From Press Release

The Ghost of Anna Morgan Faber to be summoned at the Toronto Fringe Festival

The Ghost of Anna Morgan Faber will be summoned to perform her thirteen-­song cycle “The Legend of White Woman Creek” at the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival. Toronto will be the third stop in her North American tour with performances at other Fringe Festivals in Cincinnati, New York, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Edmonton and Vancouver.

A young woman flees her Civil War­ravaged home of West Virginia, to start a new life on the American frontier. A thirteen song cycle of love, betrayal and revenge on the Kansas prairie, sung by the Ghost of Anna Morgan Faber.

“The Legend of White Woman Creek” is a one­-woman, music-­theater piece inspired by a ghost story from Western Kansas, created by The Coldharts (Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan.) It weaves a narrative through thirteen original folk songs based on the traditional music that first inspired Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez. With only her guitar and powerful voice, Katie evokes the desolation of the Kansas plains, the oppressive times, the brutal conflict between two warring people, and the small joys one manages to find amidst such turmoil. A tale told from the perspective of a spirit who cannot rest until she sings the record straight, “The Legend of White Woman Creek” is a presentation for lovers of music, ghost stories, and the North American West.

“A series of magnificent narrative songs, performed just perfectly… An absolute triumph of music, production and mischievous willingness to unnerve. ” ­ Edmonton Journal (5 STARS)

“This is no ordinary work of musical theatre… Anything that can move an audience to tears (and a standing ovation) deserves the highest praise at the Fringe.” Edmonton Sun (5 STARS) 

WHAT: The Legend of White Woman Creek at the 2014 Toronto Fringe.

DATES: 

Friday, July 4th at 3:30 pm

 Sunday, July 5th at 9:15 pm

Monday, July 6th at 8:45 pm

Tuesday, July 8th at 3:15 pm

Thursday, July 10th at 11:00 pm

 Friday, July 11th at 12:30 pm

Saturday, July 12th at 1:45 pm

CREATED BY: The Coldharts (a.k.a. Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan.)

WHERE: Venue #9­ The Robert Gill Theater 214 College St., 3rd Floor

(St. George St. Entrance)

TICKETS: $10­$12 www.fringetoronto.com

(416) 966-­1062

From Press Release

Could you make your case for access into Heaven or is there

No Chance In Hell?

Have you always done the right thing? What if you arrived at the Pearly Gates and were informed that your file was missing? Could you convince the judge that you deserve access to Heaven? The new Canadian musical, No Chance in Hell explores that question and the classic battle of good vs. evil – but with a twist! What happens when good and evil fall in love? Do they spend the hereafter in Heaven or Hell?

No Chance in Hell is based on a screenplay Chris John wrote several years ago. “With an epic love story between good and evil, the premise always felt larger than life – it was so theatrical,” says John. “So I wondered how it would look as a musical. Voila! Once I put the story in a theatrical environment, everything came to life… so to speak.”

Directed by Dora nominated director Lezlie Wade (Elegies, Rent, Man of No Importance), with book and lyrics by Chris John, award-winning screenwriter ofKarma, Curve Balls and Poker Night, and with music by Kevin Fox, Canada’s ‘go-to’ cello player/arranger who has worked with everyone from Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John and Tom Cochrane to Justin Bieber and Kathleen Edwards – No Chance In Hell (NCIH) is set to become our country’s next great Pop Musical.

In addition, NCIH producers have managed to secure an acclaimed mix of veteran and up-and-coming performers such as Susan Wesson and Jonathan Whittaker from the Mirvish production of Les Misérables, and Dana Jean Phoenix from the 2013 Fringe hit The Musical of Musicals, The Musical!

High C Productions in association with Cassidy Productions and The Toronto Fringe Festival present No Chance in Hell

Book and lyrics by Chris John

Music by Kevin Fox with music direction by Peter Kadar

Directed by Lezlie Wade with choreography by Matthew Pinkerton

Starring Isaac Bell, Jake Foy, Joel Gomez, Jacob MacInnis, Dana Jean Phoenix, Susan Wesson, Jody-Anne Whitfield and Jonathan Whittaker
Producers Mary-Lu Zahalan, Chris John and Matt Cassidy

Lighting design by Magi Oman

Stage managed by Esther Brown

Please visit www.nochanceinhell.ca

Opens Thursday, July 3 and runs to Sunday, July 13

Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79 St. George Street, south of Harbord Street on the east side

Performances:

Thursday, July 3, 10:30 pm

Saturday, July 5, 5:15 pm

Monday, July 7, 6:45 pm

Tuesday, July 8, 12:45 pm

Wednesday, July 9, 1:45 pm

Saturday, July 12, 8:45 pm

Sunday, July 13, 1:45 pm

From Press Release

 

If It’s Not Too Much Trouble

A Play by Trevor Poelman

Presented by Books are Boring Productions as part of

The Toronto Fringe Festival

 

“When it comes to the ones we love, crazy is just another word for family.”

If It’s Not Too Much Trouble addresses what we can all relate to—how freaking nuts your family can make you feel. The play takes place in the living room of the Davis family, as the three Davis children and Don (Christie’s long-term boyfriend) set up for their parents’ 25th wedding anniversary.

 

As Christie tries to keep the evening on track without her boyfriend Don finding out about the article she wrote about him, Don is desperately trying to work up the courage to talk to Christie’s father about the future of their relationship. Meanwhile, Leslie the eldest Davis daughter wonders how far is too far when stalking a B-List celebrity. And to make matters worse, their younger brother Glen may have just made some powerful enemies. Each of our characters must realize that their problems can only be solved when they put aside their own egos and embrace the innate insanity associated with family. It is only through acceptance of their idiosyncrasies (lasers and all) that they’ll ever come together to solve their troubles.

 

The play is funny with just the right amount of heart – you know the type of heart where it’s not so much heart that it it makes you sick but also not so little heart that you say, “Hey, where was the heart?”

 

The play was written by Trevor Poelman for the 25-Hour Playwriting Contest at last year’s Toronto Fringe Festival where it won first prize. It had it’s first staged reading at in the Tarragon Solo Space, and was directed by Jennifer Brewin (Artistic Director of Theatre Columbus). The play has since been expanded and edited for this year’s Fringe Festival. The cast and crew are a combination of Playhouse North vets, Queen’s University Alum and past-fringers who have come together for the show’s first full production. The show is being produced by Books Are Boring, a fledgling company dedicated to producing well-written comedies for a variety of mediums. So far these mediums have consisted of film and stage but who knows, the sky isn’t even the limit any more, what with space travel and all that.

 

Audiences will undoubtedly leave feeling warm, weird and wonderful. And who doesn’t like feeling warm and weird?

 

Books Are Boring

In association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents

If It’s Not Too Much Trouble

Written by Trevor Poelman

Directed by Trevor Poelman and Erin Norton

Starring Adele Dicks, Damien Doepping, Kristy LaPointe and Nathan Costa

Production management by Martine Plourde

Stage managed by Erin Norton

Photography by Laura Huddart

 

Opens July 4^th and runs until July 12^th at the

The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse

79 St. George St. #302

 

Performances

Friday, July 4^th – 1:15pm

Saturday, July 5^th – 9:15pm

Monday, July 7^th – 10:45pm

Tuesday, July 8^th – 4:45pm

Thursday, July 10^th – 9:30pm

Friday, July 11^th – 5:15pm

Saturday, July 12^th – 7:00pm

 

Please note that there is absolutely no latecomer seating.

 

Purchase online: fringetoronto.com.

Order by phone: 416 966-1062

From June 17th-30th: Monday-Friday, 10am – 5pm

From July 2nd – 14th: Daily, 10am – 7pm

In person at the Box Office @ The Fringe Club, 581, Bloor St. W.

July 3rd-14th, noon – 10pm

The Box office accepts cash, Visa and Mastercard. Unfortunately, they do not accept debit cards.