From press release

Time Stands Still

for Artichoke Heart’s Cirqular

Set in a world governed by the tick tock of the clock, a young girl explores beyond the city boundaries and comes upon a group of rebels uncovering a dark secret hiding within the clocktower.  Cirqular, a new puppetry piece by Artichoke Heart, investigates our relationship with man-made mechanical time and how it affects our views on life, aging and death.  This story is told without the use of language; sound and movement guide the narrative. Continue reading Cirqular – Toronto Fringe 2014 Press Release →

From press release

June 10, 2014, TORONTO— A black woman and a Jewish man walk into a bar. Sounds like the opening to a racy joke but it’s the true story of Nai’mah Hassan and Steve Epstein of The Black and the Jew. This 21st century love story brings razor sharp insights on race, sex, politics and relationships to Toronto for its Canadian debut July 3 at Toronto Fringe Festival in the Annex Theatre (730 Bathurst St) with their show She’s Black, He’s Jewish, They’re Married, Oy Vey! Continue reading She’s Black, He’s Jewish, They’re Married, Oy Vey! – Toronto Fringe 2014 Press Release →

Jesse James, an Assassin named Robert Ford, and Gunfights in the American West

Excerpted from Press Release

The Story of Robert Ford, The Assassin of Jesse James, is often told as an epilogue to the famous outlaw’s life. But Robert Ford wandered free as a minor celebrity, thanks to his crimes, before he was also gunned down. This new play looks at the story of Robert Ford from his killer’s perspective, allowing for an examination of the paralyzing power of anger while drawing a comparison between the politics of a post-Civil War America to those we experience today. Performed as a saloon show novelty act, the narrative is accompanied by original music written and performed by Joel Lightman.

Director and writer, Adam Bailey, discovered the story of Robert Ford’s assassination two years ago and instantly knew it had to be told to the people of Toronto. After years of working in Toronto’s Cabaret and Indie theatre scene, including work on new theatre creations such as The Enchanted Crackhouse, a variety of Burlesque shows with the Shameless Dames and directing several Canadian Premiers of International works with Royal Porcupine Productions (Terrorism, The Shadow of a Boy), Mr. Bailey spent the last two years developing his own voice while working on this original script; his first solo writing project. He has gathered an exception group of talent to aid him in that telling this unusual story and created a new company, Still Your Friend, to premier this new work.

“I went onto a “This Day in History” as part of a writing exercise and was shocked when I stumbled onto the assassination of Robert Ford. The site didn’t give any explanation other than those five words, so it was a real WTF moment. Once I looked up the history I knew I had to write a play about it.” – Adam Bailey

Performance Dates
July 2nd 8:45
July 5th 9:45
July 6th 12pm
July 8th 6:15pm
July 9th 12:15pm
July 10th 5:45pm
July 12th 11pm

Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. (Bathurst and Queen)

Ticketing
Tickets are $10 (cash-only) at the door, $12 in advance. Advance tickets may be purchased online (visa/amex), or from the Fringe Club box office (cash/visa/amex), located in Honest Ed’s Alley during the festival. Money-saving passes are also available; see website for details.

Be advised that there is absolutely no latecomer seating at Fringe shows.

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HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE CIRCUS?

Montreal-New York-Toronto

“She’s shameless. She’s wildly entertaining. She’s obnoxious…She got in your face. She filled the room with her (many) voices. She performed seemingly painful poses inches away from you. It was awesome.” (Leacocks,January 2013)

What does it mean to “grow up” clown? Emerging comedian Rachel Resnik’s In Denial: A One Woman Show (presented by Bum Chic Productions) explores what it means to be a female clown born to clown parents who wants to be just about anything other than a clown-AKA: the best best singer-ballerina-superhero-actress-fisherman she can be!

Directed by Julie Santini, In Denial will run at the Toronto Fringe Festival from July 3rd-13^th at the Tarragon Extraspace after a sold out run at Montreal’s TNC Theatre, as well as a performance at Toronto’s Unit 102 Theatre. Excerpts of In Denial have also been seen at Theatre Passe Murraile’s Crapshoot as well as at the NY Downtown Clown Revue in New York City.

Resnik plays Velma Patterson, a “downright absurd yet completely loveable young clown” who will also appear this summer in the Toronto Festival of Clowns Red Nose District show hosted by beloved clown duo Morro and Jasp. Velma dreams of becoming a Broadway superstar who is as gorgeous and skinny as pregnant Angelina Jolie, but has a serious problem with her clown roots. Sick of “clownists” Velma just wants a fair shot at an acting career-but does she have to run away from her own identity to do it?

Tickets for In Denial can be purchased through the Fringe Festival Box Office online 24 hours a day (http://fringetoronto.com/fringe-festival/shows/in-denial-a-one-woman-clown-show), by phone (416 966-1062) as well as in person at the The Fringe Club (581 Bloor Street West) for $12.00. Tickets can also be purchased for $12.00 at the door. 

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https://www.facebook.com/indenialclown

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/BumChicTheatre

Show length:55min.

Show Times:

July 03 at 09:15 PM
July 06 at 07:00 PM
July 07 at 01:00 PM
July 09 at 11:00 PM
July 10 at 05:45 PM
July 11 at 09:45 PM
July 13 at 03:30 PM

Photo of Velma Patterson by Matt Bobkin