2012: A FRINGE ODYSSEY The Outer Limits of Theatre
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Here’s to being centre stage.
WestJet is the official airline of the Vancouver Fringe Festival. It’s theatre time: The WestJet Fun ‘n Festival series is heading to the Vancouver Fringe Festival. It’s just one of over 50 festivals across Canada where you’ll find WestJet this year.
To vote for the Vancouver Fringe Festival as your favourite Canadian festival, or to learn more about the Fun ‘n Festival series, be sure to visit westjetfestivals.com.
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Choosing Shows!
So you found your Program Guide at a Blenz Coffee location, downloaded the VanFringe App, and checked out vancouverfringe.com for show info, but you’re still lost. There’s so much to see, how can you possibly choose? Here are some common ways: Be Meticulous: Read every single description and pick your favourites. Be Random: Since all Fringe shows are chosen by a lottery or a first come, first served method, try that as your method of picking. Choose Based on Your Schedule: First figure out when you can come to the Festival, then, take a gander at the Master Schedule on page 29 to see what your options are during that time. Let Buzz Sway You: We’re the last stop on the Fringe Circuit, so there are tons of reviews for many shows. Check out our Twitter feed for links (@VancouverFringe). The Georgia Straight also reviews a big chunk of shows in their Sept. 6th and 13th issues. Plank Magazine also sets out to review every single show in the first week of the Festival. Visit them at PlankMagazine.com. Use the Fringe Escort Service: Introducing a brand new way to see Fringe shows. Just show up for the Fringe Escort Service at the Fringe Info Centre and one of our Escorts will choose a show and even go with you! See page 9 for more info!
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Getting Tickets and Memberships!
Advance tickets are always the safest course of action—especially if you really want to see a particular show. Visit vancouverfringe.com to purchase tickets online, or swing by the Fringe Box Office in the parking lot next Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island between August 30 and September 16. If you’re going to see 10 shows, getting a Frequent Fringer Card is the best deal. We only sell one hundred though, so grab one early! And don’t forget that everyone needs to purchase a Membership. Since artists keep 100% of the regular ticket prices, your $5 Membership keeps the Festival going! You can get tickets at the door of each show too, as long as it’s not sold out. For more info on tickets, see page 8.
HOW TO FRINGE Welcome to the 28th Vancouver Fringe Festival! With 97 shows in this year’s Festival, we know it can be overwhelming! Don’t fret! These simple steps will help you have the best Fringe ever!
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Being Social (Online & In Person)!
Lots of friendships and romances have started at the Fringe! Don’t be shy. Fringers are great resources on what to see at the Fringe. Chat with people waiting in line and visit the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar to find them. The Fringe Bar is also a great place to see free performances, live music, and to dance . . . not to mention have tasty beverages from St. Ambroise and Peter Lehmann Wines. And we encourage you to be social with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr! See page 59 for links.
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Vote for the Pick!
Don’t forget to grab a ballot at all the non-site-specific shows you see. Your votes determine the short list and our judges will pick the top 10 for hold-over performances as the Public Market Pick of the Fringe! That’s right! There will be 10 Picks this year! And we’re moving the Pick to Performance Works. To be the first to find out what the top 10 shows are, come to the Fringe Awards Night on September 16. See page 26 for more info on the Pick and page 18 for more info on Awards Night.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Messages ...................................................... 4
Waterfront Theatre ....................................................... 36
Opening Night .............................................................. 7
Studio 1398 .................................................................... 38
Ticket Info ...................................................................... 8
False Creek Gym ............................................................ 40
Fringe Escort Service ................................................... 9
Origins Organic Coffee ................................................ 42
Getting to the Fringe ................................................... 10
Performance Works ...................................................... 44
Venue Maps ................................................................... 12
Revue Stage .................................................................... 46
Fringe-For-All ................................................................ 15
Onsite Shows ................................................................. 48
Support the Fringe (Final Frontier No More!) .......... 17
BYOVs (West Side) ......................................................... 50
The Intergalactic Raffle ............................................... 17
BYOVs (East Side) .......................................................... 52
Fringe Awards Night .................................................... 18
The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals ......... 55
Food Bank Shows ......................................................... 19
Fringe Festival Team ..................................................... 56
St. Ambroise Fringe Bar & Peter Lehmann Wines Stage 21
Thanks to our Donors .................................................. 57
Workshops ..................................................................... 24
Thanks to our Partners ................................................ 58
Public Market Pick of the Fringe & the Pick Plus .... 26
Thanks to our 2011 Opening Night Auction Donors 58
Master Schedule ........................................................... 29
Join the Fringe Online ................................................. 59
Studio 16 ........................................................................ 34
Show Index ..................................................................... 59 vancouverfringe.com
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WELCOME TO THE FRINGE Welcome to the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Festival! As President of the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society (FVTS), producers of the Fringe Festival, I’d like to thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors for supporting local, Canadian, and international artists. The FVTS has lived long and prospered because of the support of our funders, sponsors, individual donors, volunteers, staff, artists, and of course you, the audience. This year’s Festival is going to be out of this world, with performances spanning across Granville Island on the Mainstages and out to the far, far corners of the galaxy (aka Vancouver) at Bring Your Own Venue locations and site-specific locations. After you catch a star performance or possibly a black hole, gravitate to the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar and listen to some local bands. When you see me there, I’d love to hear all about the show!
The Vancouver Fringe Festival again celebrates what is truly exciting about theatre and live performance—a spirit of adventure, unpredictability, innovation, and experimentation. Fringe audiences have the chance to engage with bold ideas, encounter new artists, and expand their expectations as the Festival brings daring local, national, and international talent to Vancouver. Since 1985, the Festival has thrilled audiences each and every year, expanding to become the province’s biggest theatre festival and one of the most successful events of its kind North America. On behalf of the BC Arts Council, I am happy to extend a warm welcome and heartfelt congratulations to the audiences, performers, volunteers, and organizers whose contribution will again make this year’s Festival such a thrilling success. Sincerely,
John Inthavixay President First Vancouver Theatrespace Society
Stan Hamilton Chair BC Arts Council
Greetings Earthlings. Welcome to Planet Fringe. Here you will find an abundance of beings willing to share their inner thoughts and feelings. We hear that you on Earth often hide these things. You will most certainly like our way of communicating them through what we call “the stage.” “The stage” allows you to see the world through another being’s eyes. You will sit in our seats and look down on your own puny planet, beautiful in its insignificance. And this is all much more affordable than your own rocket ships . . . Please enjoy and do not be afraid of laughing or crying or beer drinking. These are normal here.
Welcome to the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Theatre Festival.
Fringefully,
David Jordan Leader (AKA Executive Director) Vancouver Fringe Festival
Our Government understands that creativity and innovation are vital to a robust Canadian culture and to our economy. This is why we are pleased to invest in the Vancouver Fringe Festival, which should draw more than 30,000 attendees this year. For close to 30 years, this dynamic Festival has helped established and emerging artists bring their work to Vancouver residents and visitors, fulfilling its vision of “Theatre for Everyone.” On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of Canada, I would like to congratulate the organizers, performers, and volunteers who have worked so hard to ensure the success of this year’s Festival.
James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone attending the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Festival. We are very proud of Vancouver’s reputation as a centre for arts and culture. Few of our cultural organizations are as successful as the Vancouver Fringe Festival at showcasing new talent. The Festival has garnered a reputation near and far as a favourite annual event. I want to thank the Festival staff and volunteers, for your time and dedication, and I hope you enjoy many more years of success. To all the artists, directors, producers, crews, and audiences taking part in this year’s event, I trust you will find the Festival to be entertaining and enlightening.
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Congratulations to the artists for their many fabulous shows and I hope everyone has a wonderful time! Yours truly,
Gregor Robertson Mayor of Vancouver On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Government of British Columbia, I congratulate the Vancouver Fringe Festival for once again presenting their much-loved and keenly-anticipated cultural event. The Vancouver Fringe Festival is British Columbia’s largest annual theatre festival. Now in its 28th year, the Festival has grown steadily from modest beginnings. Last year’s attendance of more than 30,000 demonstrates the Festival’s popularity and economic importance to the community.
Every year, the Festival honours its mandate to provide “Theatre for Everyone.” I’m confident the Vancouver Fringe Festival will once again entertain familes with wonderful performances at affordable prices.
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Ida Chong Minister of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development
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This year, the Festival offers more than 700 performances, featuring talent from across British Columbia, throughout Canada, and around the world. I commend Festival organizers for assembling an outstanding program to satisfy the diverse interests of theatre aficionados of all ages. From emerging artists to established performers, the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Festival has it all.
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BIG BANG! IT ALL STARTS HERE...
Last year’s evening was a smash and set the bar high; but this year we’re pushing it to outer space!
Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 7:00pm at Performance Works Hosted by David C. Jones with Performance Auctioneer Elias Arjan Showcase Performances from 2012 Fringe shows including: God is a Scottish Drag Queen Guernica Loon Underbelly Peter ‘n Chris
With appetizers from: Support the Fringe by bidding on spectacular auction packages like these! A Luxurious Cancun Getaway A Jasper Ski Adventure Retreat An evening with the Georgia Straight’s Theatre Critic Colin Thomas
And wine sampling from:
TICKETS: $40-$100
(Preferred seating with perks available!)
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Buy tickets early! They’re available online at vancouverfringe.com starting August 2. Tickets are available for pick-up or purchase in person at the Fringe Box Office up until four hours before the performance. After that time, they will be held at the venue starting 45 minutes before the performance. The Fringe Box Office is open from August 30-September 16, noon-8pm. With more than 700 performances presented over 11 days, we need to start every performance on time! We recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before a show starts to avoid disappointment. Patrons arriving after the performance has begun will not be admitted.
NO LATECOMERS. NO REFUNDS. NO EXCHANGES. NO EXCEPTIONS.
MEMBERSHIP FEE (One-time Purchase)
ADVANCE TICKETS
Purchase your $5 First Vancouver Theatrespace Society (FVTS) Membership to gain access to the Fringe Festival. Because 100% of the regular ticket price goes directly to the artists, your Membership fee helps ensure that there will be a Festival! You will be required to present your Membership Card at each performance you attend. If you are unable to present your Card, you will be required to purchase an additional non-refundable Card.
Purchase advance tickets online, through our iPhone App, or in person up to four hours prior to show time. After that, tickets will be held for pick-up at the door starting 45 minutes before show time.
In addition to accessing shows during the Festival, by joining the FVTS, you are entitled to participate in its direction by attending the FVTS Annual General Meeting in 2013. Filling in your Membership Card and dropping it off in Ballot Boxes (found at all venues) activates your Membership. All activated cards will be entered into a draw for a 2013 Festival Pass. All personal information provided will be kept private and confidential and will not be passed on to any individual or organization as per our Privacy Policy, which is available at vancouverfringe.com.
In person at the Fringe Box Office (Powered by Mac Station): You may purchase tickets in person at our Fringe Box Office tent up until four hours before the performance. The tent is located outside 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island (next to the Waterfront Theatre. See p. 12 for location). The Box Office is open daily from noon to 8:00pm from Aug. 30 to Sept. 16, 2012. We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
Membership is valid until August 31, 2013.
TICKETS AT THE DOOR
REGULAR PRICES (Prices include applicable taxes.)
Day of show tickets for all shows may be purchased at the individual venues starting 45 minutes prior to show time and until show time, subject to availability. CASH ONLY! Please arrive early. Patrons arriving late will not be admitted. No refunds for latecomers.
$10 for weekday shows and weekend late night shows (10:00pm or later) $12 for weekend shows starting before 10:00pm +$3 surcharge per advance ticket
Order online: Tickets go on sale online at vancouverfringe.com on Thursday, August 2, 2012.
PROGRAM CHANGES AND UPDATES
Shows may sell out in advance. Buy tickets early for your must see shows. All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. In case of show cancellation, return tickets to the Fringe Box Office.
Visit vancouverfringe.com for the most current information regarding added, sold out, and cancelled shows; venue and show time changes; and for updates on special events. Any changes will also be posted at the Fringe Box Office (see p. 12 for location). All show times are subject to change. Please also check the Fresh Sheets for updates. Fresh Sheets will be posted daily at the Fringe Box Office, Info Centre, St. Ambroise Fringe Bar, and at each venue. Changes will also be posted in the VanFringe iPhone App.
OPENING NIGHT: THE BIG BANG (IT ALL STARTS HERE)
FRINGE INFO CENTER
$40/$60/$100 in advance or at door (see page 7 for details).
Visit our Info Centre from September 6, 2012 till the end of the Festival to find the latest show reviews, show information, and show updates. The Fringe Info Centre is open on weekdays from 4:00pm to 10:00pm and on weekends from noon to 10:00pm. It is located in the Fringe Box Office tent outside 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island (next to the Waterfront Theatre. See p.12 for location).
Weekdays are defined as Monday to Thursday. Weekends are defined as Friday to Sunday.
FRINGE-FOR-ALL $10 advance or at door (see page 15 for details).
PUBLIC MARKET PICK OF THE FRINGE $18 online from September 16 at midnight or at the door. The Public Market Pick of the Fringe
FRINGE ESCORT SERVICE Have no idea what to see? Coming to the Festival on your own? New to the Fringe? Take advantage of our Escort Service! Fringe Escorts choose shows for you and accompany you to the show, along with other folks like you! See page 9 for details and Escort Service hours.
will run from September 19 to 23 at Performance Works (see page 26 for more info).
BOX OFFICE INFO LINE THE PICK PLUS $10 online from August 2, 2012 or at the door. This year’s Pick Plus show is a special workshop performance of TJ Dawe and Kahlil Ashanti’s newest show, PostSecret! See page 26 for more info.
FREQUENT FRINGER CARD For $90 you can see 10 different shows or pick five and bring one friend per show. This card is for anyone who wants to Fringe a lot. A limited number of cards are available. Cards are non-transferable and are only valid at the venue (not for advance tickets) and are subject to availability. Memberships are required and must be purchased separately. Purchase your card at vancouverfringe.com or at the Fringe Box Office (see page 12 for location). Half Price Shows are equal to one stamp.
HALF PRICE SHOWS Tickets as cheap as 1985 Fringe shows! Every show marked with the half price symbol is half price! Half Price Shows equal one stamp on Frequent Fringer Cards.
FLAUNT YOUR FRINGE!: TICKET TOP-UP When you purchase tickets in advance at our Box Office or online you’ll have the opportunity to top-up your ticket purchaase with a donation to keep the Fringe Festival vibrant and healthy. As a thank-you, you’ll receive a button showing everyone that you love the Fringe!
All tickets and passes are subject to availability. Prices include taxes where applicable. Please turn off cell phones and other electronic devices in the theatres.
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For difficulties using our online ticket system, call 604.637.6380 from August 2, 2012. NOTE: NO TICKET SALES VIA PHONE!
VANFRINGE IPHONE APP The Fringe Festival has a free iPhone App! Use the App to search for what you want to see by date, venue, or show title. Bookmark your favourites and purchase tickets to see them through the App. Search “VanFringe” in the iTunes App Store to download it to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or your iPad.
ACCESSIBILITY While most Fringe Festival venues are fully accessible, please note that shows at the following venues are not wheelchair accessible: The Waldorf Hotel and Unfamiliar Spaces. Many Onsite shows are site-specific and wheelchair access may be limited. Please check the shows online at vancouverfringe.com to confirm that the show you are attending is accessible. Attendants accompanying patrons are required to purchase tickets and Memberships.
CHILDREN The Fringe may not be suitable for children under the age of 14 years. Babes in arms (under two years old) are permitted, but we ask that you be respectful of other patrons and leave the theatre should your baby cause a disturbance. Keep in mind we do not censor or jury any of the content. Please consult the program guide or the website for specific show ratings. All patrons, including children two years of age and older, must purchase a Membership.
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THE FRINGE ESCORT SERVICE Is this your first time? Feeling overwhelmed by the selection? Don’t know what to see at the Fringe this year? Coming on your own?
Our helpful Fringe Escorts will pick a show for you and even go to it with you! Head over to the Fringe Info Centre and meet your Escort and other members of the group for a stellar Fringe experience! The Fringe Escort Service runs at the times listed below:
TAKE ADVANTANGE OF THE FRINGE ESCORT SERVICE! Jane Westheuser grew up in Northern BC, is a mom to two teenage boys, and she loves taking tiny risks at the Fringe. “That’s what so fun . . . it’s so cheap and you really never know what you are going to get.”
MEET YOUR ESCORTS:
Sept. 7 at 8:00pm & Sept. 9 at 5:00pm Eddie Hung is an electronic engineering PhD student at UBC whose favourite shows are “those without props or without dialogue, yet are so clever you know exactly what they mean.” Sept. 11 at 7:30pm & Sept. 13 at 8:00pm Beverley Kort is a psychologist by day and rides a pearl white Vespa. Her favourite shows? “I like musicals—that are good! Plays with more than one person and content that isn’t about relationships.” Sept. 6 at 7:30pm & Sept. 8 at 7:30pm
Robyn Williams Dann blogs for the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, loves to ride her bike, and eats vegan. She loves “the weird stuff! The shows that leave people saying, ‘what just happened in there?’” Sept. 9 at 7:30pm & Sept. 12 at 7:30pm
Cora Li is a professed TV junkie who’s also addicted to volunteering. You may have seen her helping out at the Dragon Boat Festival, the Santa Claus Parade, or the BC Cancer Society. As for theatre, her “favourite type of shows are intellectual comedies.” Sept. 8 at 5:30pm & Sept. 10 at 7:30pm
While the Fringe Escort Service is free, regular ticket prices and Fringe Membership Policies apply. Please see page 8 for Ticket Info. Fringe Escort Service group sizes may be limited. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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GETTING TO THE FRINGE Granville Island is home to the Vancouver Fringe Festival’s Mainstage venues, the Fringe Box Office, and the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at AGRO Café. With restaurants, a public food market, live theatres, galleries, art studios, and shops, the Island offers a lot to do between Fringe shows. Its relaxed atmosphere surrounded by mountains and ocean make Granville Island the perfect stage for outstanding theatre at the Fringe. Located in the heart of Vancouver, Granville Island (under the south side of the Granville Street Bridge) is easily accessible through a variety of means.
Walking and Cycling The seaside path is always a treat and gets you right to Granville Island and the Fringe! A bicycle is also a fantastic way to navigate the Fringe. Visit city.vancouver.bc.ca/maps.htm and click on the “Bicycle Routes” link to find your best route. These routes are also suitable for people on foot. You can also bring your bike on the Aquabus’ Cyquabuses for free! Bikes are only allowed on the Cyquabus and your best chance to catch one is to board from the Hornby Street dock. See the Ferry section below for more information.
Public Transit The Fringe is easily accessible by bus. The #50 bus goes straight to Granville Island from Waterfront Station thru downtown along Granville Street and on to the Olympic Village Canada Line Station. Otherwise the #4, #7, #10, #14, or #16 all stop on the south side of the Granville Street bridge, where a leisurely stroll through the Granville Street Bridge Pedestrian Underpass and across the Granville Loop Park will find you in the heartland of the Fringe. For more personalized transit information and trip planning go to translink.bc.ca or call 604.953.3333 (from 6:30am to 11:30pm).
Taxi Taxis are often found outside the Granville Island Public Market.
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Ferry The Aquabus and False Creek Ferries operate from approximately 6:40am to 10:30pm daily and make for a lovely way to get to and from Granville Island. For more information including schedules, tickets, and maps, visit the theaquabus.com and granvilleislandferries.bc.ca.
Boat If you’ve got your own boat or other water based form of transportation, free three hour visitors’ moorage is located behind the Granville Island Public Market. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.
Parking After 7:00pm, parking is free and without time constraint in most parking spots on Granville Island! Between 7:00am and 7:00pm, free time limited parking is available in designated areas around the Island. During those hours, a vehicle may park for a maximum of three hours (and in certain spots, only one hour). Moving to another spot is permitted as long as the total time parked on the Island does not exceed three hours. If you want to extend your stay, we recommend that you move into a pay lot to purchase the extra time needed. Vehicles parked overtime will be ticketed.
car2go car2go is a unique car share program that lets you pick up and park your car2go anywhere in the “Home Area,” which includes the Fringe’s home base, Granville Island. As a special deal to Fringers, car2go is providing a 15-minute driving credit to all rentals that end on Granville Island on September 6, the First Day of the Fringe! For more info on car2go, and to sign up and get driving, visit car2go.com.
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BRING YOUR OWN VENUE ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
car2go is Vancouver's fastest growing car sharing organization with a unique model that helps make carsharing more accessible and convenient. car2go has a pay as you go model offering one way trips, vehicles by the minute, and parking almost anywhere. There are no reservations required, just jump in and go! Fringe supporters receive FREE registration + 30 min of driving with car2go! Just register using promotion code "FRINGE" at www.car2go.com.
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FRINGE-FOR-ALL A fast and furious preview event!
With more than 90 shows in this year’s Festival, it’s going to be hard to choose! Host David C. Jones will wrangle as many artists as he can into two hours. Artists will each have two minutes to tease you into circling their show in your program guide!
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 10:00pm at Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street $10 Tickets are available online or at the door (if it doesn’t sell out first!) Presented by
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FINAL FRONTIER NO MORE!
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FRINGE AWARDS NIGHT September 16, 9:30pm Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street on Granville Island
A cash donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society gets you into the Fringe Awards Night. The 2012 Public Market Pick of the Fringe Awards Your vote shortlists the hottest shows! Join us from September 19-23 for the winners’ held-over runs at Performance Works!
Cultchivating the Fringe Award From the Fringe and the Cultch, the “Cultchivating the Fringe Award” pays tribute to the show that demonstrates unique potential and rewards it with a run at the Cultch.
Joanna Maratta Award The “Joanna Maratta Award” honours those who best exhibit the original founding spirit of the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
The Georgia Straight Critics’ Choice Award Colin Thomas and Kathleen Oliver, the Georgia Straight’s theatre critics, will explore the galaxies of Fringe talent, nominate five of the most outstanding shows, and select a winner!
Site-Specific Award *NEW!* BATTERY JACKS PRESENT
SLUMMING
For the show that made the best use of a non-traditional or site-specific theatre venue!
Talk of the Fringe Award Plank Magazine recognizes the show that generates the most online and in person buzz and displays the best marketing savvy. The buzziest Fringe show gets a $500 print credit from PrintPrint.ca.
Volunteer Choice Award BY
BARBARA ELLISON FEATURING
STEVIE JACKSON AND
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Histories By Kevin Carr, Alan Marriott, and William “Bill” Shakespeare
TERRI TAYLOR
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NATASHA HOLM
Eight plays, five kings, Who will win the crown?
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The SOFA (Spirit of the Fringe Award) This award goes to the artist or artists that Fringe staff and volunteers feel most exemplifies the Fringe attitude.
Fringe Buds We recognize the amazing Fringers who fundraised for the Fringe and attracted swarms of “moneybees” to pollinate this year’s Festival!
Carousel Theatre
two actors, one hour!
Some of our most dedicated fans have their say!
AT THE CULTCH
check Fringe programme for performance times
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FOOD BANK SHOWS
The Fringe is partnering with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society to help the 25‚000 people who visit Food Bank depots weekly. We asked Fringe artists, who keep 100% of regular box office revenues, if they wanted to donate a portion of their ticket sales to the Food Bank and the response has been overwhelming! As you plan your 11 days of Fringe-ing, look for this Food Bank Show symbol in the Program Guide; 3% of the ticket revenue from every show by these artists will be donated to the Food Bank. It’s a great way for you to catch your favourite shows and support a good cause. In addition, your way to get into the Fringe Awards Night on September 16 at Performance Works (see page 18 for details) is by making a cash donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Why cash? With each dollar in cash, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank can purchase $3 worth of food for the people it supports. It’s way better than cans!
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Vancouver Fringe Festival
& the Peter Lehmann Wines Stage
Nestled in the heart of the Railspur District, which houses unique artisans and shops, the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar and the Peter Lehmann Wines Stage offers free entertainment every night of the Festival! More activities and performances will be added as the Festival nears, so check vancouverfringe.com/fringe-bar for the most up-to-date info. The St. Ambroise Fringe Bar is open from 7:00pm till late nightly at 1363 Railspur Alley. Sorry, no minors. To attend events at the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar, you must be 19 or older.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 7-9:00pm THE FRINGE TALK SHOW (EPISODE 1) Get to know the artists and shows at this year’s Fringe at this fun live talk show. Hosted by Comedian Riel Hahn!
9:30pm DJ THOMAS MAXEY Music is his fuel and Thomas Maxey has been running on funk, house, and hip-hop for as long as he can remember. soundcloud.com/2at
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Plus! Food Carts Every Night! AGRO Café’s famous Fringe Fries! And don’t forget to join us in the Camino Lounge Friday thru Sunday evenings to support the Fringe and eat yummy organic, fair trade chocolate!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 8-9:30pm SAY WHA?! READINGS OF DELICIOUSLY ROTTEN WRITING Enjoy on of Vancouver’s favourite/only comedy night where performers read and make fun of the most terrible books in print. Hosted by Sara Bynoe. SaraBynoe.com
10:30pm SAMBATÁ Both a percussion school that offers musical outreach to the public, and a performing ensemble that delivers high energy performances, Sambatá is inspired by the traditions of music and dance in Cuba and Brazil. sambata.org
11:30pm ONE HUMAN RACE FEATURING EZEADI ONUKWULU AND FISTON Ezeadi’s music, based on traditional Igbo roots rhythms, evokes the spirit of highlife and Afrobeat with a splash of funk, jazz, blues, and reggae. In 2003, he created One Human Race, the band to showcase his music and their collective creativity. ezeadionukwulu.com reverbnation.com/ezeadionukwuluandonehumanrace
8-9:30pm THE FRINGE TALK SHOW (EPISODE 2) Get to know the artists and shows at this year’s Fringe at this fun live talk show. Hosted by Comedian Riel Hahn!
10:30pm JORDAN KLASSEN Jordan Klassen makes beautiful music built out of pure imagination. A truly alluring voice, laid upon beds of shimmering strings, caressed guitar, and coaxing percussion. jordanklassenmusic.com
11:30pm THE BALLANTYNES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 7:00pm ADVENTURES IN INDIE MUSICALS Big casts, big budgets, big hair! The musical is a mainstay of theatre culture. But can we do them without the budget? A panel of local independent musical producers share the trials and tribulations of living in the shadow of Broadway.
9:30pm JAY ARNER
The Ballantynes are a Garage/Soul passion project from East Vancouver and they will leave no party animal behind. theballantynes.bandcamp.com
Jay Arner makes harmony ridden indie pop music that will soothe your ears. jayarner.bandcamp.com
12:30am DJ JARROD ODELL
10:30pm BLEATING HEARTS
Of the highly popular monthly party East Van Soul Club, DJ Jarrod Odell will be playing the best in Motown, Stax, Northern Soul, and rarities. facebook.com/groups/eastvansoulclub
This indie rock quartet covers everything from dark and combustible ballads to bombastic, bouncy pop tunes, maintaining a unique coherence without ever falling prey to cliché. bleatinghearts.ca
2011 Fringe Bar photos by Lachlan McAdam.
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INFORMATION
ST. AMBROISE FRINGE BAR
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 7:00pm LET’S GET IT ON: SEXUALITY IN THEATRE A panel of Fringe artists past and present including Cameryn Moore (slut (r)evolution) and Deb Pickman (Shameless Hussy Productions) are joined by kinky academics to discuss why the Fringe is so damn sexy.
8:15-9:00pm IMPROV CHANNEL FLIPPING WITH RIEL HAHN AND IAN BOOTHBY From wikipedia: “Neo-Benshi is the practice of producing live alternate voiceovers for movies... it is finding a resurgence among experimental poets in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles.” Ian and Riel won’t take it quite so seriously when they improvise live dubbing over recorded channel surfing before your very eyes. Be amazed! Let laughter dehydrate you! Maybe see an actor you know in a commercial!
9:30pm JASPER SLOAN YIP Often referred to as earnest pop, Jasper and his band are one of the top 20 finalists in the Peak Performance Project. jaspersloanyip.com
10:30pm RUFFLED FEATHERS The Ruffled Feathers are known for their combination of haunting female vocals, carefully crafted harmonies, instrumentation, and brazen horns. theruffledfeathers.com
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 7:00pm THE CANADIAN FRINGE CIRCUIT: DOCUMENTARY JAM Documentary filmmaker and former Fringe producer Lianna Walden will lead a brainstorming session on creating a documentary on one of the Eight Wonders of Canada, the Canadian Fringe Circuit. Touring artists TJ Dawe and Martin Dockery will bring touring life to the table. Come and participate with your own ideas or just watch them fly around the table.
8:30pm WEEKEND LEISURE KARAOKE Weekend Leisure is an art/karaoke/comedy/video collective who host weekly events based in Vancouver, Canada. weekendleisure.ca
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 7:00pm CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS! (held inside AGRO Café)
Playwrights! Come out of seclusion and find out how your career as a playwright can be supported by the Playwright’s Guild of Canada and the Playwright’s Theatre Centre! Information on Touchstone Theatre and PTC’s Flying Start program will be announced.
8-9:00pm CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB AT THE FRINGE: ONE HOUR OF SHORT FILMS The goal of the Celluloid Social Club is to provide a forum for filmmakers to share their completed films with an audience. This showcase of shorts is curated by Paul Armstrong, the CSC’s producer/founder. celluloidsocialclub.com
9:30pm AUNTS AND UNCLES Aunts and Uncles is a genre-blending quartet that specializes in intricate and dynamic baroque indie pop. facebook.com/auntsandunclesmusic
10:30pm HOT PANDA Playing music that matches catchy hooks with sonic risks, Hot Panda mix quirky art-rock with a punk rock spirit. hotpanda.ca
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2011 Fringe Bar photos by Lachlan McAdam.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 7:30-9:00pm OPEN MIC NIGHT Anyone and everyone can sign up for their five minutes at this Gong Show of an open mic night on our Fringe stage. No Fringe show material permitted! You are welcome to sing a song, read a poem, beat box, break dance — whatever your talent, we want to see it! Sign up at the Fringe Bar from 7:00pm onwards or at freestage@vancouverfringe.com.
9:30pm BESTiE BESTiE are a pop band with influences in world music and things like summer, ice cream, girls, floating down a river in an inner tube, high fives, and heartbreak. facebook.com/bbBestie
10:30pm TOUGH LOVERS Tough Lovers are an indie rock quartet whose latest EP Good Morning has been blowing up mainstream radio, including the Peak 100.5. toughlovers.com
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 8-9:30pm HAIKU SLAM COMPETITION Five syllables, then seven, then five. This event is open to all. Prepare dozens of haikus in advance or make them up as you go. Who will be the winner of our first annual Haiku Slam? Will it be you? Sign up at the Fringe Bar from 7:30pm onwards or at freestage@vancouverfringe.com. Hosted by Dina Del Bucchia.
10:30pm JOYCE ISLAND Joyce Island has won over many hearts with their distinctive guitar lines, emotionally charged vocal melodies, and a refreshing femalefronted rock dynamic. joyceisland.ca
11:30pm SYNTHCAKE Synthcake create circus-pop tunes that feature triple synthesizers, keyboards, accordion, trumpet, glockenspiel, and drums. synthcakemusic.bandcamp.com
12:15am TIMBREJACKS (DJs) tim·bre (pron. tamber) Comprised of Steve Intrinsic and Randal D, this duo will keep you moving with their unique blend of Afro, funk, and disco remixes.
8-9:30pm TALES FROM THE FRINGE Fringe performers tell their best stories! Stories must be told with no notes, no props, and they must be true stories. The art of the raconteur, live on the Peter Lehmann Wines Stage.
10:30pm KEYTAR WARRIOR Keytar Warrior is a solo keytar performance project created by Noah Ferguson.
11:30pm CITY OF GLASS Driven by their passion for pop melodies and dance music, City of Glass are best known for their meticulously crafted synthscapes, snappy beats, and thoughtful vocals. cityofglassmusic.com
12:15am DJ GLENN ALDERSON Editor and founder of BeatRoute Magazine, bass player for Needs, and one of the rappers in Too High Crew, Glenn will be spinning rock and soul music. beatroute.ca
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8:15-9:00pm IMPROV CHANNEL FLIPPING WITH RIEL HAHN AND IAN BOOTHBY EPISODE 2 From Wikipedia: “Neo-Benshi is the practice of producing live alternate voice-overs for movies . . . it is finding a resurgence among experimental poets in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles.” Ian and Riel won’t take it quite so seriously when they improvise live dubbing over recorded channel surfing before your very eyes. Be amazed! Let laughter dehydrate you! Maybe see an actor you know in a commercial!
10:00pm DJ TRISTAN ORCHARD Tristan is perhaps best known for his music blog winniecooper.net, for throwing some of the best underground shows in Vancouver, and for bringing acts like Austra and Grimes out as unknowns. As a DJ he is known to have torn a few pant seams in his time, incorporating everything from the mashed potato to the twerk. winniecooper.net
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WORKSHOPS
For Theatre Artists and Those Who Want to Be Theatre Artists!
OLD TROUT PUPPET WORKSHOP September 10-12, 11:00am-3:00pm Studio 1398 Maximum: 12 People $150 (Limited bursaries available) Peter Balkwill of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop is joined by Wonderheads (Loon) to present a master class in puppetry and physical theatre. Participants will explore pushing the bounds of conventional theatre practices through the use of puppetry, mask, and their own ingenuity. To attend, send a letter of interest to pete@theoldtrouts.org. **This workshop is generously supported by the Granville Island Cultural Society and CMHC Granville Island.
IMPROV ESSENTIALS: MAKING IT UP All skill levels are welcome! Wednesday, September 12, 11am-1:00pm False Creek Gym Maximum: 15 People $20 ($15 for Fringe Artists and Volunteers) Register by email: jamesgangl@rogers.com Unless we’re talking to our mother-in-laws we don’t script our conversations . . . we improvise them! We spend most of our lives just making it up, but when we’re asked to improvise, fear sets in. This workshop will focus on the foundational skills of improv, namely making offers within the scene, accepting those offers, and heightening them. In short, learning to say “yes, and . . .”
IMPROV MASTER CLASS: KILLER CHOICES Thursday, September 13, 11am-1:00pm False Creek Gym Maximum: 15 People $20 ($15 for Fringe Artists and Volunteers) Register by email: jamesgangl@rogers.com Do you improvise emotionally? Or are you a witty, verbose wordsmith? Do you find the pattern and kill the game within the scene? Regardless of your style of play, this workshop is designed to quickly develop your strengths and identify your weaknesses. The class will focus on finding the character, truth, and immediacy necessary to make compelling choices within a scene. A background in improv is strongly recommended.
Come Join Us For Appy Hour Specials Every Day of the Fringe at Edible Canada Join us for small plates, wine flights, local beer & craft cocktails “One of Vancouver’s Top Ten New Restaurants” - Andrew Morrison, Westender
“Wholesome, laudable, quintessentially West Coast...” - Alexandra Gill, Globe and Mail
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INFORMATION Improv Master Class: Killer Choices Thursday, September 13, 11am-1:00pm False Creek Gym Maximum: 15 People $20 ($15 for Fringe Artists and Volunteers) Register by email: jamesgangl@rogers.com Do you improvise emotionally or are you a witty, verbose wordsmith? Do you find the pattern and kill the game within the scene? Regardless of your style of play, this workshop is designed to quickly develop your strengths and identify your weaknesses. The class will focus on finding the character, truth, and immediacy necessary to make compelling choices within a scene. A background in improv is strongly recommended.
Mac Station Vancouver 101 - 1014 Homer Street Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W9
(604) 806-6227
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YOU PICK THE PICK! Last chance to see the Fringe’s top 10!
THE PUBLIC MARKET PICK OF THE FRINGE & PICK PLUS September 19-23 at Performance Works HOW THE PICK WORKS
For every (non-site-specific) show you see during the Festival, you’ll get a ballot to rate the show. Drop it off in a ballot box when you leave the theatre and we’ll tally up the scores! Your votes will determine the shortlist and our illustrious judges will pick the top 10 shows. The Public Market Pick of the Fringe shows will be announced at the Fringe Awards Night, September 16, 9:30pm at Performance Works and at vancouverfringe.com shortly thereafter.
Tickets go on sale at midnight on September 16. All Pick shows are only $18 (Including applicable taxes. Advance service charges extra.)
POSTSECRET
An exclusive workshop performance of the newest work from Fringe favourites, TJ Dawe and Kahlil Ashanti! Based on PostSecret.com and featuring never-before-seen postcards, this show is built out of real life stories of how PostSecret has impacted the lives of people around the world! September 22 at 2:00pm & September 23 at 2:00pm Only $10 and are available at vancouverfringe.com from August 2, 2012 (Including applicable taxes. Advance service charges extra.)
Presented by:
* Former Pick Winners - clockwise from top left: One Man Star Wars, Pajamamen, Boygroove, Red Bastard, TJ Dawe, Legoland .
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Edible Fringe Appy Hour Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms Loon More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! In the Time of the Dream Warrior The First Canadian ... United States You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Joint A Short History of My Life as A Bear + God Is A Scottish Drag Queen No Tweed Too Tight Suburban Motel The Best, Man Grey Matter My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots Little Lady Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Slumming The Abyss Burrow The Fringe Talk Show (Episode 1) Hip.Bang! Improv How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp Utopia Fringe Escort Service Bookworm ReLapse The Saints of British Rock Zanna, Don’t! Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Hanafuda Denki Home Free! Lost in Twine Oddity Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Pirates? Suburban Motel Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End Love You Until Vincent Welcome to My Wake Zero Tolerance Plasticity Now Two Blondes With a Passion The Missing Piece Just Bust A Move Matador Vs. Minotaur The Furious Anger Fun Hour DJ Thomas Maxey
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Edible Fringe Appy Hour CAPSLOCK: The Musical Gametes and Gonads Guernica Hip-Hop Shakespeare Home Free! My Aim Is True Pump Trolley Comedy Presents The Troubles You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey She Has a Name Romance Suburban Motel Hanafuda Denki Lies! My Marvelous Melcher Machine The Ballad of Herbie Cox Tales Told by Idiots The Donnelly Sideshow Hard Times! Underbelly Vincent Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married How to Love: The Headphone Play Intrusion Psychopomp Matador Vs. Minotaur ReLapse Riverview High: The Musical Fringe Escort Service The Fringe Talk Show (Episode 2) Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Lost in Twine Opera for Heathens Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Smudge Suburban Motel Til Death Do We Part Recess Weak Sauce An Evening With Satan Miss Cosmos Burnt at the Steak Love You Until Slumming The Bike Trip
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Info Centre Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Carousel Theatre The Waldorf Hotel Studio 16 Performance Works Foreshore Walk False Creek Gym Sculpture Grove The Cultch Revue Stage Little Mountain Studios 3 Chairs & a Bench Marketplace Docks Havana Theatre Studio 1398 CBC Studio 700 Origins Organic Coffee Info Centre Alder Bay Bridge Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Havana Theatre The Big Yellow Crane Studio 16 Net Loft Vancouver Japanese United Church Ocean Concrete The Waldorf Hotel Performance Works Playground by the Water Park Revue Stage Circle Point The Cultch Emily Carr Parking Garage False Creek Gym Havana Theatre Carousel Theatre Picnic Pavilion Creekside Boardwalk Little Mountain Studios The Kids Tugboat Origins Organic Coffee Studio 1398 The Big Yellow Crane CBC Studio 700 Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre The Waldorf Hotel Performance Works The Cultch False Creek Gym Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Havana Theatre Carousel Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage
5:30pm 5:55pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:35pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:20pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:50pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:35pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 9:45pm 9:50pm 9:50pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:15pm 10:20pm 10:30pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:30pm
Fringe Escort Service The Water Is Wide Does This Turn You On? Intrusion Suburban Motel Breaking Velocity Fishbowl My Marvelous Melcher Machine Blind Items Tales Told by Idiots In the Time of the Dream Warrior Where’s My Flying Car?! Hip.Bang! Improv How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp The Furious Anger Fun Hour Two Blondes With a Passion Zanna, Don’t! birdy Fringe Escort Service ReLapse She Has a Name Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Say Wha?! Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Grey Matter Lost in Twine Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Smudge Suburban Motel God Is A Scottish Drag Queen Miss Cosmos The Abyss Burrow Love You Until Pump Trolley Comedy Presents Welcome to My Wake Little Lady Lies! The Histories The Missing Piece Just Bust A Move Matador Vs. Minotaur Pirates? Zero Tolerance An Evening With Satan Felony Romance Parczew 45 The Saints of British Rock Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth The Bike Trip Suburban Motel slut (r)evolution Vincent Recess Sambatá The Husband-Hunting Monologues Home Free! One Human Race
Venue
Show Start Show Title
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (cont’d from p. 29) 9 36 38 51 53 34 45 49 41 48 53 47 54 49 49 52 38 50 42 9 49 54 37 21 53 48 34 48 54 49 53 44 49 46 51 53 48 41 52 51 49 48 54 48 42 38 48 50 35 54 46 37 53 45 53 41 21 52 51 21
P.
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Studio 1398 Edible Canada Studio 16 Performance Works False Creek Gym Studio 1398 Info Centre Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Firehall Arts Centre Havana Theatre Carousel Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Foreshore Walk Sculpture Grove False Creek Gym Peter Lehmann Wines Stage 3 Chairs & a Bench Marketplace Docks The Waldorf Hotel Studio 1398 CBC Studio 700 Info Centre Alder Bay Bridge Havana Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage
11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm Old Trout Puppet Workshop Edible Fringe Appy Hour Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms Hip-Hop Shakespeare The First Canadian ... United States Utopia You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Guernica My Aim Is True She Has a Name Lies! Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies Alpha Fishbowl My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots Jalopies Let's Get It On: Sexuality in Theatre How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp Suburban Motel The Power of Rejection Zanna, Don’t! Fringe Escort Service ReLapse Bookworm The Saints of British Rock The Water Is Wide Where’s My Flying Car?!
Venue
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Show Start Show Title
½
Net Loft The Kids Tugboat The Waldorf Hotel Performance Works Playground by the Water Park Circle Point Emily Carr Parking Garage Havana Theatre Carousel Theatre Waterfront Theatre Picnic Pavilion Creekside Boardwalk Little Mountain Studios Revue Stage Origins Organic Coffee Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre CBC Studio 700 The Waldorf Hotel Performance Works Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Havana Theatre
8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:50pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:10pm 10:30pm 10:30pm Lost in Twine Pirates? Suburban Motel Chlamydia dell’Arte Miss Cosmos Love You Until Welcome to My Wake Bookworm The Best, Man Plasticity Now The Missing Piece Just Bust A Move Matador Vs. Minotaur Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel Zero Tolerance Jay Arner First Day Back Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End Oddity She Has a Name Til Death Do We Part Suburban Motel Hanafuda Denki Bleating Hearts Weak Sauce
Venue
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 (cont’d) Show Start Show Title
MASTER SCHEDULE
24 24 35 44 41 39 49 36 46 54 52 50 35 45 49 48 40 22 49 49 53 38 50 9 49 52 54 36 47
P.
48 48 53 45 49 51 48 52 50 37 49 48 54 46 42 21 39 41 34 54 50 53 45 21 52
P.
Just Bust A Move Opera for Heathens Suburban Motel No Tweed Too Tight The Husband-Hunting Monologues Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married God Is A Scottish Drag Queen She Has a Name Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth The Ballad of Herbie Cox The Bike Trip The Donnelly Sideshow Slumming Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies
9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 10:15pm 10:45pm
Creekside Boardwalk Origins Organic Coffee The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Havana Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Revue Stage False Creek Gym Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 The Cultch Carousel Theatre
Venue
Show Title Improv Essentials: Making It Up Old Trout Puppet Workshop Edible Fringe Appy Hour Chlamydia dell’Arte Loon More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! In the Time of the Dream Warrior Two Blondes With a Passion You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Grey Matter Little Lady The Saints of British Rock The Best, Man Weak Sauce My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots Fear Factor: Canine Edition Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft Slumming Calling All Playwrights! How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Romance Suburban Motel Riverview High: The Musical The Eight Sided Room Fringe Escort Service ReLapse Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms The First Canadian ... United States The Furious Anger Fun Hour Utopia Celluloid Social Club at the Fringe Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Fishbowl Intrusion Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Pirates? Smudge Miss Cosmos The Water Is Wide Love You Until Vincent Where’s My Flying Car?!
Show Start 11:00am 11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:20pm 8:25pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm
False Creek Gym Studio 1398 Edible Canada Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage The Cultch Studio 1398 Info Centre Studio 16 False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Carousel Theatre Havana Theatre Foreshore Walk Sculpture Grove Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage The Cultch inside AGRO Café 3 Chairs & a Bench Marketplace Docks Woodwards Atrium CBC Studio 700 The Waldorf Hotel Firehall Arts Centre Origins Organic Coffee Info Centre Alder Bay Bridge Studio 16 False Creek Gym Havana Theatre Studio 1398 Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Studio 16 The Big Yellow Crane Performance Works Carousel Theatre Vancouver Japanese United Church The Kids Tugboat Ocean Concrete Playground by the Water Park Waterfront Theatre Circle Point The Cultch Revue Stage
Venue
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Show Title
Show Start
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 (cont’d)
24 24 24 45 36 46 53 38 49 34 41 54 50 52 49 48 37 46 53 22 49 48 54 50 53 54 42 9 49 35 41 52 39 22 53 48 45 51 54 48 49 49 36 51 53 47
P.
48 42 53 50 52 35 44 54 46 41 36 38 53 50
P.
MASTER SCHEDULE
30
vancouverfringe.com
31
Studio 1398 Waterfront Theatre The Waldorf Hotel Info Centre Revue Stage Studio 16 False Creek Gym Performance Works The Cultch Studio 1398 CBC Studio 700 Waterfront Theatre Havana Theatre Origins Organic Coffee Revue Stage Carousel Theatre The Waldorf Hotel Studio 1398 Studio 16 False Creek Gym The Cultch Performance Works Havana Theatre Origins Organic Coffee Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage CBC Studio 700 The Waldorf Hotel Carousel Theatre Studio 1398 Studio 16 The Cultch False Creek Gym Info Centre Edible Canada Performance Works Havana Theatre Waterfront Theatre Origins Organic Coffee Revue Stage Firehall Arts Centre CBC Studio 700 Studio 1398 The Waldorf Hotel Studio 16 False Creek Gym The Cultch Performance Works Foreshore Walk Carousel Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Havana Theatre Little Mountain Studios 3 Chairs & a Bench Marketplace Docks Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Info Centre Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Alder Bay Bridge Origins Organic Coffee CBC Studio 700 Studio 1398 Havana Theatre The Big Yellow Crane False Creek Gym
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½
Venue
11:20am noon noon noon 12:10pm 12:45pm 12:55pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 1:30pm 1:40pm 1:45pm 1:50pm 1:55pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:20pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 3:35pm 3:40pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:20pm 5:25pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 5:55pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:05pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:35pm 7:45pm 7:50pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
First Day Back Fear Factor: Canine Edition Suburban Motel You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft Alpha Jalopies Burnt at the Steak In the Time of the Dream Warrior The Power of Rejection Zanna, Don’t! The Bike Trip The Furious Anger Fun Hour Opera for Heathens Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth Intrusion Suburban Motel An Evening With Satan Parczew 45 Recess Slumming God Is A Scottish Drag Queen Lies! Zero Tolerance Underbelly Hard Times! Til Death Do We Part Suburban Motel The Histories The Donnelly Sideshow Breaking Velocity Pump Trolley Comedy Presents The Ballad of Herbie Cox Fringe Escort Service Edible Fringe Appy Hour Hip-Hop Shakespeare The Husband-Hunting Monologues Loon birdy More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! The Saints of British Rock Romance Utopia Suburban Motel Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms The First Canadian ... United States Vincent Bad Day to be a Juggler My Marvelous Melcher Machine Home Free! Adventures in Indie Musicals A Short History of My Life as A Bear + Hip.Bang! Improv How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp Guernica My Aim Is True Fringe Escort Service CAPSLOCK: The Musical Joint ReLapse The Eight Sided Room No Tweed Too Tight The Troubles Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Gametes and Gonads
Show Start Show Title
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 39 37 53 49 46 35 40 44 53 38 50 37 52 42 46 51 53 38 35 41 53 44 52 42 36 47 50 53 51 38 34 53 41 9 24 44 52 36 42 46 54 50 39 53 35 41 53 44 49 51 21 52 54 49 49 36 46 9 34 54 49 42 50 38 53 48 40
P.
Show Title Old Trout Puppet Workshop Zanna, Don’t! Edible Fringe Appy Hour Bad Day to be a Juggler CAPSLOCK: The Musical Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Vincent You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Gametes and Gonads Riverview High: The Musical The Abyss Burrow A Short History of My Life as A Bear + The Troubles Home Free! Tales Told by Idiots Pump Trolley Comedy Presents The Canadian Fringe Circuit Psychopomp RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Suburban Motel Zanna, Don’t! The Eight Sided Room Fringe Escort Service Blind Items Joint Lies! Breaking Velocity Loon More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! slut (r)evolution Felony Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Pirates? Smudge The Histories Does This Turn You On? Miss Cosmos Weekend Leisure Karaoke Love You Until In the Time of the Dream Warrior The Missing Piece
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½
½
½
Havana Theatre Studio 16 Net Loft The Kids Tugboat Carousel Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Performance Works Studio 1398 Playground by the Water Park False Creek Gym Picnic Pavilion Creekside Boardwalk The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Revue Stage Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Firehall Arts Centre Havana Theatre Studio 1398 Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Carousel Theatre
Studio 1398 CBC Studio 700 Edible Canada Performance Works Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre The Cultch Info Centre False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Revue Stage Havana Theatre Studio 1398 Carousel Theatre Sculpture Grove The Cultch Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Marketplace Docks Woodwards Atrium The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Origins Organic Coffee Info Centre False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Havana Theatre Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Performance Works The Big Yellow Crane Vancouver Japanese United Church The Kids Tugboat Ocean Concrete Carousel Theatre Studio 1398 Playground by the Water Park Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Circle Point The Cultch Picnic Pavilion
Venue
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 11:00am 1:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 9:00pm
½
½
½
Three More Sleepless Nights Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married Lost in Twine Pirates? The Best, Man Improv Channel Flipping Burnt at the Steak Does This Turn You On? Miss Cosmos Blind Items The Missing Piece Just Bust A Move Suburban Motel Romance Hard Times! Jasper Sloan Yip Riverview High: The Musical The Furious Anger Fun Hour The Troubles Underbelly CAPSLOCK: The Musical Bad Day to be a Juggler Ruffled Feathers Intrusion
Show Start
8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:15pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:35pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:20pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:40pm 9:45pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm
24 50 24 44 34 37 53 49 40 54 46 52 38 51 48 53 22 49 54 53 50 42 9 41 54 52 34 36 46 45 48 54 48 49 51 38 49 22 51 53 49
P.
53 35 48 48 50 22 44 38 49 41 49 48 53 50 47 22 54 52 38 36 34 44 22 51 Picnic Pavilion Origins Organic Coffee Creekside Boardwalk Studio 16 The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Havana Theatre Studio 1398 Performance Works Revue Stage The Cultch Waterfront Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Carousel Theatre
Venue
P. 24 24 34 45 53 36 49 47 38 54 41 51 53 52 50 49 48 45 39 34 53 46 37 49 54 49 54 49 42 23 49 54 40 52 9 53 48 54 50 48 53 50 49 35 51 53 38
(cont’d on p. 32)
False Creek Gym Edible Canada Studio 16 Performance Works The Cultch Waterfront Theatre Info Centre Revue Stage Studio 1398 Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre The Waldorf Hotel Havana Theatre CBC Studio 700 Foreshore Walk Sculpture Grove Performance Works Studio 1398 Studio 16 The Cultch Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre 3 Chairs & a Bench Little Mountain Studios Marketplace Docks Woodwards Atrium Ocean Concrete Origins Organic Coffee Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Alder Bay Bridge Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Havana Theatre Info Centre Studio 16 The Big Yellow Crane Vancouver Japanese United Church Carousel Theatre The Kids Tugboat The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Playground by the Water Park Studio 16 Circle Point The Cultch Studio 1398
49 42 48 35 53 50 22 54 41 52 38 44 46 53 36 22 50
MASTER SCHEDULE
Show Title Improv Master Class: Killer Choices Edible Fringe Appy Hour Breaking Velocity Fishbowl Pump Trolley Comedy Presents The Water Is Wide You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey Where’s My Flying Car?! Does This Turn You On? Joint Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End Intrusion Suburban Motel The Husband-Hunting Monologues Zanna, Don’t! My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots Chlamydia dell’Arte First Day Back Oddity Vincent Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel Plasticity Now How to Love: The Headphone Play Matador Vs. Minotaur Psychopomp RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Smudge Opera for Heathens Open Mic Night ReLapse She Has a Name Jalopies Weak Sauce Fringe Escort Service Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies Pirates? Suburban Motel No Tweed Too Tight Miss Cosmos Alpha Love You Until Slumming The Power of Rejection
11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:55pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:50pm 6:55pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:40pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
The Missing Piece birdy Just Bust A Move Parczew 45 Suburban Motel Til Death Do We Part Aunts and Uncles Joint Recess The Husband-Hunting Monologues An Evening With Satan Hip-Hop Shakespeare My Aim Is True Pump Trolley Comedy Presents Guernica Hot Panda Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies
Show Start
9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:40pm 9:45pm 10:05pm 10:15pm 10:20pm 10:30pm 10:45pm
Emily Carr Parking Garage Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Performance Works Little Mountain Studios Creekside Boardwalk Ocean Concrete Origins Organic Coffee Peter Lehmann Wines Stage The Big Yellow Crane Havana Theatre False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Studio 1398 CBC Studio 700 The Waldorf Hotel Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre The Cultch Revue Stage Performance Works Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Carousel Theatre
8:30pm 8:35pm 8:35pm 8:40pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:15pm 10:15pm 10:20pm 10:25pm 10:30pm 10:45pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Woodwards Atrium Edible Canada Studio 1398 Studio 16 False Creek Gym Woodwards Atrium The Cultch Performance Works Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre Info Centre Firehall Arts Centre The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Havana Theatre Foreshore Walk Sculpture Grove Origins Organic Coffee Performance Works False Creek Gym The Cultch Revue Stage Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Little Mountain Studios Carousel Theatre 3 Chairs & a Bench Marketplace Docks Ocean Concrete
12:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:55pm 6:55pm 6:55pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm
RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Edible Fringe Appy Hour An Evening With Satan Parczew 45 Recess RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Slumming slut (r)evolution Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth The Bike Trip The Histories You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey She Has a Name Suburban Motel Til Death Do We Part Bookworm My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots birdy God Is A Scottish Drag Queen Little Lady In the Time of the Dream Warrior The Abyss Burrow Grey Matter Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Two Blondes With a Passion Hip.Bang! Improv Home Free! How to Love: The Headphone Play Psychopomp Smudge
Venue
Show Start Show Title
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Welcome to My Wake Fear Factor: Canine Edition Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft slut (r)evolution Hip.Bang! Improv Just Bust A Move Smudge The Eight Sided Room BESTiE Felony Lies! Little Lady The Saints of British Rock Two Blondes With a Passion Romance Suburban Motel Grey Matter Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups In the Time of the Dream Warrior The Abyss Burrow Burnt at the Steak Tough Lovers The Histories
Venue
Show Start Show Title
54 24 38 35 41 54 53 45 46 37 51 46 54 53 50 52 49 48 42 44 41 53 46 34 37 38 54 51 49 49 49
P.
48 37 46 45 54 48 49 42 23 48 52 41 54 38 50 53 34 37 53 46 44 23 51
P.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (cont’d from p. 31)) 3:10pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 3:55pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:20pm 4:30pm 4:40pm 4:50pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 5:50pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:35pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:20pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:20pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm Opera for Heathens slut (r)evolution The Husband-Hunting Monologues Zanna, Don’t! Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth The Bike Trip Smudge Suburban Motel Parczew 45 Recess An Evening With Satan birdy Edible Fringe Appy Hour RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Vincent Chlamydia dell’Arte Lies! Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel The Saints of British Rock No Tweed Too Tight The Best, Man Plasticity Now Smudge Suburban Motel Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End Oddity My Marvelous Melcher Machine First Day Back Tales Told by Idiots Pump Trolley Comedy Presents How to Love: The Headphone Play Matador Vs. Minotaur Weak Sauce Zero Tolerance Burnt at the Steak Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft Fear Factor: Canine Edition Joint ReLapse Til Death Do We Part Lost in Twine The Histories Haiku Slam Competition Three More Sleepless Nights Alpha Felony Jalopies Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Suburban Motel Miss Cosmos The Power of Rejection Love You Until In the Time of the Dream Warrior Welcome to My Wake A Short History of My Life as A Bear + birdy The Missing Piece Hip.Bang! Improv Just Bust A Move
Show Start Show Title Origins Organic Coffee Performance Works Havana Theatre CBC Studio 700 Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Ocean Concrete The Waldorf Hotel Studio 16 False Creek Gym Studio 1398 Origins Organic Coffee Edible Canada Woodwards Atrium The Cultch Performance Works Havana Theatre Revue Stage Firehall Arts Centre CBC Studio 700 Carousel Theatre Waterfront Theatre Ocean Concrete The Waldorf Hotel False Creek Gym Studio 16 Foreshore Walk Studio 1398 Sculpture Grove The Cultch 3 Chairs & a Bench Little Mountain Studios Havana Theatre Origins Organic Coffee Performance Works Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Alder Bay Bridge CBC Studio 700 Net Loft Carousel Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Studio 16 Studio 16 The Big Yellow Crane False Creek Gym Vancouver Japanese United Church The Waldorf Hotel Playground by the Water Park Studio 1398 Circle Point The Cultch Emily Carr Parking Garage Havana Theatre Origins Organic Coffee Picnic Pavilion Little Mountain Studios Creekside Boardwalk
Venue
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (cont’d)
MASTER SCHEDULE 42 45 52 50 46 37 49 53 35 41 38 42 24 54 53 45 52 46 54 50 50 37 49 53 41 34 49 39 48 53 49 54 52 42 44 46 37 54 49 50 48 51 23 53 35 48 40 54 53 49 38 51 53 48 52 42 49 54 48
P.
Venue Waterfront Theatre False Creek Gym 3 Chairs & a Bench Little Mountain Studios Marketplace Docks Revue Stage Firehall Arts Centre Alder Bay Bridge Performance Works Studio 16 Studio 16 The Big Yellow Crane Net Loft Vancouver Japanese United Church The Kids Tugboat The Waldorf Hotel Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Playground by the Water Park Studio 1398 Origins Organic Coffee Circle Point Waterfront Theatre Emily Carr Parking Garage Carousel Theatre Picnic Pavilion False Creek Gym Little Mountain Studios Creekside Boardwalk Revue Stage Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage The Waldorf Hotel
6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:10pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 8:25pm 8:25pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:00pm Underbelly Blind Items How to Love: The Headphone Play Matador Vs. Minotaur Psychopomp Hard Times! Riverview High: The Musical ReLapse Chlamydia dell’Arte Three More Sleepless Nights Breaking Velocity Felony Lost in Twine Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Pirates? Suburban Motel Improv Channel Flipping Episode 2 Miss Cosmos Does This Turn You On? Zero Tolerance Love You Until The Water Is Wide Welcome to My Wake The Best, Man The Missing Piece Gametes and Gonads Hip.Bang! Improv Just Bust A Move Where’s My Flying Car?! Awards Night The Saints of British Rock DJ Tristan Orchard Suburban Motel
Show Start Show Title
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (cont’d) 36 41 49 54 49 47 54 49 45 53 34 48 48 54 48 53 23 49 38 42 51 36 48 50 49 40 54 48 47 18 54 23 53
P.
MASTER SCHEDULE
32
vancouverfringe.com
33
Alder Bay Bridge Firehall Arts Centre Net Loft Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Studio 16 The Big Yellow Crane Vancouver Japanese United Church The Waldorf Hotel CBC Studio 700 Revue Stage Havana Theatre Playground by the Water Park Origins Organic Coffee False Creek Gym Circle Point The Cultch Emily Carr Parking Garage Studio 16 Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Picnic Pavilion Little Mountain Studios The Kids Tugboat Ocean Concrete The Big Yellow Crane Net Loft Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Havana Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage The Waldorf Hotel Emily Carr Parking Garage Origins Organic Coffee Performance Works CBC Studio 700 The Cultch Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Studio 1398 Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage Carousel Theatre Peter Lehmann Wines Stage
Venue
The Waldorf Hotel Info Centre Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Woodwards Atrium Studio 16 False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre CBC Studio 700 Origins Organic Coffee Havana Theatre Studio 1398 Performance Works Revue Stage Vancouver Japanese United Church The Waldorf Hotel Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre Studio 1398
Suburban Motel You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey The Water Is Wide Where’s My Flying Car?! RIOT: reaction & reconciliation Breaking Velocity Blind Items Intrusion Romance The Eight Sided Room Bookworm Does This Turn You On? Hip-Hop Shakespeare My Aim Is True Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Suburban Motel Guernica CAPSLOCK: The Musical Gametes and Gonads Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies The Troubles
noon noon 12:15pm 12:25pm 12:30pm 12:35pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:10pm 2:20pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
ReLapse Riverview High: The Musical Lost in Twine Tales from the Fringe Three More Sleepless Nights Felony Pantaloon’s Pawnshop Suburban Motel Zanna, Don’t! My Aim Is True The Furious Anger Fun Hour Miss Cosmos The Eight Sided Room Gametes and Gonads Love You Until Pump Trolley Comedy Presents Welcome to My Wake CAPSLOCK: The Musical Hip-Hop Shakespeare Guernica The Troubles The Missing Piece Matador Vs. Minotaur Pirates? Smudge Felony Lost in Twine Intrusion The Saints of British Rock A Short History of My Life as A Bear + Blind Items Hard Times! Suburban Motel Welcome to My Wake Zero Tolerance Fishbowl No Tweed Too Tight Vincent Keytar Warrior The Donnelly Sideshow Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married Underbelly City of Glass The Best, Man DJ Glenn Alderson
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Suburban Motel You Are Here; A ... Audiodyssey No Tweed Too Tight Opera for Heathens Two Blondes With a Passion Vincent Weak Sauce Grey Matter Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Little Lady Suburban Motel The Histories The Abyss Burrow Til Death Do We Part slut (r)evolution Zero Tolerance Bookworm Pump Trolley Comedy Presents First Day Back Oddity Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End Plasticity Now Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies Suburban Motel Bad Day to be a Juggler Zanna, Don’t! A Short History of My Life as A Bear + Slumming birdy Utopia Edible Fringe Appy Hour Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms Loon Joint The First Canadian ... United States More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! Fishbowl Suburban Motel Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married In the Time of the Dream Warrior My Marvelous Melcher Machine Tales Told by Idiots Home Free! Opera for Heathens The Donnelly Sideshow
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Breaking Velocity Nutmeg Productions Vancouver, Canada Drama / Musical Theatre / Monologue / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Megan Phillips meganphillips.com
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When you’re a child, you make dreams that you spend your life holding onto. So what happens when that dream you’re so close to achieving comes crashing down? In an astonishing solo show, Megan Phillips shares the story of an ordinary day changed in a split second: showing that one moment can shape who we are, and ultimately who we become.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 12:35pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm
The Magic Word Theatre Vancouver, Canada Drama / 14+ 60 minutes Playwrights: Mallory Gallant and Jamie Dunsdon A psychological thriller. One woman’s journey through the labyrinth of mind and memory.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:55pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 1:30pm
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Babushcat Productions Vancouver, Canada Musical Theatre / Stand-Up / Monologue / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Tiffany Anderson “Welcome to my amusement park.” Who are you when other people are watching? How far would you go to alter yourself just to have people like you, admire you, maybe even love you? Oddity is the story of one self-diagnosed “weird” girl trying her best to belong in a normal world.
Music By Jessi Nicholson, Glen Hamilton, and Megan Phillips
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Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 3:15pm
CAPSLOCK: The Musical Pipedream Theatre Project Burnaby, Canada Comedy / Musical Theatre / New Work / All Ages 75 minutes Playwrights: Dionne Gordon and Jennifer Siddle A new musical about office romance in the age of social media.
Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:45pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:40pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:20pm
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Acting for Film and Television Alpha Compassionate Bone Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content 60 minutes Playwright: Evan Frayne compassionatebone.com Rick was born to play hockey. But it’s his final year in the minors, and he still hasn’t been drafted. With the end of high school and the pressure to win a Provincial Championship looming, Rick struggles to hold his dream in focus. Armed with only a sense of humour and a big stick, is Rick ready to face off against his fears?
Parczew 45 Chai productions Vancouver, Canada Drama / 18+ / Coarse Language 70 minutes Playwright: Michael C. Nachoff
Theatre Performance
Parczew 45 is a dramatic whodunit that spans the years between the present day and the Second World War. Adam Domalik forces an elderly man, Misha Bartocha, to match wits and intellect to discover the truth about a devastating, secret connection they share—a connection that threatens to destroy the lives of everyone they love.
A semi-autobiographical slapshot to the solar-plexis. “Evan Frayne . . . is an actor to watch. He is able to convey masculinity and vulnerability without apologizing for either, which is an excellent trick.” —Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight Friday, Sept. 7, 10:40pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 12:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:00pm
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:20pm
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Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms Me, Myself, and I. North Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 30 minutes Playwright: Gail MacKenzie gailmackenzie.com
Bi, Hung, Fit... and Married Mark Bentley Cohen Vancouver, Canada Cabaret / Performance Art / Queer / Physical Theatre / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Mark Bentley Cohen markbentleycohen.com
Personal insights into four generations of females’ lives as they examine their body image from age 10 to 80. A girl has to live with these hunks of flesh hanging off her, if she’s lucky. With humor, love, and disdain, these four women express intimate feelings about themselves and each other, from their own points of view and as they react to external pressures.
This is a raw, edgy account of a man coming to terms with bisexuality within the confines of marriage and fatherhood.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:15pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 5:00pm
Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 2:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:40pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:15pm
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May 31 – Sept 22 • Under the Tents in Vanier Park
604-739-0559 • bardonthebeach.org
When Marco reveals he’s been sleeping with men, the couple decides to risk it all by opening up their ailing marriage. Their uninhibited sexual explorations transform and re-ignite their love in astonishing, counterintuitive ways.
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Stars And Hearts London, Canada Drama / New Work / 18+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Jayson McDonald Willy is a pharmaceutical astronaut cutting and pasting narrative over a backdrop of urban decay and suburban clot, mapping the Underbelly for future malcontents. A fevered hallucination inspired by the life and work of William S. Burroughs and The Beats. From the creator of Giant Invisible Robot (Georgia Straight Critics’ Choice Award 2011).
Guernica Hidden Harlequin Theatre Edmonton, Canada Drama / Physical Theatre / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Erika Luckert guernicaplay.tumblr.com Watch the painted figures come to life, see their small Spanish town destroyed by bombs, and witness the moment of inspiration for Picasso’s masterpiece, Guernica. As the famous artist once said, “every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” Directed by the creator of 2011’s hit play Big Shot. **** 1/2 “A fascinating, well-conceived drama that commands your attention and doesn’t let it go.” —Edmonton Journal **** “Their final, culminative sequence unfolds in a chilling sweep.” —VUE Weekly
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 2:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:35pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:40pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:40pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:45pm
Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:05pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10:20pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:55pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:10pm
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The Water is Wide Randy Rutherford Presents Oakland, USA Comedy / Drama / Monologue / 14+ 70 minutes Playwright: Randy Rutherford randyrutherford.net A new comedy about love, jealousy, and hearing loss. Randy is caught between two women. Sophie thinks a vegan diet of tofu and rutabagas may cure Randy’s hearing loss. Roxanne (the imaginary stenographer who helps him decipher gibberish) prefers fried baloney sandwiches, smothered in real mayonnaise. And she’s insanely jealous and she’s not real. Best of Fringe: London 2004, Vancouver 2007, Winnipeg 2008 “An exceptionally fine theatre artist.” —London Free Press “A bravura performer.” —Edmonton Journal “The real thing.” —Seattle Times
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Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:55pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:25pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 12:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:30pm
Loon Wonderheads Portland, USA Comedy / Drama / Physical Theatre / Other / All Ages 60 minutes Playwrights: Wonderheads wonderheads.com A man. The moon. A most peculiar love story. Creators of 2011 acclaimed Fringe hit Grim & Fischer return with a love story that whisks a lonely man to the moon and back! Featuring their larger than life masks, fantastical puppetry, and love of all things whimsical, the Wonderheads wonder, can a man truly love the moon? Praise for Grim and Fischer: Best of Fest 2011: Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary ***** “Utter magic.” —CBC ***** “Must-see.” —Calgary Herald ***** “You will laugh, you will cry, you will stand in awe.” —Edmonton Sun
Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:20pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 5:00pm
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Martin Dockery Brooklyn, USA Comedy / Drama / Monologue / 14+ 70 minutes Playwright: Martin Dockery MartinDockery.com
John Grady New York, USA Comedy / Drama / Monologue / 18+ 55 minutes Playwright: John Grady thejohngrady.com
The true tale of an attempt to recreate history’s very first LSD experience—one that explodes into a hilarious and heartbreaking journey deep into the psychedelic soul.
The true story of a man and his dog. Facing his ultimate fears: love, loss, . . . and dog yoga.
“Funny, moving, remarkably uplifting.” —Charleston City Paper “One Heck of a trip!” —CBC “Vivid and deliciously funny.” —Orlando Sentinel “Not to be missed!” —High Times Magazine ***** “A storytelling extravaganza.” —Winnipeg Free Press A+ “Masterful, mesmerizing, and hugely entertaining.” —Uptown Mag “Dockery’s gifts as a storyteller border on the supernatural.” —NYTheatre.com
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:50pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:40pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:55pm
Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups Gangland Productions Toronto, Canada Comedy / Monologue / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: James Gangl sexhangup.com A guy with a ravenous sexual libido named James Gangl battles it out against a guy with a staunch Catholic upbringing (also Gangl) over the heart of an insightful underwear model that he meets at a Coors commercial shoot. Winner of Patron’s Pick (Toronto Fringe) Winner of Now Magazine’s Outstanding Production/Performance Award **** “Amazing . . . will stay with you long after you leave the theatre.” —Toronto Star **** “Illuminated . . . compelling.” —Toronto Sun “Hugely entertaining.” —Globe & Mail “Very funny.” —National Post
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:50pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:55pm Sunday. Sept. 16, 1:30pm
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The Bike Trip
“[Grady’ll] hook you on the end of his leash, take you on a gruelling journey and then leave you curled up at his feet with a broken heart.” —Winnipeg Free Press “Grady’s performance is impeccable.” —LA Weekly “Delivers a powerful emotional punch.” —CBC “For the love of God, do not go see this show . . . but do go!” —Vue Weekly
Friday, Sept. 7, 10:25pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, noon Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:35pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:20pm
Plasticity Now Mind of a Snail Puppet Co. Vancouver, Canada Performance Art / Puppetry / Other All Ages, 14+ 45 minutes Playwright: Mind of a Snail mindofasnail.org A visually stunning shadow theatre performance that is multi-layered, dark, and funny in an “a-ha!” kind of way. The spirit of plastic has a message for us: where did it come from, and where is it going? This is a story about time and energy, oil and water. The original musical soundtrack and puppets for this show are all made from waste plastic. “Between the clever, cinematic segues, you forget that the images are made from reels of cut and reassembled trash dragged across overhead projectors.” —Paul Constant (The Seattle Stranger)
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:50pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:55pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:50pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 3:30pm
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They came to be known as “The Black Donnellys.” But Johnny O’Connor, the boy who hid under the bed during the Donnelly murders of 1880, is all grown up, packing a guitar, and ready to set the record straight. From the creators of archy and mehitabel: written and performed by Jeff Culbert, and directed by Jayson McDonald. “A tale of romance, feuds, conspiracy, and murder, navigated with energy and charm. [It} illustrates why the legend of the Donnellys is so compelling.” —CBC Manitoba “An inspired storyteller.” —Edmonton Sun
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:40pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:35pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:45pm
Two Blondes With a Passion Do Venice Two Blondes With a Passion Vancouver, Canada Cabaret / 14+ 75 minutes Playwrights: Stephen Heatley & Richard Link Gustav, the central character of Death in Venice, is the inspiration for this musical celebration, performed by two men who met years ago when they were much younger and much blonder. Stephen Heatley and Richard Link take you on a personal musical journey to define what is the right thing for us to be, as we enter “the best years of our lives.”
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:55pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:55pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 1:00pm
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An Evening with Satan Punctuate! Theatre Edmonton, Canada New Work / Coarse Language / Strobe Lights / Smoke / Fog 70 minutes Playwright: Elliott James Guess who? Satan is coming to the Fringe and wants to help you! With the Lord Of Darkness’ new 6-6-6 step program, you can finally accept yourself! Don’t miss out on living your life. Satan has all the answers. Come be intoxicated by this witty dark comedy. Hail comedy. Hail Satan. “James gives a dynamic and entertaining physical performance.” —Vue Weekly “He throws himself around the stage with abandon and seems to have the time of his life while doing it.” —The Edmonton Journal “Elliott James does a masterful job of conveying emotion and story through a blend of speech, action, and facial expressions.” —GoesToShow.com
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:20pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:20pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:40pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:40pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
The Troubles Resounding Scream Theatre North Vancouver, Canada Drama / Multimedia / Monologue / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content / Gunshots 55 minutes Playwright: Stephanie Henderson resoundingscreamtheatre.com Based on personal accounts of the conflict in Northern Ireland, The Troubles is a thoughtprovoking show that draws upon the voices of five distinct characters to explore questions around community, morality, and loyalty. A boundary-pushing story of love and violence, The Troubles speaks that which has been forgotten.
The Power of Rejection Darksoul Theatre Studio City, USA Multicultural / Drama / Musical Theatre / Performance Art / All Ages 30 minutes Playwright: Mikhail Tank DarksoulTheatre.com The Power of Rejection is a dark musical soul show by acclaimed writer and performance artist Mikhail Tank (the first virtual show ever at the Edinburgh Fringe). We each experience rejection in one form or another, but how we survive it and gain power from it makes us the creators that we are, in life, and beyond. Twitter.com/MikhailTank
Friday, Sept. 7, 10:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:40pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:05pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:20pm
Does This Turn You On? Valour & Tea Productions Calgary, Canada Comedy / Cabaret / Clown / New Work / 14+ / Sexual Content 30 minutes Playwrights: Celene Harder and Val Duncan A lighthearted look at the sexual fetish in the modern imagination, Does This Turn You On? draws on the traditions of vaudeville, cabaret, clown, and classic sketch comedy in the exploration of its saucy subject matter. This co-creation is an all-new work and enjoyed its premier this year at the Calgary International Fringe Festival.
“Henderson acts with such emotion and is such an incredible storyteller. She really engages the audience while still keeping the overall mood to the play.” —Monday Magazine
Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:50pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:55pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:00pm
Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:25pm
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First Day Back
Theatre Free Radical Fredericton, Canada Drama / Multimedia / 14+ / Coarse Language / Strobe Lights 70 minutes Playwright: Len Falkenstein theatrefreeradical.wordpress.com
Ten Foot Pole Theatre Toronto, Canada Drama / Queer / Monologue / New Work / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Rob Salerno tenfootpole.ca
Paradise appears in the backyard of a downon-her-luck farmer, in the form of a strange new planet in friendly orbit nearby. Pristine and resource-rich, it makes her suddenly the wealthiest woman on Earth, courted by developers and politicians. But is the price too high? And is Utopia all it seems to be? A dark fairy tale for our fracked-up world.
It’s the first day back to school after 14-yearold Jeremy killed himself in his bedroom following months of bullying about his love of figure skating and singing and the fact that he’s gay. Today, Jeremy’s friends, family, teachers, and tormenters gather to figure out who’s responsible and how to keep this from happening again.
A new play from the company that brought critics’ faves Free/Fall (Eye Weekly’s Pick of the Fringe, Toronto) and Doppelgänger (“uncompromising and complex” —Georgia Straight) to the 2010 and 2008 Fringes.
From the creator of Fringe hits Balls (“4.5 Stars” —Winnipeg Sun; “4 Stars: Clever and expertly staged. Salerno shines.” —Ottawa Sun) and Fucking Stephen Harper (Best in Fest Ottawa/Winnipeg Fringe)
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:55pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:35pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:45pm
Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 11:20am Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:35pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 3:00pm
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In a scrotum where life and death hangs in the balance of one ejaculation, destruction looms around every corner. In a uterus that demands sacrifice for prosperity, one egg is condemned to menstruation. Get sucked off into a world of life, love, and death before birth in Gametes and Gonads.
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**** 1/2 “The Fringe’s hidden gem.” —Times Colonist “Too funny.” —Mooney on Theatre “A fantastic performance.” —Marc-Andre Roy, Cirque du Soleil “A show you have to see to believe.” —Calgary Sun
Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:00pm
Theatre Season 2012/2013
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Jalopies Gale Force Wind Port Townsend, USA Drama / 14+ 65 minutes Playwright: Mark Cherniack A 2011 O’Neill semifinalist, Jalopies is a true one-person show about a retirement home. “It does not fall into the trap many plays do of portraying the elderly as one dimensional characters. All the deep emotions, fears, and character delineation was present in a loving touching fashion. There was also plenty of comic relief.” —Capitol Hill Times “Each of the characters expresses the various dilemmas of the elderly . . . Mark Cherniack’s performance as all the characters was outstanding.” —Drama in the Hood “The acting is a marvel.” —Kitsap Sun “Impressive.” —Crosscut.com
Friday, Sept. 7, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 12:55pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:40pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:00pm
big word performance poetry Camberley, UK Comedy / Satire / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Jem Rolls Jem Rolls returns for his 10th Vancouver Fringe with a high-energy charge into the far joys of language. With a horribly total victory in the war between the generations. The longest tongue-twister in Canadian History. Some 100km/h wordplay. The occasional rise to the high lyrical sublime. And an English zeal for dumb, dumber, and smart jokes. “Absolute master . . . Sharp stand-up . . . Bravo.” —Vancouver Sun ***** “Highest caliber . . . Brilliant . . . powerful genius.” —Montreal Gazette “A true Fringe gem.” —Toronto Now ***** “Hilarious.” —Times Colonist
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:55pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 3:30pm
Blind Items Lady Shark Productions Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Satire / New Work / 14+ 75 minutes Playwrights: Amy Doherty and Elsa Morena Which former A-list Starlet, now “hot mess,” just checked in to rehab for “exhaustion?” Sources say her manager is worried about more than her wild and erratic behaviour. After a particularly shocking incident, they decide to plant a “friend” to keep on eye on her. Whether she can be the real friend that the damaged Starlet needs is yet to be seen.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:35pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:35pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:00pm
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Jem Rolls: Ten Starts and An End
Recess Keep It Movin’ Productions New York, USA Comedy / Drama / Multimedia / Physical Theatre / All Ages / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Una Aya Osato Recess is as award winning show that takes audiences’ into the hearts and minds of children growing-up in NYC. Recess is Una’s impassioned response to her experiences attending, witnessing, and teaching in NYC schools. ***** —Eye Weekly “Freakily flexible dramaturgical hands—she powers through personas like an Olympic shape shifter.” —The Hour “A virtuoso performance.” —My Cultural Landscape Blog “A tour-de-force.” —Montreal Gazette
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:20pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:30pm
Little Lady Sandrine Lafond Inc Las Vegas, USA Dance / Clown / Physical Theatre / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Sandrine Lafond sandrinelafond.com The transformation of Cirque Du Soleil and Celine Dion dancer to performer generated theater artist is mirrored in this dark, comic, and grotesque fable about our modern obsession with image. The exquisite movement skills of Lafond juxtapose with the world of distortion and manipulation accentuating Little Lady’s tormented and blissful metamorphosis.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:35pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 1:45pm
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The First Canadian President of the United States Ashek Theatre Edmonton, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ 60 minutes Playwright: Jem Rolls Meet Kimberley White-White. She’s a very nice girl and she likes to run. Watch as she runs right across Canada and straight into Parliament. Then gasp as she and her bad Daddy, and her chutney-loving husband Todd, run from Sussex Drive right to the very top, higher than any Canadian has ever gone before. A fast-paced satire written by Fringe veteran Jem Rolls, author of The Same Joke Twice (“4.5 stars” —Edmonton Journal)
Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:15pm Monday, Sept 10, 5:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:50pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 5:15pm
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The Ballad of Herbie Cox Sum of Its Parts Melbourne, Australia Dance / Physical Theatre / New Work / Other / All Ages 60 minutes Playwrights: Victoria Chiu and Roland Cox myspace.com/co.sumofitsparts Nothing can prepare you for the future. Professional dancers Victoria Chiu and Roland Cox, who have worked extensively across Europe and Australia, bring a true story of heart, hardship, death, and new life. A mixture of dance, music, and story-telling. Dark family secrets unravel in this bizarre and brave new work. “A moving, inventive and heartfelt show delivered by a multi-talented pair.” —Tim Harbour (Australian Ballet’s Resident Choreographer)
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm
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kevztunz Productions Nelson, Canada Comedy / Musical Theatre / Cabaret Opera / All Ages 55 minutes Playwright: Kevin Armstrong kevinarmstrongmusic.com An idiosyncratic, multi-lingual journey through 300 years of vocal music, Opera for Heathens is an opera, musical, and rock cabaret for the 21st Century. From Mozart to Meatloaf, Rock to Rossini, Superstar to Styx, Kevin Armstrong showcases his dexterity on guitar, as well as his 4-octave vocal range.
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Bárbara Selfridge Oakland, USA Comedy / Drama / Monologue / New Work / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 70 minutes Playwright: Bárbara Selfridge barbaraselfridge.com In this show, audience members must decide, each of them on their own, which they think is scarier: epilepsy or prime numbers. Also, sex. Also this: people who can’t be trusted with the care of others versus those whom you, yourself, do not care to be entrusted with (thank you very much!). “. . . an absolutely original voice . . . the illumination of laughter . . . Bárbara Selfridge is what a writer must be: truthful and brazen and attentive to pain.” —Grace Paley
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:05pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:40pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:25pm
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Chris Wakaluk Pender Island, Canada Monologue / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language 55 minutes Playwright: Chris Wakaluk
mouse+meadow productions Toronto, Canada Comedy / Drama / Monologue / New Work / 18+ 55 minutes Playwright: Karie Richards
A contemplative man sitting alone in an eight-sided room discovers that his space has become temporarily invaded by a house fly; this seemingly insignificant event will eventually cause him to question his entire reality in this emotional, comical, philosophical, and uplifting journey that asks the question, “what is life?”
“Genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger.”
Praise from a previous solo show: “It was the most honest and truthful moment I’ve seen on stage in a long time.” —Culture Vulture
Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:50pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:10pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:35pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:25pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:30pm
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Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math, and Seizures
With an honesty that is at times funny, tender, and painful, Birdy will tell you about her worries as well as her full heart’s desires. And she will tell you about Samuel. A hearton-sleeve confessional, birdy is a story about fear, family, and risking everything to lead a life worth living.
Friday, Sept. 7, 9:40pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:20pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:25pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:50pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:55pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:35pm
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Carolann Valentino Productions New York, USA Comedy / Musical Theatre / Other / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: Carolann Valentino burntatthesteak.com A knockout one-woman spectacle! Carolann Valentino serves up Grade A prime comedy with a side of sass! To whet your appetite, you’ll experience her 18 hilarious characters, song, dance, comedy, audience improve, and non-stop entertainment! A sizzling portrayal of a restaurant manager’s experiences running a famous multi-million-dollar steakhouse in NYC.
God is a Scottish Drag Queen Delcon Entertainment Victoria, Canada Comedy / Cabaret / Stand-Up / Monologue / 14+ / Coarse Language 75 minutes Playwright: Mike Delamont mikedelamont.com Based on the character by comedian Mike Delamont and writer Jacob Richmond (Ride The Cyclone), God Is A Scottish Drag Queen is an evening with God himself like you have never imagined. Winner of best solo show at Victoria Fringe. All performances were sold out in advance and audiences waited in line for up to three hours for a chance to see it.
Best of Fest and Sold Out at Boulder Fringe and the Rogue Performance Festival. “An example of how great a solo show can be!” —Denver Post “A must see show!” —NBC/KSEE TV “The audience was howling with laughter.” —Denver Post Friday, Sept. 7, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:25pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:15pm
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411 dramaturgy co. Ottawa, Canada Comedy / Musical Theatre / Performance Art / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content / Strobe Lights 45 minutes Playwrights: Melanie Karin and David Benedict Brown It’s War of the Roses meets East Coast/ West Coast when Hip-Hop classics and Shakespeare’s greatest hits parody each other. Featuring: Kanye, Biggie, Tupac, LL, Jay, and Big Willie himself, this is the ultimate musical celebration of the power of rhythmic language to unite us all—in an MTV world.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 10:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:45pm
Bad Day to be a Juggler Sourdough Productions San Francisco, USA Comedy / Cabaret / Stand-Up / Improv / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Aji theajishow.com/badday Not a show about juggling, but rather a show about jugglers. A celebration of the oddball in us all, Aji lays out his ideas about obsession, life, and love with a truly vaudevillian flair. Stories of Clown School, touring with America’s largest circus, and playing with his balls. “I smiled the whole time, so much so my face hurt at the end!” —Audience Member “Don’t miss this! And prepare to be totally charmed!” —Audience Member “Great show!” —Denver Post
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Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:00pm
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 10:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:15pm
Chlamydia dell’Arte Philadelphia, USA Comedy / Cabaret / Performance Art / Other / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Nudity 70 minutes Playwrights: Gigi Naglak and Meghann Williams sexedburlesque.com You’ve never taken a sex-ed class like this one! Learn about safe sex, STDs, sexual orientation, menstruation, and much, much more through striptease, comedy, songs, dance, and all the parts of a traditional burlesque show.
Fishbowl Mark Shyzer Toronto, Canada Comedy / Queer / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Mark Shyzer shyzer.ca/fishbowl Shockingly funny and equally moving, Fishbowl slyly reveals the connections between four wildly different—and outrageously hilarious—characters, all played by Mark Shyzer. Created and premiered at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to great acclaim (Toronto 2009), then a festival favourite on tour, and Audience Choice Award winner (New York 2010).
“Impressive: Naglak and Williams are so exuberant and unaffectedly positive about sex that in their hands, none of the material seems dirty.” —The Washington Post
“Intelligent, extremely funny, thought provoking, and cleverly crafted, put this one at the top of your Fringe list.” —Beat Magazine **** —Toronto Sun “Fishbowl takes huge comic risks that pay off.” —NYTheatre.com
Saturday, Sept. 8, 12:50pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:45pm
Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:00pm
slut (r)evolution: no one gets there overnight Cameryn Moore/Little Black Book Productions Jamaica Plain, USA Comedy / Drama / Monologue / Other / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Cameryn Moore camerynmoore.com From the award-winning creator of Phone Whore, slut (r)evolution merges memory and manifesto to explore incendiary events from Cameryn’s very sexual life. How did it feel? What the hell was she thinking? And how will it affect tonight’s hook-up? Best of Fest, 2011 Winnipeg Fringe Festival “Like a first date with sex itself.” —Audience member, 2011 Montreal Fringe)
Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:40pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:30pm
Hanafuda Denki: A Tale of Playing Cards Ryuzanji Company Tokyo, Japan Comedy / Dance / Drama / Musical Theatre / All Ages 75 minutes Playwright: Shuji Terayama ryuzanji.com Are you a winner or a loser in this life-anddeath game? Hanafuda Denki is—in its ghostly, fantastical and illusionary way—a very Japanese kind of Threepenny Opera. Written and first staged in 1967 by avant-garde pioneer Shuji Terayama, this new version by Tokyo’s internationally acclaimed Ryuzanji Company brilliantly reflects the original—complete with lively singing and colourful kimonos. “3/11 impacted how the Japanese view life and death. After this play, an old woman said she was no longer afraid to die. This colorful musical evokes something our era needs.” — Morio Emori, Emori Momorio no Engekibukuro (Japanese Theatre Critic)
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 6:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 10:10pm
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Chlamydia dell’Arte: A Sex-Ed Burlesque
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N More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! Sisterscene New York, USA Musical Theatre / Cabaret / Opera / New Work / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Melanie Gall melaniegall.com/knittingnell
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Sadie, self-professed hater of knitting, has always dreamed of being a radio star. But when the war starts and she lands a gig as “Knitting Nell,” she’s suddenly leading the Soldier Girls at Home through her knitting music. Featuring several historic knitting songs (yes, knitting songs!). Bring your knitting and stitch along!
My Aim is True Garbagebear Productions Vancouver, Canada Drama / Musical Theatre / Cabaret / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Meghan Bell When her mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, 18-year-old Alison will do anything to convince her to fight for her life. As relationships deteriorate, Alison, her mother, and her boyfriend question how much they’re willing to sacrifice for love. A musical drama inspired by Elvis Costello’s “Alison” with music by Chris Ho. chrishomusic.com
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Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 5:25pm
Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft Theatre of the Beat Stouffville, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content / Gunshots 60 minutes Playwrights: Rebecca Steiner & Theatre of the Beat theatreofthebeat.com Based on the compelling true story of Sam Steiner, an American draft dodger, Gadfly follows a rebel student as he flees to Canada during the Vietnam War. Sam runs from his conservative Mennonite upbringing amidst the political realities of the ‘60s.
The Abyss Burrow Concrete Drops London, Canada Drama / 14+ 45 minutes Playwright: Vanessa Quesnelle A woman awakes to discover she is at the bottom of a deep hole—and the only way out is to embark upon a fantastically wide-eyed trip through pockets of space and time. An unforgettable journey. Best Actress Award, London Fringe 2011 “Superb performer.” —CBC “Quesnelle is a natural.” —Beat Magazine, London
“[This story] will inspire further generations to work for peace and justice.” —Canadian Mennonite Magazine
Friday, Sept. 7, 10:20pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 12:10pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:35pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:15pm
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Temple of Khaos: A Modern Myth Daniel Nimmo Toronto, Canada Comedy / Cabaret / Clown / Physical Theatre / All Ages 60 minutes Playwrights: Daniel Nimmo, Kristian Remier, Amy J. Lester, and Nicole Ratjen danielnimmo.com Imagine Monty Python meets Game of Thrones at the Moulin Rouge. Experience this epic filled with clown, circus, and comedy. Starring the primordial god Khaos, the lord of mankind, a court jester, a princess, and more in a comic/psychodrama. **** “Very Funny.” —CBC “Hilarious.” —Globe & Mail “Alchemic.” —Winnipeg Free Press
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:20pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:20pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:10pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:35pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:50pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:55pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:45pm
Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:15pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10:05pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:00pm
Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel, The Impossible Concert Folie du Théâtre St. Albert, Canada Musical Theatre / Cabaret / All Ages 60 minutes Playwrights: Melanie Gall and Bremner Duthie piafandbrel.com Edith Piaf. Jacques Brel. Two French musical icons. They sang songs of romance, heartbreak, hope, and love. They lived lives of drama and passion. This “impossible” concert, with veteran performers Bremner Duthie and Melanie Gall, relives the adventure and inspiration of their lives and music. Featuring “Amsterdam,” “La Vie en Rose,” “Hymne a l’Amour,” and other French classics. “Dazzling.” —NoLa Defender “Extraordinary.” —Winnipeg Sun
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:25pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:50pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 3:40pm
Peer into a future where the Internet has come alive, robots get depressed, and cars really do fly. Award-winning spoken word performer Missie Peters is “insightful, creative, and just plain likeable” (Monday Magazine) and she’ll take you on a fantastical adventure through tomorrow that will make you question your reality today. “There’s an emotional resonance to this material that even Spock couldn’t deny.” — Culture Vulture **** —Monday Magazine “Peters’ love of language is playful and engaging. Her hope eternal. Her aim true.” —Plank Magazine “Smart, free-flowing dialogue and hearty insight.” —Victoria News
Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 12:25pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:00pm
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Where’s My Flying Car?! Not Your Grandma’s Poetry Victoria, Canada Comedy / Monologue / Other / 14+ 50 minutes Playwright: Missie Peters notyourgrandmaspoetry.com
Hard Times! Barclay Productions Toronto, Canada Musical Theatre / Cabaret / 14+ 65 minutes Playwrights: Lisa Pasold and Bremner Duthie bremnerduthie.com Hard Times! Swinging to hot jazz songs, a depression era tale of vaudeville madness, poignant wisecracks, dicing with death, and the absurd determination to be lighthearted in times of trouble. “Duthie is the real thing, an intense and expert singer of the 1930s’ repertoire.” —Edmonton Journal “Incredibly Impressive.” —Vue Magazine “Bremner’s performance is jaw-dropping—my jaw literally dropped.” —View Magazine “Stirring. Seedy. Utterly memorable. The perfect festival experience.” —Sunday Times, UK
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:10pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:40pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:20pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:10pm
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ONSITE SHOWS Fringe Onsite is a collaboration with the Only Animal that began in 2011 and is continuing to grow. The program helps artists develop site-specific work for the Fringe. Without knowing what their shows would be, these 14 companies began attending workshops in April and found their inspiration from the sites and histories of Granville Island. Under the mentorship of Kendra Fanconi, the Producing Artistic Director of the Only Animal, and the Fringe’s Executive Director, David Jordan, these artists have worked to embrace every nook and cranny of Granville Island. This year, consider adventuring outside the theatre and seeing what site-specific theatre is all about. See page 12-13 for a map of all venue locations.
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Lost in Twine: The Untold Stories of the Net Loft Looking for 143 Productions Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ 60 minutes Playwright: Kelsey Blair Every place has a secret. And some places have a little bit of magic. Lost in Twine is about life in the Net Loft, a vibrant public space where people’s lives cross, but never intersect. Or, so it seems. An energetic yet poignant story about connection and perspective, Lost in Twine invites you to experience the action at the tables in the Net Loft.
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Tales Told by Idiots Not the Mermaid Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language 50 minutes Playwright: Sam Young Two tour guides, one tour . . . one vicious turf war. Who has a monopoly on the truth when disgruntled “edutainers” clash? Join us by the seawall for a view of Granville Island you’ll never forget. (Please come dressed for the weather!)
“Terrific writing. This is one to follow.” — Mooney on Theatre (Review of Eve’s Prayer) “Wonderfully fun and refreshing . . . Blair is all over it.” —Theatromania (Eve’s Prayer) Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:40pm Friday, Sept. 7, 6:40pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:40pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:40pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:40pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:40pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:40pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:40pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:40pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:40pm
Emily Carr Parking Garage
Big Yellow Crane
Creekside Boardwalk
Kids Tugboat
Welcome to my Wake
Felony
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INC (Ingrid Nilson Collective) Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Dance / Cabaret / Performance Art / All Ages 45 minutes Playwright: Ingrid Nilson What have you always wanted to do before you die? Do you have a to-do list? In the smallness of a sequestered parking lot, be part of dreams coming true. Welcome to my Wake.
Dreams Beyond Thirty Vancouver, Canada Drama / Multimedia / Performance Art / 19+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content 45 minutes Playwright: Allen Morrison Felony is a site-specific experience that sweeps you up into the world of Vancouver’s most notorious pickpocket. It will force you to answer the question, “Where do you draw the line?” Conceived in the minds of an improviser, a stunt man, a movie star, and a gambler, Felony will change the way you feel about crime.
Bootstrapped Productions Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Dance / Satire / 14+ 35 minutes Playwright: Nathaniel Roy A man figures out what he has to do to impress his date and figures out what’s stopping him from just having fun and dancing.
Quimera Collective Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Dram / Physical Theatre / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content 30 minutes Playwrights: Quimera Collective facebook.com/QuimeraCollective A group of swashbuckling pirates(?) embarks on an adventure of [insert adjective proportions! Together, they [insert verb] the opposing forces of [insert something evil] and must overcome [insert likelihood] odds. Tug-a-long with us for an adventure that is rated R . . . for ridiculous.
Warning: Audiences must be prepared to move . . . quickly. Also, you will pass through the Fringe Bar. Please have ID ready.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:30pm
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Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm & 9:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:00pm & 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:00pm & 9:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm
Smudge Not My Cup of Theatre Vancouver, Canada New Work / Other / 14+ 60 minutes Playwrights: Emmelia Gordon, Jennica Grienke, and Pippa Mackie A brand new space to explore, Ocean Concrete opens its huge doors to a couple of artists who are taking you to the edge and back. Experience this new location for the first time, let your senses inhabit this historical space. Trust in us that you will come out in one piece. Trust in the unknown, trust the girls of the grease pit. Named after a missing cat named Smudge.
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ReLapse And The Other Leg Theatre North Vancouver, Canada Drama / Physical Theatre / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content 45 minutes Playwrights: And The Other Leg Theatre andtheotherlegtheatre. wordpress.com A woman suffers a loss so great that she turns in on herself. Discover her world under the bridge and what keeps her there. Past and future mingle at the edge of an eccentric, ritualistic reality—but when she finds someone in the tide, her universe is forever changed.
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Miss Cosmos: the 53rd Annual Intergalactic Bride Competition Bright Young Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / New Work / Other / All Ages 40 minutes Playwrights: Jordan Kerbs, Melanie Reich, & Christine Bortolin From all corners of every universe, from each crevice of all parallels, from places that don’t even exist yet, come the finalists in the 53rd Annual Miss Cosmos! They’ve come down to Earth to display their freaky talents so that, by the end of the show, you decide the winner! Come watch the Multiverse’s most elite contestants fight for the crown!
Info Centre
You Are Here; A Granville Island Audiodyssey Allentina Francesca Vancouver, Canada Comedy / New Work / Other / 14+ 45 minutes Creator: Liesl Lafferty liesllafferty.ca Follow the story of two lovers searching for each other while on a sensory tour of Granville Island. Grab a headset let the voices guide you on an atmospheric and cultural journey and prepare to slip into nooks and crannies you have never been to before. Listen, see, smell, touch and taste the true stories of Granville Island.
And The Other Leg Theatre strives to produce fascinating, heart-provoking physical theatre. Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:30pm
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:20pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:20pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:20pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:20pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:20pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:20pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:20pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:20pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:20pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:20pm
Picnic Pavilion
Foreshore Walk
Marketplace Docks
The Missing Piece
My Marvelous Melcher Machine
Psychopomp
Theresa Hamilton Richmond, Canada Comedy / Drama / Queer / New Work / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Smoke / Fog 60 minutes Playwright: Theresa Hamilton What happens when two friends start realizing that there is something more between them?
James Melcher Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Performance Art / Improv / Physical Theatre / All Ages 30 minutes Playwright: James Melcher jamesmelcher.net What happens when Marvelous Melcher Machine moves into a park surrounded by boats on the edge of Granville Island? Come find out. Melcher Machine is a walking colour puzzle. A joy machine. Living breathing art outdoors. A funny man in a funny suit. He’ll inspire you to wonder.
Psyche Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / 14+ Playwrights: Kaylin Metchie and Eric Wettstein 40 minutes psychetheatre.com Psychopomp: a guide whose responsibility is to escort souls through the afterlife. From the Greek “psuchopompos” (literally “guide of souls”). What happens when life ends and death begins? The story of a girl who must, like all of us, accept what fate has handed her and learn to move forward.
“I’m excited to bring my visual art genius, mesmerizing physicality, and gift for making people laugh into the world of theatre for the first time.” —James Melcher
Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 13, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 14, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:30pm
Monday through Friday from 5:00pm Saturdays and Sundays from noon Final departures each day at 9:00pm
3 Chairs & a Bench
How to Love: The Headphone Play Idea Factory Entertainment Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / New Work / 14+ 50 minutes Playwright: Darren Boquist This is not just another audio story to be listened to and be seen. It is to be experienced—much like love. And love isn’t simply about romance. Love is a feeling, drive, or emotion that we experience in association with people, pursuits, and nature. Love happens when you embrace the wonderful awesomeness of life, as you acknowledge how incredible this world really is and how intricate and complex life is. Come open your heart and let’s create theatre together! *MP3 players and headphones provided or bring your own headphones *Outdoor venue. Dress appropriately
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept 13, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:00pm
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Ocean Concrete
BRING YOUR OWN VENUE SHOWS
BYOV(West Side Satellites) The shows in the Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) category are chosen on a first come, first served basis. The artists behind these shows have made their own venue arrangements and planned their technical needs on their own. Shows in the “West Side Satellites” section include BYOVs that are west of Main Street and include venues on Granville Island and downtown. See page 12-13 for a map of all venue locations.
Carousel Theatre
Carousel Theatre
Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies
The Best, Man
Peter n’ Chris Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Physical Theatre / New Work / Other / 14+ 60 minutes Playwrights: Chris Wilson and Peter Carlone peterNchris.com They’ve saved the world. They’ve been murdered in a motel. Now Vancouver Pick of the Fringe comedy duo Peter ‘n’ Chris are going to explore their bodies. Chris’ body. Peter ‘n’ Chris are going inside Chris, in a brand new show from the critically acclaimed, Toronto SketchFest Audience Choice winning comedy duo.
They Call ‘em Rogues Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Coarse Language 45 minutes Playwright: Arlen Kristian Tom It’s a wedding classic: “Love is patient, love is kind”—but love is under pressure when the Best Man is drunk and the Groom has cold feet. A bromantic look at friendship, commitment, and giving someone your best.
Just for Laughs Best Comedy Nominee “Smart, fresh, and extremely funny.” —CBC ***** “Canada’s answer to Flight of the Conchords.” —Times Colonist **** 1/2 —Winnipeg Free Press Friday, Sept. 7, 11:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:00pm
CBC Studio 700
CBC Studio 700
CBC Studio 700
Zanna, Don’t!
No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery
Til Death Do We Part: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, A One-Woman Play
Awkward Stage Productions Society Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Musical Theatre / Satire / All Ages 90 minutes Playwrights: Tim Acito (Book, Music, Lyrics) and Alexander Dinelaris (Book, Music) awkwardstageproductions.com
Zanna, Don’t! takes place in a topsy turvy world in which homosexuality is the happy norm and then the unthinkable happens—a popular guy and a popular girl fall in love . . . with each other! The immediate slide down the high school social ladder is swift and steep. How can people be so cruel? Will love prevail? Does anyone want it to? Zanna is a little magical and a matchmaker extraordinaire. But he’s flummoxed by the surprising heterosexual relationship and its threat to his happy world. Can he fix it?
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1:00pm & 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:15pm
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Ryan Gladstone Vancouver, Canada
Monster Theatre Vancouver, Canada
Comedy / Physical Theatre / New Work / Other / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Nudity / Violent Content / Gunshots 60 minutes Playwrights: Ryan Gladstone with Bruce Horak monstertheatre.com
Comedy / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: Ryan Gladstone monstertheatre.com
The year is 1976. Grant Canyon is a perpetually inebriated insurance investigator. In his few coherent moments he leaves a wake of dead bodies, satisfied ladies, and empty bottles as he staggers toward a shocking and fiery conclusion.
The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Slutty One. The One In Love With Someone Else. Six queens. Six love stories. Six deaths. One actress!
***** “Relentlessly clever and action-packed.” —Edmonton Journal
***** “The idea is as brilliant as the execution is funny.” —CBC “An incredibly rich, dizzying experience that should not be missed.” —BENT “Monster Theatre are Canada’s ablest factbenders and history-skewerers.” —See Magazine
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:45pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 12:30pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 10:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:45pm & 9:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:15pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 9:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 11:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:45pm
CBC Studio 700
Romance Queer Arts Society Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: David Mamet davidcjones.ca Romance by David Mamet is an outrageous comedy that skewers sexuality, the justice system, and world peace. Prepare to be offended. The play many people were afraid to touch, we grope. Canadian West Coast Premiere! Directed by Adam Henderson and starring David C. Jones and others. “May suggest a candlelit evening, but here that candle may be a stick of dynamite up our cultural ass.” —The Huffington Post “Audience fell over laughing at outrageous and impossible insults.” —David Mamet Society
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30pm
Carousel Theatre
Carousel Theatre
Home Free!
The Histories
Intrusion
Staircase Xi Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ 55 minutes Playwright: Lanford Wilson staircasexi.com
Grinke Ink Vancovuer, Canada Family / Comedy / Satire / All Ages 60 minutes Playwrights: Alan Marriott, Kevin Carr, and William Shakepeare
Anima Theatre Vancouver, Canada Drama / New Work / All Ages 30 minutes Playwright: Veronique West animatheatre.weebly.com
Home Free! is a haunting and evocative play about a pair of siblings living in a fantasy world. In a cluttered playroom they share with their two imaginary children, the two have created a world where play becomes the norm and reality is a dangerous place to be kept at bay.
Eight plays, five kings, two actors, one hour! This hilarious piece stampedes through the vastness of Shakespeare’s entire history play cycle (Richard II, Henry IV pt 1 and 2, Henry V, Henry VI pt 1, 2, and 3, Richard III) with just two actors and the contents of a toy shop. See the blood! See the kings! See the plastic armour!
Circumstance thrusts a man and a woman together during a power outage. The confines of a modern apartment become a limbo in which two strangers, unplugged, displaced in time and space, and disengaged from the constant motion of their lives can seek to lay each other bare. But can certain boundaries—personal, cultural, sexual, and mythic—converge?
“The intricacies of Wilson’s unique one act, [are] at once bizarre and captivating, unnerving and fun.” —LA Theatre Review
“My kingdom for a seat!” —Richard III
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:45pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:45pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 10:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:00pm
Circle Point
Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:00pm Monday, Sept. 10, 10:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:00pm
Ron Basford Park
Love You Until
The 1812 Event
Noble Porpoise Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / Queer / New Work / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Sylvie La Riviere nobleporpoisetheatre.webs.com
Just Push Play AudioMotion Theatre Vancouver, Canada Other / All Ages 25 minutes Playwright: Craig Laven justpushplay.ca
What if all the good moments of your relationship happened at the very beginning? What would you be left with at the end? Or what if it started sour and you just had to wait? Watch two women fall in love and lose it—or not—depending on the night. The timeline will change on alternating nights, turning every moment into a whole new experience.
BRING YOUR OWN VENUE SHOWS
Carousel Theatre
A podcast-directed, non-violent, reenactment of The War of 1812. Go to justpushplay.ca to download the MP3 file onto your iPod or other mobile MP3 device. On September 8, come to Ron Basford Park before noon. Wait for the signal. Everyone will “Just Push Play” together and the fun begins. Participants follow coordinated instructions via headphones. Hilarity ensues as the crowd re-enacts the 1812 US invasion of Canada. “Like” us at Facebook.com/The1812Event for more details. Even more fun than the actual War of 1812!
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:30pm
This is a free event!
Bring in this Ad for a 2 for 1 entree special (limit 1 per table) Saturday, Sept. 8, noon
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Havana
Havana
BRING YOUR OWN VENUE SHOWS
BYOV(East Side Satellites) The shows in the Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) category are chosen on a first come, first served basis. The artists behind these shows have made their own venue arrangements and planned their technical needs on their own. It’s no surprise that the Fringe has a strong presence in East Van. The Festival was born in Mount Pleasant and spent its first 10 years there, followed by five years on Commercial Drive. Shows in the “East Side Satellites” section include BYOVs that are in venues near Commercial Drive, in the Downtown East Side, and anywhere east of Main Street. See page 12-13 for a map of all venue locations.
The Husband-Hunting Monologues of Sylvestre Kolyaichic Somnambulists Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / All Ages 50 minutes Playwright: Cali Haan Sylvestre K., aging mail-order bride, wants you “for immediate marry in garden day with childrens run round and birds pull ribbon, old peoples laugh from sing juice, eat 3 pancake, donkey wear jingle shoe, small bell sound then blast horns, and wish for good future til hold hands become wrinkle and fall down us do part. If not I become cab driver.” Solo Flights Emerging Playwrights Winner
Friday, Sept. 7, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 3:30pm
Havana
Lies
Bookworm
A Short History of My Life as A Bear + Nancy of the Pizza Garden
The Furious Anger Fun Hour
A story of a father reading to his son, growing up in a library, Spiderman, Ray Bradbury, and meeting the Minotaur for the first time just outside Wawa. “Corin Raymond is a storyteller who by the end of the night you’ll have known your whole life.” —The Globe and Mail “Fathers bring your sons. Sons bring your fathers.” —View Magazine “If the plot summary entices you then go. If it does not, go anyway . . . the summary doesn’t give even an inkling of the show’s quality . . . It is an absolute marvel.” —Artword Fringe Reviews
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:45pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 10:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 1:00pm
Havana
A new magic show from Travis Bernhardt, creator of Things That Never Happen (“a great performer . . . charming and very funny.” (Plank Magazine) “His intelligence and wit shine through . . . the real deal . . . literally amazing.” (Al Rae, CBC Winnipeg).
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***** “Honest . . . Raw . . . Mullins’ comic timing is perfect.” —Uptown Magazine “Authentic . . . Inspiring . . . Compelling . . . It’s a joy to bear witness to his victory.” — Winnipeg Free Press
Havana
Local Rascal Productions Toronto, Canada Comedy / Drama / Monologue / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Corin Raymond
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 6:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:15pm
Sam Mullins relives the coming-of-age story of the summer he became a man. First job. First time away from home. First love. First sexual experience. First love triangle. First fist fight with a monkey—like, an actual monkey. Y’know, regular becoming a man type stuff.
Havana
Travis Bernhardt Vancouver, Canada Magic / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Travis Bernhardt travisthemagician.blogspot.ca
Fake abilities, false demonstrations, theatrical deceptions old and new! Mysteries and swindles! Tricks!
Weak Sauce Sam S. Mullins Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ 60 minutes Playwright: Sam S. Mullins
One Crazy Frenchman and a Big Bear Productions Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Other / 14+ 60 minutes Playwrights: Kempton Dexter and Jacques Lalonde Two shorts by Kempton Dexter including a hilarious comedy about a Bear who wakes up from hibernation, sees a bunch of people outside his cave, and starts to sing, dance, and do yoga, and a tale about painting, an art dealer, and an artist who drinks too much scotch, smokes too much hash, and eats too much pizza. “If you love bears you must see this show! 5 Stars!” —Bearack Obama “I dreamed I was a Bear dreaming that I was a human watching a play about a Bear.” — Halle Beary “Unbearably good.” —The Bear Standard Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:30pm
FAFH Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Satire / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwrights: Sam Mullins, Chris Wilson, Peter Carlone, & Bryan Nothling A furiously hilarious hour of comedy written and performed by Pick of the Fringe winners Peter n’ Chris, Sam Mullins (Tinfoil Dinosaur), and Bryan Nothling. Endlessly inventive and unceasingly hilarious, FAFH combines elements of musical, satire, absurdism, and physical theatre to create one of the most original comedy experiences in Vancouver. Peter n’ Chris: Toronto SketchFest Audience Choice and Just for Laughs: Best Comedy nominees “Extremely funny.” —CBC “Sam Mullin’s comic timing is perfect.” —Uptown Magazine “Bryan Nothling is a comedic force.” —The Comedy Killers Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:45pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:30pm
Three More Sleepless Nights O, o, o, o. Langley, Canada Drama / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language 75 minutes Playwright: Caryl Churchill Familiar relationships; unfamiliar spaces. An intimate evening for a small audience. A piece about the ever changing state of human relationships in dialogue with various apartments and houses in Greater Vancouver. Actors and audiences encounter the performance space together for the first time while bringing Churchill’s dynamic one act to life. Please note the run time includes a 15-minute walk from the meeting point indicated below to a different apartment each night.
The Waldorf
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Unfamiliar Spaces
Suburban Motel Squidamisu Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / Sexual Content / Violent Content 60 minutes Playwright: George F. Walker Six plays. One motel room. A world of crooked cops, inept criminals, jilted lovers, and drunken desk clerks. Transients cling to hope and perfect lives crumble. They all meet here at the Suburban Motel. A rare treat, George F. Walker’s highly acclaimed Suburban Motel series will be performed for an audience that is seated inside an actual room at the Waldorf Hotel, making it an intimate and powerful performance experience. “No other living playwright pushes the boundaries of comedy as far.” —Chicago Sun-Times
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm – Havana Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm – Havana Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm – Havana Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:00pm – Havana Monday, Sept. 10, 8:00pm –Havana Wed., Sept. 12, 8:00pm – Studio 16 Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:00pm – Studio 16 Friday, Sept. 15, 8:00pm – Studio 16 Saturday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm –Studio 16 Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm – Studio 16
For a full list of showtimes, see the Suburban Motel advertisement on the right.
The Cultch
The Cultch
The Cultch
Vincent
In the Time of the Dream Warrior
Pump Trolley Comedy Presents
Spirit Fire Productions Burnaby, Canada Drama / 14+ / Violent Content / Gunshots 60 minutes Playwright: Morag Haysom The story of the artistic passion, complexity, and incredible humanity of Vincent van Gogh. The relationships with his brother Theo and fellow artist Paul Gauguin give insight into the mind of a troubled genius who sought desperately, through the vibrancy of his painting, to touch the human soul.
Golgonooza Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Opera / Satire / New Work / 14+ 60 minutes Playwright: William Ilan Rubel Art abounds as a sour Columbia professor ditches academia for Brechtian theater, doomsday prophets blast the steps of Low Library, guerilla opera street food vendors occupy Columbus Circle, and gelatinous observers from Golgonooza mind-ooze on the ectomorphic qualities of the anthropoids. Did someone say “Aaaaaaarrrmageddon?” Based on almost-real events, with original music from the Brooklyn/Queens band, Sister Monk.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:15pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:15pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 10:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 1:00pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 10:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 1:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:15pm Friday, Sept. 14, 6:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 6:15pm
Pump Trolley Comedy Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ 60 minutes Playwrights: Alex Hudson, Tom Hill, Devin Mackenze, Nick Harvey-Cheetham, Ember Konopaki, Tegan Verheul, Nik Bunting, & Warren Bates pumptrolleycomedy.com
The Cultch
Slumming Battery Jacks Vancouver, Canada Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 50 minutes Playwright: Barbara Ellison Grace wants to sleep, Britney wants to work. Grace needs to pray, Brittney needs to sing. Whose space is it, anyway? Desperate women take desperate measures. After all, home is where the cart is.
From the rugged wilderness of East Vancouver comes Pump Trolley Comedy, a collective of eight writer/performers who like to get together and make fresh kinds of funny. Smart and absurd, Vancouver’s elite sketch group will surprise you.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 10:15pm Friday, Sept. 7, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10:15pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:45pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 2:45pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:45pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:45pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:45pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:15pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:30pm
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Woodwards Atrium
Van. Japanese Church
Little Mountain Studios
Little Mountain Studios
RIOT: reaction & reconciliation
Pantaloon’s Pawnshop
Hip.Bang! Improv
Matador Vs. Minotaur
Carson Graham Secondary North Vancouver, Canada Family / Musical Theatre / Multimedia / New Work / All Ages 55 minutes Playwrights: Drama 10, 2011 carsongraham.ca An original rock and roll musical exploring the events of June 15, 2011, just before and after game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. This play was written by a cohort of Grade 10 students from Carson Graham Secondary in North Vancouver. The Association of BC Drama Educators, North Shore High School Drama Festival awarded RIOT three awards: Most Outstanding New Play, Most Outstanding Choreography, and Most Outstanding Directing
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 12:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 12:30pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:00pm
Theatre Terrific Vancouver, Canada Family / Comedy / Drama / Physical Theatre / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Susanna Uchatius theatreterrific.ca
Hip.Bang! Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Improv / Physical Theatre / New Work / Coarse Language 50 minutes Playwrights: Tom Hill and Devin Mackenzie
Theatre Terrific brings together a cast of 15 disabled emerging artists, supported by experienced artists. This whimsical story, with live music, pantomime, and choral work tells the tale of old sly Pantaloon who sits amongst dust and discarded dreams. Columbine, his daughter, he has frozen in repose. Harlequin, the man of her dreams, he’s struck mute. Customers come with their tattered discards. Pantaloon works his magic, as each item’s story is reborn, told in pantomime, then snatched and locked away. One day Innocence enters wishing to sell her most precious possession. Columbine twitches, Harlequin gasps, and Pantaloon has met his match!
Hip.Bang!’s unique brand of absurd, playful scene work has delighted audiences around the world. While exploring real emotions and honest situations, Tom and Devin of Hip.Bang! simultaneously allow their scenes to be as ridiculous as they are hilarious. In 2011 they were winners of the Victoria Fringe’s Pick of the Fringe. Laughs guaranteed.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:00pm
Firehall Arts Centre
Riverview High: The Musical Entrance Theatre Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Musical Theatre / Queer / New Work / 14+ 90 minutes Playwrights: Stewart Yu, Angela Wong, and Mike Mackenzie riverviewhighthemusical.com In this new musical, it’s senior year and redheaded Alex has to make the biggest decision of his life. With graduation only weeks away, he needs to decide between the two loves of his life: the sweet, down-to-earth, blonde Cathy and the rich, sexy, brunette Erica. Who’s it gonna be? Just wait and see!
Firehall Arts Centre
Joint Desperate Measures Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 70 minutes Playwright: Leslie Stark Joint deals pot and is addicted to porn. His ex-girlfriend, Lisa, is pregnant and Joint’s about to become a daddy. Joint’s friend, Dude, loves Wanda but she’s crazy, hooked on coke, and sleeping with Joint on the side. Mandy tries to talk some sense into Lisa, while Buddy drinks too much and keeps forgetting his toque. Their reckless lives, which centre around drugs, pornography, and lots of profanity. These are characters who are inherently inarticulate but who have a story to tell.
“This is world-class improv.” —Curtain Up, New York City “Two hilariously charming guys.” —Monday Magazine “Hysterical, surprisingly sweet, and totally engrossing improv comedy.” —NYTheatre.com
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:00pm
Firehall Arts Centre
She Has a Name Burnt Thicket Theatre Calgary, Canada Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content 90 minutes Playwright: Andrew Kooman shehasaname.net Haunted by anguished voices, a lawyer poses as a john to build a legal case against a brothel trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can Jason win the trust of a young prostitute known only as Number 18 and convince her to risk her life to testify for the sake of justice? **** “She Has A Name [is] a heart-wrenching hit!” —Calgary Sun “Riveting . . . the depiction haunts me.” —Eye See Media
ensemble fou Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Clown / Physical Theatre / New Work / All Ages / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Gunshots 50 minutes Playwright: Brette Little Matador Vs. Minotaur is a physical theatre/ clown adaptation of the myth the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. With a cast of eight, some playing various characters in outrageous costumes, the play follows Theseus, a wimpy adolescent, who is out to prove to his Father that the Minotaur doesn’t exist. Theseus, who progressively takes on the appearance of a Matador more and more, is proven wrong when he enters the labyrinth and finds himself in a wrestling ring, where he must become a Matador and fight the Minotaur to its death. Playing with clown, stereotypes, myth, and pop culture, the play is a hilarious and original re-telling of a story already rich in magic and drama. Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:00pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:00pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:00pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:00pm
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The Saints of British Rock London UK Records Ltd Victoria, Canada New Work / Rock Musical / 14+ / Strobe Lights 60 minutes Playwrights: Danette Boucher and Stu Cawood saintsofbritishrock.com From the producers of This is CANCER, Jake’s Gift, One Man Star Wars, and One Man Lord of the Rings comes The Saints of British Rock: Transcending Through Time and Space. See “The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in The World,” in what Rolling Stonehenge calls the most “unheard of” musical adventure of 2012! Übermensch ‘60s megastars Rocco Hercules Sommershire and Jib from Broffitts share details of their multi-dimensional, hooligan-rock revival with acclaimed metaphysicist Peter Tongue. Warning: Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:30pm Friday, Sept. 7, 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:15pm Monday, Sept. 10, 9:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5:15pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:15pm Friday, Sept. 15, 7:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:15pm
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Friday, Sept. 7, 5:15pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:30pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 5:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:30pm Friday, Sept. 14, 5:15pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30pm
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:45pm Sunday, Sept. 9, 5:30pm Monday, Sept. 10, 7:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5:30pm Thursday, Sept. 13, 9:45pm Friday, Sept. 14, 9:45pm Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:30pm Sunday, Sept. 16, 9:30pm
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FRINGE FESTIVAL TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: John Inthavixay Vice President: Kelly Gartshore Treasurer: Andrew Westman Secretary: Karen LeClair
Members At Large: Olga Blaszkiewicz Ryan Gladstone Nicola Hill Beverley Kort Dale R. North Susan Ogul-Propas Lonnie Propas Raymond Schachter Lianna Walden Jane Westheuser
Photo by Thorsten Gohl
STAFF Executive Director: David Jordan
Illustrator/Jimmy’s Creator: Zuzia Juszkiewicz
Managing Director: Isabella Kessel Director of Development: Gareth Duncan
Advertising Sales: Clevers Media
Development Coordinator: Ana Elena Garza
Production Manager: Eduardo Ottoni
Fundraising & Events Assistant: Ella Batten
Site Coordinator: Alex Hawkins Artist Services Coordinator: Renira Naidu
Communications Director: Debby Reis Communications Coordinator: Trista Orchard Lead Designer: Vivian Lau Junior Designer & Communications Assistant: Elyce Choi Videographer: Michael Sider
Left to right: Vivian Lau, Hansu Sheng, Trista Orchard, Renira Naidu, Ana Elena Garza, Érica Lebrun-Gauvin, Elyce Choi, Katia Tynan, David Jordan, Shantini Klaassen, Gareth Duncan, Lois Dawson, Isabella Kessel, Debby Reis, Kathy Costello. (Floating heads: Tristan Orchard & Sarah Bynoe)
Finance Manager: Kathy Costello
Onsite & BYOV Coordinator: Lois Dawson Box Office Manager & Office Queen: Shantini Klaassen Box Office Coordinator: Shalyn McFaul Box Office Associate & Distribution Coordinator: Gosia Juszkiewicz
Fringe Bar Manager: Wade Kinley
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator: Érica Lebrun-Gauvin
Assistant Bar Managers: Rob Ring Ian Wardle
Volunteer Team Leaders: Agnetha de Sá Greg Uyeda Hansu Sheng Kristan Miller
Entertainment Coordinator: Tristan Orchard Artistic Programmer: Sara Bynoe Dispatch Coordinator: Vixn Pryzbysz Dispatch Assistants: Carrie Villeneuve Christina Price Alisa Lokshin
IT Consultant: Tracy Georgelin Web Developer: Ben Keen Web Programmer: Joseph Lo Database Developer: Simon Garber
Volunteer Coordinator: Katia Tynan
THANKS FOR THE HELPING HANDS: AGRO Café Staff Chelsey Branch CMHC Granville Island staff Jennifer Cabeldu Al Costello Sarah Durno Peter Errington Tracy Georgelin
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The Fringe would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our volunteers!
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Playwrights Theatre Centre Marnie Rice Bethan Stewart Pierre Stolte VanCity 4th Ave. Branch staff The Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival Kate Wilkins
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Vancouver Fringe. Without your dedication, talent, and enthusiasm the Fringe could not happen. This year more than 600 people have offered their time to do everything from building venues to ushering to ticket-selling, to pouring drinks at the Fringe Bar, and more!
The Fringe would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who contributes to the success of the Fringe by volunteering. To become a part of our volunteer team, please check out our website at: vancouverfringe.com/volunteer.
Our One True Love! (2011-2012 Top Donor) Leonard Schein (Schein Foundation)
Soul Mate ($1,000+) Geoff Bannoff Doug Beaton Linda Belzberg Kevin Campbell (Lochmaddy Foundation) Wade Carpenter & Cher Choi Janice Fontaine Joanna Maratta Thomas Paolucci Jim Sibley & Amanda Bradley Jane Westheuser & Chris Plagnol
Hot Lava Lover ($500+) Harry Hertscheg Beverley Kort & Ray Schachter Julia Wallis Robyn Williams Dann
Going Steady ($250+) Anonymous Austin Property Tax Consultants Kathy Costello Peter Dickinson Susan Freedman & Bill Galloway Jennifer Forlin June Harrison David Jordan & Bethan Stewart Liam Kearns Jullian Kolstee Cathy Moss & Alvin Wasserman Susan Ogul-Propas Mindy Parfitt Lonnie Propas Mary Arvilla Read Joan Sangster Stephen Silverthorne & Siobhán Quinn Robert Spooner Julia Stewart Phyllis Stewart Thomas Tsiaras Don Wright
Sweetheart ($100+) Anonymous (x3) Eileen Barrett Barbara Bernhardt (In Honour of Carmina Bernhardt & Emerging Artists) Sue Bigelow Leslie Carty Michael Coe Ethel Coffin Judith Coffin Charles Cook Helen & Jeremy Davis David Dowis Clive Duncan Gareth Duncan Barbara Ellison Jodi & Mark Fischer RJ Garside Marla Gropper
Sandra Herd Frances Herzer Mathew Hill Nicola Hill Eddie Hung Shaun Jackman Anthea & Jim Jordan Diane Kent Isabella Kessel Angela Konrad Gerald Kowalenko Shannon LaBelle & Kevin Forbes Karen LeClair Jo Ledingham (In Memory of Denis Simpson) David Leggatt Tom MacGowan Gail MacKenzie David McKnight Janos & Noni Maté Rachel Moffat Nancy More Andrew Muir Christine Munson Ardis Nelson Dale North Eduardo Ottoni Babs Perowne Arthur (Art) Perret Diane Pfingsttag Christopher Porter Christina, Stephen, & Matthew Price Carolyn Ann Railton Arturo Revuelta Paula Saltzberg Diana Sandberg Bill & Ellen Schwartz Anthony Sharman Kathryn Shaw Lindy Sisson Rachel Snee Vaughn Something Bob Symington (In Memory of Cheryl Innes) Kaarina Talvila Kathryn Torvick Lori Triolo Katia Tynan
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First Kiss ($25+) Anonymous Jim Anhorn Allison Bell Aleksandra Brzozowski Odessa Cadieux-Rey Kathy Curran Lois Dawson Jacqueline Day Miranda Duffy Laura Efron Kiersten Eis Ana Elena Garza Chantal Genier Kevin Haw Kim Hearty Graham Hiscocks Tammy Isaacson William James Jennifer Kuba Gillian Lockitch David Magallon Mary Martens Andrea Noble Annastasia Palubiski Kathy Parsons Susan Pendakur (In Honour of Emily Snee) Bettina Rothe Judy Shaw Kelly Sheridan Earl Von Tapia Lisa Turner Janelle Urchenko (In Honour of Glenn Mori’s 3-Day Novel) Gillian Walker
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Stephen Bell Patrick Callas Kendra Fanconi Simon Garber Kyla Gardiner Tracy Georgelin Thorsten Gohl Zuzia Juszkiewicz Ben Keen Dallas Kolotylo Joseph Lo Lachlan MacAdam Wendy McAlpine Gala Milne Nancy More Skot Nelson Eric Rhys Miller Michael Sider Sabrina Smith Rachel Snee Emily White Peter Wing
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THANKS TO OUR DONORS
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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS: Government Funders
Signature Partners
Presenting Partners
Leading Partner
Supporting Partners
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THANKS TO OUR 2011 OPENING NIGHT AUCTION DONORS: Accent Cruises Amity Design Studio: Vanja Brankovic Amity Design Studio: Jelena Corak Amity Design Studio: Branis Lax Armando’s Finest Quality Meats Artryan Gallery and Framing Arts Club Theatre Arts Umbrella Atelier Istanbul Awkward Stage Productions Society Backstage Lounge Barktholomews Travis Bernhardt Blackberry Books Body & Soul Health and Fitness Bow Wow Haus Bridges Restaurant Candy Kitchen Capilano Suspension Bridge Cascadia Soap Company Cats Social House Chali-Rosso Art Gallery The Chan Centre for Performing Arts CrossFit Kitsilano CTV D&M Publishers Dockside Restaurant/ Granville Island Hotel The Donnelly Group Duso’s Dussa’s Dvorak Fine Foods Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre Edible Canada
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L. B. Maple Treat Laurelle’s Fine Foods Le Physique Personal Training Studios Debbie Lee, Registered Acupuncturist Limelight Video Liquor Stores N.A. Listel Hotel Make Michael Dean Designs New-Small & Sterling Studio Glass Night Watch Video Susan Ogul-Propas & Lonnie Propas Ohrn Pottery Olde World Fudge OPUS Hotel Organic Acres Market Pacific National Exhibition Philippe Dandurand Rain Boutique & Salon: Sabrina Allen Rain Boutique & Salon: Aaron Brousseall Rain Boutique & Salon: Jamie Fox Rain Boutique & Salon: Simona Heger Rain Boutique & Salon: Jenny Lynn Rain Boutique & Salon: Sara Pethick Rain Boutique & Salon: Jennifer Percz Rain Boutique & Salon: Dylan Raine Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth Sage and Sprite The Salmon Shop Sechelt Writers Festival Semperviva Yoga Shaw Cable Systems Silk Road Products
Silk Weaving Studio Stock Market Stone Age Art Company Strub Land & Sea Activewear Studio 13: Veronica Foster Studio 13: Alice Rich Sundance Guest Ranch Sushine Coast Festival of Written Arts Suzy Birstein Talewind Books Textile Context Studios Tribal Rugs & Art Twist Women’s Fashion The Umbrella Shop The Urban Puppy Shop Uusoja Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver Chamber Choir Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver International Dance Festival Vancouver International Writers Festival Vancouver Whitecaps Whet White Ocean Gallery: Tamara Guner Wild Horse Canyon Wild Whales Vancouver Windsor Meats Windsure Windsurfing School Zara’s
1812 Event, The ................................................................................................................. 51
Love You Until ................................................................................................................... 51
Abyss Burrow, The ........................................................................................................... 46
Matador Vs. Minotaur ..................................................................................................... 54
Alpha ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Miss Cosmos: the 53rd Annual Intergalactic Bride Competition .................. 49
Bad Day to be a Juggler ................................................................................................. 44
Missing Piece, The ........................................................................................................... 49
Ballad of Herbie Cox, The ............................................................................................. 41
More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! ........................................................................... 46
Best, Man, The ..................................................................................................................
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My Aim Is True ................................................................................................................... 46
Bi, Hung, Fit . . . and Married ........................................................................................ 35
My Marvelous Melcher Machine ................................................................................ 49
Bike Trip, The ...................................................................................................................... 37
Ne Me Quitte Pas: Piaf and Brel, the Impossible Concert ............................... 46
birdy ...................................................................................................................................... 42
No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery ...................................... 50
Blind Items ......................................................................................................................... 41
Oddity .................................................................................................................................. 34
Boobies, Tits, Breasts, and Bosoms .......................................................................... 35
Opera for Heathens ........................................................................................................ 42
Bookworm .......................................................................................................................... 52
Pantaloon’s Pawnshop ................................................................................................... 54
Breaking Velocity ............................................................................................................. 34
Parczew 45 ......................................................................................................................... 35
Burnt at the Steak ............................................................................................................ 44
Peter n’ Chris Explore their Bodies ............................................................................ 50
CAPSLOCK: The Musical ............................................................................................... 34
Pirates? ................................................................................................................................. 48
Chlamydia dell’Arte: A Sex-Ed Burlesque .............................................................. 45
Plasticity Now .................................................................................................................... 37
Does This Turn You On? ................................................................................................ 38
Power of Rejection, The ................................................................................................ 38
Donnelly Sideshow, The ............................................................................................... 38
Psychopomp .....................................................................................................................
Eight Sided Room, The .................................................................................................. 42
Pump Trolley Comedy Presents ................................................................................ 53
Evening With Satan, An ................................................................................................ 38
Recess ..................................................................................................................................
Fear Factor: Canine Edition .......................................................................................... 37
ReLapse ............................................................................................................................... 49
Felony ................................................................................................................................... 48
RIOT: reaction & reconciliation ................................................................................... 54
First Day Back .................................................................................................................... 39
Riverview High: The Musical ........................................................................................ 54
First Canadian President Of The United States, The ........................................ 41
Romance ............................................................................................................................. 50
Fishbowl .............................................................................................................................. 45
Saints of British Rock, The ............................................................................................ 54
Furious Anger Fun Hour, The ...................................................................................... 52
Sex, Religion, and Other Hang-ups .........................................................................
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Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft ................................................................... 46
She Has a Name ..............................................................................................................
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Gametes and Gonads .................................................................................................... 40
Short History of My Life as A Bear + Nancy of the Pizza Garden, A ........... 52
God Is A Scottish Drag Queen .................................................................................... 44
Slumming ........................................................................................................................... 53
Grey Matter ........................................................................................................................ 34
slut (r)evolution: no one gets there overnight ...................................................... 45
Guernica ..............................................................................................................................
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Smudge ............................................................................................................................... 49
Hanafuda Denki: A Tale of Playing Cards ............................................................... 45
Suburban Motel ................................................................................................................ 53
Hard Times! ........................................................................................................................ 47
Tales Told by Idiots .......................................................................................................... 48
Hip.Bang! Improv ............................................................................................................. 54
Temple Of Khaos: A Modern Myth ........................................................................... 46
Hip-Hop Shakespeare Live Music Videos! ............................................................ 44
Three More Sleepless Nights ...................................................................................... 53
Histories, The ..................................................................................................................... 51
Til Death Do We Part: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, A One-Woman Play 50
Home Free! ........................................................................................................................
Troubles, The .....................................................................................................................
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How to Love: The Headphone Play ......................................................................... 49
Two Blondes With a Passion Do Death in Venice .............................................. 38
Husband-Hunting Monologues of Sylvestre Kolyaicfhic, The ...................... 52
Underbelly .......................................................................................................................... 36
In the Time of the Dream Warrior ............................................................................ 53
Utopia ................................................................................................................................... 39
Intrusion ..............................................................................................................................
Vincent ................................................................................................................................. 53
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Jalopies ................................................................................................................................. 40
Water is Wide, The .......................................................................................................... 36
Jem Rolls: Ten Starts And An End ............................................................................. 41
Weak Sauce .......................................................................................................................
Joint .......................................................................................................................................
Welcome to My Wake ................................................................................................... 48
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Just Bust A Move .............................................................................................................. 48
Where’s My Flying Car?! ...............................................................................................
Lies!........................................................................................................................................
You Are Here; A Granville Island Audiodyssey ..................................................... 49
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Little Lady ........................................................................................................................... 41
Zanna, Don’t! .....................................................................................................................
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Loon ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math, and Seizures ................................................................ 42
Lost in Twine: The Untold Stories of the Net Loft .............................................. 48
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