Fringe Festival

A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.

A Madhouse Dramedy – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release

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A group therapy session has gone awry and now the therapist is dead. The patients try to go about their everyday routine, but that pesky dead therapist is complicating things. And wouldn’t you know it, now she’s up and vanished! Join Dorian, Joanna and Taylor as they hunt for the deceased Mildred; as well as any semblance of sanity. Continue reading A Madhouse Dramedy – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release →

SOULO – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release

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The world premiere of SOULO is presented by SoulOTheatre, Tracey Erin Smith’s company that teaches actors and non-actors how to use material from their own lives to create short solo theatre pieces. A collective creation by The Soul Circus Collective, directed by Smith, SOULO is a magical soul-circus featuring three hilarious queer-identified men sharing their personal stories of love, loss and how cross-dressing saves lives.  SOULO has its own float in Toronto’s upcoming Pride Parade on July 1. Continue reading SOULO – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release →

US Drag – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release

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“A Good Samaritan is a Dead Samaritan” – Gina Gionfriddo, U.S. Drag

A faceless attacker named “Ed” stalks the streets of present day Manhattan. His victims: the good Samaritans unlucky enough to “help” him. Post-university party girls, Angela and Allison, decide the easiest way to earn money fast is finding information about Ed and collecting the reward. They hastily arrange to join a community-advocacy group called S.A.F.E. (Stay Away From Ed). The only problem is the other group members. They’ve all fallen victim to their own self-obsessed outlooks on life and would rather redecorate the corners they’ve backed themselves into. Will Angela and Allison find happiness, or will they be dragged down by not only their friends, but themselves? Continue reading US Drag – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release →