Triple ByPass Productions is excited to play in George F. Walker’s world once again. To mount a play by a Canadian playwright at the Toronto Fringe is especially exciting for us! It’s a great platform to introduce new people to Walker, and to put up one of his plays that is less often done for his already existing fans. If you crave great acting, storytelling and an exciting night in the theatre, you do not want to miss a Triple ByPass Production.
Triple ByPass Productions is a collective of actors who decided to take back some control of their careers. Founded in 2014, TBP produces modern plays with an edge that are relevant to todays audiences. We also like to toss in a little humour as well. Triple ByPass Productions was voted patrons pick,’best ensemble’ and ‘a company to watch’ receiving NNNN is NOW Magazine for Eric Bogosian’s ‘SKUNKWEED” Toronto Fringe 2015 at Theatre Passe Muraille.
Details
Adult Entertainment plays at the Tarragon Mainspace. (30 Bridgman Ave.)
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
Content Warnings: Realistic Violence or Gore, Sexual Content, Smoking, Mature Language.
This venue is barrier-free. The designated accessible seating is in the middle of the auditorium.
This year’s Toronto Fringe Festival will introduce audiences to a fresh and experimental take on modern live performance with the world premiere of Picaza . Curated by the Inamorata Dance Collective, Picaza has a seven show run from July 7-16 at the Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst St). Supported by the Culturally Diverse Project at the Fringe, Picaza see’s its artists come together as one in a multidisciplinary telling of the journey to self awareness.
Twelve Torontonian artists from different cultural and professional backgrounds gather together to perform the best of contemporary and flamenco dance, physical theatre and original text and music to produce a fully original tale of the coming of age of a young woman.
“Picaza uses theatre as an accessible storytelling platform to delve into difficult and often polarized themes that often affect our sense of identity, like our birthplace, perceived familial duty, culture and romantic expression.”- Sofí Gudiño
Directed and choreographed by Sofi Gudino, Picaza features an eclectic and diverse cast of performers, including long time members Sam Yang and Kahvontay Willis, and newcomers Nazanin Meshkat, Hailey Gardiner, Nicole Haber, and True Skalde. The dancers perform to a range of traditional and experimental music, including live performances of traditional songs from Mexico and Venezuela, with original compositions by musicians Andrew Wiseman, Benjamin Barrile, and Mark Marji. The dance and music are brought full circle by original text in Spanish and English written by Eryka Gudino-Barthold.
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
Content Warnings: Sexual Content, Mature Language.
This venue is wheelchair-accessible through a secondary route. We recommend checking in with the venue box office at least 20 minutes before showtime.
Photo of Sofi Gudiño, Nazanin Meshkat by Andrea Perez Leon
RealSpace Theatre presents Falling Angel, a contemporary vaudevillian style comedy written by Erica Wood, Co-creative Director of RealSpace, in collaboration with RealSpace founder and fellow Creative Director, Bruce Hunter – at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Caroline Azar, dramaturg and consulting director, who has been working with RealSpace Theatre since its inception, describes Falling Angel as “a wonderland of the mind. The gardens of the CAMH park attract souls enmeshed in the absurdism of heavenly co-existence.”
“Falling Angel reminds us of the deceptive nature of what we call reality; not everyone is what they seem and after the sun goes down, just what colour is the grass on the other side anyways?” asks Wood. “During a time of so much change in the world, it seems ever critical to re-examine our perceptions of each other and connections to each other.”
The diverse cast is comprised of actor/ comedian/clown, Stevie Jay, Second City alumnus, Jamillah Ross, and classically trained, Erica Wood. Andrea Ouellette (Centre of Gravity) stage manages and costume designs. “The process has been marvelously collaborative – this is a dream team to work with on this production, at this venue,” says Wood.
Falling Angel mixes things up from previous RealSpace productions in non-traditional spaces – including the 2010 Fringe hit, The Getaway, that took place in a moving van and the zombie hit show Dine Her – and immerses audiences in the core of the city in the park at Queen & Shaw. Audiences will be seated on picnic blankets, benches and whatever is handy, and integrated into the action. The short running time (45 minutes) allows audiences to enjoy this outdoor production coming from or going to another Fringe show. Bring a picnic and join the flock!
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
Content Warnings: Sexual Content, Audience Participation, Mature Language.
The Fringe Festival considers this venue to be wheelchair-accessible. Note that this production plays outdoors, and audience members may not be provided with seating.
Photo of Stevie Jay, Erica Wood & Jamillah Ross by Jon Blacker
Ever wondered what happens after we figure out time travel? Hollywood would have us think it’ll all be evil-doers and paradoxes. But what if it’s crass exploitation for cheap thrills? What if it becomes as lowbrow as reality television? Bugger The Butterfly! ponders a world where time-travel, like so many other miracles of technology, has become banal. Celebrity–filled, boozy, irreverent, and just a little bit gay, Bugger the Butterfly! answers Cher’s question for the ages – what would you do ‘if you could turn back time’?
Pencil-Neck Theatre is proud to present Bugger the Butterfly!, their new production by the author of past Fringe hits: Gypsies, Four Ways ‘Til rain, SERVICED, BASH, and 2009’s multiple award winning A Singularity of Being. Bugger the Butterfly! is a smart, speculative comedy about our futurein time-travel. Written by award-winning author T. Berto, Bugger the Butterfly! features Kenny Grenier as Diego, our hero from the future, and Gordon Harper as an early Peter O’Toole. Bugger the Butterfly! is the seventh Fringe production of playwright T. Berto, FIRST PLACE WINNER of both the 2000 and the 2009 Toronto Fringe Playwriting contest.
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
This venue is accessible.
Photo of Gordon Harper and Kenny Grenier by Anto Zerducci.
Bold, spiteful, and hilarious—Prairie Fire, Please is proud to present Madeleine Says Sorry. Failed actor, Madeleine, loses her big break to a wiener dog—so she attempts to drown it. Now she must apologize not only to the dog, but to all of society.
Madeleine Says Sorry is a dark comedy about the monsters created by performative activism and political correctness.
This world premiere satirizes our apologetic Canadian culture. It invites audiences to question how our morals are constructed. Audiences need to see this show to consider the harm we can cause by blindly adopting opinions. We must examine the inequities within our own activism and allyship. In a time that screams for revolution, we need to force less, and listen more.
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
Content Warning: Mature Language.
This venue is wheelchair-accessible, with some tight cornering. Accessible seating is in the front row.
Photo of Anthony Perpuse and Madeleine Brown by Jordan Laffrenier
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