robertson

Directed by: Taylor Chadwick

October 6 – 9, 12 – 15 All shows at 8pm

Runtime: 90 minutes plus intermission

Rating: Mature

Styled after a 70’s pulp science fiction novel, Book On Tape is

a play about time travel, destiny and a future run by nerds with very stupid names. Targ Wildstar has returned to the past to ensure Jen Bennett does what she was born to do (but doesn’t know it yet). With the help of his friends Declyn Explodingmountains and N.A.D.S, Targ hopes to put Jen on track to save the world from an almost certain and highly implausible fate!

A multi media jaunt through the comedic senses, Book On Tape is Trent Wilkie’s third full play in less than a year (Gargamel, Aachen). Through his experience with Mostly Water Theatre and writing for CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show, Wilkie’s full-length work harnesses his sketch comedy sensibilities, mixing them with modern themes and ridiculous satire.

“Trent Wilkie is one of the funniest men in Edmonton, a member of Mostly Water Theatre and one of the city’s great ears for dialogue.”

-Todd Babiak, The Edmonton Journal Tickets: $10 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 6 ARTS at THE BARNS

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October 27 – November 4, 2011 Westbury Theatre – TransAlta Arts Barns

Alberta Opera’s

Pinocchio

Adapted by: Jeff Unger and Farren Timoteo Music by: Jeff Unger Directed by: Farren Timoteo October 27 & 28, November 4 | 7pm

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repare to be whisked away to the scenic hills of sunny Italy where magic and adventure collide in a lively new musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale!

Geppetto, a lonely puppet maker, spends his days and nights working in his shop consumed by one simple wish: the company of a son. His greatest dream is realized when his favourite creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life!

Join Pinocchio as he embarks on an incredible journey and encounters outlandish characters, perilous danger and Squalo, the giant shark of the Mediterranean.

Adults: $18 Student/Senior: $15 Children: $12.50 Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue 8 ARTS at THE BARNS

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December 8 – 18, 2011

PCL Studio Theatre – TransAlta Arts Barns Azimuth Theatre presents The Maggie Tree’s

“Hroses: An Affront to Reason”

Written by: Jill Connell Directed by: Vanessa Sabourin

Featuring: Kristi Hansen and Sheldon Elter

December 8 preview | 8pm December 9 & 10, 13 – 17 | 8pm December 11 & 18 | 2pm

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ou are invited to witness a stand-off. Lily (the pale granddaughter of a paper matriarch) vs. Ellery (born underground during an eclipse of the sun) engage in a fierce battle that alters the shape and position of the heart. This is a timeless story about star-crossed lovers told through the kaleidoscope of magical realism; a paper farm, a sugar mine, a thousand years in a single moment.

“HROSES: An Affront to Reason” is a beautiful, brutal and fantastical immersion in the eternals of love and war.

Adults: $15 Student/Senior/Artist: $12 Sunday matinees: Pay-What-You-Can (at the door only) Fringe Theatre Box Office: (780) 409-1910 | www.fringetheatre.ca | 10330 84 Avenue

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