Orson Welles/Shylock (The Shylock Project) explores the life of Director/Writer/Producer/Genius/Diva and overall artist, Orson Welles. By drawing parallels between his life and Shakespeare‘s character from The Merchant of Venice, Shylock, we learn a bit about Welles’ love-hate relationship with Hollywood and insecurities as a filmmaker. Playing at the Factory Studio Theatre (125 Bathurst St) for this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, this show gives you a sense of what the film industry is like through a theatrical lens.
Using movement, dance, spoken word, sound, projections, and artistic lighting, the team from Pencil Kit Productions have brought the tale of Persephone to life at the Helen Gardiner Phelan theatre during this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. The result of their efforts is a performance that is both sumptuous and stunning.
Common Ground, playing at this years Toronto Fringe Festival, depicts four unlikely strangers who are caught in the backroom of a corner store during a robbery-turned-hostage situation . Stuck in the small space, they discuss their lives, their struggles and aspirations, and ultimately find commonality.
