All posts by Tiffany Budhyanto

Visa Called This Morning – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release

From press release

“Being in debt is stressful, laughing about is healthy”~JG

Her creditors are calling. Her bank accounts are freezing. There’s no more borrowed credit to use. Jen finds herself felling more like a criminal than a valued customer. A young woman is forced to reconcile her relationship with debt. Through song and storytelling this hilarious and emotional one woman show promises more than one character. Jen’s struggle to survive her maxed out reality leaves her realizing that, the banks don’t love you like your parents.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Monday July 11th

Here’s the contest to win free Monday show tickets to the  2011 Toronto Fringe Festival!  There are six performances to choose from on Monday July 11. This is your chance to go out and see some Fringe shows for free – enter just one, or all of them!

The shows are:

The Last Rock n Roll Show – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3 pm show at the Bathurst Street Theatre (Venue 3) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Last Rock n Roll Show contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Rabbit Hole – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at St. Vlad’s Theatre (Venue 7) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Rabbit Hole contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Bordeaux – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45 pm show at Factory Studio Theatre (Venue 13) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line  “Bordeaux contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

P-Dale – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm show at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (Venue 10) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “P-Dale contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Tyumen, Then – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm show at the Robert Gill Theatre (Venue 9) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tyumen, Then contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

I Remember Mama – To be entered into the draw for FOUR tickets to the 10:45 pm show at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “I Remember Mama contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

See below for details on each show, how the contest works:

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Let’s Play House (Imagiscape) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review

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An older woman in a trench coat wanders the far left aisle of the theatre. Not sure if she’s looking for a seat or if she is an actor in the play, I look at her from the corner of my eye. The woman is Carlynn, and soon she leaps onstage and begins speaking with Jonathon – and Let’s Play House begins.

Jonathon has a mom with Alzheimer’s and Carlynn has a son with mysterious chronic pain and depression. Compelling scenes unfold: a mother dealing with her son and fatigued prayers to God for help; a son frustrated with his Alzheimer’s-ridden mom because she has a bad attitude. I personally identified with many of the scenes and emotions in the play.

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The LOVE Octagon (Beefy Geek Productions) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review

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This afternoon, I watched The LOVE Octagon at the Theatre Passe Muraille, featuring Chris Craddock and Ron Pederson. I came into the show not knowing what it would be about – just that it would be a comedic show about love and relationships.

The two actors first asked audience members to share their one-night-stand and break-up stories. A group of college students attending giddily volunteered a story involving themselves: girl dates guy, girl’s female friend dates the same guy, and then female friend gets a crush on the other girl. Complicated, right? Other audience tales were also incorporated into the play.

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Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release

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From press release

Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place
by Megan Terry

Part of the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival

Serio-comic fantasies soar as three men in prison fight their lustful attractions. They grapple with guilt over a murder they committed; they bully and betray one another, exposing at every twist the violent snakes that snap and bite them in ways both painful and immeasurably full of pleasure. They are Gods and Devils, living in a jail cell.

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