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Fringe If you’re new to the Vancouver International Fringe Festival, you’re in for a treat! If the Fringe has been your favourite festival for the past 25 years, then this is merely a reminder of how to Fringe!

The Fringe is an equal opportunity theatre festival. All 83 shows in this year’s Festival were selected by lottery or on a first come, first served basis. That means that it’s up to you, the audience, to decide what’s hot and what’s not!

Welcome Messages..................................... 04 Opening Night.............................................. 05 Meet our Host: David C. Jones ................... 05

1. Find your program.

Ticket Information......................................... 06

If you found this program on a bus and want another, then you can find copies at community centres, theatres, and Fringe friendly businesses. You can also find copies at Blenz Coffee locations. Or, you can download a copy from our website at vancouverfringe.com. And for the first time ever, you can download our iPhone app! Search for VanFringe in the iTunes App Store.

St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café......... 07

2. Pick your shows.

Getting to the Fringe............................ ....... 08 Fringe Awards Night..................................... 09 Public Market Pick of the Fringe.................. 10

Get a pencil and start circling! Or head to our website or use the VanFringe App to search by show title, date, or venue. Taking risks is what the Fringe is all about, so be spontaneous! Use the master schedule that begins on page 24. For the real Fringe feel, see two or more shows a night!

Sweet on the Fringe .................................... 11

3. Get your tickets.

Studio 16................................................ ....... 14

Tickets are available online through our website at vancouverfringe.com, at the Fringe Box Office at 1592 Johnston Street on Granville Island (that’s kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance), or through our App. Keep your eyes peeled for the half price ticket symbol for a great deal or try to get a Frequent Fringer Pass ($90 for 10 different shows!). Frequent Fringer Passes are limited, so hop to it! Check the Ticket Information section on page 6 for details.

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Food Bank Shows.................................. ....... 12 Talks and Workshops............................. ....... 13 Waterfront Theatre....................................... 16 Playwrights Theatre Centre.......................... 18 False Creek Gym.......................................... 20 Origins Organic Coffee................................ 22

4. Get a membership.

Show Schedule............................................. 24

Without your one time membership fee, there simply could not be a Festival!

100% of the regular ticket price of each show goes directly to the artist.

Memberships can be purchased online or at any venue for $5.

Performance Works...................................... 30

5. Gather your friends.

Venue Maps.......................................... ....... 28 Revue Stage................................................. 32

Facebook, Twitter, the phone, carrier pigeon . . . however you gather your people, do it! Meet up at the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café, share stories, hear show buzz, let other people convince you about must see performances, and go see them!

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Venue.............. 34

6. Get in Line.

Thank Yous and Partners.............................. 42

If there are tickets left for sale, you can find them at the venue 45 minutes before show time. Seating is general admission, so line up early for the best seats.

Lineups also make a great grapevine. Spread the word through conversations with your line-mates, or simply eavesdrop. For more ticket info, turn to page 6.

Bring Your Own Venue................................. 36 Fringe Team and Volunteer Thanks............. 41 Join the Fringe Online.................................. 43 Show Index ........................................... ....... 43

7. Get the inside scoop.

10. Refresh! Dance! See live music!

Information about performance schedule changes and special events are available on the Fresh Sheet, which can be found at the Fringe Info Centre (1592 Johnston Street on Granville Island—kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance), the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café, at any Fringe venue, or at vancouverfringe.com.

The St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café is the place to be before, after, and between performances. We’re also hosting live music on the Wild Horse Stage at the Bar. Check out page 7 for the schedule. Make sure to try a tasty beverage from our friends at St. Ambroise or Wild Horse Canyon, and order something yummy from the daily BBQ at Agro Café!

8. Vote!

11. Celebrate!

Use your rating card and rate the shows you enjoyed so that you can see them become this year’s Public Market Pick of the Fringe! Ballots are available at all venues and can be dropped off in ballot boxes as you exit the theatre.

At the Fringe Awards Ceremony on September 19 at Performance Works, we’ll be announcing the Public Market Pick of the Fringe lineup. And there’ll be lots of other fun awards presented too. See page 9 for info. Check out the winners of the Pick on stage from September 23 to 26 at the Waterfront Theatre.

9. Comment!

Write reviews on the pearls and potatoes you find at the Fringe on plankmagazine. com or on our Facebook fan page. And you can find Buzz Boards plastered up around the Festival. Read audience comments and contribute your own! It’s sanctioned graffiti!

12. Get in the groove.

Repeat as necessary! Be part of our Festival atmosphere!

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s President of the Board of Directors of the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society, I once again have the pleasure of welcoming you to this year’s Fringe Festival.

Whether you are frequent Fringer returning after an absence, or trying out your first Festival, I sincerely hope that you enjoy our presentations.

My personal experience with the Vancouver Fringe is one of a returning enthusiast. After a couple of tentative steps into the Fringe waters 20 years ago, I returned to the audience six years ago and was amazed at the quality of the theatre productions being offered. Those first tentative steps turned into volunteering and viewing 20 shows in one year. That led to offering my services as a committee member and eventually board member. I continue to see 20 shows or so a year and continue to be rewarded with fantastic theatre experiences.

But the Fringe is more than just theatre. It’s being on Granville Island to experience the buzz of talking about different shows. It’s meeting new people while you stand in line and sharing your experiences and reviews.

It’s taking a risk and trying out new types of shows or venues (last year there was a play in a van). It’s going to the Fringe Bar and catching some music and having a drink with friends.

It’s seeing new acts and catching up with old friends.

Of course none of this can happen without a magical formula coming together. That includes financial support from all three levels of government, personal contributions from patrons such as yourselves, corporate sponsorship, donations from a long list of contributors who are cited in this program, the dedication and vision of our permanent and seasonal staff, the extraordinary energy and enthusiasm of our volunteers, and of course, the continued and growing support of you—our audience. And hats off to my colleagues on the Board who join me in inviting you to enjoy our 26th annual Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

Lonnie Propas President First Vancouver Theatrespace Society

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t’s been a year of struggle with dramatic cuts and restructuring to provincial arts funding. We have responded with a vocal opposition, concerned at the long term effects that this will have on our Festival and our province. I was recently reminded by a colleague that the greatest subsidy to the arts is underpaid and unpaid administrators and artists. None of the richness and splendor of a diverse artistic landscape would exist without our determination and passion. The show must go on! And the Fringe is of course a stunning example of artistic determination. These artists have no guaranteed fees and no grants to help them get started. They are putting on their shows because they have the determination to bring their ideas to the stage in this fantastic buffet of theatre we call the Fringe.

There are two possibilities when faced with a buffet—you either overeat and pile a dinner roll next to the pasta salad, next to the cold cuts, next to the poached salmon and the half scoop of chili . . . or you artfully select only those items that will actually go well together as a meal. Either way, you get what you want and leave feeling satisfied that you ate your fill and didn’t pay too much. So here you are at the Fringe, a veritable buffet of theatre! You know which approach is for you—go for it! And don’t forget to leave room for dessert.

David Jordan Executive Director Vancouver International Fringe Festival

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n behalf of the British Columbia Arts Council, it is my great pleasure to welcome audiences and artists to the 2010 Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

Over the next ten days, a variety of local venues on and around Granville Island will host an amazing range of theatrical performances. I hope you will revel in the eclectic program of inspired performances that these actors, directors, designers, and producers have come together to create.

The BC Arts Council is particularly proud to support the commitment of the dedicated organizers and volunteers who continue to make this event such a rewarding experience for audiences.

Enjoy!

Jane Danzo Chair BC Arts Council

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n behalf of the citizens of Vancouver and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone attending the 2010 Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

We are very proud of Vancouver’s reputation as a centre for arts and culture. Few of our cultural organizations are as successful as the Vancouver Fringe Festival at showcasing new talent. The Festival has garnered a reputation near and far as a favourite annual event. We anxiously await taking in the many days of theatrical pleasure.

To the Festival staff and volunteers: congratulations, and I hope you enjoy many more years of success. To all the artists, directors, producers, crews, and audiences taking part in this year’s event, I trust you will find the Festival to be entertaining and enlightening.

Gregor Robertson Mayor of Vancouver

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ur Government understands the important role that arts and culture play in creating healthy communities and a strong identity. We know that creativity and innovation are vital, not only to a robust Canadian culture, but also to our economy. This is why we are pleased to support events like the Vancouver International Fringe Festival that bring together people of all ages and backgrounds and give them an opportunity to experience eclectic and exciting theatrical performances.

For more than a quarter of a century, this festival has delighted audiences with its wide range of inventive and original theatre that both challenges and celebrates the cultural fabric of our communities.

On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of Canada, I congratulate the organizers, performers, and volunteers who have helped make this festival possible. Your efforts contribute to the vitality of Vancouver’s artistic landscape and the cultural and economic strength of Canada as a whole. We are proud to support you in sharing your passion for the arts.

James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

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is an actor, writer, producer, director, teacher, comedian, and regular host and emcee. He also gets bored easily.

David C. Jones during the An interviewer Fringe’s 2009 live auction.

Photo by Dan Fairchild. once described him as a “Pillar of the Vancouver Entertainment Community.” Really though, he’s making his mark on the entire world. He has used his extensive experience with all facets of theatre and entertainment to provide people around the world with laughter and joy.

A corporate comedian, his clients number in the hundreds (he admits that he’s lost count) and range from charitable organizations to large corporations. One of his most recent stints was being the Entertainment Manager for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games, where he managed the entertainment for all sporting venues.

David’s boredom often leads him to either create or become heavily involved in numerous organizations related to the arts. He founded and ran the sketch comedy group, Rock.

Paper.Scissors. for 12 years, which produced 16 stage productions, some of which ended up touring the world.

He formed the Sketch in Time Society, a non-profit charity that stages fundraisers for charity groups and non-profits. He works in film under the moniker DCJ Productions, and he’s a member of committees that are related to the arts community.

Of course you don’t do all of these things without getting some recognition. He’s won numerous awards over the years, including Best Comedian in Vancouver from the Georgia Straight in 2005, a Top 40 under 40 from Business in Vancouver in 2004, and numerous other awards for his entertainment work and productions.

David’s talent as an actor and comedian, combined with his natural creativity and engaging personality, allow him to host any style of event with such finesse that he gets asked to do this sort of thing a lot. David also has a lot of outfits that he uses, which helps.

David was the guest auctioneer at last year’s Opening Night Gala, and helped raise $4,000 from the crowd (double from the previous year) using his style, humour, and crazy energy. We know that he will outdo himself as the host of our Opening Night this year! vancouverfringe.com 5

Buy tickets early! Online at vancouverfringe.com All tickets and passes are subject to availability.

No Latecomers. No Refunds. No Exchanges. No Exceptions.

Please turn off cell phones and other electronic devices in the theatres.

With more than 600 performances presented over 11 days, we need to start every performance on time! We recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before a show starts to avoid disappointment. Patrons arriving after the performance has begun will not be admitted.

Membership Fee (one time purchase)

Advance Tickets

Purchase your $5 First Vancouver Theatrespace Society (FVTS) membership to gain access to the Fringe Festival.

Because 100% of the regular ticket price goes directly to the artists, your membership fee helps ensure that there will be a Festival! You will be required to present your card at each performance you attend. If you are unable to present your card, you will be required to purchase an non-refundable additional card. Membership is valid until August 31, 2011.

In addition to accessing shows during the Festival, by joining the FVTS, you are entitled to participate in its direction by attending the FVTS’s Annual General Meeting in 2011. Completing your membership card activates your membership. All activated cards will be entered into a draw for a 2011 Festival Pass. Please note that all personal information provided will be kept private and confidential and will not be passed on to any individual or organization.

Purchase advance tickets online, through our iPhone app, or in person up to four hours prior to show time. Tickets will be held for pick up at the door.

(All prices include HST) $10.00 for weekday shows and weekend late night shows (10:00 p.m. or later) $12.00 for weekend shows starting before 10:00 p.m. +$2.00 surcharge per advance ticket purchase Weekdays are defined as: Monday - Thursday.

Weekends are defined as: Friday - Sunday.

Please note that shows may sell out in advance. Buy tickets to your must see shows in advance. All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. In case of show cancellation, return your tickets to the Fringe Box Office.

Opening Night: Appi-Teasers $40 (including HST) in advance or at the door (details on page 5).

Public Market Pick of the Fringe $18 (including HST) available online from September 20 or at the door. The Public Market Pick of the Fringe will run from September 23 to 26 at the Waterfront Theatre (see page 10 for more info).

Frequent Fringer Pass For $90 (including HST) you can see 10 different shows or pick five and bring one friend per show. This pass is for anyone who wants to FRINGE a lot. A limited number of passes are available. Passes are non-transferable. Memberships are required. Tickets are only available at the door and subject to availability. Purchase your pass at vancouverfringe.com or at the Fringe Box Office (see page 28 for location). Not applicable for half price shows.

Half Price Shows Tickets as cheap as 1985 Fringe shows! Every show marked with the half price symbol H is half price! Frequent Fringer Passes cannot be used for half price shows.

Tickets at the Door Day of show tickets for all shows may be purchased at the individual venues starting 45 minutes prior to and until show time, subject to availability. CASH ONLY! Please arrive early.

Patrons arriving late will not be admitted. No refunds for latecomers.

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Ticket Information

Regular Ticket Prices

Order online: Tickets go on sale online at vancouverfringe.com on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.

In person at the Fringe Box Office (Powered by Mac Station): You may purchase tickets in person at our Fringe Box Office from September 2, 2010. It’s located at 1592 Johnston Street on Granville Island (That’s kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance. See page 28 for location.). The Fringe Box Office is open daily from noon to 8:00 p.m. We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

Aquabus offers complimentary ferry service from 4:00 p.m. until their closing time to Fringe patrons who display a valid 2010 Festival show ticket or online receipt for a show on that day. Valid September 9-19 and September 23-26, 2010.

Program Changes and Updates Visit vancouverfringe.com for the most current information regarding added, sold out, and cancelled shows; venue and show time changes; and for updates on events. Any changes will also be posted at the Fringe Box Office (see page 28 for location). All show times are subject to change. Please also check the FRESH SHEETS for updates. Fresh sheets will be posted daily at the Fringe Box Office, Info Centre, St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café, and at each venue.

Changes will also be posted in the VanFringe App.

Fringe Info Centre Visit our Information Centre from September 2-19, 2010 to find the latest show reviews, show information, and show updates. The Fringe Info Centre is open on weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on weekends from noon to 8:00 p.m. It is located with the Box Office at 1592 Johnston Street on Granville Island (that’s kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance. See page 28 for location.). And drop by on Saturdays and Sundays during the Festival for iPad demos courtesy of Mac Station.

Box Office Info Line If difficulties arise using our online ticket system, call 604.637.6380 from August 4, 2010.

NOTE: NO TICKET SALES VIA PHONE!

VanFringe App The Fringe Festival now has a FREE iPhone App! Use the app to search for what you want to see by date, venue, or show title. Bookmark your favourites and purchase tickets to see them through the app. Search “VanFringe” in the iTunes App Store to download it for your iPhone.

Children The Fringe may not be suitable for children under the age of 14 years. We do not censor or jury any of the content. Consult the program guide or the website for specific show ratings.

All patrons, including children, must purchase a membership.

On stage!

The Creaking Planks performing at the 2009 St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café. Photo by Brice Ferré.

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at the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café this year!

Join us at the new Wild Horse Stage and see these amazing bands and DJs! Thursday, Sept. 9, 10:30 p.m.

Maria in the Shower Folk cabaret with face paint. mariaintheshower.com Friday, Sept. 10, 10:30 p.m.

Fine Mist A charming synth-pop dance party. myspace.com/thebandfinemist Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:30 p.m.

Wintermitts Pop poutine rock. wintermitts.com Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:30 p.m.

Creaking Planks w/ Uni and her Ukulele (San Francisco) Pirate rock. creakingplanks.com Monday, Sept. 13, 9:30 p.m.

A Fringe Artists Club Night An open-mic style showcase of some musically inclined 2010 Fringe performers.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:30 p.m.

Jasper Sloan Yip Dynamic alt-folk-pop. myspace.com/jaspersloanyip Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:30 p.m.

Viper Central Kick ass bluegrass. vipercentral.ca Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:30 p.m.

The Reckoners Beautiful indie folk duo. thereckoners.ca Friday, Sept. 17, 10:30 p.m.

The Greff Band Roots rock raised on the Canadian plains. myspace.com/thegreffband Saturday, Sept. 18, 10:30 p.m.

Dbl Dragon Brand new Vancouver electronic dance music act. myspace.com/dbldragonband w/ DJ Tristan Orchard (of No More Strangers and winniecooper.net) Sunday, Sept. 19 Closing Night Dance Party Join us after the Awards Night!

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Getting to the Fringe Granville Island (under the south side of the Granville Street Bridge) is the Vancouver International Fringe Festival’s hub. With restaurants, a public food market, live theatres, galleries, art studios, and shops, the Island offers a lot to do between Fringe shows. Its relaxed atmosphere surrounded by mountains and ocean make Granville Island the perfect stage for outstanding theatre at the Fringe.

Located in the heart of Vancouver, Granville Island is easily accessible through a variety of means. If you are attending shows at other Fringe venues, including BYOVs, please refer to the websites listed here to help you plan your trip.

Walking, Cycling, and Alternate Transportation The seaside path is always a treat and gets you right to Granville Island and the Fringe!

A bicycle is also a fantastic way to navigate the Fringe. Visit city.vancouver. bc.ca/maps.htm and click on the “Bicycle Routes” link to find your best route. These routes are also suitable for people on foot.

You can also bring your bike on the Aquabus’ Cyquabuses for free! Bikes are only allowed on the Cyquabus and your best chance to catch one is to board from the Hornby Street dock.

See the Aquabus section below for more information.

Public Transit The Fringe is easily accessible by bus.

The #50 bus goes straight to Granville Island from Waterfront Station through downtown along Granville Street and on to False Creek South. Otherwise the #4, #7, #10, #16, or #17 all stop on the south side of the Granville Street

bridge, where a leisurely stroll through the Granville Street Bridge Pedestrian Underpass and across the Granville Loop Park will find you in the heartland of the Fringe. For more personalized transit information and trip planning go to translink.bc.ca or call 604.953.3333 (from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.).

Aquabus The Aquabus operates from approximately 6:40 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily (please check theaquabus.com for specific route schedules). From September 9 to 19 and September 23 to 26, 2010, the Aquabus offers complimentary ferry service from 4:00 p.m. till final sail time to Fringe patrons who display a valid 2010 Fringe Festival show ticket or online receipt for a Fringe show on the same day. For more information including schedules, tickets, and maps visit theaquabus.com.

Parking After 7:00 p.m., parking is free and without time constraint in most parking spots on Granville Island!

Between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., free time limited parking is available in designated areas around the Island.

During those hours, a vehicle may park for a maximum of three hours (and in certain spots, only one hour). Moving to another spot is permitted as long as the total time parked on the Island does not exceed three hours. If you want to extend your stay, we recommend that you move into a pay lot to purchase the extra time needed. Vehicles parked overtime will be ticketed.

Taxi Taxis are often found outside the Granville Island Public Market.

Boat If you’ve got your own boat or other water based form of transportation, free three hour visitors’ moorage is located behind the Granville Island Public Market. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

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magazine Online Reviews For the third year in a row, PLANK will attempt to cover every show at the Fringe Festival.

Your Voice Check out the action, get into heated debates, tell the world what you really think about what you saw.

Talk of the Fringe In addition, PLANK will be again sponsoring the Talk of the Fringe Award.

Help create the buzz to get the show you love the most into the winner’s circle.

All at PLANK Magazine.

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Sweet on the Fringe?!

We know you love the Fringe for the variety and fun we bring to you under our banner of “Theatre for Everyone.” Because we return 100% of the regular box office revenues to artists, we need your help to sustain and nurture your beloved Fringe.

That’s why we run Sweet on the Fringe, our year-round fundraising campaign. Step up to the sweet plate and support the kind of theatre you care about most!

The larger your donation, the more you get from us: tickets, special event invites, tax receipts, and, of course, a healthy Fringe! For details visit vancouverfringe.com/sweetonthefringe.

4 Sweet Ways to Give: By mail: 1398 Cartwright St., Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3R8, Canada (just fill out this form, cut it out and mail it in!)

Online: vancouverfringe.com By mouth and ear: 604.257.0350 In person: at performances (and get Cocoa Camino chocolate at select shows!)

Please make cheques payable to: First Vancouver Theatrespace Society Charitable tax # 118919547RR0001

I want to be SWEET !!!

I’ll make a monthly donation of: $5 $10 $25 $50 $ I’ll make a one-time donation of: $25 $50 $100 $250 $ _ I want to pay by: Cheque

Direct Debit (please enclose a VOID cheque and note whether you want the donations to begin on the1st or the 30th/31st of each month).

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Food Bank Shows Not everyone has all they can eat, so the Fringe is partnering with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society to help feed the 25‚000 people who visit Food Bank depots weekly. We asked Fringe artists, who keep 100% of regular box office revenues, if they wanted to donate a portion of their ticket sales to the Food Bank, and the response has been overwhelming! Almost half of this year’s Fringe artists have chosen at least one performance from which they will be donating a minimum of 10% of their revenue to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society—and many artists have chosen more than one performance or a higher percentage. Some have even chosen to donate 10% from all their performances!

Be sure to look for this symbol in the program guide. It designates performances from which partial proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank.

In addition, your way to get into the Fringe Awards Night on September 19 at Performance Works (see page 9 for details) is by making a cash donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Why cash? With each dollar in cash they can purchase $3 worth of food for the people they supports. It’s way better than cans!

To learn more about the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, visit foodbank.bc.ca.

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Talks and

Workshops Totem Figures with TJ Dawe Friday, September 10 7:30 p.m.

St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café FREE As an off-shoot of his acclaimed 2008 monologue Totem Figures, Fringe veteran TJ Dawe (Lucky 9) began a series of podcast interviews with various people about who or what would be on their Mt. Rushmore. Which famous people? Which non-famous people? Which institutions, jobs, relationships, formative experiences, or (fill in the blank)? How did these people, places, things, and experiences impact their lives, and what do they have in common? TJ will conduct a live Totem Figures interview with a special guest.

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Planting Seeds Cultural Exchange Monday, September 13 Noon - 3:00 p.m.

Playwrights Theatre Centre FREE

Hong Kong based producers, the All Theatre Art Association (Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao), together with local and international theatre groups, will converge to share their experiences of touring and discuss opportunities for cultural exchange. This forum—free and open to the public—is a first step towards developing an international theatre community to co-create productions to be presented in both Vancouver and Asia.

For more information, visit alltheatreco.com.

Fringe on the Road Monday, September 13 7:00 p.m.

St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café FREE Many Fringers do the “Fringe Circuit” and tour all summer long, going from Fringe Festival to Fringe Festival across the country (and even around the world!). This panel features Teaching Shakespeare’s Keir Cutler, 2009 Pick winner Gemma Wilcox, long-time Fringer Jem Rolls (One Man Riot), and DK Reinemer (The DK and Morgan Show), a newcomer to the Fringe but not new to touring. Moderated by Fringe veteran Chris Gibbs (The Power of Ignorance and Antoine Feval), these artists will share the joys, challenges, and wacky stories of life on the road.

Clown Conference

Artist Meets Industry: A Career Development Discussion

Wednesday, September 15 7:00 p.m.

St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café FREE Kahlil Ashanti (Basic Training) and Justin Sudds (of S.L. Feldman & Associates and manager of Charles Ross’ One Man Star Wars) host this discussion on how to help Fringe artists take their careers to the next level. Using their personal experience both from within the Fringe circuit as an actor (Kahlil) and from the perspective of an industry professional (Justin), they hope to engage in discussions that will lead to artists being able to achieve their career goals.

Clarity in Movement: A Lecoq-based Look at Movement

Thursday, September 16 7:00 p.m.

St. Ambroise Fringe Bar at Agro Café FREE No, seriously—it’s a clown conference! Enjoy the Fringe’s first clown round table, moderated by Chris Gibbs (Antoine Feval) and featuring Precious Chong (Zdenka Now!), David Gaines (7(x1) Samurai), Jacqueline Russell (Raunch), and Alice Nelson (Elephant in Zulu).

A discussion of clowning from the absurd to the sublime with artists who have performed everywherefrom—Fringe Festivals in Canada to Clowns Without Borders projects in South Africa. All are welcome—red noses optional.

Friday, September 17 Noon-3:00 p.m.

Playwrights Theatre Centre Cost: $55 ($45 for Fringe artists and volunteers) David Gaines (7(x1) Samurai)—who specializes in movement, mask, improvisation, commedia, and clown, and who has taught at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq—leads this workshop focused on sensitivity and playfulness and their use in performance. There is likely to be some silliness involved.

Through physical work and play, the issues of how to be relaxed and available on stage, how to notice potential material, and how to allow an appropriate response to be expressed through your body will be addressed. Registration will be limited to 20 people. To reserve a spot, email Mr. Gaines at david@davidgainesperformance.com.

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tudio 16 has been a Fringe friendly venue since 2000. It is home to various theatre and musical groups, and it hosts workshops and festivals, the majority of which are focused on supporting Vancouver’s artistic Francophone community. Studio 16 is located in the Maison de la Francophonie de Vancouver, just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Granville Island. Looking for a perfect dinner and theatre combo? La Maison de la Francophonie is also home to Salade de Fruits, Vancouver’s favourite French Bistro!

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Darin’ Joes

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ 50 minutes liesllafferty.ca Playwright: Liesl Lafferty

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 18+ 50 minutes Playwright: Darin’ Joes Sex, drugs, and broccoli! Random assortments of randomness! We are the Darin’ Joes and this is a sketch comedy show of questionable values and morals.

This play is for everybody who has had anything wrong with them without knowing why. Canary is a dark comedy about Lily, a young woman who is struck with a mysterious and debilitating aversion to artificial light. Our hero battles a toxic world and raises the question, “Are you next?”

“Lawrence is so convincing . . . one expects her to flinch when the lights go up. The cast never falters and stage management surpasses expectations.”

—Caroline Lock, Eye Weekly “The sarcastic, sometimes angry humour comes through loud and clear.”

—Jon Kaplan, Now

Friday, Sept. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:55 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:25 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:50 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:10 p.m.

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LoveSong Connecting Flights Theatre Vancouver, Canada Drama / 14+ 70 minutes Playwright: Melissa Haller

The trouble with love isn’t finding it, it’s holding onto it. LoveSong follows the joys and sorrows of two people in love as they struggle to come to terms with themselves, each other, and the nature of love.

Written and directed by Melissa Haller.

Starring Aaron Hutchinson and Elizabeth Kirkland. Set/Costume Design: Roxana Chapela-Barba, Sound Design: Stacy Sherlock.

Friday, Sept. 10, 10:20 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 4:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 6:35 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:25 p.m.

The Boy Who Had A Mother Jack In The Box Productions Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 70 minutes Playwright: Jeff McMahan

A young man moves back into his mentally ill mother’s home to help add stability to her life. His plan is simple—save her from herself. But it soon becomes clear that the person who ultimately needs saving is the man.

From himself. And from her.

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:40 p.m.

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Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Cabaret / 18+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Nudity 60 minutes Playwrights: Emily Griffiths, Anoushka Ratnarajah, and Lau Sequins

Capital, Alice! distorts an (already absurd) classic into a saucy and sinister odyssey. Alice, a retail employee, falls asleep on the job and wakes to find that the mall around her has transformed.

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How do you tell your story when you have no words of your own? Wrongly persecuted and punished for her actions, Echo must surmount a terrible curse and come to terms with her eternal transformation. This is the life story of a natural phenomenon; a journey of self-reflection that will release the narcissist in you.

“Delivered with a subtle, alluring performance . . . Markwart captivates her audience.” **** —Winnipeg Free Press “Both beautiful and heartbreaking . . . touchingly introspective. The script is poetry to the ears, making Echo a delight in both sight and sound.” — Winnipeg Sun

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Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:15 p.m

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Titania

Butterdragon Productions

Frances Kitson

Behind the scenes of a children’s television show lurk the failed dreams of serious actor, Sam Harbinger. Saddled by the worst contract in show business, Sam desperately attempts to get his show cancelled by making it unfit for young eyes. Yet his antics turn him into a star—just with the wrong crowd!

Titania, queen of the fairies, has a problem: she had an affair with a guy sporting donkey ears. As if that wasn’t bad enough, her partner, Oberon, is guilty of casting the spell that made her fall for Donkey Guy. Does she stay with Oberon or not? And can she forgive herself for throwing herself at an ass?

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Coarse Language 65 minutes Playwright: Jim Cunningham

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:20 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 10:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 6:35 p.m.

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ 50 minutes Playwright: Frances Kitson

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Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:25 p.m.

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David Gaines

Gemma Wilcox (creator of the Pick of the Fringe show The Honeymoon Period Is Officially Over) co-stars with Sam Elmore to perform TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi’s hit show. 52 cards in a deck. 52 scenes about a couple’s relationship.

The title of each scene is written on a card. Two actors shuffle, throw, pick up, and play all 52 scenes. No two shows are the same!

One man performs the epic story of Seven Samurai—complete with victimized peasants, marauding bandits, samurai warriors, and a spectacular fight scene—retold at comic breakneck pace.

Unique, riveting, and very funny.

Boulder, U.S.A. Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 75 minutes Playwrights: TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi

1412 Cartwright Street

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***** “Slick, well-paced, and completely fun to watch.” —CBC Winnipeg ***** “In the superbly natural hands of Fringe fave Wilcox and amiable costar Elmore, this is provocative, eerily personal theatre.” —Winnipeg Free Press “Wilcox and Elmore bring subtlety and ingenuity to the scenes.” —Denver Westword

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 12:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:35 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:35 p.m.

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Limbo Contact: Andrew Bailey

Arlington, U.S.A. Comedy / Clown / All Ages 60 minutes 7x1samurai.com Playwright: David Gaines

“Best Solo Show” and “Best of the Fest” at the Orlando Fringe 2009!

“Critics Pick” and “Acclaim Award” in Cincinnati 2009!

“Best Solo Performance” at the DC Fringe 2008!

“Bravura storytelling, nothing less.”

—Orlando Sentinel “Riotous . . . rollicking . . . an acrobatic genius.” —Washington Post “Go prepared to laugh.” —Cincinnati CityBeat “As deft as anyone I’ve ever seen.”

—Washington City Paper

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The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged)

Toronto, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Mature Content 55 minutes Playwright: Andrew Bailey

Wink Theatre

After surviving a near death experience, Atomic Vaudeville’s Andrew Bailey is living every moment to the fullest. It’s getting tiring. From the creative team that brought you the award winning Scrupulosity (“Wildly funny . . . with tenderness that moved me to tears.”

—The Georgia Straight) and Putz (“Best Fringe Show, 2008” —The Vancouver Courier. “Genius!” —The Winnipeg Sun).

Birnam Wood, Private Eye unravels the murder of his partner Archie Heath.

Set in 1605 London with a cast of Shakespearian characters, including Falstaff, Mercutio, Iago, and Richard the Third, The Maltese Bodkin is a “who hath done it.”

North Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ 75 minutes Playwright: David Belke

Putz Reviews: “Insanely funny.”

—Georgia Straight; “Comedy with substance.” —Eye (Toronto); “A constant delight.” —The Globe and Mail Scrupulosity Reviews: Best Solo Show, 2005 Victoria Fringe; “An all stops out emotional odyssey.” —The Edmonton Sun

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Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:50 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:45 p.m.

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Every Job I’ve Ever Had Barry Smith Presents

Aspen, U.S.A. Comedy / Multimedia / 18+ 60 minutes barrysmith.com Playwright: Barry Smith Barry Smith (Jesus in Montana, American Squatter, Baby Book) isn’t exactly what you’d call “ambitious” when it comes to careers. He’s managed to resist actual “adult” employment and get by on a lifetime of odd jobs—some odder than others. Using words, pictures, sound, and video, this multimedia comedy examines the employment consequences of a life spent following one’s bliss.

“Think Spalding Gray and David Sedaris with a whole lot of audio and visual aids.” —The Aspen Times

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:50 p.m.

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Shadows In Bloom

Free/Fall Theatre Free Radical

Fredericton, Canada Drama / Multimedia / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content 75 minutes Playwright: Len Falkenstein A Romanian orphan conceived in the post-Cold War promise of freedom, who is living in the shadow of her country’s newest tourist attraction, Dracula Park, becomes caught in a custody battle between East and West in a world gripped by post-9/11 paranoia. A powerful, strange, and unsettling drama about border crossings, ties of blood, and how we all become each other’s vampires. **** “Sensitively written and effectively staged”—Toronto Eye Weekly’s Pick of the Fringe “Uncompromising and complex.”—Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight **** —Edmonton Sun Critics’ Pick and “Must See”

Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:40 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:55 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m.

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Wanderlust

Gemma Wilcox

Martin Dockery

Shadows lurk, jealousy seethes, plants talk . . . 20 new characters! From the creator of the award-winning Fringe hit, The Honeymoon Period Is Officially Over.

After a decade of temping, both at work and in relationships, a man embarks on a solo trip deep into Africa.

There he demands an epiphany. Any epiphany. Some proof that though we’re temporary, we’re more than mere temps.

A comic, true story.

London, England / Boulder, U.S.A. Comedy / Drama / 14+ 60 minutes gemmawilcox.com Playwright: Gemma Wilcox

Pick of the Fringe, Vancouver Fringe 2009 Best Female Performer, Victoria Fringe 2009 Best Solo Performance, Ottawa Fringe 2008 ***** —Winnipeg Free Press **** —Toronto Eye Weekly **** “Sexy, sharp, and seamless.” —Now Toronto “She shows you what theater can be.”

—Orlando Sentinel “Gemma Wilcox is both an adroit chronicler of the human condition and a wondrous chameleon of a performer.”

—Minneapolis Pioneer Press

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Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 5:40 p.m.

Brooklyn, U.S.A. Comedy / Monologue / 14+ 70 minutes martindockery.com Playwright: Martin Dockery

“Sell Out” / “Best of Fest” —London, Winnipeg, Orlando, Fresno, Toronto, and New York.

“Spectacularly good. Absolutely unforgettable.” —nytheatre.com “Astounding . . . Blisteringly funny.”

—Eye Weekly (And #1 event in Toronto July 6, 2009) “You’re not likely to find many storytellers better than Martin Dockery.” —CBC

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1:55 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:40 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:30 p.m.

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Framed

Garry Boon

Wise Fools

Charles Dickens wrote, “Suddenly the little character came flashing up in the most cheerful manner, and I had only to look on and leisurely describe it.”

Doctor Marigold was a favourite in his repertoire. Doctor Marigold’s fortunes reverse when he adopts a deaf and mute girl whose mother is dead. Doctor Marigold recalls an overwhelming compassion across two cultures— hearing and deaf.

Billy sets off on his quest for Ultimate Happiness. He’s absolutely sure he’s got all the things he will need for his journey and his course is set. Then the unexpected happens . . . Balthar! Is it destiny, is it karma, is it legacy? Or is it lunacy? Join Billy and Balthar as they bump along life’s road and into delightful and insightful foolishness.

London, England Family / Drama / All Ages 65 minutes Playwright: Charles Dickens

1398 Cartwright Street

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ften referred to as the PTC Studio, the Playwrights Theatre Centre is located on the third floor of the Festival House on Granville Island. It’s an intimate, inviting space. When not showcasing Fringe acts, Playwrights is dedicated to developing Canadian playwriting. More than 5,000 new Canadian plays have gone through Playwrights Theatre Centre since its inception in 1970.

North Vancouver, Canada Clown / 18+ / Mature Content / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwrights: Innes, Reynolds, and Smith

Winners of the Vancouver 2009 Sprit of the Fringe award.

“Hilarious and heart wrenching and extremely satisfying . . . most shocking of all, I actually took time after the show to talk to my fellow audience members.

How often does that happen?” —Plank Magazine

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:25 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 10:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:15 p.m.

The Pig of Happiness

Truth and Roses

Big Empty Barn Productions Paris, France Music / Cabaret / 14+ 60 minutes bremnerduthie.com Playwright: Bremner Duthie

“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”

Elevate your spirit, kick-start your karma, and become one with the Pig in this new show from cabaret singer Bremner Duthie.

From Weill to Nirvana, to Britney to Brel, to Tom Waits. From a howl to a lullaby.

“Seedy. Stirring. Utterly memorable.”

—Andrew Clover, Sunday Times “My God, does he ever sing. Bremner’s performance is jaw-dropping—my jaw literally dropped.” —View Magazine “Songs expand and breathe with meaning in the context of Bremner’s complex delivery and superb script.

Absolutely see this one.” —John Munger, Director, Dance America

Thursday, Sept. 9, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:40 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:35 p.m.

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Impassionata Theatre

Vancouver, Canada Dance / Drama / Mature Content 75 minutes Playwright: Amanda Lee Exploring the line between “different” and “crazy,” Truth and Roses draws the audience into the worlds of two young women and their struggles to retain identity despite the pressures of family and society. Inspired by the lobotomies of Rosemary Kennedy and Rose Williams (Tennessee Williams’ sister), Truth and Roses questions our current way of thinking about mental illness, learning disabilities, and more.

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The Goldman Variations Tim Goldman

Happily Ever After?

Poiema Productions

Cowley, England Comedy / All Ages 55 minutes performingzeal.com Playwright: Tim Goldman This one-man comedy show combines the worlds of clowning, live music, and storytelling. An actor meets a jamboree of characters on his journey towards his destiny. With the help of J.S. Bach and some unusual props, he hopes he has the tools to succeed.

“A hilarious, madcap one-man tour de force.” —The Oxford Times

Sherwood Park, Canada Comedy / Music / 14+ / Mature Content 60 minutes Playwrights: Candice Fiorentino, Sara Vickruck, Melissa Heagy, and Brianne Jang Which one of these is not like the others: erectile dysfunction, postpartum depression, a dark closet, or princesses? Happily Ever After? is a musical comedy that will make you question fairy tale endings.

Poison the Well Infinity Live Productions

Prairie Song: An Indian Cinderella Story

Toronto, Canada Drama / 18+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content 60 minutes infinityliveproductions.com Playwright: Andrew Connor

Thunderbird Theatre Group

A volatile hostage crisis in Russia reunifies two childhood friends separated by war. As James and Maya battle with a twisted knot of past and present entanglements, thousands of lives hang in the balance. Fringe veterans Elison Zasko (The Sputniks) and Andrew Connor (Boom, Cyclosa Confusa, The Cody Rivers Show) join forces in this new high-stakes drama.

An adaptation of the Cinderella Story from a First Nations perspective, this show is set prior to European contact and portrays a traditional lifestyle and the heritage of the Plains First Nations People.

Saskatoon, Canada Multi-Cultural / 14+ 45 minutes Playwright: Pauline Whitehead

“Extremely talented writer and performer Andrew Connor definitely gives you your money’s worth.” —New York Theatre “Elison Zasko inhabits each character from the pores on her face to the tips of her toe nails.” —CBC

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Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:05 p.m.

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Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao All Theatre Art Association

Hong Kong Family / Multimedia / All Ages 30 minutes alltheatreco.com Playwright: Maggie Blue O’Hara

1318 Cartwright Street

“One will return to the tao by letting go . . .” Originally from Vancouver, actress / director Maggie Blue O’Hara returns with her mystical multimedia performance from Hong Kong. Talented sand painter Hoi Chiu shares a mesmerizing journey: exploring ancient wisdom through dance, mask, and sand storytelling.

Writer and Director: Maggie Blue O’Hara. Performer: Hoi Chiu.

Elephant In Zulu Alice Nelson

Calgary, Canada Comedy / Drama / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Alice Nelson A Canadian travels to South Africa to bring hope and laughter to those whose lives have been torn apart by disease, death, and political strife. How can she do it? How can she rescue all 47 million South Africans—make ‘em laugh for awhile? Throughout her journey she learns about the strength of South Africa and the power of laughter.

Nelson is also performing in Raunch: The Rise of the Female Chauvinist Pigs.

Listed in Calgary Herald’s Best Shows of 2010.

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Thursday, Sept. 9, 9:55 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.

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Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:15 p.m.

Raunch

Teaching Shakespeare

by Jean Giraudoux

Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell

A Co-Production with Pangaea Arts

Calgary, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Nudity 60 minutes Playwrights: Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell Wet t-shirt contests, strip-to-stay fit classes, and Girls Gone Wild: is this what a “post- feminist” world looks like? In a performance that leaps from Kinderwhores to MILFs, pole dancing to labioplasty, Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell examine the new brand of female empowerment: the “Female Chauvinist Pig.” **** —CBC Radio One, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun “Extremely funny.” —CBC Winnipeg “Hilarious, eye opening, and disquieting.” —Colin MacLean, Edmonton Sun “The best play I saw this year.” —Planet S Magazine

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:50 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 11:50 p.m.

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Doctor Keir Co.

Montreal, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ 55 minutes keircutler.com Playwright: Keir Cutler The mega-hit parody of a college Shakespeare class returns! Over 150 performances across Canada, two runs in New York, multiple awards, held over at the Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Edmonton Fringe Festivals, televised on Bravo!

“Formidably delightful!” —Off-Off Broadway Review (New York) “[A] hilarious example of how not to conduct a class.” —Toronto Sun “Blisteringly funny!” —Hour (Montreal) “I remember Teaching Shakespeare as one of the most enjoyable Fringe productions of the last decade. It was the class from hell . . . leaving you laughing at the awesome ineptitude of the teacher.” —Colin MacLean, Edmonton Sun

Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:25 p.m.

Everyone All Together All The time!

Misadventures of a Massage Therapist

1-2-3 USA!

Abstract Theatre Productions

Olympia, U.S.A. Comedy / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Nudity 75 minutes http://ow.ly/1Ymxo Playwrights: Mark Alford, Matt Olson, and Ryan Hitchcock

Fight Fire With Fuel Productions

Winnipeg, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 18+ / Mature Content 60 minutes

Etobicoke, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Mature Content 45 minutes Playwright: David Weaver

Playwright: Jason Brasher

Most one-man shows can be called so because one man performs the show.

This “one man” shows the audience his own show. But what if there was more than one man? Can you do a two man one-man show? What about a three man one-man show? Not enough? Four men, and only one one-man show.

misadventuresofamt.blogspot.com

We are a brand-new sketch comedy trio whose goal is to spread mouthsmiling humour throughout the stars and remind everyone that true world peace and happiness is still possible with faith in love, dreams, and the good ol’ U.S.A! Our newest sketch comedy show promises to dazzle and enlighten as we preach the wisdom of the greatest country on earth!

One Man Show

Nipple rings, tin foil domiciles, animals, sex, “sharts,” speech impediments, pranks, more sex, crazy co-workers, sleeping, and of course . . . massage therapy, are all somehow interweaved and make up the past seven years of my life. This one-man show has made people laugh so hard they peed a little. And this year, I’ll be sharing these stories across the country!

Saturday, Sept. 11, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 12:00 noon Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:05 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:50 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 4:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:50 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept.16, 9:50 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m.

The Dark

When Harry Met Harry

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:40 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 5:05 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 6:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:00 p.m.

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Flaming Locomotive Productions

Rebel Haunt

Port Moody, Canada Comedy / Clown / All Ages 30 minutes Playwright: Sarah Jane Rachel Dixon

Swan View, Australia Comedy / 14+ 65 minutes flaminglocomotive.com Playwright: Allan Girod

The night was destroyed centuries ago but somehow it has broken through the constant light and nestled itself in the heart and minds of eight lonely souls.

There it grows from a thought to a hope then into to a plan to bring the night to life. They must awaken the dark.

Meet Harry. Pedantic, dedicated, and highly strung.

“You can’t do that. That’s not how you use LEGO.” An imaginative and lively performance twists Harry inside out as he confronts his worst fear—people!

“Get your hands off me. I do not need embracing.”

“Girod captivates the audience . . . an excellent night out.” —Australian Stage

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:25 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:05 p.m.

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Friday, Sept. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept.17, 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 6:15 p.m.

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A Cynic Tells Love Stories

Big Sandwich Productions

Katherine Glover

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / Monologue / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes tjdawe.com Playwright: TJ Dawe

Minneapolis, U.S.A. Comedy / Monologue / Coarse Language / Mature Content 60 minutes katherineglover.net Playwright: Katherine Glover Seducing porn stars. Falling for straight girls. Getting married without saying a word. So much experience, and so little to show for it . . . Except the stories.

1245 Cartwright Street

Called “Best of the Fringe” by L’etoile Magazine and nominated for Outstanding Spoken Word Show by the Minnesota Fringe’s FringeFamous.

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rigins began in 1999 with a focus on supporting organic coffee farmers. They use vintage equipment and traditional roasting techniques on site, so you can expect aromas of coffee during performances at this former BYOV.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 3:20 p.m.

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Monday, Sept. 13, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:05 p.m.

Swimming to Cambodia Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: Spalding Gray

22 Vancouver International Fringe Festival

“Fringe veteran TJ Dawe has made a name for himself performing autobiographical material, but his latest feels so intensely personal—dealing with emotions and family—that it’s as though we’re in his head. And it’s a wonderful place to be.” —Orlando Sentinel “TJ Dawe is so consistently original that he has become one of my favourite Fringe performers.” —Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight

Saturday, Sept. 11, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1:35 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 9:00 p.m.

Travis Bernhardt

Vancouver, Canada Other / 12+ 45 minutes travisthemagician.blogspot.com Playwright: Travis Bernhardt

Written over 20 years ago by the late monologist Spalding Gray, Swimming to Cambodia uses Gray’s small role in the film The Killing Fields as a platform to examine global instability, social injustice, genocide, the cold war, American politics, sex, drugs, relationships, travel, and the quest for perfect moments. Watson’s high-energy performance breathes new life into this powerful and hilarious piece.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 3:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:05 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.

Fringe god TJ Dawe (The Slipknot, Tired Clichés, Labrador, Totem Figures) returns, with a monologue about reaching out.

Things That Never Happen

Long’s Hill Theatre

To all the Fringe Folks, enjoy your time and let your Freak Flag Fly.

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Like a TED talk from an alternate universe. Like a carnival barker who ran away to enter academia. Like a magic show, but with less backup dancing. Your guided tour through the deadly jungle that is: the theatre of the impossible!

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:45p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 5:05 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 4:50 p.m.

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SHOW TITLE

VENUE

Opening Night: Appi-Teasers

Performance Works

13 Echo Miracle in Rwanda Poison the Well Shadows in Bloom Teaching Shakespeare Zdenka Now! Escape Artists I Pretending Things are a Cock Oh the Humanity!

Escape Artists II LoveSong Elephant In Zulu Free/Fall Happily Ever After?

Raccoonery!

Boca del Lupo Dirt Green/Roof House Johnny Tomorrow The Lover Unplugged Cop Wisdom: Part I Antoine Feval The Exquisite Hour Tour Waiting for Go Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

One Man Show After the End Capital, Alice!

Framed 52 Pick Up A Cynic Tells Love Stories Deadley Stretch Dog What You Want Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup The Pig of Happiness Titania Maria in the Shower Bildungsroman Every Job I’ve Ever Had Dead Man’s Cell Phone Miracle in Rwanda

Firehall Arts Centre Studio 16 Pacific Theatre Playwrights Theatre Waterfront Theatre False Creek Gym Performance Works Fire Escape Revue Stage Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Studio 16 False Creek Gym Waterfront Theatre Playwrights Theatre Performance Works Boca del Lupo Pacific Theatre Caroline’s Backyard Havana H.R. MacMillan Cntr Max’s Deli and Bakery Police Museum Firehall Arts Centre Revue Stage Carousel Theatre Pedicab Van Japanese Church Performance Works False Creek Gym Police Museum Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Waterfront Theatre Origins Firehall Arts Centre Pacific Theatre Havana False Creek Gym Performance Works Playwrights Theatre Studio 16 Fringe Bar Carousel Theatre Waterfront Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Pacific Theatre

4:30 p.m.

Miracle in Rwanda 5:00 p.m. XH A Girl Named Doug 5:00 p.m.

Aomega 5:00 p.m. XH Limbo 5:00 p.m.

Oh the Humanity!

5:00 p.m. XH The Goldman Variations 5:00 p.m.

When Harry Met Harry 5:00 p.m.

Moving Along 5:30 p.m.

Escape Artists II 6:30 p.m.

Brown Girl in the Ring 6:30 p.m.

Escape Artists I 6:35 p.m.

The Harbingers 6:40 p.m.

A Brief History of Romantic Love 6:40 p.m.

Doctor Marigold

Pacific Theatre Studio 16 Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Performance Works Fire Escape Havana Fire Escape Studio 16 Revue Stage Playwrights Theatre

Friday, September 10, 2010

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Thursday, September 09, 2010

7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

TIME

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The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) Raunch The DK and Morgan Show Boca del Lupo Dirt Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Green/Roof Johnny Tomorrow Lust of the Swamp Witch The Lover Unplugged Cop Totem Figures With TJ Dawe Heptademic Redux The Lost Supper Tour Waiting for Go A Savage Birthday The Boy Who Had a Mother After the End Truth and Roses Teaching Shakespeare Freud vs. His Ego Wanderlust Swimming to Cambodia Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Dead Man’s Cell Phone Stretch Dog The Lover Wicked Shorts Bildungsroman House Elephant in Zulu Canary Fine Mist Prairie Song Jem Rolls: One Man Riot 7(x1) Samurai Confessions of a Paperboy Deadley Fucking Stephen Harper The Exquisite Hour

SHOW TITLE Waterfront Theatre False Creek Gym Performance Works Boca del Lupo Studio Pacific Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Caroline’s Backyard H.R. MacMillan Cntr Carousel Theatre Max’s Deli and Bakery Police Museum Fringe Bar Little Mountain Studios 2146 Yew Street Pedicab Van Japanese Church Havana Studio 16 Police Museum Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Origins Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Pacific Theatre Max’s Deli and Bakery Wicked Cafe Carousel Theatre Havana False Creek Gym Studio 16 Fringe Bar Playwrights Theatre Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Pacific Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Performance Works Carousel Theatre

VENUE

12:45 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1-5:00 p.m.

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1:00 p.m.

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4:35 p.m.

52 Pick Up A Man, A Magic, A Music Boca del Lupo Capital, Alice!

Confessions of a Paperboy Framed The Dark Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

Escape Artists I Things That Never Happen 13 Green/Roof Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao Escape Artists II Doctor Marigold The Harbingers The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) The DK and Morgan Show A Brief History of Romantic Love Dirt Swimming to Cambodia Escape Artists I Raunch House The Exquisite Hour Escape Artists II Canary Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Boca del Lupo Studio Studio 16 Pacific Theatre Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Performance Works Fire Escape Origins Firehall Arts Centre Caroline’s Backyard False Creek Gym Fire Escape Playwrights Theatre Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Revue Stage Pacific Theatre Origins Fire Escape False Creek Gym Havana Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Studio 16

Saturday, September 11, 2010

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7(x1) Samurai Waterfront Theatre Everyone All Together All the Time!False Creek Gym Fucking Stephen Harper Performance Works Jem Rolls: One Man Riot Revue Stage Boca del Lupo Boca del Lupo Studio Canary Studio 16 Prairie Song Playwrights Theatre Escape Artists II Fire Escape Lucky 9 Origins Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Performance Works Freud vs. His Ego Revue Stage Wanderlust Waterfront Theatre 13 Firehall Arts Centre

Sunday, September 12, 2010

4:35 p.m.

Prairie Song Playwrights Theatre 4:55 p.m.

7(x1) Samurai Waterfront Theatre 4:55 p.m.

Fucking Stephen Harper Performance Works 5:00 p.m.

Dead Man’s Cell Phone Firehall Arts Centre 5:00 p.m.

Jem Rolls: One Man Riot Revue Stage 5:00 p.m.

Stretch Dog Pacific Theatre 5:15 p.m.

Everyone All Together All the Time! False Creek Gym 5:15 p.m.

Lucky 9 Origins 5:30 p.m.

Escape Artists I Fire Escape 6:00 p.m.

Heptademic Redux Little Mountain Studios 6:00 p.m.

Oh the Humanity!

Carousel Theatre 6:00 p.m.

What You Want Havana 6:05 p.m.

The Pig of Happiness Playwrights Theatre 6:10 p.m.

Titania Studio 16 6:30 p.m.

Escape Artists II Fire Escape 6:50 p.m.

A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup Performance Works 6:50 p.m.

Every Job I’ve Ever Had Waterfront Theatre 6:55 p.m.

The Dali Hours Revue Stage 7-11:00 p.m. Boca del Lupo Boca del Lupo Studio 7:00 p.m.

Confessions of a Paperboy Pacific Theatre 7:00 p.m.

Deadley Firehall Arts Centre 7:00 p.m.

Green/Roof Caroline’s Backyard 7:00 p.m.

Johnny Tomorrow H.R. MacMillan Cntr 7:00 p.m.

The Lover Max’s Deli and Bakery 7:00 p.m.

Unplugged Cop Police Museum 7:15 p.m.

When Harry Met Harry False Creek Gym 7:40 p.m.

Things That Never Happen Origins 7:45 p.m.

Brown Girl in the Ring Havana 7:45 p.m.

LoveSong Studio 16 7:50 p.m.

Happily Ever After?

Playwrights Theatre 8:00 p.m.

Heptademic Redux Little Mountain Studios 8:00 p.m.

The Lost Supper 2146 Yew Street 8-11:00 p.m. Tour Pedicab 8:00 p.m.

Waiting for Go Van Japanese Church 8:30 p.m.

After the End Police Museum 8:30 p.m.

Antoine Feval Revue Stage 8:35 p.m.

Raccoonery!

Performance Works 8:45 p.m.

Bildungsroman Carousel Theatre 8:45 p.m.

Free/Fall Waterfront Theatre 9:00 p.m.

Dirt Pacific Theatre 9:00 p.m.

The Lover Max’s Deli and Bakery 9:00 p.m.

Wisdom: Part I Firehall Arts Centre 9:05 p.m.

Elephant in Zulu False Creek Gym 9:10 p.m.

A Cynic Tells Love Stories Origins 9:30 p.m.

A Savage Birthday Havana 9:30 p.m.

Wicked Shorts Wicked Cafe 9:35 p.m.

Truth and Roses Playwrights Theatre 9:40 p.m.

The Boy Who Had a Mother Studio 16 10:10 p.m. Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Performance Works 10:30 p.m. Wintermitts Fringe Bar 10:40 p.m. Freud vs. His Ego Revue Stage 10:45 p.m. Lust of the Swamp Witch Carousel Theatre 10:45 p.m. Wanderlust Waterfront Theatre 10:50 p.m. Misadventures Massage Therapist False Creek Gym 11:00 p.m. Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Firehall Arts Centre 11:00 p.m. Stretch Dog Pacific Theatre

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Green/Roof Misadventures Massage Therapist The Exquisite Hour Escape Artists I Truth and Roses The Boy Who Had a Mother A Cynic Tells Love Stories Escape Artists II A Brief History of Romantic Love Raunch The DK and Morgan Show Bildungsroman Johnny Tomorrow A Savage Birthday The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) Doctor Marigold Escape Artists I The Harbingers Dead Man’s Cell Phone Things That Never Happen Escape Artists II Teaching Shakespeare Brown Girl in the Ring Pretending Things are a Cock Heptademic Redux Shadows in Bloom Zdenka Now! Echo Poison the Well Escape Artists I Lust of the Swamp Witch Boca del Lupo Unplugged Cop Wisdom: Part I Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao Swimming to Cambodia Aomega What You Want A Girl Named Doug Limbo Heptademic Redux Tour H Wicked Shorts Moving Along The Goldman Variations The Dark After the End Oh the Humanity!

Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog A Cynic Tells Love Stories House A Man, A Magic, A Music Creaking Planks w/ Uni Capital, Alice!

52 Pick Up One Man Show Framed Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

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Caroline’s Backyard False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Playwrights Theatre Studio 16 Origins Fire Escape Revue Stage False Creek Gym Performance Works Carousel Theatre H.R. MacMillan Centre Havana Waterfront Theatre Playwrights Theatre Fire Escape Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Origins Fire Escape False Creek Gym Havana Revue Stage Little Mountain Studios Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Fire Escape Carousel Theatre Boca del Lupo Studio Police Museum Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Origins Revue Stage Havana Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Little Mountain Studios Pedicab Wicked Cafe Performance Works Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Police Museum Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Origins Havana Revue Stage Fringe Bar Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre False Creek Gym Playwrights Theatre Performance Works

VENUE

Half Price Shows

Mini Music Festival at Fringe Bar (info on p.7)

Talks and Workshops (info on p.13 )

Fringe Special Events

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TIME 36 21 37 36 18 14 22 36 32 20 31 37 37 39 16 18 36 15 37 22 36 20 38 33 38 17 31 15 19 36 37 36 40 37 20 22 33 39 14 16 38 40 40 31 19 21 40 37 38 22 38 32 07 15 16 21 18 30

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Planting Seeds Cultural Exchange Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao Deadley Echo Poison the Well Zdenka Now! Aomega Escape Artists II Limbo Heptademic Redux The Exquisite Hour Escape Artists I The Dark Canary Fucking Stephen Harper Prairie Song Fringe on the Road Boca del Lupo Wisdom: Part I A Cynic Tells Love Stories House Misadventures Massage Therapist Every Job I’ve Ever Had The Dali Hours Bildungsroman Heptademic Redux Waiting for Go Wicked Shorts Titania The Pig of Happiness A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup Brown Girl in the Ring Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Things That Never Happen A Brief History of Romantic Love Teaching Shakespeare Fringe Artists Club Night The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) A Girl Named Doug The Goldman Variations Moving Along Lust of the Swamp Witch

Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Performance Works Revue Stage Fire Escape Waterfront Theatre Little Mountain Studios Carousel Theatre Fire Escape False Creek Gym Studio 16 Performance Works Playwrights Theatre Fringe Bar Boca del Lupo Studio Firehall Arts Centre Origins Havana False Creek Gym Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Carousel Theatre Little Mountain Studios Van Japanese Church Wicked Cafe Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Performance Works Havana Firehall Arts Centre Origins New Revue Stage False Creek Gym Fringe Bar Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Performance Works Carousel Theatre

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Creating Site-Specific Theatre Confessions of a Paperboy Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Free/Fall When Harry Met Harry Antoine Feval Escape Artists II The Goldman Variations A Girl Named Doug Raccoonery!

Bildungsroman Escape Artists I Boca del Lupo Deadley Dirt Brown Girl in the Ring Lucky 9 One Man Show The Pig of Happiness Shadows in Bloom Titania Zdenka Now! Lust of the Swamp Witch

Fringe Box Office Pacific Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage Fire Escape Playwrights Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Boca del Lupo Studio Firehall Arts Centre Pacific Theatre Havana Origins False Creek Gym Playwrights Theatre Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Carousel Theatre

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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TIME

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P. Pretending Things are a Cock Waiting for Go Wicked Shorts Dead Man’s Cell Phone Raunch A Savage Birthday Stretch Dog Swimming to Cambodia The Harbingers Doctor Marigold Jasper Sloan Yip Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Wanderlust Freud vs. His Ego The Exquisite Hour Confessions of a Paperboy

SHOW TITLE Revue Stage Van Japanese Church Wicked Cafe Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Havana Pacific Theatre Origins Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Fringe Bar Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Carousel Theatre Pacific Theatre

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Dirt Elephant in Zulu Pretending Things are a Cock Shadows in Bloom Moving Along LoveSong Escape Artists I Happily Ever After?

13 Lust of the Swamp Witch Escape Artists II 7(x1) Samurai Jem Rolls: One Man Riot Artist Meets Industry Boca del Lupo Confessions of a Paperboy Green/Roof A Cynic Tells Love Stories A Savage Birthday Teaching Shakespeare A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup Echo Poison the Well Heptademic Redux Oh the Humanity!

Tour Waiting for Go Wicked Shorts Every Job I’ve Ever Had The Dali Hours Miracle in Rwanda Things That Never Happen House Wisdom: Part I Everyone All Together All the Time!

The Boy Who Had a Mother The DK and Morgan Show Viper Central Truth and Roses Aomega Limbo Bildungsroman Stretch Dog Pacific Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Studio 16 Fire Escape Playwrights Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Fringe Bar Boca del Lupo Studio Pacific Theatre Caroline’s Backyard Origins Havana False Creek Gym Performance Works Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Little Mountain Studios Carousel Theatre Pedicab Van Japanese Church Wicked Cafe Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Pacific Theatre Origins Havana Firehall Arts Centre False Creek Gym Studio 16 Performance Works Fringe Bar Playwrights Theatre Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre Pacific Theatre

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A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup Every Job I’ve Ever Had Stretch Dog The Dali Hours The Pig of Happiness Titania One Man Show Escape Artists I Dead Man’s Cell Phone The Exquisite Hour Escape Artists II A Man, A Magic, A Music Capital, Alice!

The Dark Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

52 Pick Up Framed Clown Conference Boca del Lupo Green/Roof Johnny Tomorrow Miracle in Rwanda The Lover Unplugged Cop House Lucky 9 Everyone All Together All the Time!

Heptademic Redux Lust of the Swamp Witch Tour Waiting for Go Wicked Shorts Canary Fucking Stephen Harper After the End Prairie Song Jem Rolls: One Man Riot 7(x1) Samurai Confessions of a Paperboy Deadley Swimming to Cambodia What You Want Misadventures Massage Therapist LoveSong Happily Ever After?

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Antoine Feval The Reckoners Free/Fall Oh the Humanity!

Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Pacific Theatre Revue Stage Playwrights Theatre Studio 16 False Creek Gym Fire Escape Firehall Arts Centre Carousel Theatre Fire Escape Revue Stage Studio 16 False Creek Gym Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Playwrights Theatre Fringe Bar Boca del Lupo Studio Caroline’s Backyard H.R. MacMillan Cntr Pacific Theatre Max’s Deli and Bakery Police Museum Havana Origins False Creek Gym Little Mountain Studios Carousel Theatre Pedicab Van Japanese Church Wicked Cafe Studio 16 Performance Works Police Museum Playwrights Theatre Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Pacific Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Origins Havana False Creek Gym Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Performance Works Revue Stage Fringe Bar Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre

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Half Price Shows

Mini Music Festival at Fringe Bar (info on p.7)

Talks and Workshops (info on p.13 )

Fringe Special Events

Clarity in Movement Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Bildungsroman Deadley Everyone All Together All the Time!

Freud vs. His Ego Stretch Dog The Boy Who Had a Mother Truth and Roses Wanderlust Escape Artists I Heptademic Redux Escape Artists II Brown Girl in the Ring Antoine Feval Free/Fall LoveSong Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao Boca del Lupo Confessions of a Paperboy Green/Roof Happily Ever After?

Johnny Tomorrow Oh the Humanity!

Raccoonery!

The Lover Unplugged Cop Wisdom: Part I Things That Never Happen Heptademic Redux The Lost Supper Tour Waiting for Go Raunch A Savage Birthday After the End Moving Along The Goldman Variations A Girl Named Doug Limbo Aomega Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Lucky 9 Miracle in Rwanda The Lover Wicked Shorts The Exquisite Hour What You Want When Harry Met Harry Doctor Marigold The Harbingers The Greff Band The DK and Morgan Show A Brief History of Romantic Love The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) Dirt Lust of the Swamp Witch

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26 Vancouver International Fringe Festival

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Raunch Escape Artists I The Dali Hours Bildungsroman Boca del Lupo Escape Artists II Miracle in Rwanda Lucky 9 When Harry Met Harry Moving Along Aomega Limbo Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Escape Artists I Green/Roof Waiting for Go A Girl Named Doug The Goldman Variations Confessions of a Paperboy Escape Artists II Lust of the Swamp Witch Swimming to Cambodia The Dark Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock Free/Fall Freud vs. His Ego The Boy Who Had a Mother 13 Brown Girl in the Ring Escape Artists I Truth and Roses Everyone All Together All the Time!

Escape Artists II Miracle in Rwanda Things That Never Happen A Man, A Magic, A Music 52 Pick Up Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

Capital, Alice!

House Oh the Humanity!

Escape Artists I Heptademic Redux Framed One Man Show Boca del Lupo Deadley Green/Roof Johnny Tomorrow Stretch Dog The Lover Unplugged Cop Canary Lucky 9 Fucking Stephen Harper Jem Rolls: One Man Riot 7(x1) Samurai A Savage Birthday The Exquisite Hour Heptademic Redux The Lost Supper Tour Waiting for Go Misadventures Massage Therapist Prairie Song After the End Dirt Echo The Lover Wisdom: Part I A Cynic Tells Love Stories What You Want Wicked Shorts Zdenka Now! Pretending Things Are a Cock

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

TIME Shadows in Bloom Poison the Well Elephant in Zulu Dbl Dragon Oh the Humanity!

Mr. Kinski’s Cabaret of Bullshit Miracle in Rwanda

SHOW TITLE Waterfront Theatre Playwrights Theatre False Creek Gym Fringe Bar Carousel Theatre Performance Works Pacific Theatre

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Fire Escape Performance Works Boca del Lupo Studio Fire Escape Origins False Creek Gym Studio 16 Revue Stage Playwrights Theatre Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Fire Escape Carousel Theatre Fire Escape False Creek Gym Origins Studio 16 Playwrights Theatre Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Performance Works Fire Escape H.R. MacMillan Cntr Carousel Theatre False Creek Gym Origins Studio 16 Fire Escape Playwrights Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Fire Escape Little Mountain Studios False Creek Gym Studio 16 Carousel Theatre Playwrights Theatre Boca del Lupo Studio Firehall Arts Centre Origins Police Museum Revue Stage Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Little Mountain Studios Wicked Cafe False Creek Gym Studio 16 Police Museum Playwrights Theatre Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Origins Revue Stage Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Fringe Bar

Mini Music Festival at Fringe Bar (info on p.7)

Talks and Workshops (info on p.13 )

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Escape Artists II Raccoonery!

Boca del Lupo Escape Artists I Swimming to Cambodia Elephant in Zulu LoveSong Antoine Feval Happily Ever After?

Wanderlust Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!

13 Escape Artists II Oh the Humanity!

Escape Artists I One Man Show A Cynic Tells Love Stories Capital, Alice!

Framed 52 Pick Up A Man, A Magic, A Music Zdenka Now! Escape Artists II Johnny Tomorrow The Exquisite Hour Misadventures Massage Therapist Things That Never Happen Echo Escape Artists I Poison the Well Wisdom: Part I Pretending Things are a Cock Shadows in Bloom The DK and Morgan Show Escape Artists II Heptademic Redux When Harry Met Harry The Harbingers Bildungsroman Doctor Marigold Boca del Lupo Dead Man’s Cell Phone Swimming to Cambodia Unplugged Cop A Brief History of Romantic Love The Maltese Bodkin (Abridged) A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup Heptademic Redux Wicked Shorts The Dark Titania After the End The Pig of Happiness Lust of the Swamp Witch Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog Lucky 9 The Dali Hours Awards Night Every Job I’ve Ever Had Closing Night Dance Party

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We know it’s really hard to choose from the 83 shows in the Festival! Some folks choose at random while others pour over the program guide. We suggest trying to see multiple shows in one night and making it out to at least one BYOV. For help choosing, look for our Sandwich Board Forest outside 1398 Cartwright on Granville Island (like in the photo, below, left), Poster Clothes Lines around the Island (below, right), or for Buzz Boards, where you and everyone else can write a review. Another option is to visit the Fringe Info Centre (kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance), where we’ll be posting show reviews from the media. Good luck and have fun!

SO MANY CHOICES!!!!

Forest photo by Brice Ferré. Poster Line photo by Dan Fairchild.

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A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup

Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock (Art Rock)

Shoshinz

Die Roten Punkte

Tokyo, Japan Comedy / All Ages 60 minutes infinityliveproductions.com Playwright: Yanomi

“Berlin, Germany” Comedy / Music / All Ages / Coarse Language 75 minutes dierotenpunkte.com Playwrights: Otto and Astrid Rot

The mysterious Miss Hiccup lives alone, but is definitely not lonely. She is forever accompanied by a raucous cast of sounds and music that make her life an absurd adventure. “Shoshinz” is Japanese for “shy timid people,” but this surreal Tokyo comedian will lure you in and bend your mind with brilliant physical theater, dance, absurd music, and song.

Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots) are Berlin’s Prince and Princess of indie rock. Utterly dysfunctional siblings Otto and Astrid Rot unveil their eagerly anticipated third album, Kunst Rock (Art Rock). A hilariously absurd indie rock odyssey. **** “Pitch-perfect pop parody. If there’s a fan club, I’m joining.” —The Scotsman (Edinburgh) ***** “Orgasmic rock-und-roll experience.”

—Monday Magazine (Victoria)

“Serious skills are at play here, with not a glance nor a step wasted . . . full of kooky surprises.” —Montreal Gazette

Thursday, Sept. 9, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:50 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:40 p.m.

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Raccoonery!

Morgan Brayton

Peter ‘n’ Chris

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Mature Content 60 minutes Playwrights: Chris Wilson and Peter Carlone

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Mature Content 50 minutes morganbrayton.com Playwright: Morgan Brayton

Award winning* comedy duo Peter ‘n’ Chris are back with an all new adventure! After getting caught in a piece of six-pack plastic (like a bird), Chris is hell bent on ending pollution forever! (Peter’s gunna help!) So join Peter ‘n’ Chris and guest stars Robin Williams (not actually) and Dakota Fanning (definitely not)!

Morgan Brayton (Girls Like Me, 30 Helens) is back with a new collection of comedic characters; a moth with boyfriend troubles; a high school-hating, Van Halen-loving valedictorian of the class of ’84; a princess with a penchant for ice cream; oh, and the return of Button Bradley. Non-stop raccoonery from beginning to end!

*We won a “Buzz Award” once.

“Abbott and Costello. Martin and Lewis.

Wilson and Carlone. Comedy duos don’t get much fresher.” —Vancouver Sun “Masters of topical absurdity . . . physically inventive . . . these two have energy to burn and they’re never boring.” —Georgia Straight “Utterly Hilarious.” —Monday Magazine

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:50 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 2:00 p.m.

30 Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:50 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:40 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m.

“Brayton’s characterizations are detailed, her timing is impeccable, and her range is astonishing.” —Georgia Straight “Proves sketch comedy can have the same emotional heft as any form of theatre.” —Xtra West “She’s funny! —Westender

Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:35 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:25 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:25 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 12:25 p.m.

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Fucking Stephen Harper:

How I Sexually Assaulted the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada and Saved Democracy

Ten Foot Pole Productions Toronto, Canada Comedy / Queer / 14+ 60 minutes tenfootpole.ca Playwright: Rob Salerno

Everyone’s heard how journalist Rob Salerno sexually assaulted Prime Minister Stephen Harper during the last election. Now come hear Salerno’s side of the story at this signing of his tell-all memoir, which Maclean’s has called “An hilarious take on Canadian politics, the media, the gay community, and what Stephen Harper’s balls feel like.”

Toronto Fringe Smash Hit: “Sure as hell funnier than Rick Mercer.” —Now “Hilarious.” —National Post “Brilliant.” —Toronto Life From the creator of Balls (‘08 Fringe): “Seriously hilarious.” —See Magazine “Salerno shines.” —Ottawa Sun

Friday, Sept. 10, 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 4:55 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 12:00 noon Monday, Sept. 13, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:35 p.m.

Moving Along Ryan Gladstone

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content 60 minutes chriscraddock.ca Playwright: Chris Craddock Moving Along is a semi-autobiographical work delivered by Chris Craddock (author of Fringe hits Boygroove and BASH’d). He runs the lighting design himself, with his theatrical invention: The Electro-Chair! The chair features household dimmers sunk into the arms, which allow Chris to run the lights himself, perfectly timed to his mile a minute storytelling, hilarious and touching in turns.

“Makes you think about your entire life while delivering a dynamic gut-punch of entertainment, it’s a must-see.” —CBC “The writing is as electric as the chair, and the performance will make you gasp.” —Edmonton Journal

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The DK and Morgan Show The DK and Morgan Show

Bellingham, U.S.A. Comedy / Stand-Up / Improv / Mature Content 75 minutes thedkandmorganshow.com Playwright: DK Reinemer and Morgan Grobe This sketch, improv, and stand-up duo from the wilds of the far Northwest throw nothing but curveballs. Mustering myriad styles, far-ranging premises, and immeasurable amounts of charisma, they will charm your socks off, and then they will knock your socks off. Bottom line: Wear three pairs of socks.

“These guys are so tight and really polished. They work the audience well and have excellent chemistry with each other. Another fan favourite from 2009.”

—Mark Sutton, Director of Chicago Improv Festival

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:50 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:45 p.m.

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Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:25 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 10:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 5:50 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 10:25 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:05 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:40 p.m.

Zdenka Now! Porcelain Penelope Productions

Toronto, Canada Comedy / Other / 14+ 60 minutes preciouschong.com Playwright: Precious Chong There’s a reason the Yugoslavian flag has only one star in it. That star is Zdenka! Come see Zdenka Now! Meet her new friends of this great city. Zdenka is love! Zdenka is magic! Zdenka is fantasy!

“Precious Chong is a revelation in Zdenka Now!” ***** —Eye Weekly “Chong creates five totally different characters.” NNNN —Now Magazine “If we handed out Oscars . . . she would certainly be a front-runner for Best Actress.” **** —CBC “A fun, fearless show.” —Uptown Magazine

Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:55 p.m.

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Revue Stage A Brief History of Romantic Love

A Man, A Magic, A Music Movin’ Melvin Brown

Austin, U.S.A. Music / Cabaret / All Ages 75 minutes movinmelvin.com Playwright: Melvin Brown

Vanity Projects

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 18+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content 75 minutes Playwright: Alex Lazaridis Ferguson

A magical journey through Black Music History (‘50s-‘90s) in song, dance, tap and clogging, comedy, characters, and story! Featuring the songs of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Chubby Checker, the Temptations, and more.

Missed opportunities, innocence lost and found, and 50 years of fast-forward romantic evolution in a world that looks strangely like our own.

“Exceptional, sheer brilliance! Brown is a one-man concert!” ***** —The Scotsman (Edinburgh) “Fabulous Melvin Brown takes us on a journey . . . a progression of soul music with anecdotes, songs, some impressive tap, infectious! Beautiful . . . you’ll love Melvin.” —Three Weeks “Fantastic, passionate, inspiring.”

—NYtheatre.com

1601 Johnston Street

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irst opened in 1983, the Revue Stage used to be the only place in Vancouver to see cabaret style musicals. From 1997 to early 2010, the stage was home to the Vancouver TheatreSports League. It’s recently been renovated and is the Fringe’s newest mainstage venue.

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 10:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 7:25 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:20 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 3:30 p.m.

BY ELECTRIC COMPANY’S JONATHON YOUNG & KEVIN KERR CREATED WITH KIM COLLIER

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE From

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Freud Vs. His Ego Monster Theatre

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Nudity 65 minutes monstertheatre.com Playwright: Ryan Gadstone Sigmund Freud goes on a hilarious adventure through his own mind, and discovers that nothing is quite as he thought . . . literally! From the comic geniuses at Monster Theatre who brought you The Seven Lives of Louis Riel and The Shakespeare Show.

SEPTEMBER 9 – OCTOBER 1O B U Y N O W F O R T H E B E S T S E AT S AT T H E B E S T P R I C E !

“The concept is as brilliant as the execution is funny.” —CBC “Dirty, funny, educational, well-acted, well-written, smart, and silly all at the same time.” —Edmonton Sun “Nothing short of a comic miracle!”

—FFWD Magazine Winners of the 2009 Talk of the Fringe Award, 2008 Pick of the Fringe, and held-over in 2008, 2006, and 2002.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:40 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m.

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Jem Rolls: One Man Riot Big Word Performance Poetry Camberley, U.K. Other / 14+ 60 minutes Playwright: Jem Rolls

London, 1990. The infamous Poll-Tax Riot. Jem Rolls tells his shocking, true story of confrontation and transformation that bloody day on London’s streets . . .

Is it a ghost-story? A new kind of show for the Fringe veteran.

“Dynamic, riveting . . . A high-performance master.” ***** —Winnipeg Free Press “Ridiculous, hilarious.” ****1/2 —Edmonton Journal “Genius.” ***** —Montreal Gazette “The Fringe’s hottest ticket.” ***** —Times Colonist

Friday, Sept. 10, 10:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 12:00 noon Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:40 p.m.

Antoine Feval Chris Gibbs

Toronto, Canada Comedy / All Ages 75 minutes chrisgibbs.ca Playwright: Chris Gibbs One man. One mystery. No clue.

Chris Gibbs, the man behind 2009 hit The Power of Ignorance, returns to the Vancouver Fringe with Antoine Feval, a hilarious tale of deduction and deceit featuring Victorian London’s most overlooked detective.

Winner Best Comedy, Montreal Fringe 2009. Best of Fest, Winnipeg Fringe 2005.

“Gibbs’ performance as the witless and self-deprecating Barnaby is near flawless. His martini-dry wit is characteristically sharp, in both script and performance, and his comic timing is beautiful.” —CBC “Hilarious and quick witted.” —The Hour (Montreal) “Absolutely priceless.” —Edmonton Journal

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:50 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:30 p.m.

Pretending Things Are A Cock Jon Bennett Comedy

Brunswick, Australia Comedy / Other / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content 60 minutes jonbennettcomedy.com Playwright: Jon Bennet Direct from sell out shows in festivals around Australia, as well as performances in New York and Montreal, Pretending Things Are A Cock is a continent spanning, photographic journey into the idiosyncratic world of Australian Storyteller/Comedic Artist, Jon Bennett.

The product of three years of global wandering, Bennett combines an artistic, phallic-themed photographic display with hilarious and heart-wrenching tales.

Aomega Daniel Nimmo

Wamboin, Australia Comedy / Performance Art / All Ages 55 minutes danielnimmo.com Playwright: Daniel Nimmo Trans-dimensional agitator Aomega is very worried about you, all of you, as one. Aomega has come to earth to save the world—a world inside the mind of the woman he loves. That is you! A brain splitting sci-fi romantic comedy.

Directed by Jack Grinhaus. Thanks to Jonno Katz.

“Yes. Yes. Yes.” —Dannii Minogue “Genius.” —Channel 7 TV Network Australia

Friday, Sept. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 10:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:50 p.m.

The Dali Hours Maple Salsa

Calgary, Canada Physical Theatre / Performance Creation / 14+ / Mature Content 50 minutes Playwrights: Maple Salsa Ensemble “Every painter paints the cosmogony of himself.”

In a quest for eternal youth, a little man embarks on a journey giving him the opportunity to be part of several recreations of Dali’s famous paintings and learn more about his abstract artistry, his anxiety for the scientific, and above all, his eternal quest to conquer time.

On Stage to Sept 25

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“This could possibly be the most ambitious project of the festival. Delightful and enthralling.” —Colin Flaherty, The Groggy Squirrel “Genius. Funny, poignant, and original.”

—Jemma Chapman, Network Ten

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Sunday, Sept. 12, 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 5:40 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:55 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 7:40 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:40 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 12:15 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 9:25 p.m.

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We Don’t Need No

Stinkin’ Venue: Site-Specific Theatre

by Debby Reis

Jonathon Young and Erin Wells in the Electric Company’s production, The Fall. Photo by Tim Matheson.

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may notice that we have many, many, many more shows in the Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) category at the Fringe this year. Performers who choose the BYOV option embody the origin of Fringe Festivals in a unique way. Fringe Festivals got their start when eight uninvited theatre groups showed up at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947 and put on shows at alternative venues, one of which was a medieval morality play in a Cathedral.

What they did caught on, and the next year the Scottish playwright and journalist, Robert Kemp reported that “round the fringe of the official Festival drama there seems to be a more private enterprise than before.” The phrase stuck and successors to that first unofficial festival have been called “Fringe” ever since.

What’s extra special about so many of our BYOVs this year is the vast number of shows that are site-specific.

Site-specific theatre encompasses performances that are intimately tied to the space in which they are performed.

The location acts as an additional character, giving the production a unique quality. Audiences are often small and the viewers are rarely separated from the actors by the “fourth wall,” sometimes becoming part of the action or environment.

The term “site-specific” can be dated to the early 1980s when theatre groups such as Brith Gof in the U.K. started using the term to describe their experimental work set in abandoned factories, cattle markets, and other such locations. For Brith Gof, who worked with archeologist Michael Shanks, using specific locations was a way to explore relationships between a place, its history, and identity.

“Performance recontextualises such sites,” Mike Pearson, Brith Gof’s cofounder and artistic director writes in Theatre/Archaeology. “Site is not just an interesting, and disinterested, backdrop.”

In Vancouver, the late ‘90s saw a surge of site-specific theatre that included Theatre Skam’s Louis and Dave, the first BYOV at the 1997 Vancouver Fringe. The show took place in a 1978 Plymouth Volare, where viewers took a literal backseat to Louis and Dave’s search for girls.

In an article for theVancouver Sun, Peter Birnie credits the Electric Company Theatre’s 2000 production of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as “the launch of the site-specific storm that swept the city.”

In that play, the audience was asked to leave the Cultch, which represented Dona Flor’s traditional husband and lifestyle, and walk a block to the WISE Hall, which was decorated as a casino, giving weight to her lover’s lifestyle as a seedy gambler.

Kim Collier, Artistic Director and Co-founder of the Electric Company, points out that Dona Flor was a hybrid of traditional and site-specific work, and suggests that their production of The

A promotional image for Louis and Dave, the Vancouver Fringe’s first BYOV. Photo by Keith Shaw.

Learn how to create a site-specific show!

On Site: Creating Site-Specific Theatre

Itsazoo Productions’ The Road to Canterbury was performed in Queen Elizabeth Park in 2009. Photo by Devon Taylor.

Wagabondi Ho! was performed in this 1973 Dodge X-Plorer van as part of the 2009 Fringe. Photo by Brice Ferré.

Tuesday, September 14 Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Starting at the Fringe Box Office (1592 Johnston Street) and then wandering around Granville Island.

Cost: $50, payable to the Only Animal

Alley Theatre’s production, Tape, staged in a room at the Waldorf Hotel, was a hit at the 2009 Fringe. Photo courtesy of Marisa Smith.

The One that Got Away, written by Kendra Fanconi and directed by Kim Collier, was staged in swimming pools in Vancouver and Ottawa in 2002 and 2007. Photo by Itai Erdal.

Wake on Granville Island in 1999 and of The Fall in the abandoned Finning Tractor plant in 2003 are clearer examples of sitespecific theatre.

“We built the narrative around the journey through Granville Island and from the history of the locations,” Collier says, explaining the processional nature of The Wake. The production included 11 locations, one of which necessitated choreographing rowboats.

In The Fall, which Collier describes as being the highlight of her career, the storyline was developed in less than six weeks using improvisation from the cast based on the location and on found objects—including heavy machinery abandoned in the warehouse.

Furthermore, the vast size of the factory allowed for vehicles to be driven into scenes, cranes to swing over the audience, and a bed to be suspended for a mid-air sex scene!

Although Birnie credits the Electric Company with kicking off the popularity of site-specific work in Vancouver, Collier points to the Caravan Stage Farm and the Caravan Stage Society as major influences for her and fellow Electric Company co-founders, Kevin Kerr and Jonathon Young. The trio grew up in the B.C. interior, near Armstrong, home of

the Caravan Stage Farm, and one of the many stops the Caravan Stage Company made since their inception in 1970 (the two Caravans were once one, but split at some point with the Farm staying put while the Company continued to tour).

The Caravan Stage Company traveled by horse and wagon, setting up stages in whatever locales they could find in cities and towns of varying sizes. It brought theatre to those who otherwise may never get a chance to see performing arts. The Company is still traveling, albeit on a sailing barge, and are currently performing in Croatia and Slovenia. The Caravan Farm has also continued. Their current production is called Everyone.

Since the late ‘90s, many theatre groups have developed site-specific work in Vancouver, so much so that the city has become renowned for being a leader of the form. Vancouver’s current sitespecific darling is Hive, a collective of 12 theatre companies including the Electric Company, Theatre Skam, the Only Animal, and Boca del Lupo (who are presenting a BYOV show this year), among others. Hive brings these groups together to perform mini-pieces that allow the audience to travel through a venue, making pit stops at each selection.

So what’s so special about site-specific

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Award-winning theatre artist Kendra Fanconi of Vancouver’s dare devil, site-specific theatre company, the Only Animal, leads an on site workshop in creation of site-specific performance. On Site will empower writers and performers with the framework and tools to make a site-specific theatre piece on Granville Island.

Participants will choose a site and engage with it to envision a piece that could take place there, perhaps during next year’s Fringe.

The workshop will culminate in a discussion of the nuts and bolts of funding and producing site-specific work. To register and for more info, contact Kendra at info@theonlyanimal.com or 604.215.7487.

work that traditional theatre doesn’t capture?

“It creates a sense of event, a happening, and because of this, site-specific theatre reaches new audiences. There’s theatrical potential in buildings, landscapes, and public spaces, which of course can never exist inside a theatre. And it causes people to interpret these overlooked spaces in new ways. They take on a kind of magic,” Collier explains, “and people want to see their city, the place they live in, in a way they’ve never seen before.”

Of the 30 BYOVs at this year’s Fringe, 11 are site-specific. With shows in apartments, on a pedicab, at the planetarium, the Police Museum, and in cafés, you’re sure to find one to pique your interest.

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Boca del Lupo: Micro Theatre Series

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Boca del Lupo is proud to bring two distinct productions to the Fringe Festival. These “micro” productions are only 15 minutes and play to audiences of no more than 15 people. Performed in the converted Harbour Masters Loft, it’s an intimate, microscopic theatre experience that is in no way small!

(some of) the new bees

Vancouver, Canada Family / Other / All Ages 60 minutes Playwright: Caroline Sniatynski and Gina Readman Green/Roof is an outdoor performance, developed and performed in the Hastings Sunrise community. Taking place in and around a backyard garden, the performance explores green thumbs, foot prints, community, and commuting. Lemonade will be served.

Tickets only $5! No advance ticket sales.

Shows start every 30 minutes between the following times:

In Memoriam Colin Campbell

June 19, 1958 - June 25, 2010

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1 – 5 and 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 1 – 5 and 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept.15, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1 – 5 and 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 1 – 5 and 7 – 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept.10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept.11, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept.11, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept.12, 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7: 00p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

Fire Escape

Fire Escape

Escape Artists I

Escape Artists II

Escape Artists I Productions

Escape Artists II Productions

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Colin was the most practical person at solving creative problems, yet also the most creative at finding practical solutions, which is why he was so ingenious at theatre production management.

The most memorable incident would be me waking up in the Green Room the morning after the Festival’s Wrap Party at the Fringe Club. For reasons I can’t remember, I was only wearing boxer shorts and my staff name badge, but I could hear Colin barking orders to the technicians out the window at our Kingsway and Main offices, and I was thinking, ‘I better get out of here or else Colin and his technicians will employ the tools on their belts to maximum humorous effect; then, take a photo of me so that it could be used as the dart board target in the tech lounge.’ As GM, I didn’t want to give Colin that type of creative morale-building opportunity for his crew.

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Colin Campbell succumbed to a long fight with cancer on June 25, 2010 and he will be greatly missed by Fringe staff and the theatre community as a whole. Colin helped moved the Fringe from Mount Pleasant to Commercial Drive in 1995 and loved to share single malt scotches with his venue technicians.

“He commanded huge respect from all staff, and no one ever wanted to let him down, as you knew he’d come through for the show, company, or you every time,” Harry Hertscheg, the Fringe’s former General Manager, recalled fondly.

Caroline’s Backyard

Vancouver, Canada Other / 14+ 15 minutes bocadellupo.com Playwright: Boca del Lupo

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Colin Campbell was Fringe production manager from 1990-1995.

Boca del Lupo Studio

Harry Hertscheg

Former Fringe General Manager

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I consider him a high water mark at a time when the festival was at it’s best, although, sadly, the fine tradition of recognizing the efforts of the venue technicians with single malt ended on his watch.

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Luc Corbeil

Former Fringe Technical Director

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Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Other / All Ages 30 minutes escapeartistsatfringe. wordpress.com Playwright: Kathy Parsons

A site-specific experience. Actors perform a collage of theatre on a fire escape. Mostly comedy, some drama– and probably an ironing board. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, we’ll iron out your problems.

Performances happen even in the rain– there’s a Plexiglas roof up there.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:30, H 3:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 2:30, 4:30, and 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept.14, 6:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 5:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, noon, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00 p.m.

Vancouver, Canada Drama / 18+ / Coarse Language 35 minutes escapeartistsatfringe. wordpress.com Playwright: Martin Gover

A site-specific experience. It’s the end of the world and all we have is a fire escape.

What do you do when it’s all going to stop a month from now? Maybe less. Anyway, when have they been right before—and who’s that on my fire escape?

Performances happen even in the rain— there’s a Plexiglas roof up there. Mostly drama, could be comedy, definitely no ironing board. Dress for weather.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 5:30 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 11, 2:30, H 4:30, and 6:30 p.m.

Sun, Sept. 12, 1:30, 3:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:15 p.m.

Sat. Sept.18, 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, noon, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00 p.m.

Carousel Theatre

Carousel Theatre

Carousel Theatre

Carousel Theatre

Bildungsroman

Lust of the Swamp Witch

Oh the Humanity! And Other Good Intentions

The Exquisite Hour

Itsazoo Productions with Slam Ink Productions

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous Theatre

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 14+ / Coarse Language 75 minutes itsazoo.org Playwright: Duncan Paterson

Staircase XI Productions

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Mature Content 55 minutes Playwrights: Anais West and Veronique West

Herb Saltine has locked himself in his apartment to begin what he believes will be a great novel when he’s interrupted by the arrival of his stand-up comedian friend Cole Burns. Cole forces him to confront their shared past, feelings about each other, consume mushrooms of the magical variety, and then the duo are visited by a popular comic book character.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 10:45 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 10:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m.

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content 60 minutes Playwright: Will Eno

“The Swamp Witch!” So Vera calls herself, instead of facing encroaching middle age and the bog-beasts circling her Everglades trailer. Then into her lair intrudes her rebellious, horny, teenage half-brother, eager to challenge the boundaries of right and wrong that adults have set for him. If true “wrong” is as elusive as witches and bogeymen, are there limits to the possibilities between two people?

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 6:45 p.m.

Monday, Sept.13, 10:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 11:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:45 p.m.

Oh the Humanity! And Other Good Intentions is the Canadian premier of award winning Will Eno’s latest work.

Featuring alumni from the University of British Columbia’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program, this series of five short plays about the trials of humanity is sure to make you laugh, and then wonder why you’re laughing.

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Relephant Theatre

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / 9+ 60 minutes Playwright: Stewart Lemoine “Are you satisfied with what you know?”

A seemingly well-adjusted bachelor finds his life forever altered on a summer evening in 1962 when an alluring encyclopedia saleswoman materializes in his backyard to make an unusual sales pitch. The next hour of real time will surprise and delight in this witty and romantic screwball comedy by Fringe favourite Stewart Lemoine.

“This slow-boiling charmer penned by prolific Winnipeg-born playwright Stewart Lemoine (Pith!) delivers an unexpected comedy punch, along with a hint of fine romance.” —Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 11:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 10:45 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept.18, 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 4:00 p.m.

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Firehall Arts Centre

Firehall Arts Centre

Firehall Arts Centre

Johnny Tomorrow and the Way of the Planetarium

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Everything and Nothing

Vancouver, Canada Drama / Multimedia / 14+ 45 minutes Playwright: Michael John Unger Johnny Tomorrow takes you on a journey to the stars inside the star theatre, and back in time over the 40 year history of the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium. He’s searching for answers to the ultimate astronomy question: Are we alone? And if so, why are we here? And why are there so many lasers?

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 4:00 p.m.

Awkward Stage Productions

Vancouver, Canada Family / Music / All Ages 120 minutes Playwright: Jason Robert Brown What do you get when you mix rock and roll, musical theatre, and teen angst, freshly squeezed? 13 is a high energy rock musical that rails against and celebrates the joy and pain of turning 13. This young teen ensemble is sure to blow you away. And if you don’t come, they’ll probably cry. Jus’ sayin . . .

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Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 2:00 p.m.

Ring Tone Productions

Jimmy Hogg

North Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ 100 minutes deadmanscellphone.ca Playwright: Sarah Ruhl

Toronto, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes Playwright: Jimmy Hogg

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man—with a lot of loose ends.

This wildly imaginative comedy is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

From the creator of Fringe hits Curriculum Vitae (Best of Fringe), Petty Crime (Eye Magazine’s Best of Fest), Like A Virgin (Winner of Ottawa Fringe’s Outstanding Comedy Award) comes an altogether different monologue about what we know, what we think we know, and why we might think we know what we know. Hogg tells you everything while looking great in his new suit!

Thursday, Sept. 9, 11:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 5:00 p.m.

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Firehall Arts Centre

Firehall Arts Centre

Havana

Havana

Deadley (A Ridiculous Medley of Scenes about Death)

Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog

Brown Girl In The Ring

House

And Why Not Productions

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 70 minutes shaunajohannesen.com Playwright: Shauna Johannesen Deadley weaves myth, musical ditties, and a ficus into a comic patchwork love story. Early on, Sam’s superhero dreams get crushed, while Amy watches meaning flush down the toilet with her goldfish. Between a sparring Hades and Aphrodite, zombie folk songs, and the harrowing tale of a spider and a fly, Sam and Amy dance a bizarre, delicate tango from loss to . . . somethingness.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

Queenie Productions

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The possibility that black people would be biologically connected to the European royal families has never been so outrageously explored and exploded as in the persona of Queenie herself—a genetic throwback who pops up 500 years down the line. This blue blood brat with a black hide is claiming to be the Queen of England: Is it plausible or is she barking mad?

Victor’s mother is possessed by the devil, his sister loves a dog, he’s married to his cousin who doesn’t love him, and his father is the saddest man in the world. Welcome to the life of the world’s biggest loser.

Kenneth Brown (Spiral Dive) directs Jon Paterson (BoyGroove) in Daniel MacIvors’ award winning play.

Edmonton, Canada Family / Multicultural / Monologue / All Ages 60 minutes valeriemason-john.com Playwright: Valerie Mason-John

Broadway West Productions Calgary, Canada Comedy / Music / All Ages 60 minutes BroadwayWest.ca Playwright: Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon’s musical tragicomedy sees young Billy takes on the statusquo as he sets out to change the world under the guise of Dr. Horrible. Aspiring to join the infamous Evil League of Evil (also known as ELE), Billy inadvertently introduces his nemesis, Capt. Hammer, to Penny, the girl of his dreams.

“Witty, touching, great music.” —Variety Magazine

“One of our most adventurous performance artists—a veritable monarch of marauding mayhem.” ***** —The Journal (U.K.) “Indeed royalty meets rashness in this amazing incarnation of a blue blood with a black hide.” ***** —Weekly Journal (U.K.)

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Monologue / 14+ / Mature Content 70 minutes theatrepublic.ca Playwright: Daniel MacIvor

“Okay—now this is how it’s done” ***** —See Magazine “Imagine if Jim Carrey was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” —Vue Weekly “House is a spectacle.” **** —CBC “Brilliantly intense.” ***** —Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:15 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 11:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 9:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 5:45 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 4:00 p.m.

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Little Mountain Studios

Pacific Theatre

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The Lost Supper (My Dinner With Jacques)

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Confessions of a Paperboy

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Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Cabaret / 18+ / Mature Content / Sexual Content 70 minutes Playwright: Jacques Lalonde A delicious menu of gourmet food, music, burlesque, and comedy.

Chocolate covered madness as One Crazy Frenchman Jacques Lalonde celebrates his 24th Fringe in a row.

It will be sexy. It will be wild. And it will be unpredictable. Full dinner provided. Jacques really is crazy. Did I mention the chocolate fountain?

“5 Stars” —The Tatoiine Review “Jacques should run for Prime Minister.”

—The Georgia Straight “More chocolate than Chocolat.”

—Johnny Depp

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 p.m.

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Hardline Productions

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 60 minutes http://ow.ly/21pWd Playwright: Studio 58 Collective

The New Kid In Town

Richmond, Canada Comedy / Drama / All Ages 75 minutes Playwright: Doug Curtis.

Arranged for the stage by Jenny Esdale and Ron Jenkins

Fantasy and reality collide as seven strangers are quarantined during an epidemic. Or should we say, Heptademic. Heptademic was conceived at the Studio 58 at Langara College Risky Nights series in 2008.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 6:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:00 p.m.

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Ten-year-old Christopher Columbus is a promising paperboy navigating 1970’s suburbia. Surviving a nearly fatal crash, his routine is altered when the voice of God guides him to messenger miracles.

A whimsical and poignant play of how one boy changes the world, Confessions of a Paperboy is an enthusiastic reminder that the normal route sometimes delivers the extraordinary.

“As you leave the theatre, that smile on your face may only be matched by the smile in your heart.” —Bob Clark, Calgary Herald

Friday, Sept. 10, 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 11:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 3:00 p.m.

Dreck Productions

Brooklyn, U.S.A. Multicultural / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 65 minutes dirt-nyc.com Playwright: Robert Schneider Darkness. A man begins to speak. A desperately alienated immigrant from Iraq, Sad lives on the fringes of Western society. He confronts xenophobia and latent racism as he peddles roses to eke out an existence. Issues of identity, anti-foreign sentiment, and self-worth are brought hauntingly and humourously to life through the character’s disturbing psychological self-portrait. A powerful play about immigration.

Outstanding Actor Award —FringeNYC “Intense, personable, well performed.”

—The London Times “Riveting performance.” —Time Out “See this show!!” —NYTheatre.com

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 3:00 p.m. H Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:00 p.m.

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Vancouver, Canada Multimedia / Clown / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Violent Content 60 minutes Playwright: Priscilla Costa A Savage Birthday will stimulate you with mishaps! A fast hour of entrances and exits and a whole lot of “I can’t believe they just did that!” An “adults only” clown show created by Priscilla Costa, M. Pyress Flame, Tom Jones, and Jim Sands, with the assistance of Gina Bastone.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:45 p.m.

What You Want MachineFair

Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 18+ / Mature Content / Sexual Content 50 minutes machinefair.ca Playwright: Andrew Templeton

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Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 9:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept.18,18 9:30 p.m.

Pacific Theatre

Miracle In Rwanda

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Glass City Theatre

Leslie Lewis Sword brilliantly transforms herself into a host of characters to tell the incredible true story of Rwandan Genocide survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza. During 91 days of terror, Immaculée and up to seven others hid in an undiscovered second bathroom of a Hutu pastor’s home as killers searched daily. Her faith transforms her experience. The miracle is forgiveness.

Think of the worst commercial you’ve ever seen. Now think of the poor jerk who had to be in it. He didn’t want to be there. Poor guy really didn’t. But he’s got a wife, a baby, a mortgage, and believe it or not, talent. Trouble is, he’s also got an agent.

“Sword’s one woman performance makes riveting theatre.” —The Village Voice “Leslie Lewis Sword plays every character in this captivating piece of theatre.” —The British Theatre Guide

Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 11:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 11:00 p.m.

September 9-19

For every dessert you purchase between June 1 and September 30, Havana will donate $1 to the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Feed the arts and keep “Theatre for Everyone” in Vancouver.

Dave has died and decided to go home. From the writer of Biographies of the Dead and Dying comes an adult comedy that probes the sexual desires and politics of Vancouver in 2010. A play that proves you can’t go home and shouldn’t want to. Never be afraid of what you want. Featuring Gillian and Russell Bennett (Crude Love).

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Vancouver, Canada Drama / Other / 14+ 65 minutes MiracleInRwanda.com Playwright: Leslie Lewis Sword

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Vancouver, Canada Comedy / Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language 45 minutes glasscitytheatre.com Playwright: Robert Olguin

“Painfully hilarious. By turns Rob Olguin gives belly laughs and cringingly honest, accounts of his version of the human condition.” —Mark Jenkins, The Actors Studio

Thursday, Sept. 9, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 11:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

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The Canadian Association of Fringe® Festivals

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Max’s Deli & Bakery

Tour

The Lover

fringefestivals.com The Canadian Association of Fringe® Festivals promotes the accessibility and integrity of Fringe Festivals. Canada is known world wide for the unique Fringe Festival touring circuit that has evolved from these guiding principles.

1. Participants will be selected on a non-juried basis, through a first come, first served process, a lottery, or other method approved by the Association.

2. In order to ensure Criteria One (above), the audiences must have the option to pay a ticket price, 100% of which goes directly to the artists.

3. Fringe Festival producers have no control over the artistic content of each performance. The artistic freedom of the participants is unrestrained.

4. Festivals must provide an easily accessible opportunity for all audiences and all artists to participate in Fringe Festivals.

FRINGE and FRINGE FESTIVAL are registered trademarks of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals

Universal Limited

Vancouver, Canada Other / All Ages 20 minutes universallimited.tumblr.com Playwright: Universal Limited Adventure! In Tour, the audience rides on an amazing pedicab to see the city anew. Tour includes an endearing, funny driver, surprises, and even a secret, magical story. Tour was last exploring terrain in Hive 3 as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Shows start approximatly every half hour between 8 and 11:00 p.m. on the following day. Meet at 1399 Johnston Street. No advance ticket sales, tickets available at the “door” only.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8-11:00 p.m Friday, Sept.10, 8-11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8-11:00 p.m.

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Thursday, Sept. 16, 8-11:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8-11:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 8-11:00 p.m.

Streaming Current Temporary Collective

Vancouver, Canada Other / 18+ / Mature Content 65 minutes Playwright: Harold Pinter Streaming Current Temporary Collective’s intimate production of Harold Pinter’s The Lover is a sitespecific interpretation of Pinter’s oneact play chronicling a restless married couple’s experiments with fidelity.

Audience members rendezvous at Max’s Deli and Bakery and then stroll over to the couple’s apartment where a voyeuristic vantage point awaits.

Featuring Katarzyna Stodulkiewicz and Ryan Swanson.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:00 p.m.

Vancouver Police Museum

Vancouver Police Museum

Vancouver Japanese United Church

Wicked Café

After the End

Unplugged Cop

Waiting for Go

Wicked Shorts

We Make Creatures

Vancouver, Canada Drama / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Nudity / Violent Content 60 minutes Playwright: We Make Creatures A coroner’s past catches up to him as he performs a routine examination.

Meanwhile an unsolved crime ends, forcing an investigator to say goodbye. Performed in the historic Vancouver Police Museum, site of Vancouver’s original Coroner’s Court, morgue, and autopsy room, We Make Creatures presents two site inspired tales of investigation, paranoia, and redemption.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:30 p.m.

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Colin Godbout

Victoria, Canada Music / All Ages 60 minutes colingodbout.com Playwright: Colin Godbout The Vancouver Police Museum is a designated heritage site built in 1932 to house the Coroner’s Court and the City Analyst’s Laboratory. Over the years the Museum has hosted many tours, but none quite like Godbout’s guided tour of hit songs by Sting and the Police. Have an arresting experience with Unplugged Cop! “Godbout is a brilliant guitarist and musical interpreter. In his hands the guitar becomes a whole rhythm section.” —The Gate Entertainment Magazine (Toronto) “Godbout is a virtuosic musician, adept at complex fretwork and dazzling finger picking.” —Georgia Straight

Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.

Theatre Terrific

Vancouver, Canada Family / Comedy / All Ages 60 minutes theatreterrific.ca Playwright: Theatre Terrific Fringe Intensive Class A customer sits in a local café, waits, and won’t go away. The world swirls by. People come and go. Something breaks, the weather changes, lovers reconcile, and the customer takes off his slippers. The owner doesn’t want bare feet in the café. It’s closing time.

What happens when one person stays stationary amidst the rush of humanity?

Thursday, Sept. 9, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 10, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:00 p.m.

Alley Theatre

Vancouver, Canada Other / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content 60 minutes alleytheatre.ca

Playwrights: Morwyn Brebner, Kathleen Oliver, Chris Cook, & Seth Soulstein Alley Theatre staged Tape in the Waldorf Hotel in 2009. This year it’s sitespecific gone Wicked with four short, sweet, delectable plays, set in Wicked Cafe. From blind-dating to monstermating, it’s theatre for the attention deficit and over caffeinated. Directed by Marisa Smith and featuring Elizabeth Kirkland and Guy Christie. Limited seating.

“One of the most memorable shows at the Fringe.” —Georgia Straight (for Tape) “Exhilarating theatre.” —Vancouver Courier (for Tape)

Friday, Sept. 10, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 12, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13, 8:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:00 p.m.

Fringe Festival Team

Volunteer Coordination Assistant:

Board of Directors

Joannie Bouffard

President and Chair: Lonnie Propas

Volunteer Team Leaders:

Charlotte Cattier Katrina Darychuk Leah Harris

Vice President: John Inthavixay

Hospitality Manager: Wade Kinley

Treasurer: Glenn Mori

Signage and Front of House Coordinator:

Secretary: Cynnamon Schreinert

Nicola Rossini

Past President: Dino Forlin

Signage and Front of House Intern:

Members at Large: Beverly Kort Dale North Judith Cohen Raymond Schachter Ryan Gladstone Susan Ogul-Propas

Box Office Manager:

Alisa Lokshin

Veronica Maynard

Box Office Coordinator: Kasia Marzencka

Count Room Manager: Back row (l-r): Kathy Costello, Wade Kinley, Christina Price, Joannie Bouffard, Veronica Maynard, Emily Atkinson, Gareth Duncan, Vanessa Griffiths, Debby Reis.

Front row (l-r) Earl Von Tapia, David Jordan, Shirley Hsu. Photoshopped in (l-r)Tanja Reinkens, Katrina Darychuk, Glenn Mori, Shellbie Wilson. Photographed by Skot Nelson. Thanks to the Dockside Restaurant Lounge for the buffet set up!

Staff

Executive Director: David Jordan

Festival Manager:

Isabella Kessel (maternity leave)

Shirley Hsu

Artist and Audience Services Coordinator:

Marketing and Communications Intern:

Events Coordinator:

Design and Marketing Assistant:

Interim Festival Manager: Christina Price

Director of Development: Gareth Duncan

Finance Manager: Kathy Costello

Media and Marketing Coordinator:

Earl Von Tapia

Tanja Reinkens

Distribution Coordinator and Festival Intern:

Production Manager:

Emily Atkinson

Debby Reis

Thanks for the Helping Hands Al Costello Ali Grant Alison Chisholm Ben Keen Bethan Stewart Beverley Kort Blake Hanacek Brice Ferré Carole Higgins Carrie Nimmo Charlie Cuzzetto Charlie Ross Chris Ashby Cindy Reid CMHC Granville Island staff Dan Fairchild Debby Reis Deb Pickman Donna Spencer Drew Dennis Drew Johnson Ed Yee Emily Carr University staff Eric Davis (a.k.a. Red Bastard) Frank Nickel GICS staff Heather Redfern Hollis Barnsley H.R. MacMillan Space Centre staff Ian Allen Janice Lomax Jay Ono Jen McGinn Jessie van Rijn

Vanessa Griffiths

Joe Perri John Sanders John Taylor Joseph Lo Justin Sudds Kahlil Ashanti Ken Conquer Lara Smith Lianna Walden Little Mountain Studios Staff Marnie Rice Max’s Deli and Bakery Michael Sider Pam Reynolds Patrick O’Doherty Pierre Stolte Playwrights Theatre Centre staff Recycling Alternative Regina Ogmundson Robyn Williams-Dann Sev Araujo Simon Garber Skot Nelson The ED Club Tracy Georgelin ­­ VanCity 4th Ave Branch Staff Vancouver International Writers’ and Readers’ Festival staff Vancouver Japanese United Church staff Vancouver Police Museum staff Vantage Point Wicked Café

Gosia Juszkiewicz

Count Room Assistant: Glenn Mori

Dispatch Coordinator: Riel Hahn

Dispatch Assistants: Callan Davey Ruthie Tabata Vixn Przybysz

Web Developer:

Encore Web Studios

Eduardo Ottoni

Database Programmer:

Volunteer Coordinator:

IT Consultant:

Shellbie Wilson

Simon Garber

Tracy Georgelin

Thank you to our Donors:

Anonymous (x3) Alvin Wasserman Anne-Marie (Mindy) Parfitt Anthea & Jim Jordan Anthony Sharman Arthur (Art) Perret Aurum Argentum Goldsmiths (Granville Island) Austin Property Tax Consultants Babs Perowne Barbara Bernhardt Bill Schwartz Bob Lindsay Bob Symington Brian Rowland Brice Ferre Caitlin Brudy Canadian Springs Charles Cook Christina Price Dale North Dan Fairchild Diana Sandberg Diane Kent Don Wright Donald Gardiner Ethel Coffin Gail Cryer Gayle Farrell Geoff Bannoff Gerry Kowalenko Gordon Mantle

Harvey Blackmore Helen & Jeremy Davis Ian & Teddy Forsyth Isabella Mori James Hathaway Jane Heyman Jane Westheuser Janice Fontaine Jennifer DeTracey Jennifer Holmes Jessica Stewart Jim Sibley Jodi & Mark Fischer Joe McArthur John Inthavixay John Mason Judith Coffin Julia Stewart Julia Wallis Jullian Kolstee Kaarina Talvila Kathryn Shaw Kathy Costello Kristine Coombes La Baguette Laura Shepherd Lee’s Donuts Leslie Carty Lonnie Propas M. Arvilla Read Marlie Newbert Mathew Hill

Michael Sider Morgan Nicolsfigueiredo Nancy Barker Norman Armour Peter Austin Peter Dickinson Phyllis Stewart Rachel Moffat Regina Ogmundson RJ Garside Robyn Williams Dann Sandra Lawrence Sathish Gopalakrishnan Shannon Labelle Shaun Jackman Sheena Sargeant Sherry Sakamoto Susan Ogul-Propas Susan Freedman & Bill Galloway Terence Miller Terry Vato Tom MacGowan Tom Skinner Tracy Georgelin Whoopie Dee-Doo William Schwartz Zusia Juszkiewicz

MUCHAS GRACIAS! MERCI BEAUCOUP! OBRIGADO! THANK YOU… VOLUNTEERS! It’s the continuous time, spirit, and enthusiasm of our outstanding volunteers that make the Fringe happen! This year, more than 450 people are bringing their skills and talents to the table to do everything from building venues and distributing programs to selling tickets, ushering audience goers, and so much more.

We would like to extend a super-size thank you to each and every person who contributes to the success of the Fringe by volunteering! We couldn’t do it without your dedication, hard work, and smiles! Sincerest thanks!

If you would like to volunteer, please check out our website at: vancouverfringe.com/volunteer vancouverfringe.com 41

Thanks to our Partners Government Funders

Signature Partners

Presenting Partners

Supporting Partners

Sustaining Partners

Community Partners

Thanks to our

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1492 Films 3H Craftworks Accent Cruises Adrienne Kavanagh Interior Design Agro Café Alarte Amity Design Studio: Jelena Corak Amity Design Studio: Branislav Gajic Armando’s Meats Arts Club Theatre Atelier Istanbul Backstage Lounge Beaver Pond Creative Productions Benedicts Big City Cupcakes Blackberry Books Bridges Restaurant Broadway Brewing Candy Kitchen Carousel Theatre Cats Social House Chali-Rosso Art Charlotte’s Web Arts & Crafts & Entertainment CTV Dark Stars Photography DAVIDsTEA DOXA Documentary Film Festival Dr. Angus Gilchrist Dr. John Stewart Duso’s Dussa’s Dvorak Fine Foods Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre Edie Hats Edzerza Gallery Emily Carr University of Art and Design English Bay Gallery Enigma Restaurant Flow Yoga Georgia Straight 42 Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Gigi B Granville Island Hotel & Dockside Restaurant Granville Island Psychic Studio Granville Island Publishing Green World Electric Vehicles Halfmoon Yoga Products Harbour Air Seaplanes Hartman Leather Hell’s Kitchen House and Home Inkary Andean Arts & Crafts Janis Dean Johnson Jewellery Design JJ Bean June Hunter Images Justin Stitches Kevin Clark Headshots Kingsmill Studio: Keith Lehman Kingsmill Studio: Carole Henshall Kingsmill Studio: Diane Nairne Kites and Puppets Kovacs Art Kroma Acrylics L.B. Maple Treat Inc. La Siembra Co-operative (Cocoa Camino) Laurelle’s Fine Foods Le Petit Spa Longliner Seafoods Michael Dean Designs Musica Intima Nate Organics Old Time Portraits Old World Fudge Organic Acres Market Organix Clothing Pacific Theatre Peter Kiss Gallery Playhouse Theatre Company Portobello West Market Projecting Change Film Festival PuSh Festival

Quince Hand Crafted Cuisine Rhinoceros Accessories Rowlands Reef Scuba Shop Royal BC Museum Corporation Sammy J. Peppers Savage Pearl Shaw Cablesystems Shi Studio Soma Studios Spa Boutique Stone Age Art Company Studio 13 Fine Art: Alice Rich Studio 13 Fine Art: Sandy Kay Sundance Guest Ranch Sunshine Coast Festival of Written Arts Suzy Birstein Talewind Books Ten Thousand Villages The Crystal Ark The Keg The Salmon Shop The Umbrella Shop: Factory Store United Players Vancouver Architectural Antiques Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver International Writers Festival Vancouver Opera Vancouver Recital Society Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vandusen Botanical Gardens Westco Marketing Ltd & Art Glass Design White Ocean Gallery Whole Foods Wild Whales Vancouver Woofles & Meowz Zara’s

show index 7(x1) Samurai............................................................................ 16 13.............................................................................................. 37 52 Pick Up................................................................................. 16 After the End............................................................................. 40 Ancient Chinese Secrets of the Tao.......................................... 20 Antoine Feval............................................................................ 33 Aomega..................................................................................... 33 Bildungsroman.......................................................................... 37 Boca del Lupo: Micro Theatre Series....................................... 36 Brief History of Romantic Love, A............................................. 32 Brown Girl in the Ring..............................................................

38 Boy Who Had a Mother, The..................................................... 14 Canary....................................................................................... 14 Capital, Alice!............................................................................ 15 Confessions of a Paperboy....................................................... 38 Cynic Tells Love Stories, A........................................................ 22 Dali Hours, The......................................................................... 33 Dark, The................................................................................... 21 Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup, A.............................................. 30 Dead Man’s Cell Phone............................................................. 37 Deadley (A Ridiculous Medley of Scenes About Death)........... 38 Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock (Art Rock)................................ 30 Dirt...........................................................................................

38 DK and Morgan Show, The....................................................... 31 Doctor Marigold............................................................................ 18 Dr. Horrible: Sing Along Blog................................................... 38 Echo.......................................................................................... 15 Elephant in Zulu........................................................................ 20 Escape Artists I......................................................................... 36 Escape Artists II........................................................................ 36 Every Job I’ve Ever Had........................................................... 17 Everyone All Together All The time!.......................................... 21 Exquisite Hour, The................................................................... 37 Framed...................................................................................... 18 Free/Fall.................................................................................... 17 Freud vs. His Ego...................................................................... 32 Fucking Stephen Harper: How I Sexually Assaulted the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada and Saved Democracy................... 31 Girl Named Doug, A.................................................................. 14 Green/Roof................................................................................ 36 Goldman Variations, The........................................................... 19 Harbingers, The........................................................................ 15

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Happily Ever After?...................................................................

Heptademic Redux...................................................................

House........................................................................................

Jem Rolls: One Man Riot.........................................................

Johnny Tomorrow and the Way of the Planetarium...................

Limbo........................................................................................

LoveSong..................................................................................

Lover, The.................................................................................

Lucky 9.....................................................................................

Lust of the Swamp Witch..........................................................

Maltese Bodkin, The.................................................................

Man, A Magic, A Music, A.......................................................

Miracle in Rwanda....................................................................

Misadventures of a Massage Therapist....................................

Moving Along............................................................................

My Dinner with Jacques...........................................................

Oh the Humanity! And Other Good Intentions...........................

One Man Show..........................................................................

Peter ‘n’ Chris Save the World!..................................................

Pig of Happiness, The..............................................................

Poison the Well.........................................................................

Prairie Song: An Indian Cinderella Story...................................

Pretending Things are a Cock..................................................

Raccoonery!.............................................................................

Raunch......................................................................................

Savage Birthday, A.....................................................................

Shadows in Bloom....................................................................

Stretch Dog...............................................................................

Swimming to Cambodia............................................................

Teaching Shakespeare.............................................................

Things That Never Happen.......................................................

Titania.......................................................................................

Tour............................................................................................

Truth and Roses.........................................................................

Unplugged Cop........................................................................

Waiting for Go...........................................................................

Wanderlust................................................................................

What You Want..........................................................................

When Harry Met Harry..............................................................

Wicked Shorts...........................................................................

Wisdom: Part I...........................................................................

Zdenka Now!.............................................................................

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