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Samantha is both a writer and a fan of the arts and has been able to find numerous ways to pair the two. Aside from being an editor here at Mooney on Theatre, she's a photojournalist for Been Here Done That, a travel, dining and tourism blog that focuses on Toronto and abroad and previously for  Lithium Magazine, which got her writing and shooting about everything from Dave Matthews Band to Fan Expo. She's passionate about music, theatre, photography, writing, and celebrating sexuality -- not necessarily in that order. She drinks tea more than coffee, prefer ciders over beers, and sings karaoke way too loudly. You can follow her on various social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Tuesday, July 8th

By now you’ve probably had a chance to check out some of the great theatre selections the  Toronto Fringe Festival has to offer this year. (And if you’re still pondering your Fringe guide, we’ve already reviewed every show, so take a gander and let us help you make your decisions.)

But wait! You say you want more? Well, then, we’ve got ya covered!

For every day of the festival, we give out tickets to up to 5 shows. On top of that, it’s easy to enter, too! (See details below.)

Remember, you need to enter each contest individually. If we pick your name, you win two tickets. It’s as simple as that! Check out the list of the 5 shows playing on Tuesday July 8th after the jump.

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SLUT (Beer in a Glass Productions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Debuting at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, Erin Thompson and Beer in a Glass Productions presents SLUT, her one woman show that explores sex, sexuality, and relationships in the modern world. It’s like Sex and the City through the eyes of one woman continuing and expanding from where Carrie and the girls left off.

It’s a very appropriate time for Thompson to debut this particular show. In the face of the current #yesallwomen movement in response to the current onslaught of misogyny and violence against women that has plagued our society as of late, this show acts as a voice for women to embrace their sex and sexuality no matter how they choose to express it.

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About Allegra (Come From Away Productions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

About Allegra is the story of an affair, an affair between a married mom and the young, attractive student taking residence in her basement. Sound like The Graduate? Yes, yes it does.

This sexually charged cat and mouse story of seduction is playing at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival and it’ll surely get the temperatures rising, but unfortunately it also left me wanting more.

Blair (played by Simu Liu) is the student that moves into Allegra’s (Megan MacDonald) basement. Slowly the two meet as Allegra ventures downstairs to use the laundry room and soon begin passionate yet delicate affair behind Megan’s husband’s back. The story is told in flashback scenes and dialogue as if both are speaking to a counselor or therapist.

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When All is Said and Get Served (Alexandra Elliott Dance) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

When All is Said and Get Served is a contemporary dance double bill playing at the Al Green Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Choreographed by dancer Alexandra Elliott, these two performances explore the nuances of human communication. Did they manage to communicate and capture the audience? Not quite.

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Salvador (We Heart Heartbeats Productions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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We Heart Heartbeats Productions presents Salvador, a personal journey of self-discovery and exploration at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. The story follows a young Hispanic gay man, Rafael Antonio Renderos, as he considers what his life would have been like if his parents hadn’t left his native home in El Salvador for a life in North America. He would have been born in the midst of a civil war, would he even be alive today?

Renderos trekked back to El Salvador to explore what their gay culture and community is like. There he meets a man named Juaquín Caceres, founder of Asociacíon Entre Amigos whose painful story sheds unexpected light on Renderos’ own.

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