From Press Release:

Join a party of award-winning comedians in this improvised love letter to the world’s most popular roleplaying game. Set in the Realm of T’Rannah, a fantasy Toronto featuring such familiar landmarks as “The Sky Dome” and “Fort Ork,” our heroes will have to tackle dangers like the Tomb of Eton or a fire-spitting Drake! Audience members will be called upon to take up the twenty-sided Die of Power and roll to determine the successes (or critical failures) of our intrepid adventurers.

Sex T-Rex’s D&D Live! has been running since 2012, and has seen sold-out houses at Bad Dog Theatre every month over the past year. Buoyed by references in such popular media as Stranger Things, Adventure Time and Community, Dungeons and Dragons is gaining a whole new generation of players and may be more popular today than ever before. D&D Live! is unscripted adventure comedy at its finest, and a delight for both the uninitiated and epic-level nerds.

Featuring Conor Bradbury, Julian Frid, Liz Johnston, Ted Hambly, Stephanie Malek, Kaitlin Morrow, Seann Murray, Sean Tabares and Chris Wilson (Second City Toronto mainstage); plus new additions to the D&D Live! cast: Kyah Green (Kinsey Fail, Bad Dog Theatre), Isabel Kanaan (CBC’s Air Farce, NBC Universal Bob Curry Fellowship, Factory Theatre’s Prairie Nurse) and more!

With a special guest appearance by Colin Mochrie on Wednesday, July 11th at 12pm!

Details

• D&D Live plays at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse. (79 St. George St.)
• 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: Mature language; Audience participation.
• This venue is wheelchair-accessible.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.

Performances

• Thursday July 5th, 8:45 pm
• Saturday July 7th, 12:00 pm
• Monday July 9th, 10:15 pm
• Wednesday July 11th, 12:00 pm
• Friday July 13th, 4:00 pm
• Saturday July 14th, 5:45 pm
• Sunday July 15th, 7:30 pm

Photo by Nicholas Melo.

From Press Release:

Victoria, BC. The Merkin Sisters is a no-holds-barred physical comedy about a strangely hilarious sibling rivalry: two fallen socialites endeavour to create the Ultimate Piece of Art, using any means necessary. A mash-up of uncensored comedy, theatre, dance and puppetry, The Merkin Sisters may just be the most outrageous show to hit Victoria, coming One-Night-Only to the Metro Studio Theatre on Wednesday December 13th.

As a new creative duo, The Merkin Sisters is created and performed by multi-award winning puppeteer Ingrid Hansen and critically acclaimed choreographer and storyteller Stéphanie Morin-Robert. Their duo show The Merkin Sisters is what they call “a vivacious romp sending up our inner caveman and our ultra-queens, smothered with the unique flavour of absurdity that comes from siblings surviving childhood together.”

Hansen is known to Victoria audiences for her work with SNAFU, including cult-hit shows Little Orange Man, Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near-Post-Apocalyptic Future, and, most recently, the sci-fi trip Interstellar Elder about a renegade grandma in space. Morin-Robert is a Victoria Fringe favourite with her sold-out show Bushel and Peck. Touring extensively since 2010, Hansen and Morin-Robert have collectively performed over 400 shows across Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States. Together they have accumulated a wealth of Best-of-Fest, Best Comedy, Best Physical Theatre, Best English Theatre, Best Choreography, Best Clown awards and multiple 5-Star reviews.  

Details

• The Merkin Sisters plays at the Factory Theatre Mainspace. (125 Bathurst St.)
• 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 Warning: Fog or haze effects.
• This venue is wheelchair-accessible through a secondary route.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.

Performances

• Thursday July 5th, 6:30 pm
• Sunday July 8th, 6:30 pm
• Monday July 9th, 8:30 pm
• Tuesday July 10th, 10:00 pm
• Wednesday July 11th, 5:45 pm
• Friday July 13th, 12:00 pm
• Saturday July 14th, 3:30 pm

Photo provided by company.

From Press Release:

High Park Productions is proud to present The Grass is  Greenest at the Houston Astrodome, a comedy by Michael Ross Albert, directed by Robert Motum, at The Freedom Factory, July 4 – 15, 2018, at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

After premiering at the New York International Fringe Festival, this critically acclaimed play written by Dora Award nominated playwright Michael Ross Albert (Tough Jews, Miss) gets its Canadian debut—fittingly in the heart of Queen West. A site-specific production set in an art gallery, , The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome is a comedy about envy, friendship, sex, art, three square-feet of AstroTurf, and the constant search for something better.

When a painter tears the artwork off the walls of a struggling independent gallery, the relationships between a group of emerging artists are also torn apart. In the chaotic aftermath that ensues, the underachieving artists grapple with their insecurities, infidelities, and their innate jealousy of one another.

Prolific playwright Michael Ross Albert’s works have been performed around the world, racking up award nominations and wins for his sharp dialogue, gripping characters, and insightful take on universal themes. Along withThe Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome, Michael’s newest play, Anywhere, will also be performed this summer at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

The Canadian premiere production will be directed by Robert Motum (King Charles III, Studio 180). Motum’s play A Community Target is currently in development with Outside the March and Why Not Theatre. The project has been featured in Macleans, the Toronto Star, on CBC As It Happens, Metro, BlogTO, and internationally in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The multi-talented and uniquely experienced cast of The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome is comprised of Adrian Rebucas (Man Seeking Woman, Workin’ Moms), Anne van Leeuwen (Tough Jews, The Chance), Lauren MacKinlay (Of Mice and Men, Murdoch Mysteries), Carson Pinch (Carson Saves Sketchfest, Sunday Night Live) and Richard Young (The History of Love, Kim’s Convenience).

Details

• The Grass Is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome plays at The Freedom Factory. (22 Dovercourt Rd.)
• 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 Warning: Mature language.
• 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

• Wednesday July 4th, 8:00 pm
• Thursday July 5th, 8:00 pm
• Friday July 6th, 8:00 pm
• Saturday July 7th, 8:00 pm
• Sunday July 8th, 8:00 pm
• Monday July 9th, 8:00 pm
• Tuesday July 10th, 8:00 pm
• Wednesday July 11th, 8:00 pm
• Thursday July 12th, 8:00 pm
• Friday July 13th, 8:00 pm
• Saturday July 14th, 8:00 pm
• Sunday July 15th, 8:00 pm

From Press Release:

TORONTO, ON  – For eleven evenings in July, as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival’s site-specific category, we’ll embark on an hour-long performance/sail around the Toronto Islands.  It’s contemporary performance. It’s an intimate summer boat cruise. And, it’s all for only $12. Where else can you have a summer sail for only $12??? This is sure to be the most unique ticket at the Fringe.  The boat only seats 35 passengers so the tickets will sell out fast!

Featuring some of the best emerging talent in TO’s contemporary theatre scene, Flooded is a new work from celebrated artist Ara Glenn-Johanson (USA) that dives into theatrical territory rarely seen in the city. In this non-narrative and highly physical show, performers grow into humping dinosaurs, fight the patriarchy with luscious locks, climb bodies in search of the right embrace, and stare at the sea.  There is a mystery in every pelvis and we just might awaken yours.

• Flooded: A Show And Sail Around The Toronto Islands plays at the Pirate Life Boat. (333 Lakeshore Boulevard)
• 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: Sexual content; Unconventional venue; Outdoors; Vigorous physical activity.
• 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

• Wednesday July 4th, 7:00 pm
• Thursday July 5th, 7:00 pm
• Friday July 6th, 7:00 pm
• Saturday July 7th, 7:00 pm
• Sunday July 8th, 7:00 pm
• Monday July 9th, 7:00 pm
• Wednesday July 11th, 7:00 pm
• Thursday July 12th, 7:00 pm
• Friday July 13th, 7:00 pm
• Saturday July 14th, 7:00 pm
• Sunday July 15th, 7:00 pm

From Press Release:

in threes is a highly physical, truthful and evocative contemporary dance performance which looks at different aspects of human behaviour, communication and memory. Three Toronto premieres are weaved together creating a seamless production which includes the work of notable Choreographers, Alison Daley, Miles Gosse, and Tracey Norman, alongside the performance work of Half Second Echo and guests. All of these artists have wowed Fringe audiences and critics in years past both individually and collaboratively. All collaborators have had hit Fringe shows which have had huge audiences and been extremely well reviewed in major publications; the most recent example being WILD/WALLED at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2017.

Details

• in threes plays at the Al Green Theatre. (750 Spadina 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.
• This venue is barrier-free. Note that only certain building entrances are wheelchair-accessible. Accessible seating is in front of the front row.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.

Performances

• Friday July 6th, 8:15 pm
• Saturday July 7th, 3:30 pm
• Sunday July 8th, 10:15 pm
• Monday July 9th, 5:00 pm
• Wednesday July 11th, 8:45 pm
• Thursday July 12th, 9:15 pm
• Saturday July 14th, 1:45 pm