THERE ARE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, AND SEVEN SAINTLY VIRTURES Which one are you?
The guests arrive; the rooms are lush and the lounge warm. But all is not what it seems at Cellar Hotel. In this elaborate new rock musical adaptation of Faust, the night turns intoan epic battle for the souls of those who dare enter…Cellar Hotel.
Depending on how much you read about the Toronto Theatre scene, you may or may not have heard of Amanda Campbell. She is the founder of the theatre blog The Way I See It.
For now the blog has a pretty strong Toronto-focus, although she is in the process of expanding it. What does this have to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival you may ask…
Well, right now she’s in Halifax and trying to raise enough money to come back to Toronto so that she can review loads and loads of Toronto Fringe Festival shows. I’ve donated to her campaign, and I’m taking a moment to encourage my readers who believe a variety of voices is important to consider donating as well. For more information on her campaign check out this article.
EVERY WOMAN I SLEPT WITH BEFORE I MET YOU
Premieres July 6, 2011.
Every Woman I Slept With Before I Met You is a darkly comedic and brutally honest solo show about a naive young man whose misguided attempts to woo his new girlfriend spiral out of control as he unwittingly reveals his entire sordid sexual history over dinner. A celebration of the foolhardy quests we go on to find love.
STEAM POWERED THEATRE presents BLOOM Adapted from the acclaimed poetry collection by Michael Lista
On May 14, 1946 Louis Slotin, a Canadian physicist in the Los Alamos research facility, was conducting a nuclear experiment towards the continued mass production of atomic weaponry. Perhaps by accident, perhaps on purpose, two halves of the atomic core connected and unleashed a hard blast of radiation throughout the lab.
Louis’ quick and agile thinking saved his nine colleagues: it did not save him.
With dancers and creators from a wide range of styles and experiences, Catalyst the Company presents The 5th Element in this years Fringe Festival, working through earth, water, fire, air towards something more personal and unique: what is your element? Company directors and dancers Janet Castillo and Natasha Powell answered a few questions. Their collective answers are “CC”.