Wagon Play – Toronto Fringe 2018 Press Release

Photo of Cappellacci, Emma Banigan, Alexis Gontan, Lindsey Middleton, Brandon Gillespie in Wagon Play by Owen Fawcett

From Press Release

Theatre By Committee presents the world premiere of Wagon Play by Ben Hayward. Directed by Theatre By Committee’s Ben Hayward (Best Play, Hamilton Fringe Festival ’16) and Owen Fawcett ​(Thom Pain, Omnium Gatherum, The Food Project), Wagon Play explores media culture and contemporary worship, asking the audience to consider the fabric of their plugged-in lives. Featuring a cast of Emma Banigan, Katherine Cappellacci, Brandon Gillespie, Alexis Gontan, Brendan Kinnon, Lindsey Middleton and Jonathan Walls, ​this site-specific dark comedy inducts you into The Way and shows you the light. Opening Friday July 6, ​the show runs to Sunday July 15 as part of the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival​ at Majlis Art Garden​.

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Details

  • Wagon Play plays at the Majlis Art Garden. (163 Walnut Ave.)
  • Tickets are $13, including a $2 service charge. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes and discounts for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Festival Box Office at Scadding Court (707 Dundas St. W.), and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Content Warnings: Audience participation; Mature language; Outdoors.
  • The Fringe Festival considers this venue to be wheelchair-accessible.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.

Performances

  • Friday July 6th, 8:00 pm
  • Saturday July 7th, 8:00 pm
  • Sunday July 8th, 5:00 pm
  • Sunday July 8th, 8:00 pm
  • Friday July 13th, 8:00 pm
  • Saturday July 14th, 8:00 pm
  • Sunday July 15th, 5:00 pm
  • Sunday July 15th, 8:00 pm

Photo of Cappellacci, Emma Banigan, Alexis Gontan, Lindsey Middleton, Brandon Gillespie by Owen Fawcett