From Press Release

“A new, standalone story & follow-up to the 2014 Toronto Fringe sellout hit Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl”

Excerpt from press release:

Perry brings back lovable redhead Joanie Little to The 2015 Toronto Fringe with another hilarious story! Join her on an anthropological expedition in Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl:

Out of the coffee shop and into the jungle! Joanie follows her anthropologist dreams, starting work at The Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania! But there’s trouble in paradise…Joanie is field research partners with a fiery Scotsman, whose bite is just as bad as his bark, and a chimp that would rather play fetch like a dog than act like a primate. Welcome to the jungle, Joanie!

Rebecca Perry’s award-winning Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl sold out its entire run in 2014, across the Canadian Fringe circuit and into NYC. Not only was the show featured on CBC Radio, Global TV and filmed live for Bell TV’s On Stage On Demand, Rebecca was interviewed about the show for an article in the National Post looking at redheads in the public eye.

Showtimes:

Friday, July 3rd, 10:30pm
Saturday, July 4th, 12:00pm
Sunday, July 5th, 5:45pm
Monday, July 6th, 8:30pm
Tuesday, July 7th, 12:30pm
Wednesday, July 8th 11:00pm
Sunday, July 12th, 5:45pm

Venue: The Annex Theatre

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo provided by the company.

From Press Release:

Monty Python meets Dr. Seuss in an infectiously fun, perpetually playful wonderland

Set Sail on an Uproarious Theatrical Adventure High Tea from Fringe Festival favourites and 10-Time “Best-of-Fest” Winners, James & Jamesy.

From two multi-award winning, masterful comedians and creators of Fringe hit 2 for Tea comes the outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive journey of James & Jamesy in High Tea, on stage July 2 – 12, 2015 at the Randolph Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Transcending physical comedy and redefining immersive theatre, the 10-time “Best-of-Fest” winners will sweep spectators out to sea in an aquatic escapade brimming with whimsy, action, and ingenuity.
Continue reading High Tea – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release →

Antonio Skármeta’s The Referendum tells the story of Chile’s democracy at Toronto’s Luminato Festival

When I left the bright Queen’s Quay and Harbourfront area, bustling with families and street performers, I feared I was leaving the summer joy behind when I entered the Fleck Dance Theater for Antonio Skármeta’s The Referendum, one of Luminato’s 7 Monologues series.

Thankfully the story he told about Chile and the political moment that changed that nation’s history in 1988 left me with a pensive, yet powerful optimism. Continue reading Review: The Referendum (Luminato Festival) →

“Get aboard the generational journey that won the Toronto Fringe’s New Play Contest.“

Excerpt from press release:

Winner of the Toronto Fringe’s 2015 New Play Contest, Rukmini’s Gold is about connections and moments of departure. An old Indian woman clutching her suitcase hobbles onto a deserted platform, distraught at missing her train. Set in stations around the world over 150 years, this heartwarming and amusing play tracks the passages of family and diaspora.

Initially presented as Ghost Train Riders, a short play, at the 2013 Hamilton Fringe Festival, the piece soon received development with Sasha Kovacs. Director Trilby James staged a reading in February in London, U.K, as part of Kali Theatre Talkback 2015. Rukmini’s Gold next pulls into Toronto’s Factory Theatre before returning to the Hamilton Fringe in Red Betty’s hometown.

Written by Radha S. Menon (finalist for the Woodward/Newman International Playwriting Prize and an honorable mention for the Herman Voaden Playwriting Contest) and directed by Wes Berger (Outstanding Direction from NOW Magazine forThe Naked Ballerina), Rukmini’s Gold features a cast of eight actors who play nineteen roles from the South Asian diaspora over ninety minutes.  Dora-winning designer Kelly Wolf costumes the different eras and settings.

Showtimes:

Wednesday July 1 @ 8:15pm
Saturday July 4 @ 5:15pm
Monday July 6 @ 10:15pm
Tuesday July 7 @ 6:30pm
Wednesday July 8 @ 5:15pm
Friday July 10 @ 12:00pm
Sunday July 12 @ 7:00pm

Venue: Factory Theatre Mainspace  (125 Bathurst Street)

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo by Radha S. Menon.