2016 NSTF Brochure - Toronto Fringe Festival

12 days of the best
indie theatre in Canada
Presented by the TORONTO FRINGE at Factory Theatre
(125 Bathurst Street)
January 6 – 17, 2016
www.fringetoronto.com / 416.966.1062
NSTF TICKETS
NSTF PASSES
$10 (Antechamber)
$15 (Main/Studio)
$48
ONSALE
starting Monday, November 16, 2015
www.fringetoronto.com
416.966.1062
In person at Factory Theatre from January 6
Please note the office will be closed from
December 19 – 27, 2015 and January 1, 2016
The box office opens one hour before
the first show of the day
Cash, Visa, MasterCard and debit accepted
(No AMEX)
Additional Ticket Information:
--All online and phone sales are subject to a
$2 per order fee
--Please ensure you have the credit card you
booked with when picking up tickets
--Please note that latecomers may not be admitted
--Please inform the box office if you require
special access seats
FOUR PLAY PASS
Valid for 4 tickets, redeemable in advance,
by phone, online, or at the door.
Maximum of one ticket per performance.
Non-transferable.
Savings of up to $12.
$90
EIGHT PLAY PASS
Valid for 8 tickets, redeemable in advance,
by phone, online, or at the door.
Maximum of two tickets per performance,
per pass.
Savings of up to $30.
Additional Pass Information:
--ID is required when using a pass
--There are no refunds for unused portions of
a pass
/torontofringe
@Toronto_Fringe #NSTF
NSTF is a platform for past Fringe Festival artists to take their
work to the next level. Audiences can catch a Fringe hit, see a
world premiere, or have an intimate theatre experience in our
Antechamber. Following the shows we invite you to warm up in
our cozy beer tent or head to one of our featured talks.
URGENT EXCHANGE
@ The Hoxton (69 Bathurst Street)
Hosted by Michael Wheeler, Executive Director of STAF
Our partners at STAF are proud to host a series of three Urgent
Exchanges. Discuss The Future of the Storefront Movement,
debate The Myth of a Professional Career in Theatre or help us
crowdsource the final Urgent Exchange topic based on Twitter
suggestions (#urgentexchange), and a suggestion board set up in
the NSTF tent. See master schedule for dates and times.
NEXT STAGE GIFT VOUCHERS
Gift vouchers can be customized and personalized and are available
by calling the box office at 416.966.1062 up until December 18.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Go online or call the box office before December 1 and quote
‘Early Bird’ to receive a 15% discount.
Cannot be used on passes or in conjunction with any other offer and will be subject to availability.
design: BFdesign
photography: Tanja Tiziana / make-up: Sarah Campbell
Mainspace
Agamemnon
Mainspace
Presented by
Theatreworks Productions and
The Agamemnon Collective
After a ten year siege, the city of Troy finally lies in ruin.
Clytemnestra waits for Agamemnon with murder in her heart.
A visceral, contemporized re-imagining of the opening chapter
of Aeschylus’ Oresteia by the Governor General Award winning
playwright Nicolas Billon.
PLAYWRIGHT Nicolas Billon (after the play by Aeschylus)
DIRECTOR Sarah Kitz
FEATURING Nigel Shawn Williams, Brigit Wilson,
Earl Pastko, Susanna Fournier, Ron Kennell,
Amy Keating, Darla Contois, Zita Nyarady
and Ishan Davé
Sarah Kitz
Sarah Kitz starred in the
Fringe Festival hit THE
SICILIAN in 2009, where
she first met playwright
Nicolas Billon. She also
directed CABIN FEVER for
the 2006 Toronto Fringe.
Heart of Steel:
Presented by Aim for the Tangent Theatre
1943: the boys are overseas and it’s up to Cape Breton’s female
force to hold the fort! Hear the tale of the Sydney Steel Plant told
through a blend of traditional East Coast Folk and ‘40’s swingin’
boogie woogie.
BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS Wesley J. Colford
DIRECTOR Luke Brown
MUSIC DIRECTOR Chris Mounteer
CHOREOGRAPHER Amanda Nuttall
Wesley J. Colford
A Steel Plant
Musical Comedy
Wesley J. Colford wrote the
2012 Fringe sensation The
Wakowski Brothers which
garnered both Patron’s
Pick and Best of Fringe for
that year.
Mainspace
Mockingbird
When we first meet the English Department of Finch Park Collegiate,
rumours are flying about a teacher-student relationship. Two days
later, Mr. Foster has been removed from the school and everyone
is trying to make sense of what has happened. An exploration of
what happens when innocence meets authority, and the grey area
between right and wrong.
PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR Rob Kempson
Mainspace
Presented by
timeshare
Rob Kempson wrote and
composed Ike and Pearl: A
New Canadian Musical for
the 2008 Toronto Fringe.
Urban Myth
Krump. Breaking. Popping. Locking. House. Waacking. Bringing
raw urban dance from the street to the stage, created by Canada’s
top urban dancers and choreographers.
CREATOR Deanne Kearney
CHOREOGRAPHERS Amadeus “Primal” Marquez, Anthony “Illz”Put,
Mariano “Glizzi” Abarca, Caroline “Lady C” Fraser, Caitlin “Caddy”
Superville, Deanne “Dee” Kearney
FEATURING Tess Degenstein, Beau Dixon, Margaret Evans,
James Graham, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Esther Jun,
Andrew Moodie, Rahnuma Panthaky, Andrew Pimento,
Kaitlyn Riordan, Paula Wing
FEATURING Dancers from Northbuck, Lionz of Zion, Footnotes Dance,
Ground Illusions, Twisted Ankles and The Waaquettes
Rob Kempson
Deanne Kearney
Presented by
BreakinGround
BreakinGround made its
Toronto Fringe debut in
2015 with fan favourite
Urban Legends.
Mainspace
SCHEDULE
Agamemnon
75 min / Drama
Mon
Jan 11
Tues
Jan 12
Wed
Jan 13
Thur
Jan 14
Fri
Jan 15
Sat
Jan 16
Sun
Jan 17
5:45pm
9:30pm
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4:15pm
6:30pm*
8:45pm
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5:30pm
7:30pm
8:45pm
2:00pm
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7:00pm
5:00pm
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6:45pm*
8:45pm
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6:15pm
6:45pm
8:00pm
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9:30pm
8:30pm
2:00pm*
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9:15pm
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5:00pm
3:45pm
4:15pm
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5:00pm
7:30pm
6:30pm
4:30pm*
6:45pm
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10:15pm
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6:00pm
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4:00pm*
9:00pm
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4:00pm
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2:15pm*
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6:00pm*
7:00pm
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5:45pm
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6:15pm
7:45pm
4:45pm
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7:45pm*
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7:00pm
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8:40pm
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7:55pm
9:25pm
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6:10pm
8:40pm
5:40pm
5:40pm*
7:55pm
5:55pm
5:55pm
6:55pm
8:55pm
5:25pm
3:25pm
60 min / Drama
Blood Wild
60 min / Drama
60 min / Drama
STUCK!
30 min / Comedy
From Judy to Bette
30 min / Musical
/toronto_fringe
Sun
Jan 10
All our Yesterdays
A Man Walks Into a Bar
/torontofringe
Sat
Jan 9
60 min / Dance
60 min / Comedy
@Toronto_Fringe #NSTF
Fri
Jan 8
Urban Myth
Three Men and a Boat
/torontofringe
Thur
Jan 7
90 min / Musical
90 min / Drama
Antechamber
Wed
Jan 6
Heart of Steel
Mockingbird
Studio
(@ THE HOXTON, 69 BATHURST STREET)
THE FUTURE OF THE
STOREFRONT MOVEMENT
THE MYTH OF A PROFESSIONAL
CAREER IN THEATRE
YOUR TOPIC HERE
(#URGENTEXCHANGE)
Monday January 11
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Tuesday January 12
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Sunday January 17
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Talk Backs are designed to be a catalyst for conversation on topical subjects introduced by each of
our companies.
Each performance marked with an asterisk ( * ) will be followed by a Talk Back.
A volunteer will be on hand to lead you from Factory Theatre to the Hoxton (at 69 Bathurst St.).
Studio
Studio
Three Men and a Boat
Presented by Pea Green Theatre
A stage adaptation of the 1889 British travelogue by
Jerome K Jerome.
Venture alongside three intrepid bachelors (and their dog) as they
spend a disastrous week punting up the River Thames!
PLAYWRIGHT Mark Brownell
DIRECTOR Sue Miner
Three Men and a Boat
premiered at the 2014
Toronto Fringe (Patron’s
Pick and Best of Fringe)
and was subsequently
produced in Mumbai,
India. Nominated for best
production and direction
from the Capital Critics
Circle in Ottawa.
All our Yesterdays
Presented by AnOther Theatre Company
Sisters Ladi and Hasana have been kidnapped by Boko Haram.
Through memory we journey through their captivity as they
wrestle with autism, the need to escape and their past. When one
makes a selfish decision, the effects reverberate to their present.
PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR Chloé Hung
FEATURING Chiamaka Umeh and Amanda Weise
FEATURING Matt Pilipiak, Victor Pokinko and Scott Garland
Mark Brownell
Chloé Hung
All Our Yesterdays was
a 2015 Toronto Fringe
Patron’s Pick.
Studio
Blood Wild
Studio
Presented by
Rabbit in a Hat Productions
The Jackson gang has just pulled off the ultimate holdup. But what
happens when the leader and the money both go missing? A fast,
fun, bloody ride that pits depravity against heroism in its bid to
uncover the true meaning of the Wild West.
PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR Paul Van Dyck
FEATURING David Baby, Eric Davis,
Patricia Summersett and
Alex Weiner
Paul Van Dyck is a Fringe
force, having performed
his work at Festivals in
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal,
Atlantic Canada, New York
and Edinburgh. Blood Wild
debuted to critical acclaim
at the 2014 Montreal Fringe.
A Man Walks Into a Bar
Presented by Circle Circle
A woman, with the help of a man, tells a joke: A man walks into a
bar and meets a waitress. Lines blur in this tense and funny metatheatrical two-hander, skewering the dialogue surrounding men,
women, and feminism.
PLAYWRIGHT Rachel Blair
DIRECTOR David Matheson
FEATURING Rachel Blair and
Blue Bigwood-Mallin
Paul Van Dyck
Rachel Blair
Rachel Blair’s play WAKE
was the 2008 Toronto
Fringe New Play Contest
Winner. A Man Walks Into
A Bar was voted Best of
Fringe and Patron’s Pick at
the 2015 Toronto Fringe.
Antechamber
STUCK!
Antechamber
Presented by
Take Your Mark Productions
Delightful. Dramatic. Damn funny. Through audience selection of
location we explore character and relationship under the duress
of being stuck. Nine different plays and three different musicals as
performed by some of Toronto’s best comedic talent.
CREATOR Natasha Boomer and guests
DIRECTOR Paloma Nunez
MUSICAL DIRECTOR Scott White
FEATURING Natasha Boomer, Paloma Nunez, Karen Parker,
Ashley Comeau, Lisa Merchant, Kevin Whalen, Rob Baker,
Ralph MacLeod, Ashley Botting, Kevin Vidal, Aurora Browne
Natasha Boomer
Canadian Comedy Award
winner Natasha Boomer
helmed the 2013 Fringe Hit
SupperFesta!
From Judy to Bette:
Presented by Rebecca Perry Productions
Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Betty Hutton:
trailblazers who refused to be “just another ingénue” during the
golden age of cinema. An evening of scandalous headlines and
marvelous melodies.
PLAYWRIGHT & CREATOR Rebecca Perry
The Stars of
Old Hollywood
Rebecca Perry’s
Confessions of a Redheaded
Coffeeshop Girl has played
the Canadian, American
and Edinburgh Fringe
Circuit, garnering multiple
awards, sold out runs and
critical acclaim
DIRECTOR Michael Rubinstein
FEATURING Rebecca Perry and Quinton Naughton
Rebecca Perry