2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival Program Guide

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Welcome to the Fringe Fringe Festival Team Ticket Information PAL Shows Opening Night: Butt Kapinski: Dick on the Fringe Fringe Forever Getting to the Fringe Maps The Georgia Straight Fringe-For-All Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar and the Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Fringe Food Trucks Your Fringe For A Day Smut Slam Workshops for Artists & Aspiring Artists We Love Fringe Lovers! (How to Donate) The 2016 Fringe Festival Raffle Theatre Wire Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals Fringe Awards Night Public Market Pick of the Fringe and Pick Plus

HOW TO

FRINGE:

1. Choose Your Shows!

You found a Program Guide at Blenz Coffee and checked vancouverfringe.com, but you feel lost. How can you choose when there’s 110 show?

• Let Buzz Sway You: We’re one of the last stops on the Fringe Circuit, so there are tons of reviews out there. Check our Twitter feed for links (@VancouverFringe). The Georgia Straight also reviews many shows in their Sept. 8 and 15 issues.

• Choose Based on Your Schedule: Figure out when you can come to the Festival, then check out the Master Schedule on page 30 to see what’s on at that time.

• Be Meticulous: Read every single description and pick your favourites.

• Be Random: Fringe shows are chosen by lottery or on a first come, first served method—so just go with the flow.

• Visit the Fringe Info Centre: Our Info Centre staff and volunteers can give you the scoop on what people are talking about and help you pick a show that you’ll like. See page 6 for more info!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MASTER SCHEDULE 30-34

SHOWS BY VENUE 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 53 54

Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Performance Works Revue Stage The Cultch Historic Theatre Dramatic Works Series Advance Theatre Generation Hot Bring Your Own Venue (BYOVs)

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Thanks to Our Donors Thanks to Our Partners Thanks to Our Volunteers Show Index Join the Fringe Online

Tips on How to Fringe at the 32nd annual Vancouver Fringe Festival 3. Being Social (Online & In Line)!

Chat with people in line and visit the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar. Your fellow Fringers are great resources on what to see at the Festival. The Fringe Bar is also a great place to see free performances, live music, and dance . . . not to mention have tasty beverages from Big Rock and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. And we encourage you to be social with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram! See page 62 for links. Don’t be shy. Many friendships and romances have started at the Fringe!

4. Come to the Pick and Pick Plus!

The Public Market Pick of the Fringe and the Pick Plus run September 21 to 25! See favourites from Fringe artists and the best of the Festival. To be the first to find out what the Pick shows are, come to the Fringe Awards Night on September 18. See page 63 for more info on the Pick and Pick Plus and page 59 for info on Awards Night.

2. Get Your Tickets & Memberships!

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Advance tickets are the safest course of action. Visit vancouverfringe. com to purchase tickets online, or swing by the Fringe Box Office located at 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island between September 6 and 18. If you’re going to see a lot of shows, get a Frequent Fringer Card! We have Frequent Fringers for four, 10, or 30 shows! See page 6 for details. And don’t forget everyone needs a Membership! Your $5 Membership keeps the Festival going! You can get tickets at the door of each show too, as long as it’s not sold out. For more info on tickets, see page 6.

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WELCOME TO THE FRINGE We have a new mission statement: “Cultivating artists and audiences to create an open and vibrant independent theatre community.” Now it’s time to pursue it like a Granville Island seagull on a bagel! We’re starting by developing our Awards with even more support for career development through the new Mollie Bradley Award. And of course our second season of Theatre Wire (have you bought your subscription yet?)!

We have several new board and staff members we’ve recruited to help us pursue our strategic objectives of year round audience development, diversity, and operations sustainability. We’ve got some ambitious ideas and an excellent team to take us there.

Thank you to everyone—artists and audience—who inspire us to continue to deepen our work in this community. And thank you to all our sponsors, donors, and government funders who believe in our vision of Theatre for Everyone!

Happy Fringe,

As you may be aware, the Vancouver Fringe is part of a North American organization that protects the Fringe trademark in Canada and furthers the Fringe movement throughout North America by strengthening existing Festivals and mentoring new Festivals. I have the privilege of serving as the Executive Director here in Vancouver as well as volunteering as the president of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals. This means I draw on the vibrancy of our local theatre scene as well as the Fringe movement in North America for inspiration.

People often ask me if I have been to the mother of all Fringe Festivals, Edinburgh. I haven’t! It takes place in August, which is quite a busy time in Vancouver, preparing for our September launch! But I know that some day I must go and see Fringe mecca in the flesh. Until then…

In November this year, the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals plays host to the Fringe World Congress in Montreal. This event, created by the Edinburgh Fringe, is a meeting for Fringe producers from around the world.

Typically held in Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, this year’s event comes to Canada to see what makes us tick.

The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals has created a unique but simple recipe for Fringe success—even the Mother of all Fringe Festivals, Edinburgh, wants to know what’s in the special sauce. If you’re a regular participant at a CAFF Festival in Canada or the US, you know that we don’t keep our ingredients secret: we pull the artists out of a hat, we give them 100% of net revenues, we keep the tickets cheap, and we tie the whole thing up in a great big party! Easy. We are looking forward to sharing with the world and showing off for Mama Fringe! Think global, Fringe local. And thanks to Fringers far and wide for a lifetime of inspiration.

Fringefully yours,

David Jordan

Executive Director, Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society President, Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals

Andrew Westman

President, Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society Welcome to the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival!

On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Government of British Columbia, I would like to welcome all performers, volunteers, and audience members to the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Unique festivals like the Vancouver Fringe help grow BC’s creative economy. Fringe Festivals play an important role in developing B.C.’s creative sector, which helps drive the BC Jobs Plan and contributes to healthy and vibrant communities.

The Vancouver Fringe is an impressive concentration of theatrical performance that the Province is proud to support. With more than 700 performances by more than 90 artists in 11 days, the Vancouver Fringe will be sure to engage and entertain all of you. As an event that has been sharing artistic experiences with so many citizens for over 30 years, this Festival helps make British Columbia a great place to live, work, and play.

Arts and culture bring us together, open us up to new ideas, and allow us to discover new talents. The Government of Canada is proud to be part of events, like this much-loved festival, that give Canadians the chance to experience the arts in their communities.

Every year, the Vancouver Fringe Festival invites us to see the best independent and experimental theatre from the region and beyond. This is a chance for audiences to let themselves get swept away by the talent and originality of artists who are passionate about their work.

As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I would like to thank the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society and everyone who helped make this year’s Festival a success, both on stage and behind the scenes. Thank you for making such a wonderful contribution to Vancouver’s cultural vitality.

Mélanie Joly

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Thank you to the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society for producing the Vancouver Fringe, and to the volunteers, partners, and artists who are integral to the Festival’s success, providing theatre for everyone!

Peter Fassbender

Minister of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development

Vancouver Fringe Festival

On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend a warm welcome to everyone attending the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

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As Mayor, I am very proud of Vancouver’s reputation as a major centre for performing arts and culture. The Fringe Festival is one of the few cultural organizations in Vancouver that is so successful at showcasing new talent. Thanks to the Festival’s producers, the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society, it continues to be a favourite among Vancouverites who eagerly await the start of the performances each year.

Congratulations to all the staff and over 500 volunteers who work so hard to create a successful Festival. To all the artists, directors, producers, crews, and audiences taking part in this year’s event, I trust you will find the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival to be entertaining and enlightening.

Brave, bold, exhilarating, and engaging, the Vancouver Fringe Festival is a veritable creative feast for theatre lovers craving the unpredictability and excitement of experimental theatre.

From September 8 to 18, this much-loved annual event will feature daring artists and original acts onto the stage to prod, provoke, and entertain.

Thank you to all of the organizers and more than 500 volunteers that work so hard in support of this Festival. This ongoing dedication not only creates an important vehicle that sparks innovation and pushes creative boundaries, but that also provides enjoyment to more than 40,000 attendees throughout the 700-plus performances.

Year after year, the success of this cultural gem adds greatly to the vitality and dynamism of British Columbia’s arts scene while helping support the region’s creative economy.

With funding made possible by the Government of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council is pleased to continue its longtime support of the Vancouver Fringe Festival and professional theatre.

Merla Beckerman

Chair of BC Arts Council

Gregor Robertson Mayor of Vancouver

INFORMATION Fringe staff feeling it all! Back row (left to right): Ian Wardle, Vivian Chen, Vixn Pryzbysz, David Jordan. Middle row (left to right): Debby Reis, Tunji Taylor-Lewis, Raes Calvert, Jess Amy Shead, Nina Dosdall, Eduardo Ottoni, Shantini Klaassen, Kathy Costello. Front row (left to right): Angie Descalzi, Melissa Ng Li, Cherine Amr, Chelsee Damen, Robyn Kurtz.

Photo by My City Photos.

FRINGE FESTIVAL TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

Advertising Sales: Clevers Media

Executive Director: David Jordan

Distribution Coordinator: Chelsey Stuyt

Treasurer: Bob Wang

Managing Director: Shantini Klaassen

Raffle Coordinator: Raes Calvert

Members At Large: Nancy More Jim Sibley Sharon Sutherland Claudia Sjoberg Leslie Carty Gerry Keane

Finance Manager: Kathy Costello

Production Manager: Eduardo Ottoni

Director of Patron Development: Robyn Kurtz

Site Coordinator: Mitchell Ingram

Communications Director: Debby Reis

Artist Services Coordinator: Jess Amy Shead

Audiences Services Manager: Angie Descalzi

Artist Research: Hannah Bellamy

Sponsorship and Development Manager: Cherine Amr

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator: Nina Dosdall

Lead Designer: Vivian Chen

Volunteer Supervisor: Melissa Ng Li

Junior Designer: Ariane Lapointe-Auger

Volunteer Team Leaders: John Sullivan Daniel Morton Mireya Cabrera Nena Pierre

Chair: Andrew Westman

Communications Coordinator: Tunji Taylor-Lewis “Jimmy” Illustrations: Zuzia Juszkiewicz

Box Office Manager: Chelsee Damen

Fringe Bar Managers: Ian Wardle Wade Kinley Entertainment Coordinator: Corbin Murdoch Dispatch Coordinator: Vixn Pryzbysz Dispatch Assistants: Myriam Duchesne Anthony Liam Kearns Alisa Lokshin Christina Tinson-Price Christie Weber Count Room Staff: Martin Alldred Katie Nichols Artist Mentors: Eric Rhys Miller and The Only Animal(Generation Hot) Kathleen Flaherty and Playwrights Theatre Centre (Dramaturge for Fringe New Play Award) IT Consultant: Tracy Georgelin Web Programmer: Joseph Lo – Encore Web Studios

Creative Agency: St. Bernadine Communications

Fun, Funky and Fabulous Mother Daughter Variety Show

CONTAGIOUS SEAT DANCING. SOME RISQUE MATERIAL.

Sat. Sept 10 - 4pm Sun. Sept 11 - 6:30 pm Mon. Sept 12 - 7:45pm Wed. Sept 14 - 9:30pm (1/2 price) Sat. Sept 17 - noon Sun. Sept 18 - 4:15pm

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INFORMATION

TICKET INFORMATION Buy tickets early! They’re available online at vancouverfringe.com starting August 4.

Tickets are available for pick-up or purchase in person at the Fringe Box Office, or at the venue starting 45 minutes before the performance. The Fringe Box Office is open from September 6-18, 4-9:00pm on weekdays and noon-9:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

With more than 700 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.

NO LATECOMERS. NO REFUNDS. NO EXCHANGES. NO EXCEPTIONS.

MEMBERSHIP FEE (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)

Purchase your $5 Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society (VFTS) Membership to gain access to the Fringe Festival. Your Membership helps ensure that there will be a Festival! You will be required to present your Membership Card at each performance you attend. If you are unable to present your Card, you will be required to purchase an additional non-refundable Card.

In addition to accessing shows during the Festival, by joining the VFTS, you are entitled to participate in its direction by attending the VFTS Annual General Meeting in 2017.

Completely filling in your Membership Card activates your Membership. All activated cards will be entered into a draw for a 2017 Festival Pass. All personal information provided will be kept private and confidential and will not be passed on to any individual or organization as per our Privacy Policy, which is available at vancouverfringe.com.

Membership is valid until September 6, 2017.

SEE THESE TOO! OPENING NIGHT: BUTT KAPINSKI: DICK ON THE FRINGE

for details). Sorry, no passes.

BOX OFFICE HELP

$10 in advance or at door (see page 15

FRINGE AWARDS NIGHT

Entrance by cash donation to Performing Arts Lodges (PAL) Vancouver (see page 59 for details). Sorry, no passes.

PUBLIC MARKET PICK OF THE FRINGE

$25 online from September 18 at midnight or at the door. The Public Market Pick of the Fringe will run from September 21 to 25 at the Performance Works. See page 63 for more info.

PICK PLUS

$25 online or at the door if there are still tickets left! The Pick Plus runs September 21 to 25 at Performance Works and includes One Woman Sex and the City: A Parody of Love, Friendship and Shoes, The New Conformity, Peter vs Chris, and God is a Scottish Drag Queen IV (see page 63 for more info).

Visit vancouverfringe.com/ticket-info for detailed help and instructions if you are experiencing difficulties using our online ticketing system.

NOTE: NO TICKET SALES VIA PHONE!

ACCESSIBILITY

Most Fringe venues are fully accessible; however, some site-specific venues have limited wheelchair access. Please visit vancouverfringe.com/accessibility for detailed venue accessibility information.

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

HALF-PRICE SHOWS Every show marked with the half-price symbol is half-price!

FREQUENT FRINGER CARDS

Frequent Fringers give you amazing value! You can book tickets in advance with your Frequent Fringer Card, so pick one up right away!

Frequent Fringer 4

$40

Good for 4 performances

Frequent Fringer 10

$90

Good for 10 performances

Frequent Fringer 30

$270

In 2014 we debuted a 30-show pass to celebrate the Fringe’s 30th anniversary. They were so popular we’re bringing them back! Only 30 of these exclusive cards will be sold, and they include one Membership! It’s good for 30 performances and bragging rights!

Frequent Fringers are valid for one or two people (no more than two punches per performance). Frequent Fringer Cards are limited to regular Festival performances and not valid at special events. A limited number of Cards are available. Cards are non-transferable and tickets may be booked in advance or at the door. Memberships are required and must be purchased separately (except for the Frequent Fringer 30, which includes one Membership).

Purchase your Card at vancouverfringe.com or at the Fringe Box Office (see page 12 for location). 100% of your Frequent Fringer Card price goes to the artists!

FLAUNT YOUR FRINGE! TICKET TOP-UP When you purchase tickets in advance at our Box Office or online you can top-up your ticket purchase with a donation to keep the Fringe Festival vibrant and healthy. As a thankyou, you’ll receive a button showing everyone that you love the Fringe!

ADVANCE TICKETS

Purchase advance tickets online, or in person at the Box Office up to 45 minutes prior to show time. After that, tickets will be held for pick up at the door starting 45 minutes before show time.

Order online: Tickets go on sale online at vancouverfringe.com on August 4, 2016.

In person at the Fringe Box Office: You may purchase tickets in person at our Fringe Box Office until 45 minutes before the performance. The Box Office is located at 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island (next to the Waterfront Theatre). See page 12 for location. The Fringe Box Office is open from September 6-18, 4-9:00pm on weekdays and noon-9:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. We accept cash, Visa, and MasterCard.

Carry On will be live described by VocalEye for patrons who are Blind or Partially Sighted on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:15pm.

THEATRE WIRE APP

The Fringe is a participant of the Access2 Program. Attendants accompanying patrons with an Access2 Card will be admitted free of charge.

For full accessibility information at the Vancouver Fringe Festival, visit vancouverfringe.com/accessibility.

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Artists will keep 100% of the base ticket price, but taxes and fees are included in the advertised price. Please note that a Fringe Membership must still be presented at each performance you attend.

Lists of shows that are suitable for people who are Blind or Partially Sighted or who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing are available at vancouverfringe.com/accessibility.

Does Not Play Well With Others will be interpreted into ASL for patrons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing on Thursday, September 15 at 8:30pm.

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$14 (Including applicable taxes and a $3 ticketing fee.)

FRINGE INFO CENTRE

THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT FRINGE-FOR-ALL

details). Sorry, no passes.

REGULAR TICKET PRICES

QUESTIONS? Stop by the Info Centre during the Festival and swap show recommendations with us, read show reviews, and get up-to-date info on all the latest Festival happenings.

The Info Centre is open 4-8:00pm on weekdays and noon-8:00pm on weekends.

It is located in the tent beside 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island (next to the Waterfront Theatre. See page 12 for location).

$50 in advance or at door (see page 9 for

All tickets and passes are subject to availability.

Prices include taxes where applicable.

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

CHILDREN

The Fringe may not be suitable for children. Babes in arms (under two years old) are permitted, but we ask that you be respectful of other patrons and leave the theatre should your baby cause a disturbance. Keep in mind we do not censor or jury any of the content. Please consult the program guide or website for specific show ratings. All patrons, including children two years of age and older, must present a Membership to access shows.

Connect with the Fringe on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device through the Theatre Wire App! The App contains the Festival schedule, maps to venues, updates about the Festival, and you can even buy tickets! The App will also have information about all the shows in the Theatre Wire season (see page 28 for more information).

TICKETS AT THE DOOR

Day of show tickets for all shows may be purchased at the individual venues, or at a shared front of house just steps away from your show’s venue, starting 45 minutes before show time and until show time, subject to availability. Please arrive early. Patrons arriving late will not be admitted. No refunds for latecomers.

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 special events. Any changes will also be posted at the Fringe Box Office (see page 12 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, Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, and at each venue.

SUPPORT

The Fringe is partnering with Performing Arts Lodges Vancouver (PAL) to help Vancouver performing arts veterans with affordable housing in a vibrant community setting.

PAL offers an innovative solution for members of the professional arts and allied industries who can often lose touch with the lively collective that underpins the artistic efforts we enjoy.

It provides safe, affordable homes, and a supportive dynamic environment where residents can stay active and creative.

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You & the Fringe

We invited Fringe artists to donate a portion of their ticket sales from each performance to PAL and we had a great response!

As you plan your 11 days of Fringeing, look for the PAL symbol.

3% of the ticket revenue from these shows will be donated to PAL. It’s a great way for you to catch your favourite shows and support a good cause.

Plus, to get into the Fringe Awards Night on September 18 at Performance Works (see page 59 for details) make a cash donation at the door to PAL Vancouver. Thanks in advance for supporting this great organization!

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OPENING NIGHT:

BUTT KAPINSKI: DICK ON THE FRINGE Tuesday, September 6 at Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St on Granville Island Doors at 7:00pm

Butt Kapinski is a private eye like no other.

Celebrate the opening of the Festival with one of the wildest characters in Fringe history. Join Butt in solving the great Fringe murder mystery. With your help, Butt will get to the bottom of this seedy world of sex, sin, shadows, and subterfuge!

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Featuring surprise performances by Fringe celebrities and you!

Pre-show reception including complimentary: • Appies and desserts from Emelle’s Catering, Dockside Restaurant, and the Keg • Hand-crafted artisanal spirits and cocktail sampling from The Liberty Distillery • Wine tastings from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly • And a specially crafted cask beer from Big Rock Urban Brewery just for Opening Night!

• A fun filled auction featuring a Motorino CTe electric beach cruiser style bike!

The Fringe Executive Director, David Jordan, will MC! VancouverFringe.com

This is a Fringe fundraiser and tickets are only $50!

VAN C O UV ERFRIN GE. COM/OPE NINGNIGHT

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Photo: Deb Pickman in 2000’s Eat Me.

forever LIVE FOREVER BY MAKING A DIFFERENCE THAT LASTS! How can you support the Fringe, its artists, and the transformations they bring for decades to come?

CULTURE MAKES US HUMAN We tell stories about our communities, stories that teach us about our lives, show us different experiences, and open us to new possibilities.

You can continue your impact on the world, indefinitely through a Fringe Forever gift.

YOU PROTECT CULTURE, IT’S TRUE! Your support for Fringe theatre is vital because theatre tells stories that relate an authentic understanding of what it is to be human. Your support encourages the creation of theatre for everyone, by everyone, far into the future.

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Help Fringe artists and audiences continue to come together to tell stories, making sure the Festival is strong in the future.

Become a Fringe Immortal to create a Fringe Forever legacy that will forever change the world! Leave the gift of culture to future generations.

To find out more, contact Robyn Kurtz at 604.257.0350 (Ext. 107) or robyn@vancouverfringe.com.

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Granville Island is the Vancouver Fringe Festival’s main hub! Most Mainstage venues, the Fringe Box Office, and the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar are on Granville Island. With restaurants, the Public 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 (under the south side of the Granville Street Bridge) is easily accessible through a variety of means.

WALKING AND CYCLING:

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 vancouver.ca/streetstransportation/cycling-routes-maps-and-trip-planner.aspx to find your best route. These routes are also suitable for people on foot. You can take 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 Ferry section below for more information.

PARKING: After 7:00pm, parking is free and without time constraint in most parking spots on Granville Island! Between 7:00am and 7:00pm, 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 and purchase the extra time needed.

Vehicles parked overtime will be ticketed.

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GETTING TO THE FRINGE 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.

PUBLIC TRANSIT:

The Fringe is easily accessible by bus. The #50 bus goes straight to Granville Island from Waterfront Theatre Station through downtown along Granville Street, or from the Olympic Village Station. The #84 stops on 4th avenue and Fir street, a short walk from the Island. Otherwise the #4, #7, #10, #14, or #16 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.ca or call 604.953.3333 (from 6:30am to 11:30pm).

TAXI:

Taxis are often found outside the Granville Island Public Market.

FERRY:

The Aquabus and False Creek Ferries operate from approximately 6:40am to 10:30pm daily and make for a lovely way to get to and from Granville Island. For more information including schedules, tickets, and maps, visit the theaquabus.com and granvilleislandferries.bc.ca.

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Studio 16

1555 West 7th Ave.

Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St.

Studio 1398

1398 Cartwright St.

False Creek Gym 1318 Cartwright St.

Performance Works

1218 Cartwright St.

Revue Stage

1601 Johnston St.

The Cultch: Historic Theatre 1895 Venables St.

Dramatic Works Series at the Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch 1895 Venables St.

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1411 Cartwright St. (At door ticket sales will be held at Studio 1398) In the parking lot between Waterfront Theatre and Studio 1398

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1502 Duranleau St. (At door ticket sales will be held at Waterfront Theatre)

Firehall Arts Centre

280 East Cordova St.

Portuguese Club of Vancouver

1144 Commercial Dr. (At door ticket sales will be held at Havana)

Havana

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Rio Theatre

1660 East Broadway

Emily Carr University Intersections Digital Lab

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FRINGE-FOR-ALL

A fast & furious Festival Preview

With 110 shows in this year’s Festival, it’s going to be hard to choose! Join funny man David C. Jones in this fast and furious preview. 40 of this year’s artists will get two minutes each to convince you to see their show.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 10:00PM PERFORMANCE WORKS Tickets available online or at the door (if we don’t sell out first!)

Have your pens ready to circle your must-see shows in your program guide!

START FRINGING EARLY !

$10 (sorry, no passes)

Catch these Fringe shows before the Fringe at Havana, 1212 Commercial Drive

Carry On: A Musical

$10 at the door only !

Thursday, September 1 at 8pm

Sketch Ya Later Tuesday, August 30 at 7pm

Looking for a few laughs? A bit of fun? Check us out! A troupe of Vancouver performers have created comedy sketches to make you smile, chuckle, giggle, and all-out guffaw.

Ze : queer as fuck !

Tuesday, August 30 at 9pm Catapulted by a series of unlikely experiences, Michelle/Ryan stumbles through an expanding parade of LGBTQI, etc. identities in search of a definitive sense of zir own queer pride.

Set in the YVR baggage claim, Carry On: A Musical examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them

Mind Games Friday, September 2 at 7pm

Jeff Newman is a trickster. But he wasn’t always that way.

Using science, suggestion, and good old-fashioned trickery, he will influence your thoughts, make predictions, and read your mind.

The Dance Teacher Friday, September 2 at 9pm

A riveting story about a complex and broken individual who has chosen the dark path of manipulation and power. A suspenseful

Walk the Talk Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying mini-exhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods. * Please note Fringe Memberships are not required for preview performances at Havana and tickets will not be sold through the Fringe Box Office.

story that will keep you wondering for days just how guilty Justin is.

From the creator of The Birdman, imaginative comedy finding

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Wednesday, August 31 at 8pm

the weight of the world may just float on a cloud.

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I Forgot to Fly Today Saturday, September 3 at 9pm

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BIG ROCK BREWERY

FRINGE BAR

And the Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Welcome to the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, the Festival’s social hub. Now located at Ocean Art Works, in front of Ocean Concrete and next to the Creekhouse on Granville Island! This is the best place to meet fellow Festival-goers and artists from across the country and around the world. For the 11 days of the Festival, the Fringe Bar is also Vancouver’s hottest music venue. No Fringe experience is complete without a trip to the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar. Come say hi!

Take you photo with My City Photos ThursdaysSundays. Don’t forget to tag yourself when we post these at: facebook.com/VancouverFringeFestival.

Download the watermarked version of your photo for no charge or purchase non-watermarked, high resolution jpeg for just $5! My City Photos will also be offering 30 minute, no session fee, studio photoshoots at their East Vancouver Studio. You can purchase high resolution images from that photoshoot starting at just $25! Email info@mycityphotos.ca to book a session.

More performances may be added! Check vancouverfringe.com and the daily Fresh Sheets for the most up-to-date information.

OPEN TILL LATE EVERY NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL AT OCEAN ART WORKS 1531 JOHNSTON STREET ON GRANVILLE ISLAND Sorry, no minors.

You must be 19 or older to visit the Fringe Bar.

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8:00pm

MOONDRIFTER Long-time rhythm ace, Brendan Krieg, steps out from behind the kit to show off his songwriting chops. Turns out he is one of our city’s finest! His country-tinged melodies will stick in your head for days.

9:00pm

EMILY CHAMBERS Emily Chambers is a vocalist that can turn on a dime. One minute she’s luring you in with her sultry tones, the next she is knocking you over with her powerhouse range. She’s delighted audiences all over the world with her R&B and old-school Motown vibes. Eclectic, dynamic, and often unexpected, just like the Fringe. emilychambers.ca

10:00pm

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Friday

8:00pm

THE WILD ROMANTICS In a music scene known for its detached indifference, Aleisha Kalina and Evan Miller are a breath of fresh air. Together they are The Wild Romantics, a band that delivers passionate, hooky, sincere Rock and Roll. Come dance like no one is watching! They will be. thewildromantics.bandcamp.com

9:00pm

WOODEN HORSEMEN

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10:00pm

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Wooden Horsemen are an army of Vancouver’s finest musicians. Leading the charge is Steven Beddall, an unapologetically curious songwriter, constantly leading his troops into unexplored territory. Not to be missed.

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8:00pm

Wishkicker

LIMBS OF THE STARS Stephen Lyons is the mastermind behind many of Vancouver’s most compelling, strange, and beautiful musical projects. Limbs of the Stars is a prime example. Not your typical Saturday night, but that is not why you come to the Fringe Bar. limbsofthestars.bandcamp.com

9:00pm

WISHKICKER If you’ve glanced up at a telephone pole or bus shelter in the past year or so, chances are you know the name Wishkicker. As one of Vancouver’s busiest bands, their name seems to be on just about every show poster these days.

Everyone seems to want to play with these altrock upstarts. Come find out why. wishkicker.bandcamp.com

10:00pm

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Sunday

8:00pm

BARBARA ADLER & TEN THOUSAND WOLVES The moniker for Barbara Adler’s many and varied artistic projects, Ten Thousand Wolves, is very apt. She is a lycanthrope, constantly shifting between forms. A meta-musical about Czech Tramping one day, a contemporary reimagining of Johnny Horton’s rockabilly the next. Wait, what? Just come see for yourself. tenthousandwolves.com

9:00pm

SUN BELT Rick Maddocks doesn’t just write songs, he imagines new universes. His latest masterpiece is a semi-fictional song-cycle that delves deep into the deserts of northern Chile. His music is as vast, as mysterious and as compelling as its subject. Come be carried away.

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Monday

8:00pm

THE FOURTH ANNUAL FRINGE SQUARE DANCE WITH PAUL SILVERIA Dust off your cowboy boots and iron those creases back into your gingham! It’s time for the annual Fringe Square Dance. Expert instructor Paul Silveria will be calling dances and leading a live string band all night long. No experience (or gingham) necessary. Yeehaw!

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Tuesday

9:00pm

WEEKEND LEISURE KARAOKE Islands in the Stream? Bohemian Rhapsody?

Mr. Wendal? What is your song? The fine folk at Weekend Leisure are back for another year of unrestrained, no-holds-barred, karaoke mayhem. One night only. Start practicing in the mirror now. weekendleisure.ca

Wednesday

8:00pm

ADRIAN GLYNN What hits you first is Adrian Glynn’s voice: at once fragile and powerful. What strikes you next is the power of his words: poetic, meticulously crafted, and deceptively simple. These qualities are complimented by poise and a charm that makes Adrian one of the most exciting performers working in Vancouver today.

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JODY GLENHAM AND THE DREAMERS Jody Glenham is an ambassador for Vancouver’s music scene, bringing her unique blend of shoegazey pop to audiences up and down the West Coast.

She’ll be gracing our stage with her band, The Dreamers. Come have an audience with the queen!

Jody Glenham and the Dreamers

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Hollow Twin

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8:00pm

HOLLOW TWIN Emmalee Watts and Becky Wosk are long-lost musical soulmates, reunited by a love of vintage rock and roll. Constantly creating new material, the young band has already created an impressive oeuvre of radio-ready pop songs. All it takes is one listen to know that these two have what it takes. hollowtwin.com

9:00pm

SKYE WALLACE Confident, dynamic, and authentic, a performance by Skye Wallace demands attention. Her songs are captivatingly honest and she delivers them as if she were speaking directly to you. Come discover what hundreds of people all across the country already know: Skye Wallace is one of Canada’s brightest lights.

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NATURALLY FLAVOURED WITH DRY GINGER ROOT EXTRACT, GINGER BEER IS EXCELLENT ON ITS OWN, SERVED COLD, ON ICE.

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ROSSI GANG Born on the streets of East Vancouver, schooled in New Orleans, Rossi Gang is bringing jazz back. Grease jazz, as they’ve dubbed it. Come find out why the dance halls of Vancouver are once again bumping to the sound of music first popularized a century ago. rossigang.com

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Three words: Psych Latin Fusion. What more do you need to know? Perhaps that the members of Los Duendes are some of the hardest working musicians in Vancouver, dedicated to bringing the freshest sounds of Latin America to our city.

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8:00pm

THE NAUTICAL MILES

Over the course of their 13 years as a band, The Nautical Miles have ballooned up to a seven-piece band, complete with a shimmering horn section, literate lyrics, intricate arrangements, and over a decade of experience getting the party started. thenauticalmiles.com

9:00pm

TONYE AGANABA

The Queen of the Fringe Bar returns to kick the Festival’s penultimate night into high gear. Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, and Soul delivered by a performer with a complete command of the stage. Bring your dancing shoes! tonyeaganaba.bandcamp.com

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Sunday

8:00pm

APRES SKII DJS

Fringe Entertainment Programmer Corbin Murdoch and Bar Manager Wade Kinley are here to make sure the last night of the Festival will be the only thing you can’t remember from this year’s Fringe.

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FRINGE

FOOD TRUCKS Every night of the Festival

7:00pm till late

Every night of the Festival we offer up the best of Vancouver’s burgeoning Food Truck culture. One truck every weeknight and more on Fridays and Saturdays!

Come hungry.

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Find these Food Trucks throughout the Festival in front of the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, located at Ocean Art Works, next to Ocean Concrete:

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• Community Pizzeria • Kaboom Box • Varinicey Pakoras • The Burger Bus • Super Thai

• Melt City • Aussie Pie Guy • Old Country Pierogi • ...and more

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YOUR FRINGE FOR A DAY! A day dedicated to you during the Festival? Sounds like a perfect fit for a Fringe Lover who wants to shout their love from the rooftops—or at least from the curtain speech!

Any person (or group of people) who donate $1,000 or more can own their very own day at the Festival—we’ll celebrate you and your reasons for giving all day long! Make it a party and bring your friends to see some shows, cheer when you hear your name during a curtain speech, and celebrate at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar!

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These Fringe Lovers have made a huge impact on the 2016 Festival and beyond. If you happen to run into these folks on their Day, be sure to give them a high five!

Thursday Friday Saturday

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Mission of Care Day! Diane’s Day! Russ and Elaine Day!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18

Ken’s Happy Birthday Day! Dale North Day! Gareth Duncan Day! Bob and Ann Wang Day! Darsey’s Rainbow Day! Fringilicious Day! Friends in Black Day! Wade and Cher Day!

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And if you want to have your very own day at this or next year’s Festival email Robyn at robyn@vancouverfringe.com!

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WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS & ASPIRING ARTISTS Photo by Abel Goeun Lee

FRINGE STREET PROMO 101 It’s not enough to have a great show. People need to know about it. This workshop will help you feel more confident promoting your production, whether you are flying solo or have a double-digit cast.

You’ll learn to find relationships, tell your story, be courteous to patrons and fellow artists, and weather the tough spots. Bring flyers for your show, and be ready to talk: this is definitely an interactive session. Facilitated by touring Fringe artist, Cameryn Moore.

Date: Tuesday, September 6 Time: 2-5:00pm Location: Picnic Pavilion (behind Cat’s Social House on Granville Island) Free! Drop in anytime.

Smut Slam

Where Sexy and Storytelling Collide SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 10:30PM AT PERFORMANCE WORKS Fringe Memberships required.

Tickets are available online or at the door (if it doesn’t sell out first!)

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You’ve heard of poetry slams, and maybe even story slams. But you’ve never seen anything like Smut Slam, a dirty storytelling open mic that has been packing houses around the world since 2011. With celebrity judges, sexy prizes, and the ever-popular Fuckbucket (anonymous questions and confessions), Smut Slam is the hilarious, awkward, and stunningly authentic story event that YOU help create!

Hosted by Cameryn Moore (Phone Whore, slut (r)evolution, Nerdfucker), and filled with YOUR stories.

Anyone is welcome on stage! Sign up to share your story during the event.

ON THE ROAD TOURING WORKSHOP Are you an aspiring or emerging artist interested in touring? Have you ever wanted to learn more about how presenters book their shows?

Whether you’re touring on your own or as part of a group, this workshop will assist you in planning and executing a tour. Participants will learn everything from preparing promotional materials, to budgeting and fees, and from showcasing to touring to different markets, this workshop covers it all.

Sessions are led by a group of accomplished artists, agents, and presenters on topics such as: • Tour readiness, pre-tour planning, and prep • Tour finances including budgeting and fees • Applying to showcase, doing a pitch, attending Contact Events • Touring to different markets • Promotion and marketing Date: Tuesday, September 13 Time: 9:00am-4:00pm Location: Studio 1398 Become a BCTC Member at bctouring.org and register free. Registration deadline is September 8.

Presented by the BC Touring Council in partnership with the BC Arts Council and the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS A continuation of the equity and inclusion conversations happening in the theatre community, “Plays Well with Others” provides theatre artists, producers, and administrators from any/all lived experiences a space to foster inclusive practices that target community building.

The forum will feature self-identified, under-represented Fringe artists, and is open to all.

Date: Thursday, September 15 Time: 1-3:00pm Location: Studio 1398, 1398 Cartwright Street Please RSVP to artist@vancouverfringe.com by September 12

The Fringe is a charity and artists keep 100% of the base ticket price.

That’s a truly amazing thing, but it means that the Fringe couldn’t do what we do without your help!

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WE LOVE FRINGE LOVERS! You see shows, volunteer your time, cheers each other at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar—you love the Fringe and the Fringe loves you! If you want to do even more to support this fabulous Festival and everything the Fringe does, here are a few fun ways to kick your Fringe love into hyper drive!

Become a Donor!

Give a lump sum or set up easy automatic monthly payments and you become a Fringe Hero! Your investment makes the world a better place and ensures we can continue to provide Theatre for Everyone! To become a donor go to vancouverfringe.com/donate or email robyn@vancouverfringe.com

Your Fringe for a Day! Own a day of the Vancouver Fringe Festival! Any individual or group who donates a minimum of $1,000 can own a day at the Fringe Festival—we’ll name the day after you and proclaim your Fringe Love all day long! See page 23 for this year’s schedule of dedicated Fringe Days and more info on how you can get your own day!

Fringe Forever Love everlasting—secure the Fringe’s future and have a say in its legacy—become a Fringe Immortal! See page 10 for details.

Flaunt Your Fringe!

Even the littlest bit goes a long way. Top-up your advance ticket purchase with a small donation and keep the Festival vibrant and healthy. We’ll give you a button so you can Flaunt your Fringe Love everywhere you go with some rad Fringe flair!

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Waterfront Theatre “Excellent show” -Edmonton Journal “Hard and fast” -Winnipeg Free Press “Tour de force” -Australian Stage

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WINNER! Critics’ Pick Cincinnati Fringe

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Everything Is Fine Written and Performed by Jennifer Martin

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Arts Umbrella Thursday, September 8 9:45pm Saturday, September 10 1:00pm & 8:00pm Sunday, September 11 4:30pm

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You and a guest can see as many Fringe shows as you want in 2017 with this Pass !

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Winners will be drawn at Fringe Awards Night, Sunday, September 18 (doors at 9:30pm) at Performance Works (you do not have to be present—we’ll be in touch if you win !)

Note : Prizes have no equivalent cash value.

2016 Fringe Festival Raffle ticket purchasers acknowledge and accept that the companies offering prizes are fully responsible and liable for any harm, injury, or loss resulting from use and enjoyment of the prize each company offers and that the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society, presenters of the Vancouver Fringe Festival, bear no responsibility for any such harm, injury, or loss.

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Tickets are available at the Raffle Tent (by the Fringe Box Office), the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, and around the Festival !

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Rap Guide to Climate Chaos Baba Brinkman

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Part radio play, part film noir, Three Stories Up is an alternate sensory experience performed in complete darkness. Come into the dark and listen for what happens as a cop tries to solve her husband’s murder. A collaboration between Alley Theatre (Little One, Tape, Mrs. Warren’s Profession) and Mack Gordon (Shake the Sheets!).

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In his brand new one-man show, “peer reviewed rapper” Baba Brinkman breaks down the politics, economics, and science of global warming in a searing and heartfelt hip-hop manifesto addressing the world’s hottest topic.

Berlin in 1945 still hangs under the shadow of World War II. Victor Frankenstein, a young doctor who left the Nazi medical experiments in Ravensbrück concentration camp tries to make peace with the horrors he has witnessed by trying to bring people back from the dead.

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Summer camp, a chance encounter in a café, moving into a basement apartment, and meeting her past on Knight Street: this is Jane’s journey. The story moves through time as Jane faces difficult decisions, gets her heart broken, and seeks out a deadbeat dad while falling in love.

Generation Post Script

When a grumpy Chris is visited on the night before Christmas (or maybe like a week before— honestly it’s a busy time for these ghosts), he wastes most of his time with the first ghost. Now he must decide which of the ghosts he wants to meet before sunrise in order to change his ways.

It is two generations into the future. What is left of humanity survives in space stations in orbit around our planet. Interstellar travel is still not possible and Earth is uninhabitable. A misfit group of college students of the “post script” generation—the first to be born in space—bond over their shared anxieties and a desire to reconcile what happened to the rest of their species.

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Dec. 9 - 10, 2016 Performance Works

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April 11 - 16, 2017 Studio 1398

Funny Music Weirdo

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Jan. 24 - Feb. 5, 2017 The Russian Hall

Chase Padgett, star of 6 Guitars and Nashville Hurricane, swings for the fences with an hour of comedy showcasing music, characters, stories, and his own personal take on why CrossFit is cruel and unusual punishment.

Adapted from China Miéville’s novel, City is a dystopic sci-fi-noir unfurling across two “split” cities: distinct cultural-political entities occupying the same space. A murder spanning the cities plunges its investigators into peril. A participatory performance using audio technology to deliver the story to life in real time.

April 20 - 22, 2017 Studio 1398

Pterodactyl Nights

The Canada Show: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour

Pajama Men

Feb. 16 - 18, 2017

Winterruption Festival

Blending stand-up, sketch, improv, and outlandish characters in strange situations, the Pajama Men take audiences everywhere and anywhere with delightfully divergent stories. Described as “Improvisers’ improvisers. Actors’ actors. Comedians’ comedians’” (Chicago Tribune), they’ve marked their territory as the kings of the surreal and spontaneous.

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May 18 - 20, 2017 Venue TBA

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Hardline Productions Premiering on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, REDPATCH is the story of a Métis man who volunteers to fight in WWI. Set in Canada and the battlefields of France, REDPATCH follows his experiences as he endures the horrors of war, interactions with platoon members, battles with enemy forces, and his struggles with himself.

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Created in 2001, The Canada Show toured for 10 years. Now Canada’s 150th Anniversary brings it out of retirement! Featuring Justin Beaver, comedy team Cabot & Costello, Jacques Cartier Puppets, and every Canadian Prime Minister in one minute, this show takes you from the Bering Straight to Justin Trudeau in 60 laugh-packed minutes!

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Tricia Collins Gravity navigates through the journey of four women across the turbulent waters of the Caribbean Diaspora. A fascinating hour of theatre blending light, sound, video, and more.

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LEGEND Your Fringe For A Day Fringe Special Events Workshops Free Performances on the Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar Half-Price Shows

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5:00pm

Leash Your Potential

Studio 1398

5:00pm

The Dance Teacher

Studio 16

5:00pm

In The Trenches: A Double Feature

False Creek Gym

5:00pm

One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody

The Rio

5:15pm

How to Adult: The Musical

Cultch Historic

6:00pm

The Secret

Carousel Theatre

6:00pm

2 for Tea

Firehall Arts Centre

6:00pm

Waiting for Garbo

Havana

6:15pm

Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths

Arts Umbrella

6:30pm

Peripeteia

Ron Basford Park

6:45pm

2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick

Waterfront Theatre

6:45pm

WILD/SOCIETY

Revue Stage

6:45pm

My Stroke of Luck

Studio 1398

6:45pm

Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Rio

6:50pm

Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert

Performance Works

7:00pm

V. R. Dunne

False Creek Gym

7:00pm

Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters

Culture Lab

7:00pm

Walk the Talk

Info Centre

7:00pm

Manipulation

Emily Carr

7:05pm

Badmatch

Studio 16

7:15pm

Give It Up

Cultch Historic

7:45pm

Carry On: A Musical

Firehall Arts Centre

7:45pm

I Forgot To Fly Today

Railspur Park

8:00pm

Not Enough

Arts Umbrella

8:00pm

Trump: The Musical!

Carousel Theatre

8:00pm

Sea Wall

Havana

8:00pm

Moondrifter

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage

8:20pm

The Ballad Of Frank Allen

Revue Stage

8:30pm

Charlatan!

Waterfront Theatre

8:30pm

Burn Job

The Rio

8:35pm

The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour

Performance Works

8:45pm

Perpetual Wednesday

Studio 1398

8:45pm

Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous

False Creek Gym

8:45pm

Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta

Culture Lab

9:00pm

Falling Awake

Cultch Historic

9:00pm

Emily Chambers

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage

9:05pm

Advice to Love/Hate You

Studio 16

9:15pm

The Women of Lockerbie

Havana

9:45pm

Everything Is Fine

Arts Umbrella

10:00pm

The Georgia Straight Fringe-For-All

Performance Works

10:00pm

Love, Lust & Lace

Firehall Arts Centre

10:00pm

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage

10:30pm

Certified

The Rio

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DIANE’S DAY!

P.

44 39 47 40 37 43 55 49 57 56 54 57 58 39 46 40 55 44 43 50 58 58 37 48 56 58 57 57 54 17 46 38 55 45 41 42 50 49 17 36 54 57 15 56 17 55

P.

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

4:45pm 5:00pm

NeOn Bella Culpa

Cultch Historic Waterfront Theatre

48 38

5:00pm

~

Nerdfucker

Revue Stage

46

5:00pm

~

In the Blue of Evening

Studio 1398

40

5:00pm

My Ocean

Studio 16

36

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm

James Jordan Vaudevillian Frank:To Be Frank The Nether One Good Marriage Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII Trump: The Musical!

Marrow Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance Hidden Stories William vs The World

False Creek Gym Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Culture Lab The Rio Carousel Theatre Havana Improv Centre Sculpture Grove Arts Umbrella

43 44 56 50 55 57 54 58 58 57

Peripeteia Generation Hot - Program A The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine The Orbweaver Zeppelin Was A Cover Band I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped The Antagonist aux.la.more The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe Walk the Talk Manipulation Festa!

Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical And Bella Sang With Us One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody The “F” Words I Forgot To Fly Today Faster Than The Speed Of Dating Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths A Dog at a Feast The Wild Romantics The Old Woman Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy Generation Hot - Program B Best Picture Love Is A Battlefield 3 Day Rave Sketch Ya Later!

Wooden Horsemen The Chronic Single’s Handbook Sink or Swim WHODOO

Ron Basford Park Anderson Street Parking Lot Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Studio 1398 Studio 16 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Performance Works Info Centre Emily Carr Portuguese Club Firehall Arts Centre Culture Lab The Rio Havana Railspur Park False Creek Gym Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Anderson Street Parking Lot Performance Works Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage False Creek Gym The Rio Firehall Arts Centre

58 53 48 47 41 36 49 42 44 58 58 55 56 50 55 54 58 42 57 57 17 39 37 53 45 47 41 49 17 43 55 56

Widow: A Comedy

Havana

54

Dying City

Culture Lab

50

9:45pm

Not Enough

Arts Umbrella

57

10:00pm

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 17

6:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:25pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:20pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:35pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:30pm

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9:30pm 9:40pm

~

10:05pm

Great Day For Up

Waterfront Theatre

39

10:20pm

~

Happiness™

Performance Works

44

10:30pm

~

Does Not Play Well With Others

Revue Stage

47

10:30pm

The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure

Studio 1398

40

10:30pm

The After After Party

Studio 16

37

Berlin Waltz

Cultch Historic

48

The Air Loom

Carousel Theatre

56

10:30pm

~

10:45pm

Saturday, September 10 RUSS AND ELAINE DAY! TIME Noon 12:45pm

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22 P.

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

The Nether Widow: A Comedy

Firehall Arts Centre Havana

56 54

Charlatan!

Waterfront Theatre

38

1:00pm

~

The Ballad Of Frank Allen

Revue Stage

46

1:00pm

~

I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped

Studio 16

36

The Antagonist Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta Everything Is Fine The Secret Perpetual Wednesday The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour Hidden Stories Love, Lust & Lace The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine

Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Culture Lab Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Studio 1398 Performance Works Sculpture Grove Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre

49 42 50 57 57 41 45 58 56 38

The Orbweaver Hip.Bang! Improv aux.la.more William vs The World Sea Wall Zeppelin Was A Cover Band NeOn The Air Loom

Revue Stage Studio 16 False Creek Gym Arts Umbrella Havana Studio 1398 Cultch Historic Carousel Theatre

47 36 42 57 54 41 48 56

1:00pm

1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:25pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm

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Sunday, September 11 (cont’d) P.

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

3:10pm 3:15pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:20pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:20pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe One Good Marriage aux.la.more I Have My Own Steps Mom The Women of Lockerbie The After After Party Great Day For Up Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths Does Not Play Well With Others The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure Berlin Waltz The Chronic Single’s Handbook Happiness™ Sink or Swim Dying City Great Day For Up A Dog at a Feast Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between) The “F” Words Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance Not Enough GET LOST jem rolls Peripeteia

Performance Works Culture Lab False Creek Gym Firehall Arts Centre Havana Studio 16 Waterfront Theatre Arts Umbrella Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Performance Works The Rio Culture Lab Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Studio 16 Havana Improv Centre Arts Umbrella Revue Stage Ron Basford Park

44 50 42 56 54 37 39 57 47 40 48 43 44 55 50 39 57 56 36 54 58 57 46 58

6:30pm

Generation Hot - Program C

Anderson Street Parking Lot

53

6:35pm

Curious Contagious

Waterfront Theatre

38

6:45pm

Peach

Studio 1398

41

Hands Around

Cultch Historic

48

6:45pm

Mind Games

False Creek Gym

42

6:45pm

Ze: queer as fuck!

Performance Works

44

7:00pm

One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody

The Rio

55

7:00pm

Walk the Talk

Info Centre

58

7:00pm

Manipulation

Emily Carr

58

7:00pm

Festa!

Portuguese Club

55

7:40pm

Grounded

Culture Lab

50

7:45pm

Badmatch

Studio 16

37

7:45pm

War and Peace

Carousel Theatre

57

7:45pm

Marrow

Havana

54

7:45pm

I Forgot To Fly Today

Railspur Park

58

8:00pm

Everything Is Fine

Arts Umbrella

57

8:00pm

WHODOO

Firehall Arts Centre

56

8:00pm

Limbs of the Stars

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 18

8:15pm

WILD/SOCIETY

Revue Stage

46

8:20pm

2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick

Waterfront Theatre

39

8:30pm

My Stroke of Luck

Studio 1398

40

8:30pm

V. R. Dunne

False Creek Gym

43

8:30pm

Generation Hot - Program B

Anderson Street Parking Lot

53

8:35pm

Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert

Performance Works

44

8:45pm

Give It Up

Cultch Historic

48

8:45pm

Gary Jones: Ask For Details

The Rio

55

9:00pm

Wishkicker

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 18

9:30pm

Carry On: A Musical

Firehall Arts Centre

56

9:30pm

Waiting for Garbo

Havana

54

9:45pm

Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy

Studio 16

37

9:45pm

William vs The World

Arts Umbrella

57

9:50pm

Love Is A Battlefield

Revue Stage

47

10:00pm

And Bella Sang With Us

Culture Lab

50

10:00pm

Festa!

Portuguese Club

55

10:00pm

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 18

10:05pm

The Old Woman

Waterfront Theatre

39

10:15pm

Faster Than The Speed Of Dating

False Creek Gym

42

10:30pm

3 Day Rave

Studio 1398

41

Sketch Ya Later!

Cultch Historic

49

10:30pm

Smut Slam

Performance Works

24

10:30pm

Trump: The Musical!

Carousel Theatre

57

10:30pm

Burn Job

The Rio

55

6:45pm

10:30pm

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P.

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

1:45pm 2:00pm 2:15pm

Sketch Ya Later!

Hidden Stories The Old Woman

Cultch Historic Sculpture Grove Waterfront Theatre

49 58 39

2:15pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 4:10pm 4:15pm 4:15pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 5:55pm 6:05pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

2 for Tea Widow: A Comedy Happiness™ 3 Day Rave Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy Not Enough And Bella Sang With Us A Dog at a Feast Faster Than The Speed Of Dating The Orbweaver The Antagonist Bella Culpa The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe The Nether Waiting for Garbo Zeppelin Was A Cover Band aux.la.more Everything Is Fine Hip.Bang! Improv Sink or Swim Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta Fat Sex How to Adult: The Musical In The Trenches: A Double Feature War and Peace Space Hippo Best Picture The Dance Teacher William vs The World Sea Wall Leash Your Potential I Have My Own Steps Mom

Firehall Arts Centre Havana Performance Works Studio 1398 Studio 16 Arts Umbrella Culture Lab Carousel Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage Cultch Historic Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Havana Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Arts Umbrella Studio 16 The Rio Culture Lab Revue Stage Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Studio 16 Arts Umbrella Havana Studio 1398 Firehall Arts Centre

56 54 44 41 37 57 50 57 42 47 49 38 44 56 54 41 42 57 36 55 50 47 49 43 57 39 45 37 57 54 40 56

6:30pm

Generation Hot - Program A

Anderson Street Parking Lot

53

7:00pm

One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody

The Rio

55

7:00pm

Walk the Talk

Info Centre

58

7:00pm

Manipulation

Emily Carr

58

7:15pm

Nerdfucker

Revue Stage

46

7:30pm

NeOn

Cultch Historic

48

7:30pm

Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters

Culture Lab

50

7:30pm

The Women of Lockerbie

Havana

54

7:40pm

The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine

Waterfront Theatre

38

7:45pm

James Jordan Vaudevillian

False Creek Gym

43

7:45pm

The Air Loom

Carousel Theatre

56

7:45pm

I Forgot To Fly Today

Railspur Park

58

7:50pm

Frank:To Be Frank

Performance Works

44

8:00pm

Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths

Arts Umbrella

57

8:00pm

Barbara Adler & Ten Thousand Wolves

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 18

8:15pm

In the Blue of Evening

Studio 1398

40

8:15pm

My Ocean

Studio 16

36

Love, Lust & Lace

Firehall Arts Centre

56

8:30pm

Generation Hot - Program C

Anderson Street Parking Lot

53

8:45pm

Certified

The Rio

55

9:00pm

The Ballad Of Frank Allen

Revue Stage

46

9:00pm

Sun Belt

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 18

9:15pm

Charlatan!

Waterfront Theatre

38

9:15pm

One Good Marriage

Culture Lab

50

9:30pm

Hands Around

Cultch Historic

48

9:30pm

Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous

False Creek Gym

42

Ze: queer as fuck!

Performance Works

44

9:30pm

Marrow

Havana

54

9:30pm

Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance

Improv Centre

58

9:45pm

Not Enough

Arts Umbrella

57

9:45pm

Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical

Firehall Arts Centre

56

9:55pm

Perpetual Wednesday

Studio 1398

41

10:00pm

Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between)

Studio 16

36

10:30pm

The Secret

Carousel Theatre

57

10:30pm

Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean

The Rio

55

8:15pm

9:30pm

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MASTER SCHEDULE

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RUSS AND ELAINE DAY! TIME

Sunday, September 11 22

KEN’S HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY! SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

Noon Noon

Does Not Play Well With Others Berlin Waltz

Revue Stage Cultch Historic

47 48

Noon

Carry On: A Musical

Firehall Arts Centre

56

Dying City

Culture Lab

The “F” Words

Havana

Great Day For Up The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure The After After Party Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths Trump: The Musical!

The Chronic Single’s Handbook Love Is A Battlefield

Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Studio 16 Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre False Creek Gym Revue Stage

12:30pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:45pm

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Monday, September 12 22

DALE NORTH DAY! TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

50

1:30pm 4:30pm

Aiming to Float Berlin Waltz

False Creek Gym Cultch Historic

52 48

54

5:00pm

Space Hippo

Waterfront Theatre

39

39 40 37 57 57 43 47

5:00pm

Leash Your Potential

Studio 1398

40

5:00pm

The Dance Teacher

Studio 16

37

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 6:00pm

In The Trenches: A Double Feature Certified Nerdfucker Best Picture

False Creek Gym The Rio Revue Stage Performance Works

43 35 46 45

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Tuesday, September 13 (cont’d)

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, September 12 (cont’d) DALE NORTH DAY! TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm

The Air Loom 2 for Tea Sea Wall How to Adult: The Musical Everything is Fine Peripeteia

Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Havana Cultch Historic Arts Umbrella Ron Basford Park

56 56 54 49 57 58

9:45pm 9:45pm 10:30pm 10:45pm

William vs The World Marrow 2 for Tea The Secret

Arts Umbrella Havana Firehall Arts Centre Carousel Theatre

57 54 56 57

10:45pm

One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody

The Rio

55

6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:15pm 10:30pm

Great Day For Up The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody The After After Party The Chronic Single’s Handbook Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters Walk the Talk Manipulation The Women of Lockerbie GET LOST jem rolls The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour I Have My Own Steps Mom Bella Culpa William vs The World The Secret Fourth Annual Fringe Square Dance w/ Paul Silveria Falling Awake Peach Gary Jones: Ask For Details I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped Mind Games Dying City Waiting for Garbo The Orbweaver Frank:To Be Frank The Nether Curious Contagious Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths NeOn In the Blue of Evening Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII My Ocean

Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 The Rio Studio 16 False Creek Gym Culture Lab Info Centre Emily Carr Havana Revue Stage Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Cultch Historic Studio 1398 The Rio Studio 16 False Creek Gym Culture Lab Havana Revue Stage Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Arts Umbrella Cultch Historic Studio 1398 The Rio Studio 16

39 40 55 37 43 50 58 58 54 46 45 56 38 57 57 18 49 41 55 36 42 50 54 47 44 56 38 57 48 40 55 36

A Dog at a Feast

Carousel Theatre

57

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Tuesday, September 13 22

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GARETH DUNCAN DAY!

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TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

9:00 AM 1:30pm

On the Road Touring Workshop zahgidiwin/love

Studio 1398 False Creek Gym

24 52

5:00pm

Perpetual Wednesday

Studio 1398

41

5:00pm

Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between) Studio 16

36

5:00pm

Hands Around

Cultch Historic

48

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:10pm 5:25pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm

James Jordan Vaudevillian Happiness™ Love, Lust & Lace Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine WILD/SOCIETY Trump: The Musical!

The “F” Words Not Enough Carry On: A Musical

False Creek Gym Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre The Rio Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Carousel Theatre Havana Arts Umbrella Firehall Arts Centre

43 44 56 55 38 46 57 54 57 56

Peripeteia Grounded Sink or Swim Walk the Talk Manipulation Festa!

Curious Contagious Hip.Bang! Improv Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert Fat Sex Peach Falling Awake Mind Games Widow: A Comedy I Forgot To Fly Today Everything is Fine War and Peace WHODOO I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped Certified Weekend Leisure Karaoke Bella Culpa Best Picture Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta Love Is A Battlefield Zeppelin Was A Cover Band The Antagonist aux.la.more

Ron Basford Park Culture Lab The Rio Info Centre Emily Carr Portuguese Club Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Performance Works Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Havana Railspur Park Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Studio 16 The Rio Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Waterfront Theatre Performance Works Culture Lab Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym

58 50 55 58 58 55 38 36 44 47 41 49 42 54 58 57 57 56 36 55 18 38 45 50 47 41 49 42

6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm

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Wednesday, September 14 BOB AND ANN WANG DAY!

22

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

1:30pm 5:00pm

The Long Call Fat Sex

False Creek Gym Revue Stage

53 47

5:00pm

My Stroke of Luck

Studio 1398

40

5:00pm

Badmatch

Studio 16

37

Give it Up

Cultch Historic

48

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 6:00pm

V. R. Dunne The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick The Secret

False Creek Gym Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre The Rio Waterfront Theatre Carousel Theatre

43 44 56 55 39 57

6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm

The Women of Lockerbie Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths Generation Hot - Program A Does Not Play Well With Others

Havana Arts Umbrella Anderson Street Parking Lot Revue Stage

54 57 53 47

7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm

And Bella Sang With Us Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII Walk the Talk Manipulation Festa!

Carry On: A Musical

Culture Lab The Rio Info Centre Emily Carr Portuguese Club Firehall Arts Centre

50 55 58 58 55 56

7:30pm 7:35pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:25pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:40pm 9:45pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm

How to Adult: The Musical Frank:To Be Frank Space Hippo The Dance Teacher The Chronic Single’s Handbook I Forgot To Fly Today Leash Your Potential Not Enough A Dog at a Feast Waiting for Garbo Adrian Glynn GET LOST jem rolls Generation Hot - Program B Sink or Swim Jody Glenham and the Dreamers The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters Faster Than The Speed Of Dating The Old Woman Sketch Ya Later!

I Have My Own Steps Mom Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy 3 Day Rave Everything is Fine Sea Wall Nerdfucker

Cultch Historic Performance Works Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 False Creek Gym Railspur Park Studio 1398 Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Havana Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Revue Stage Anderson Street Parking Lot The Rio Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Performance Works Culture Lab False Creek Gym Waterfront Theatre Cultch Historic Firehall Arts Centre Studio 16 Studio 1398 Arts Umbrella Havana Revue Stage

49 44 39 37 43 58 40 57 57 54 19 46 53 55 19 45 50 42 39 49 56 57 41 57 54 46

10:45pm

The Air Loom

Carousel Theatre

56

10:45pm

Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance

Improv Centre

58

10:45pm

Gary Jones: Ask For Details

The Rio

55

5:00pm

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Thursday, September 15 22

DARSEY’S RAINBOW DAY! TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

1:00pm 1:30pm

Plays Well With Others Anywhere but Here

Studio 1398 False Creek Gym

24 52

5:00pm

Curious Contagious

Waterfront Theatre

38

5:00pm

GET LOST jem rolls

Revue Stage

46

5:00pm

Peach

Studio 1398

41

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm

Hip.Bang! Improv Falling Awake The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour

Studio 16 Cultch Historic Performance Works

36 49 45

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm

WHODOO Sink or Swim Grounded Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous A Dog at a Feast Widow: A Comedy William vs The World

Firehall Arts Centre The Rio Culture Lab False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre Havana Arts Umbrella

56 55 50 42 57 54 57

6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

My Ocean Peripeteia Generation Hot - Program C

Studio 16 Ron Basford Park Anderson Street Parking Lot

36 58 53

Thursday, September 15 (cont’d)

Friday, September 16 (cont’d) 22

22

FRINGILICIOUS DAY!

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:35pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 9:40pm

Charlatan!

The Ballad Of Frank Allen In the Blue of Evening Hands Around Ze: queer as fuck!

Love, Lust & Lace Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean Walk the Talk Manipulation Festa!

One Good Marriage In The Trenches: A Double Feature I Forgot To Fly Today Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths The Air Loom Marrow Hollow Twin The After After Party The Nether 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick Does Not Play Well With Others The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure Generation Hot - Program B Happiness™ Berlin Waltz Burn Job Skye Wallace Dying City V. R. Dunne

Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre The Rio Info Centre Emily Carr Portuguese Club Culture Lab False Creek Gym Railspur Park Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Havana Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Studio 1398 Anderson Street Parking Lot Performance Works Cultch Historic The Rio Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Culture Lab False Creek Gym

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8:30pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 8:50pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm

Frank:To Be Frank Generation Hot - Program A In the Blue of Evening Bella Culpa My Ocean Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical Los Duendes The Women of Lockerbie Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean

Performance Works Anderson Street Parking Lot Studio 1398 Waterfront Theatre Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Havana The Rio

44 53 40 38 36 56 20 54 55

9:45pm

Mind Games

False Creek Gym

42

9:45pm

Grounded

Culture Lab

50

9:45pm

Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths

Arts Umbrella

57

10:00pm

Festa!

Portuguese Club

55

10:00pm

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 20

10:05pm

The Orbweaver

Revue Stage

47

10:10pm

The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe

Performance Works

44

10:25pm

Zeppelin Was A Cover Band

Studio 1398

41

10:30pm

The Antagonist

Cultch Historic

49

10:35pm

The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine

Waterfront Theatre

38

10:45pm

I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped

Studio 16

36

10:45pm

A Dog at a Feast

Carousel Theatre

57

9:45pm

Not Enough

Arts Umbrella

9:45pm

The “F” Words

Havana

10:00pm

Badmatch

Studio 16

10:00pm

Saturday, September 17 22

FRIENDS IN BLACK DAY! SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

Noon Noon

Hands Around I Have My Own Steps Mom

Cultch Historic Firehall Arts Centre

48 56

57

12:30pm

GET LOST jem rolls

Revue Stage

46

54

12:30pm

Grounded

Culture Lab

50

37

12:30pm

The Women of Lockerbie

Havana

54

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 20

10:15pm

WILD/SOCIETY

Revue Stage

46

10:15pm

My Stroke of Luck

Studio 1398

40

10:20pm

Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert

Performance Works

44

10:30pm

Give It Up

Cultch Historic

48

10:30pm

2 for Tea

Firehall Arts Centre

56

10:45pm

War and Peace

Carousel Theatre

57

10:45pm

Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance

Improv Centre

58

10:45pm

Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Rio

55

1:00pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:30pm

Hip.Bang! Improv A Dog at a Feast Peach Curious Contagious NeOn Carry On: A Musical Hidden Stories Nerdfucker My Ocean Frank:To Be Frank

Studio 16 Carousel Theatre Studio 1398 Waterfront Theatre Cultch Historic Firehall Arts Centre Sculpture Grove Revue Stage Studio 16 Performance Works

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2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:10pm 4:15pm 4:15pm 4:15pm 4:40pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:25pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm

Marrow And Bella Sang With Us In the Blue of Evening Mind Games Trump: The Musical!

Festa!

Bella Culpa Love Is A Battlefield Sketch Ya Later!

Ze: queer as fuck!

Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy WHODOO The “F” Words 3 Day Rave James Jordan Vaudevillian The Old Woman One Good Marriage Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Ballad Of Frank Allen Falling Awake The Secret Happiness™ The Nether Widow: A Comedy Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between) Not Enough Perpetual Wednesday Faster Than The Speed Of Dating Peripeteia Generation Hot - Program C Burn Job

Havana Culture Lab Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Carousel Theatre Portuguese Club Waterfront Theatre Revue Stage Cultch Historic Performance Works Studio 16 Firehall Arts Centre Havana Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Waterfront Theatre Culture Lab The Rio Revue Stage Cultch Historic Carousel Theatre Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Havana Improv Centre Studio 16 Arts Umbrella Studio 1398 False Creek Gym Ron Basford Park Anderson Street Parking Lot The Rio

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6:50pm

Charlatan!

Waterfront Theatre

38

7:00pm

Dying City

Culture Lab

50

7:00pm

Walk the Talk

Info Centre

58

7:00pm

Manipulation

Emily Carr

58

7:00pm

Festa!

Portuguese Club

55

7:30pm

Does Not Play Well With Others

Revue Stage

47

7:30pm

Berlin Waltz

Cultch Historic

48

7:45pm

Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous

False Creek Gym

42

7:45pm

Best Picture

Performance Works

45

7:45pm

War and Peace

Carousel Theatre

57

7:45pm

I Forgot To Fly Today

Railspur Park

58

8:00pm

The After After Party

Studio 16

37

22

FRINGILICIOUS DAY! TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

1:30pm 5:00pm

Women of Papiyek Love Is A Battlefield

False Creek Gym Revue Stage

52 47

5:00pm

3 Day Rave

Studio 1398

41

5:00pm

Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy

Studio 16

37

5:00pm

Sketch Ya Later!

Cultch Historic

49

5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm

Faster Than The Speed Of Dating Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert Carry On: A Musical The Old Woman And Bella Sang With Us War and Peace Waiting for Garbo Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance Gary Jones: Ask For Details Hidden Stories

False Creek Gym Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Culture Lab Carousel Theatre Havana Improv Centre The Rio Sculpture Grove

42 44 56 39 50 57 54 58 55 58

V. R. Dunne Everything is Fine Peripeteia Generation Hot - Program C WILD/SOCIETY My Stroke of Luck Give it Up Best Picture Badmatch Walk the Talk Manipulation 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick 2 for Tea Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta Certified I Forgot To Fly Today James Jordan Vaudevillian William vs The World Trump: The Musical!

Sea Wall Rossi Gang Nerdfucker NeOn

False Creek Gym Arts Umbrella Ron Basford Park Anderson Street Parking Lot Revue Stage Studio 1398 Cultch Historic Performance Works Studio 16 Info Centre Emily Carr Waterfront Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Culture Lab The Rio Railspur Park False Creek Gym Arts Umbrella Carousel Theatre Havana Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage Revue Stage Cultch Historic

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6:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:05pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:20pm 8:30pm

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Friday, September 16

MASTER SCHEDULE

DARSEY’S RAINBOW DAY! TIME

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MASTER SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 17 (cont’d)

Sunday, September 18 (cont’d) 22

FRIENDS IN BLACK DAY!

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WADE AND CHER DAY!

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

8:00pm

Everything is Fine

Arts Umbrella

57

8:00pm

Waiting for Garbo

Havana

54

8:00pm

The Nautical Miles

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 21

8:15pm

The Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure

Studio 1398

40

8:15pm

Love, Lust & Lace

Firehall Arts Centre

56

8:30pm

Generation Hot - Program B

Anderson Street Parking Lot

53

8:35pm

Space Hippo

Waterfront Theatre

39

8:45pm

Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean

The Rio

55

9:00pm

Tonye Aganaba

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 21

9:15pm

Fat Sex

Revue Stage

47

9:15pm

How to Adult: The Musical

Cultch Historic

49

9:30pm

In The Trenches: A Double Feature

False Creek Gym

43

9:30pm

Haldeman and Erlichman's Cabaret of Bullshit

Performance Works

9:30pm 9:45pm

Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters The Dance Teacher

Culture Lab Studio 16

50 37

9:45pm

William vs The World

Arts Umbrella

57

9:45pm 10:00pm

2 for Tea Leash Your Potential

Firehall Arts Centre Studio 1398

56 40

10:00pm

Sea Wall

Havana

54

10:00pm

DJ Set

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 21

10:30pm 10:45pm

The Air Loom Gary Jones: Ask For Details

Carousel Theatre The Rio

4:05pm 4:15pm 4:45pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 5:50pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert I Have My Own Steps Mom 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick Leash Your Potential Burn Job Fat Sex The Dance Teacher In The Trenches: A Double Feature The Antagonist Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths The Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine Zeppelin Was A Cover Band Carry On: A Musical Peripeteia Generation Hot - Program A Trump: The Musical!

The Orbweaver Gary Jones: Ask For Details Walk the Talk Manipulation

Performance Works Firehall Arts Centre Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 The Rio Revue Stage Studio 16 False Creek Gym Cultch Historic Culture Lab Performance Works Arts Umbrella Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Firehall Arts Centre Ron Basford Park Anderson Street Parking Lot Carousel Theatre Revue Stage The Rio Info Centre Emily Carr

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7:15pm

I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped

Studio 16

36

7:15pm

Mind Games

False Creek Gym

42

7:30pm

Hands Around

Cultch Historic

48

7:45pm

The Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour

Performance Works

45

7:45pm

I Forgot To Fly Today

Railspur Park

58

56 55

Sunday, September 18 22

WADE AND CHER DAY! TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

8:00pm

Grounded

Culture Lab

50

Noon Noon

Give it Up WHODOO

Cultch Historic Firehall Arts Centre

48 56

8:00pm

Not Enough

Arts Umbrella

57

8:00pm

Apres Skii DJs

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Stage 21

12:15pm

The “F” Words

Havana

54

8:05pm

Curious Contagious

Waterfront Theatre

38

1:00pm

My Stroke of Luck

Studio 1398

40

8:30pm

Peach

Studio 1398

41

1:15pm

Space Hippo

Waterfront Theatre

39

8:45pm

The Secret

Carousel Theatre

57

1:30pm 1:45pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm

Badmatch Falling Awake V. R. Dunne WILD/SOCIETY One Good Marriage War and Peace Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical Widow: A Comedy Hidden Stories Ze: queer as fuck!

Studio 16 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Revue Stage Culture Lab Carousel Theatre Firehall Arts Centre Havana Sculpture Grove Performance Works

37 49 43 46 50 57 56 54 58 44

8:45pm

2 for Tea

Firehall Arts Centre

56

8:45pm

Certified

The Rio

55

9:00pm

GET LOST jem rolls

Revue Stage

46

9:00pm

Hip.Bang! Improv

Studio 16

36

9:00pm

James Jordan Vaudevillian

False Creek Gym

43

9:30pm

Fringe Awards Night

Performance Works

59

9:30pm

Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance

Improv Centre

58

9:45pm

Everything is Fine

Arts Umbrella

57

Charlatan!

Perpetual Wednesday Festa!

Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between) How to Adult: The Musical Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous The Ballad Of Frank Allen Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters The Air Loom Marrow

Waterfront Theatre Studio 1398 Portuguese Club Studio 16 Cultch Historic False Creek Gym Revue Stage Culture Lab Carousel Theatre Havana

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3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 3:35pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm

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START TIME

SHOW TITLE

VENUE

P.

Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25

6:45pm 6:45pm 8:45pm 5:00pm 5:45pm

One Woman Sex and the City One Woman Sex and the City Peter Vs Chris Peter Vs Chris The New Conformity

Performance Works Performance Works Performance Works Performance Works Performance Works

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Sept. 25

7:30pm

God Is A Scottish Drag Queen IV

Performance Works

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CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FRINGE FESTIVALS The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) is the largest theatre touring circuit in North America with 29 member festivals. We are the home of independent and innovative theatre in Canada and the US, and are connected to a movement of Fringe Festivals worldwide. Anyone can perform in a CAFF Festival—we are inclusive! Everyone can attend—we are affordable and accessible! Participate as an artist, audience member, or start your own Fringe Festival! CAFF represents the freedom to create and the freedom to participate. Visit fringefestivals.com for more info and Festival dates and locations!

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Curious Creations Presents

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WAITING FOR GARBO A Recyled Theatre Vortex

Havana Theatre

1212 Commercial Drive

Sept 8/6pm Sept 10/930pm Sept 11/415pm Sept 12/915pm Sept 14/8pm Sept 16/6pm Sept 17/8pm

Tickets are available at vancouverfringe.com for $14 plus Membership

INFORMATION

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7 shows by 7 artists Sept 8-18 at the Rio Theatre 1. BEVERLEY ELLIOTT — Sink or Swim Sept 9 – 9:15pm Sept 10 – 5:00pm Sept 11 – 5:00pm

Sept 13 – 7:00pm Sept 14 – 8:45pm Sept 15 – 5:00pm

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2. GARY JONES — Ask for Details Sept 10 – 8:45pm Sept 12 – 8:30pm Sept 14 – 10:45pm

Sept 16 – 6:00pm Sept 17 – 10:45pm Sept 18 – 7:00pm

3. TJ DAWE — Burn Job Sept 8 – 8:30pm Sept 10 – 10:30pm Sept 15 – 8:45pm

Sept 17 – 6:45pm Sept 18 – 5:00pm

4. CHARLIE ROSS — One Man Dark Knight Sept 8 – 5:00pm Sept 9 – 7:30pm Sept 10 – 7:00pm

Sept 11 – 7:00pm Sept 12 – 6:45pm Sept 13 – 10:45pm

5. JAN DERBYSHIRE — Certified Sept 8 – 10:30pm Sept 11 – 8:45pm Sept 12 – 5:00pm

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Sept 13 – 9:00pm Sept 16 – 7:45pm Sept 18 – 8:45pm

6. RICHARD LETT — Sober But Never Clean Sept 11 – 10:30pm Sept 13 – 5:00pm Sept 14 – 5:00pm

Sept 15 – 7:00pm Sept 16 – 9:30pm Sept 17 – 8:45pm

7. MONSTER THEATRE — Til Death: the Six Wives of Henry VIII Sept 8 – 6:45pm Sept 9 – 5:45pm Sept 12 – 10:15pm

Sept 14 – 7:00pm Sept 15 – 10:45pm Sept 17 – 5:00pm

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TICKETS $14 plus membership, only at vancouverfringe.com

riotheatre.ca 1660 E Broadway

vancouverfringe.com

VancouverFringe.com

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Shows

STUDIO 16 1555 WEST 7TH AVENUE MY OCEAN

HIP. BANG! IMPROV

My Ocean Collective Vancouver, Canada Sasha Singer-Wilson sasharsw.wix.com/myocean

Hip.Bang!

Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Devin Mackenzie & Tom Hill hipbang.ca

Twelve-year-old environmentalist Lenny has his lucky pouch around his neck and the eczema behind his knees is hardly even itchy. Armed with a karaoke machine and a Jellyfish dance, Lenny delivers an unforgettable Speaker’s League presentation.

My Ocean is about broken homes, finding hope in our uncertain future, and how we might find forgiveness.

Vancouver favourites Hip.Bang! are a comedy duo you may recognize from Just For Laughs, Vancouver TheatreSports League, Blind Tiger Comedy, or their series Pitch Men. Inspired by a single suggestion, Hip.Bang! Improv ranges from playful, absurd, game-filled romps to more story-driven affairs. Laughs guaranteed.

Canadian Comedy Award, Best Improv Group, Nominees ***** —Vancouver Sun Best of the Fest, Edmonton Fringe —Vue Weekly **** —CBC / Winnipeg Free Press / Vue Weekly “World-class.” —Curtain Up, NYC

Weird / Poetic / Intimate 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Friday Sunday Monday Thursday Friday Saturday

September 9 September 11 September 12 September 15 September 16 September 17

5:00 PM 8:15 PM 10:30 PM 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 2:30 PM

I HAD SEX UNTIL MY HEART STOPPED

Cameron MacLeod Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Cameron MacLeod

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Cheating death and finding love in the modern age. Cameron MacLeod’s true stories of flat lining, deadly food allergies, and awkward sexual escapades will have you on the edge of your seat.

Join him as he guides you through a life lived and almost lost in this hilariously honest one-man show.

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Funny / Naughty / Intimate / 60 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Friday Saturday Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 12 September 13 September 16 September 18

6:45 PM 1:00 PM 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 10:45 PM 7:15 PM

Funny / Poetic / Intellectual / 45 minutes

Saturday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

September 10 September 11 September 13 September 15 September 17 September 18

2:45 PM 4:45 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM

ADVICE TO LOVE/HATE YOU (AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN) DAT Theatre Company Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Sean Patrick Sonier It doesn’t matter who you are or how you identify, we all go through relationships. This is a flexible love story where the audience gets to offer their advice to help a relationship flourish. Or they can be so bad at giving advice that the couple wants to kill each other. Let’s hope you’re as good as you say you are, Dr. Phil.

Intense / Warm and Fuzzy / Intimate / 60 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Thursday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 17 September 18

9:05 PM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:15 PM 3:30 PM

Shows

THE DANCE TEACHER

BADMATCH

Tomo Suru Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Gerald Williams tomosuruplayers.com

A Husband and Wife Production Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Leanne Kuzminski

A riveting story about a complex and broken individual who has chosen the dark path of manipulation and power.

A tightly written suspenseful story that will keep you wondering for days just how guilty Justin is. Just as celebrities sway opinion and influence the public about sexual misconduct, so does Justin, The Dance Teacher.

Intense / Shocking / LGBTQ+ / 70 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Thursday Sunday Monday Wednesday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 11 September 12 September 14 September 17 September 18

5:00 PM 6:15 PM 5:00 PM 7:45 PM 9:45 PM 5:15 PM

Cocaine, diarrhea, a Canucks’ riot, and the Grouse Grind. What could they possibly have in common? You guessed it: online dating. Witness one woman’s frighteningly true, yet hilarious account of her dating experiences in Vancouver, a city where it’s notoriously difficult to find a good match.

Funny / Shocking / 75 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Thursday Saturday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 18

7:05 PM 7:45 PM 5:00 PM 10:00 PM 7:00 PM 1:30 PM

TRAGEDY + TIME SERVED = COMEDY

Starting From Scratch Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Mark Hughes

“How much time am I doing?” is a question that Mark Hughes has asked in a couple different contexts. Shining a light on the path from his dark and grim past of street life, addiction, and prison to the introspective and playful present of stand up comedy—never stopping along the way to observe taboos. After all, how can your life be taboo?

Funny / In Your Face / Shocking / 75 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content

Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Friday Saturday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 14 September 16 September 17

8:30 PM 9:45 PM 2:45 PM 9:40 PM 5:00 PM 4:15 PM

THE AFTER AFTER PARTY The After Party Girls Burnaby, Canada Playwrights: Katey Hoffman & Cheyenne Mabberley Jules and Fiona are best friends. That’s because no one else likes them. Jules and Fiona make their own party. That’s because they’re never invited to the real party. The After After Party explores the ruthlessness of high school politics, the all-consuming need to be liked, the omnipresent (whatever that is), and above all, friendship.

“If this were a late-night sketch comedy show on the Comedy Network I would subscribe just to be able to watch these two. Forget Saunders and French, meet Hoffman and Mabberley.”

—Mark Robins, Vancouver Presents

Funny / Weird / In Your Face / 60 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Thursday Saturday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 15 September 17

10:30 PM 4:15 PM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:15 PM 8:00 PM

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WATERFRONT

THEATRE 1412 CARTWRIGHT STREET

BELLA CULPA A Little Bit Off Portland, USA Playwrights: A Little Bit Off alittlebitoff.us From nine-time award winning company, A Little Bit Off, comes a slapstick comedy that follows two peculiar servants in an Edwardian manor as they bustle around, trying in vain to complete all of their chores. With a mess of silver buckets and impressive acrobatics, this off-beat comedy will leave everyone laughing.

Like Downton Abbey meets Laurel and Hardy.

Winner of Patron’s Pick at the Orlando Fringe, 2016 Reviews for 2015 show, Beau & Aero: **** “This is clowning and physical comedy at its best.” —London Free Press ****½ “The pair’s overall presence is brilliant.” —Saskatoon Star Phoenix **** “Inspirationally inventive.”

—Edmonton Journal

Funny / Weird / Family Friendly / 60 minutes / All Ages

Friday Sunday Monday Tuesday Friday Saturday

September 9 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 16 September 17

5:00 PM 4:10 PM 8:00 PM 9:15 PM 8:50 PM 3:15 PM

written by daniel galiano

Vancouver Fringe Festival

directed by matt clarke

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world premiere at the historic

cultch theatre! starring sean amsing @lmlprod

see the cultch’s page for all show details

it’s not easy being a supervillain...

Deneh’Cho Thompson Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Deneh’Cho Thompson A dystopic future; resources are depleted, overpopulation is destroying the earth. The culling approaches—one person in three will be killed, for “the greater good.” Stephanie has been confined since she was a child, her only hope, holding on to the memories of her mother and father. She is isolated and alone—until Wolverine appears.

Intense / In Your Face / Intimate / 50 minutes / 14+

Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 16 September 18

6:45 PM 2:45 PM 7:40 PM 5:10 PM 10:35 PM 6:30 PM

CHARLATAN!

CURIOUS CONTAGIOUS

Travis Bernhardt Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Travis Bernhardt

Mind of a Snail Puppet Co. Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Mind of a Snail mindofasnail.org

Travis Bernhardt, creator of the award winning magic shows Unpossible! and Lies!, returns to tell fortunes, lift curses, and speak to the dead.

little mountain lion proudly presents:

THE GIRL WHO WAS RAISED BY WOLVERINE

Awards for Unpossible!: 13th Hour Award, Montreal Fringe 2015; Best Cabaret, Victoria Fringe, 2014; Pick of the Fringe, Vancouver, 2013; The Georgia Straight Critic’s Choice Award nominee, Vancouver, 2013 Awards for Lies!: Best Overall, Victoria Fringe, 2012 **** “Mind-fracturing.” —Edmonton Journal “I have never seen anything like this.”

—Edmonton Sun “Shattered preconceptions of what a magician can do.” —Colin Thomas, the Georgia Straight

September 8 September 10 September 11 September 15 September 17 September 18

For Adults & Kids 8+ ***** “A fantastical, unique experience.”

—Torontoist ***** “A gorgeous and wondrous work of art.” —CBC ***** “It’s stunning and hilarious to witness the wizardry these two artists spin with such simple elements.”

—Vue Weekly

Funny / Weird / Musical / 60 minutes / All Ages

Weird / 60 minutes / All Ages

Thursday Saturday Sunday Thursday Saturday Sunday

A surreal quest into the microscopic innards of a mythical beast. We’re going viral! Funny, beautiful, and strange with handmade layered projections and an original musical soundtrack. A brand new large-scale shadow theatre spectacle from the creators of Caws & Effect.

8:30 PM 1:00 PM 9:15 PM 6:45 PM 6:50 PM 3:00 PM

Saturday Monday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

September 10 September 12 September 13 September 15 September 17 September 18

6:35 PM 9:45 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM 8:05 PM

THE OLD WOMAN John Grady New York, USA Playwright: John Grady thejohngrady.com Best of Fest award-winning artist (Dog Years and Little Pussy) and former Ballet BC performer, John Grady, known for his performances Off-Broadway in Blue Man Group and Spalding Gray: Stories Left To Tell, tells the story of his mother’s journey into dementia, confronting the inevitable truth of aging, and coming to terms with his own mortality. Beautifully moving.

“Everything about The Old Woman has a deliberate grace borne from Grady’s quiet tallness.”

—The Marble, Victoria

Shows

One One Crazy Crazy Frenchman Frenchman Lightnin' Lightnin' Productions Productions and and The The Rhythm Rhythm Room Room PRESENT...

PRESENT...

GREAT DAY FOR UP

Electric Company Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Jonathon Young electriccompanytheatre.com

Internationally acclaimed Electric Company Theatre returns to the Vancouver Fringe to celebrate their 20th Anniversary Season. Great Day For Up is a solo ascent toward an impossible outcome. The plot is treacherous, the hero is weighed down, the rising action goes sideways, but the view is sublime.

“Electric Company has conjured a pantheon of anti-heroes, each hobbled by his or her own artistic inquiry. Critics and audiences have been enamoured.”

—Michael Harris, The Walrus, September 2012

Sept 8,9,10,11,13,16,17, & 18 Carousel Theatre, 1411 Cartwright St. Funny / Intense / Intimate / 65 minutes / 14+

Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Friday Saturday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 14 September 16 September 17

8:20 PM 10:05 PM 2:15 PM 9:30 PM 5:15 PM 5:00 PM

2 RUBY KNOCKERS, 1 JADED DICK: A DIRK DARROW INVESTIGATION Tim Motley Melbourne, Australia Playwright: Tim Motley dirkdarrow.com

Winner: BEST OF FEST at eight Fringe Festivals!

Mind-reading! Murder! Explosions!

Punctuation!!!!!! Australia’s favourite silly psychic detective is back. All new comedy, magic, and crime. Think Boardwalk Empire meets Naked Gun. Based on a Dashiell Hammett story.

Funny / Silly / Shocking / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Thursday Saturday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 18

6:45 PM 8:20 PM 5:15 PM 8:30 PM 7:05 PM 4:45 PM

Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Monday

September 9 September 10 September 10 September 11 September 12

10:05 PM 4:20 PM 5:20 PM 1:00 PM 6:45 PM

Written and directed by JACQUES LALONDE and R. DAVID STEPHENS Choreographer: JENNIFER BISHOP Musical Director: WAYNE STEWART

Twitter: @TrumpDuhMusical FB: bit.ly/trump-the-musical

SPACE HIPPO The Wishes Mystical Puppet Company Winnipeg, Canada Playwright: Daniel Wishes thewishes.ca Scientists weren’t lying. Earth is really dying. Space Hippo, you’re the only one that can undo what we’ve done.

Together we can stop the Sun. Sail across the universe. Help us save the planet Earth.

Hilarious and epic science fiction, experienced through live animation.

Original score by Elliott Loran of Snack Music. ***** —Edmonton Sun on Oni: A Sexy Show from Japan Award Winner: Best Puppet Show by a new company in Japan from the Aichi Puppetry Centre for the show Debris.

Funny / Weird / Tear-Jerker / 60 minutes / 14+ / Violent Content

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VancouverFringe.com

**** 1/2 “An excellent show.” —Edmonton Journal ***** “Tour de force.” —Australian Stage **** “The best private detective magician mentalist comedian you’ll ever see.”

—Edmonton Sun **** “A comedic take on film noir and a magic show all rolled up into one glorious package.”

—Winnipeg Free Press **** “Fun and funny.” —CBC

Funny / Poetic / 30 minutes / All Ages

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STUDIO 1398 1398 CARTWRIGHT STREET THE JUPITER REBELLION: A ZACH ZULTANA ADVENTURE Active Salad Productions Victoria, Canada Playwrights: Ron Fromstein & Jeff Leard jeffleardcomedy.com Jeff Leard returns to Vancouver with his new fast paced solo Sci-Fi comedy. It’s got everything you’d expect from a big budget silver screen spectacular: action... romance... socialist undertones… cool special effects... a stool. ***** “If you want to see the best oneman show at the Fringe this year, then blast off with Zach Zultana.”

—Edmonton Sun ***** “An uproariously hilarious space opera of the highest calibre.”

—On Stage Ottawa

Funny / Silly / Weird / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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Bad, Bad Bunny San Francisco, USA Playwright: Amelia Van Brunt ameliavanbrunt.com A stunning and fantastical epic journey whisking us from a living room to the high seas! Equal parts hilarious and touching, this highly skilled physical comedy is the story of a plucky granny who must fight to hold onto her memories and very existence against the forces threatening to wash it all away.

Won’t you stay for tea?

“The future of American clowning.”

—Sara Moore, SF Circus Center “Van Brunt is...vulnerable, dangerous, and strangely funny.” —Indie Theater Now “Richly intelligent! Do not miss!”

—Rogue Festival Blog

Funny / Weird / Poetic / 55 minutes / 14+

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LEASH YOUR POTENTIAL

MY STROKE OF LUCK

Ryan Gunther Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Ryan Gunther ryangunther.com

Diane M. Barnes San Rafael, USA Playwright: Diane M. Barnes dianebarnes415.com

A Practical Guide to Corporate Survival.

GARY JONES : ASK FOR DETAILS

IN THE BLUE OF EVENING

Drawing on 15+ years of experience at a Fortune 500 company, Ryan will teach you how to succeed in a modern corporate bureaucracy, where outdated notions like talent, competence, and hard work are irrelevant. Topics will include: appearing busy, email obfuscation, ass-covering, and avoiding blame.

Can the good doctor become a good patient? My Stroke of Luck shares Diane’s journey of medical catastrophe and recovery—not only as the physician she is, but as a single mom to a frightened teenaged son. A spellbinding and funny look at love, family, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Personal stories of humourliation

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Written by Gary Jones Directed by Shawn Macdonald Sep 10 – 8:45 Sep 12 – 8:30 Sep 14 – 10:45

Sep 16 – 6:00 Sep 17 – 10:45 Sep 18 – 7:00

The RIO Theatre – 1660 E. Broadway Tickets $14 + membership Purchase tickets at: vancouverfringe.com

Funny / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 14+

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Funny / Intense / Warm and Fuzzy / 75 minutes / 14+

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Shows

PERPETUAL WEDNESDAY

3 DAY RAVE

White Collar Crimes Portland, USA Playwrights: White Collar Crimes whitecollarcrimestheatre.com

Byrd Entertainment Ltd Edmonton, Canada Playwright: Michael Moore

Walter and Bruce, con artists extraordinaire, while disguised as magicians, killed an audience member during their infamous bullet-catch act!

Or did they? Their mysterious past is revealed through physical buffoonery, shadow puppetry, and outrageous comedy. Join us as our despicable protagonists try to survive their greatest challenge: each other.

Ever been to a rave? Are you rave curious? Do your kids go and not tell you about their night? This outrageous comedic epic tale brings that world to life. Experience three days of madness, surviving overdosed nights, and dancing to forget, in this hour long journey of factual experiences.

**** “They’re so damn entertaining!”

—CBC Manitoba Best of Fest at Calgary Fringe & San Francisco Fringe

Funny / Silly / Weird / 60 minutes / 14+

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Stadium Tour Montreal, Canada Playwrights: Stéfan Cédilot & Ben Kalman Zeppelin Was A Cover Band mixes documentary type storytelling and theatrical performance to recount the story of the blues through the music of rock band Led Zeppelin. Stéfan Cédilot tells how the band built a career on a veritable plundering of blues standards while the original recordings play, some dating as far back as the 1920s.

“Packed with fascinating information…

To anyone still hooked on Zeppelin, this show remains an edifying must.”

—Pat Donnelly, Montreal Gazette

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OhMyGAD Theatre Saskatoon, Canada Playwright: Danielle Roy nehighway.wordpress.com Like most teenage girls, Peach is longing for love, acceptance, and a sense of purpose in the world. When she meets him, she immediately falls in love, but suddenly all she has are questions and few answers. As she navigates her way through the difficulties of love, she is forced, hilariously at times, to face her own insecurities and abandon any notion of control. Peach is a coming of age story of accepting who we are while pushing the boundaries of how much more we can become.

Intense / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content

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6:45 PM 8:30 PM 7:45 PM 5:00 PM 1:15 PM 8:30 PM

VancouverFringe.com

Musical / Intellectual / 75 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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PEACH

ZEPPELIN WAS A COVER BAND

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Funny / In Your Face / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

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FALSE CREEK GYM 1318 CARTWRIGHT STREET

WINDY WYNAZZ: RICH & FAMOUS

AUX.LA.MORE

Windy Wynazz San Francisco, USA Playwrights: Windy Wynazz & Deanna Fleysher (Butt Kapinski) windywynazz.com

A Showgirl, her Soul-Searching Yearnings, & Secret Demons.

Award-winning and simply stunning, comedienne Windy Wynazz, renowned for her special blend of camp, seduction, and insanity, brings you an extraordinary new comedy cabaret of wigs, lipstick, puppets, and the harsh reality in making dreams come true.

Shakespeare Unchained Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Kara Nolte shakespeareunchained.wordpress.com Karaoke. Slow dancing. The Backstreet Boys. Moves and words together.

Intimate and revealing, transformed

by Vivaldi, Edith Piaf, Neil Young and ending with delicious audience participation. Begin with a poem

by Walt Whitman, sweetly create connection, witness the struggle to reach out. Breathe a joyful sigh of contentment, dance it all away.

Directed by Deanna Fleysher (aka Butt Kapinski).

“Fearless and funny… boundary pushing.”

—the Georgia Straight “Lady Gaga meets Mister Rogers… orgasmic… brilliant.” —Orlando Sentinel “Dazzles on stage… Wynazz is a master… hot stuff.” —On Stage Ottawa

Funny / Naughty / 60 minutes / 14+ / Sexual Content

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MIND GAMES Newman Mentalism Lethbridge, Canada Playwright: Jeff Newman newmanmentalism.com

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Jeff Newman is a trickster. But he wasn’t always that way. Using science, suggestion, and good old-fashioned trickery, mentalist Jeff Newman will influence your thoughts, make predictions, and read your mind while telling you about the stories, games, and pranks of his youth that turned him into the master manipulator that he is today.

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“Jeff Newman can really mess with your head.” —Edmonton Sun “Mentalist Jeff Newman will leave you stunned.” —Where.ca “With no obvious explanation, you may just believe that Newman can read your mind.” —Info Edmonton

Funny / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 14+

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Warm and Fuzzy / Poetic / Intimate / 30 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

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FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF DATING Strange Visitations Ottawa, Canada Playwright: Kevin Reid

thevisitorium.com/strange-visitations The hit of the 2014 Fresh Meat Festival (Ottawa, ON) comes West!

A lonely, simple man tries his hand at speed dating with comically disastrous results. Rapid fire interactions with increasingly bizarre daters lead to danger, magic, disco dance-offs, and… true love? Or will the bell ring too soon?

A silent clown romantic comedy like no other.

“Clearly a cut above the rest at this year’s festival... Wonderfully clever.”

—The New Ottawa Critics

Funny / Silly / Weird / 30 minutes

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Shows

THE CHRONIC SINGLE’S HANDBOOK Randy Ross Somerville, USA Playwright: Randy Ross randyrossmedia.com

A chronically single guy takes a trip around world looking for the woman of his dreams. An unflinching look at how men feel about sex, love, marriage, and massage parlors. **** “Ross’s honesty makes the selfdeprecating voyage of sometimes-lurid discovery a lot of fun to watch.”

—Winnipeg Free Press “It is funny, sometimes raw, and never preachy.” —DCMetro Theater Arts “Sharply funny…a quality solo show.”

—FringeReview UK

Funny / Naughty / Intimate / 55 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday

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IN THE TRENCHES: A DOUBLE FEATURE That Dog Was A Band Now Edmonton, Canada Devised by Ensemble A delightful duet of original comedies!

Witness an apocalyptic war zone become a slapstick extravaganza as three clown soldiers take cover in an abandoned trench. Then, our troupe revamps the raw Italian street theatre, commedia dell’arte, to tell the story of a young woman fighting a forced engagement arranged by her miserly father.

JAMES JORDAN VAUDEVILLIAN

James Jordan Calgary, Canada Playwright: James Jordan

This all ages vaudeville variety show with magic, juggling, royalty-free music, and brilliant comedy has been headlining comedy clubs and festivals all over the world! A clean, polished, and professional performance for every demographic. Satisfaction Guaranteed! **** “Humorous, lighthearted, and fastpaced.” —The StarPhoenix **** “Vaudevillian is a fast-paced firecracker.” —Edmonton Journal “(James Jordan) will leave you in stitches.” —Victoria Marble

Funny / Weird / Poetic / 70 minutes / 14+ / Gunshots

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Funny / Silly / Family Friendly / 60 minutes / All Ages

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V. R. DUNNE Howard Petrick San Francisco, USA Playwright: Howard Petrick howardpetrick.com In 1934 a small group of workers decided to fight for a better life. Their actions were a pivotal event in 20th century American labour history. V. R. Dunne was one of them, his whole life and character had prepared him for the Minneapolis truck drivers strike. The workers followed his leadership and many would be ready to die for him.

Howard Petrick spent many afternoons talking to Ray Dunne about his life as a revolutionary labour leader. His solo show brings Dunne’s stories to life.

Intellectual / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

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W H Y H A V E W O R L D W I D E A R T I S T S G AT H E R E D TO CUSTOMIZE A WORK FOR YOU? WALK WITH US TO FIND OUT

WA L K T H E

T ALK

Vi s i t o u r a ss e m b l y o f a r t i st s inv it ed f rom J apan, Singapore, U SA, Viet nam and of c ours e Ca n a d a !

An ARC Work s P r o d u cti o n - De si g n b y L i sa P e n z

VancouverFringe.com

T h e a t r e f o r E v e r y o n e - F RE E A dm is s ion, pay it f or war d wit h A c t s of Rand o m C a re w e l c o m e t o 4 0- m inut e s es s ions night ly 7- 9 pm at I nf o Cent r e

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PERFORMANCE WORKS 1218 CARTWRIGHT STREET

THE LION, THE BITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Sharon Mahoney Victoria, Canada Playwright: Sharon Mahoney sharonmahoney.com

After 15 years touring globally as a comedienne and street performer taming rowdy crowds, Sharon found herself before a most terrifying nemesis—crippling anxiety dubbed “THE LION.” Mixing ballsy stand up, laugh out loud character comedy, and one violent puppet, she tells the epic tale of one woman’s fight against the big bad pussy within.

“Unapologetically feminist. A touching, honest, and skillfully-crafted comedy show, The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe is a must-see for anyone wanting to fight their inner demons.” —The West Australian “Brilliant, very funny, charming, endearing.”

—Bridget Bantick, Associate Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Funny / Intense / Intellectual / 65 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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PIAF AND BREL: THE IMPOSSIBLE CONCERT Melanie Gall Presents St. Albert, Canada Playwright: Melanie Gall piafandbrel.com

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel: Two French musical icons. They sang songs of romance, heartbreak, hope, and love.

They lived lives of drama and passion.

This impossible concert, featuring acclaimed vocalist Melanie Gall, relives the adventure and inspiration of their lives and music.

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With “Amsterdam,” “Milord,” “La Vie en Rose,” and other French classics.

“A bravura display of amazing colour and dynamic range.” —Edmonton Journal “Gall has an astounding voice that leaves audiences breathless.” —Vue Magazine ***** —Winnipeg Free Press

Funny / Musical / 60 minutes / All Ages

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“ZE”: QUEER AS FUCK! Michelle/Ryan Friday Harbor, USA Playwright: Michelle Lunicke michellelunicke.com Catapulted by a series of unlikely experiences, Michelle/Ryan stumbles through an expanding parade of LGBTQI, etc. identities in search of a definitive sense of zir own queer pride. “Ze” (a gender neutral pronoun) details the gains, losses, frustrations, and celebration implicit in the tension between being authentic and belonging.

“An intelligent, thought provoking, highly entertaining, and… educational performance.” —Out in Perth “Transcends ideas about what it means to be queer.” —The Queer Av “Bold, fun… honest.” —TheatreReview (New Zealand)

Funny / Intimate / LGBTQ+ / 65 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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HAPPINESS TM

FRANK: TO BE FRANK

May Can Theatre Ottawa, Canada Playwrights: Tony Adams, Cory Thibert & Madeleine BoyesManseau happinesstm.ca

Emily June Newton Maldon, Australia Playwright: Emily June Newton emilyjunenewton.com

Happiness™ is the immersive selfhelp seminar for anyone who’s ever wanted it all—and is willing to pay for it! Experience HPL™’s answer to universal unhappiness, hosted by spokesmen: James Lemon and Peter Barrel. A glimpse backstage threatens to undermine their shiny exteriors: Can two men who really don’t know happiness sell it?

World-renowned! The Rat Pack’s 17th member! America’s most entertaining entertainer invites you to partake in his interactive, live “life retrospective.”

This riveting glimpse into a very special “leading man” is brought to you by Australian comic Emily June Newton and director Deanna Fleysher (aka Butt Kapinski).

***** “The duo’s flawless performance is a study in perfectly realized theatrical teamwork.” —Winnipeg Free Press “Adams and Thibert deliver high-energy, spot-on performances.” —CBC Manitoba

Funny / Intense / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content

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Shows

THE FAMOUS HAYDELL SISTERS COMEBACK TOUR Bowman and Yarborough Portland, USA Playwrights: The Famous Haydell Sisters thefamoushaydellsisters.com Since their last record flopped in 1993, fans of the biggest sister act in country music history have been awaiting their return. With toe-tapping, gut-busting, head-shaking tunes, it’s Spinal Tap meets Thelma and Louise. If you love country music, you’ll like this hilarious satire. If you hate country music, you’ll LOVE this hilarious satire.

“Hilarious from start to finish... Their hits are as down and dirty as hard-luck country music can be.” —Cincinnati CityBeat “Razor-sharp lyrics and really strong vocals.” —Fresno Bee

Funny / Silly / Musical / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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BEST PICTURE RibbitRePublic Jersey City, USA Playwright: Kurt Fitzpatrick RibbitRePublic.com Tara Travis (‘Til Death, The Unfortunate Ruth), Jon Paterson (Hockey Night at the Puck and Pickle Pub), and Kurt Fitzpatrick play a cast of thousands in this epic tour de force in which every Best Picture Oscar winner is lampooned in 60 minutes!

Fringe Patrons’ Pick in Winnipeg & Orlando SOLD OUT at the Vancouver Fringe 2014 “Two thumbs-up.” —Orlando Weekly “One helluva movie mashup.”

—Edmonton Journal “Hilarious and will appeal to film buffs and comedy fans alike.”

—Vancouverscape

Funny / Silly / 60 minutes / 14+

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8:35 PM 6:05 PM 6:00 PM 9:15 PM 6:45 PM 7:45 PM

THEATRE DANCE MUSIC OPERA ARTS CLUB ON TOUR

SHADBOLT THEATRE

2016/2017 We’re 21 years young at the Shadbolt and we’re doubling down to give you the best of live performance - and a little bit more!

Discover perfect pairings at the ‘Bolt.

Double your pleasure. Double your fun..

604-205-3000 shadboltcentre.com

VancouverFringe.com

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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REVUE STAGE 1601 JOHNSTON STREET

GET LOST JEM ROLLS

big word performance poetry Camberley, United Kingdom Playwright: Jem Rolls

Travel first. Ask questions later.

Follow Jem’s intercontinental trail of comic blunders.

As he sheds dignity and skins.

In jungles, markets, citadels, and more.

On a hearty quest to lose himself. ***** Saskatoon StarPhoenix 2015.

He meets dragons. He eats his own face.

He is the heroic survivor of the epic of his own stupidity.

WILD/SOCIETY star star theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Mika Laulainen starstartheatre.wordpress.com Rabbit wants to be the most popular city lady when she moves to the newest development in town. Raccoon couldn’t care less about social politics. Two penguins spice up their time in hiding by getting very drunk, high, and waxing poetic about climate change. What will the city ladies think of Raccoon? And why are there icebergs in the pool in July?!

***** “Dynamic, riveting, hilarious... A high performance master.” —Winnipeg Free Press “Hilarious... A true Fringe gem.”

—Toronto Now “Absolute master... Sharp stand-up...

Bravo.” —Vancouver Sun

Funny / Silly / Poetic / 60 minutes / 14+

Saturday Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

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6:30 PM 7:45 PM 8:30 PM 5:00 PM 12:30 PM 9:00 PM

NERDFUCKER

Cameryn Moore/Little Black Book Productions Somerville, USA Playwright: Cameryn Moore camerynmoore.com

The spectators are early, her lover is late, and the players are due any minute. Not the best time to question what the hell she’s doing here, waiting to get naked in front of a room full of strangers, but with 60 minutes before the game starts, it’s all the time she has left.

Vancouver Fringe Festival

From the award-winning creator of Phone Whore (***** —Broadway Baby)

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“Ms. Moore is captivating to watch and has as much energy as a spring tornado.” —from “Best of Edinburgh Fringe” (2014) in The Spectator

Intense / Intimate / Shocking / 60 minutes/ 18 and up / Coarse Language / Nudity

Friday Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday

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5:00 PM 7:15 PM 5:15 PM 10:15 PM 8:20 PM 2:15 PM

Silly / Weird / Intellectual / 50 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Friday Sunday

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6:45 PM 8:15 PM 5:25 PM 10:15 PM 6:45 PM 2:00 PM

THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN Weeping Spoon Productions Woodvale, Australia Playwright: Shane Adamczak weepingspoon.com From Australian fringe-favourite Shane Adamczak comes a bizarre new buddycomedy about a man who lives in another man’s beard. ***** —Rip It Up ***** “One of the most original and entertaining buddy-comedies you’re ever likely to have the opportunity to see.”

—Kryztoff Raw: Reviewing Adelaide ***** —Australia Times ***** “Seriously good writing. Seriously great performances. Ridiculously funny show.” —Adelaide Theatre Guide Winner of the 2016 Weekly Adelaide Fringe Award for Theatre: High Recommendation “Equal parts buddy comedy, absurdist sci-fi, and endearing rom-com.” —Great Scott!

Funny / Weird / Musical / 55 minutes / 14+/ Coarse Language

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8:20 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 PM 6:45 PM 5:45 PM 3:35 PM

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Martin Dockery Brooklyn, USA Playwright: Martin Dockery MartinDockery.com ConcreteDrops.com Battle lines are drawn with deceit and desire as a singer and producer attempt to record a song. The creators of Moonlight After Midnight (Martin Dockery and Vanessa Quesnelle) return with a brand new, high-octane drama about love, fear, and desperation. **** “Dockery and Quesnelle need little more than their inherent magnetism and the chemistry between them to hold an audience in thrall.” —CBC “Captures the essence of theatre, the essence of performativity, perhaps captured better than any other writing for the stage I have ever seen.”

—Capital Critics’ Circle, Ottawa

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THE ORBWEAVER: A DARK AND TWISTED FOLKTALE ABOUT A MILDLY FARFETCHED, HIGHLY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ACROSS METAPHYSICAL BORDERS Once Once Producciones Mexico City, Mexico Playwright: Paula Zelaya Cervantes She loves bright, lively things like candles and starlight. He is Death’s very own personal assistant. Not your usual boy meets girl story. Shadow puppets, story theatre, magic, starlight, and murder combine in this delightfully twisted play about the broken messy, patchwork parts of our personal fairytales and our attempts to flee them.

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Steve Larkin Oxford, UK Playwright: Steve Larkin “A furiously escalating punk satire of the double women’s magazine obsessions (sex and fat).” —Edmonton Journal NOT a show (as some seem to think) about “chubby chasing”!

Comedy, spoken word, and song with a smart satirical twist from an international slam champion with two decades of experience bringing audiences world-over to a glorious climax! ****½ “Manic, terrifying, acerbic, brilliant... Larkin’s wit and energy are both breathless.” —Edmonton Journal **** “Sharp humour... rousing singalongs.” —CBC **** “A happy hour fringe show.”

—Calgary Herald

6:45 PM 2:45 PM 3:30 PM 9:30 PM 10:05 PM 7:00 PM

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DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS Adam Francis Proulx Toronto, Canada Playwrights: Adam Francis Proulx & Kira Hall PuckingFuppets.com Two public television puppeteers are under increasing scrutiny after a scandal hits the network in this new comedy which is half adult tragicomedy and half children’s television show. Original music! Codependency! PUPPETS!!

Two award-winning solo artists are collaborating on this project… and they do NOT play well with others.

The performance on Thursday Sept. 15 will be interpreted into ASL for patrons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Funny / Weird / Naughty / 55 minutes / 14+

theatrefilm.ubc.ca Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Saturday

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10:30 PM 4:45 PM Noon 6:45 PM 8:30 PM 7:30 PM

VancouverFringe.com

Funny / Warm and Fuzzy / Multicultural/ 75 minutes / 14+ / Violent Content / Smoke Fog

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Friday Sunday

FAT SEX

Funny / Musical / Poetic / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

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Shows

UBC THEATRE & FILM 2016—2017 SEASON

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THE CULTCH

HISTORIC THEATRE 1895 VENABLES STREET GIVE IT UP

HANDS AROUND

Morgan Brayton Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Morgan Brayton morganbrayton.com

Bad Joke Theatre Fort Langley, Canada Playwright: Arthur Schnitzler, translated by A. Koren, adapted

by Dylan Coulter

Morgan Brayton has it all! Okay, well, she has questions about it all. Where is her husband Scott Baio? When is SNL going to call? What happened to her big break? Did she miss it? Is this it? Will there be snacks? Outlandish characters and true stories combine for big laughs from the award-winning comedian and Fringe Fest “Critic’s Choice.”

“Brayton’s characterizations are detailed, her timing is impeccable, and her range is astonishing.” —the Georgia Straight “One of the city’s, if not the country’s, top comediennes.” —Sad Mag

Funny / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

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7:15 PM 8:45 PM 5:00 PM 10:30 PM 6:45 PM Noon

NEON ODE. Movements Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Mayumi Yoshida odemovements.com I know someone who has never been the main character of their life. She believed in other people’s happiness, but not hers.

“At death, some look back on being loved while some look back on having loved. I’ll definitely look back on having loved.” —Hitonari Tsuji, Sayonara Itsuka

Vancouver Fringe Festival

NeOn questions how you commit to the practice of love.

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Multicultural / Intimate / Intellectual / 75 minutes / 14+ / Mature Content / Sexual Content / Coarse Language

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1890. Vienna. Ten encounters on a breakneck path through a chain of lovers. At once funny and dangerous, both old and new, this play feels disturbingly relevant for a piece that was first read aloud in the year 1900. A glimpse into relationships centered around sex between a group of characters who play each other for power.

Weird / Intellectual / Intimate / 75 minutes/ 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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6:45 PM 9:30 PM 5:00 PM 6:45 PM Noon 7:30 PM

BERLIN WALTZ Devon More Music Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Devon More devonmoremusic.com Visit the city at the centre of the 20th century—without leaving the Fringe!

Set to the original tunes of Devon More, this Cold War Cabaret features sock puppets, secret police, and stories from BOTH sides of that infamous Wall.

Fast-paced and rich in unexpected detail.

Come waltz with Lady Berlin—if you dare...

“More’s Berlin Waltz stands as a love letter to a city, an intimate encounter between biography and history, and also, a call for action.”

—Joyful Magpies

Silly / Musical / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 14+

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September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 15 September 17

10:30 PM 5:00 PM Noon 4:30 PM 8:45 PM 7:30 PM

Shows

SKETCH YA LATER!

FALLING AWAKE

Husky Guy Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Husky Guy Productions

RAGMOP Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Nayana Fielkov & Matthew “Poki” McCorkle ragmoptheatre.com

Looking for a few laughs? A bit of fun?

Check us out! A troupe of Vancouver performers have created comedy sketches to make you smile, titter, chuckle, giggle, and all-out guffaw. A show that’s just for the Fringe of it!

From the company that brought you the Fringe hits High Life, The Spice of Life, Baby with the Bathwater, and Beyond Therapy. Enjoy the Fringe.

Sketch Ya Later!

“Just the thing if you want something light and not too spicy for a latesummer evening snack.” —Jerry Wasserman, Vancouver Plays (for previous show, Spice of Life)

Funny / Silly / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Nudity / Gunshots

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September 9 September 10 September 11 September 14 September 16 September 17

8:45 PM 10:30 PM 1:45 PM 9:30 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM

THE ANTAGONIST Little Mountain Lion Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Daniel Galiano littlemountainlion.com It’s not easy being a supervillain. After years of plotting, evil mastermind Eugenius finds he may actually succeed in taking over the world—if he can only defeat his worst enemy.

Death and other common experiences... coffee, lightning, flash floods, and a pinch of salt. A comical conundrum between love and parasomnia.

Winners of Leipzig’s PALAZZO Award and Hollywood Fringe’s BLAFF Award.

After five months performing in Europe, these exceptional physical performers bring their latest to Canada.

Funny / Poetic / 55 minutes / 14+ / Sexual Content

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September 8 September 12 September 13 September 15 September 17 September 18

9:00 PM 8:15 PM 7:45 PM 5:00 PM 5:45 PM 1:45 PM

HOW TO ADULT: THE MUSICAL

Coffee & Screaming Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Amy Dauer Four 20-somethings trying to get their shit together in present-day Vancouver.

It’s time to adult the f*ck up.

From the twisted mind of Vancouver’s own Daniel Galiano, Little Mountain Lion presents this new comedy about a day in the life of a comic book bad guy.

Brain THU NOV 17 2016 / 7:30pm

A hilarious, heartbreaking monologue from Brendan McLeod.

WINNER

2015 Pick of the Fringe VANCOUVER

Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 16 September 18

6:45 PM 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 5:30 PM

Funny / Musical / Poetic / 70 minutes / Coarse Language

Thursday Sunday Monday Wednesday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 11 September 12 September 14 September 17 September 18

5:15 PM 5:30 PM 6:15 PM 7:30 PM 9:15 PM 3:30 PM

Chan Centre at UBC, Telus Studio Theatre Tickets and info at chancentre.com

VancouverFringe.com

Funny / Silly / Weird / 70 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

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DRAMATIC WORKS SERIES at The Cultch Vancity Culture Lab

ONE GOOD MARRIAGE Fork In The Road Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Sean Reycraft

1895 VENABLES STREET These Fringe artists were chosen on a first come, first served basis to produce these previously published dramatic works. With generous support from the Lochmaddy Foundation, the Fringe is proud to boost the dramatic contest at the Festival. Be sure to check show descriptions throughout the program guide to find more drama at the Fringe!

Steph and Stewart are celebrating their first anniversary. She’s an English teacher; he’s a high-school librarian.

Blackly hilarious and deeply moving, this two-hander moves from pathos to humour and back again as a tragic story is revealed.

“A dazzling and daring piece of writing.”

—Toronto Star “Mesmerizing, cathartic, powerful… an absurdly funny yet moving look at our oh-so-human need for community.”

—NOW Magazine

Funny / Intense / Intimate 75 mins • 14 + • Sexual Content

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AND BELLA SANG WITH US And Bella Collective Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Sally Stubbs sallystubbswriter.com

Vancouver Fringe Festival

An action packed drama with heart, humour, live music, and song inspired by Vancouver’s first women police officers.

It’s 1912. Can the two Constables save a young woman from a life on the streets? Will they find their way in a police department and city driven by men? Will running after criminals while wearing floor-length skirts ever get easier?

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Winner Enbridge Theatre Projects Award, Playwright Multi-Award Winning Team: Director Sarah Rodgers & Leanna Brodie, Sarah Canero, Matt Grinke, Sarah Louise Turner, Simon Webb, & Beatrice Zeilinger

Funny / Poetic / Intimate / 90 minutes / 14+

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September 9 September 10 September 11 September 14 September 16 September 17

7:25 PM 10:00 PM 2:55 PM 7:00 PM 5:15 PM 2:45 PM

DYING CITY

Aenigma Theatre Coquitlam, Canada Playwright: Christopher Shinn

Aenigma Theatre returns to the Fringe for the third time, following The Zoo Story and Blackbird!

A young therapist is confronted by her late husband’s identical twin brother a year after his death. With two actors playing three characters, the play alternates between the present and past, revealing some unsettling truths in their intense interaction.

“Dying City is the finest new American play I’ve seen in a long while … a political play and also a psychodrama” —New York Observer “Dying City raises obvious, important issues in anything but obvious ways.”

—The New York Times

Intense / Intimate / 100 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

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September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 15 September 17

9:40 PM 5:15 PM 12:30 PM 8:45 PM 9:30 PM 7:00 PM

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5:30 PM 3:15 PM 9:15 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM

Vital Spark theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: AJ Taudevin vitalsparktheatre.com

Mary is facing eviction and is beset by memories of life in a family which for 100 years has been influenced, for good and bad, by Mrs. Barbour, leader of a rent strike in 1915. Through these memories and in the action of today, we see the women of the family try to find sisterhood despite past betrayals and differences stemming from Mrs. Barbour’s legacy.

“A thought provoking piece of radical history.” —The Scotsman “This play, and the music that rises up through it, will touch your heart and head alike.” —Glasgow Herald

Warm and Fuzzy / Poetic / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 14+

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Punchback Projects Vancouver, Canada Playwright: George F. Walker

Loretta is the kind of girl you would do anything for. Dave and Michael are in love with her. Dave wants to take her shopping. Michael wants to make her a star! A porn star. What is a woman to do in a man’s world?

“Playwright George F. Walker has created a play that’s breezy enough to be fun from beginning to end while touching lightly on some serious issues about women, men, sexual exploitation, and inner strength.” —Joshua Tanzer, Off Off Off Theatre

Intense / Naughty / 90 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

MRS. BARBOUR’S DAUGHTERS

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SUBURBAN MOTEL: FEATURING LORETTA

7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:15 PM 9:30 PM 4:00 PM

Thursday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 16 September 18

8:45 PM 1:00 PM 5:15 PM 9:15 PM 7:30 PM 5:45 PM

GROUNDED Lutalica Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: George Brant A blistering story of a female F-16 fighter pilot, forced to trade in blue skies for grey screens. She flies remotecontrolled drones over the Middle East, hunting terrorists by day and returning home to her family each night. Grounded blurs our assumptions about modern warfare through an unapologetically suspenseful yet personal lens.

“Brant’s script is completely absorbing and hard to forget.” —Daisy Bowie-Sell, Time Out (for the 2014 Gate Theatre Production)

Intense / Poetic / Intimate / 90 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content / Gunshots / Strobe Lights / Smoke Fog

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7:40 PM 7:00 PM 5:15 PM 9:45 PM 12:30 PM 8:00 PM

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ADVANCE THEATRE: NEW WORKS BY WOMEN at the False Creek Gym 1318 CARTWRIGHT STREET

AIMING TO FLOAT

Ruby Slippers Theatre and Equity in Theatre have partnered with the Fringe to showcase dramatic readings of five new plays by Canadian women playwrights. According to a national study, women account for less than a third of artistic directors, working directors, and produced playwrights in professional Canadian theatre. Hence, Advance Theatre! Curated by Ruby Slippers Theatre with priority given to diversity, these five new plays by diverse Canadian women and directed by diverse Canadian women will be presented as matinees during the Festival.

Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Janet Hinton Directed by Laura McLean

At a pain clinic, a new and uncooperative patient clashes with her exercise therapist. Faced with the crises of physical and emotional pain, together they discover the possibility of love.

ZAHGIDIWIN/LOVE

Winnipeg, Canada Playwright: Frances Koncan Directed by Christine Quintana franceskoncan.com

In the not-so-distant postcolonial future, a young Anishinaabe woman embarks upon a journey through time and space to rediscover the truth about love, living her best life, and growing up as fabulously as possible amidst the intergenerational trauma of cultural genocide.

Tickets are available at the door only and are pay-what-youcan with a suggested price of $5 to $10.

75 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content / Sexual Content

Monday

THE LONG CALL Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Jenn Griffin Directed by Heidi Taylor

Vancouver Fringe Festival

The Long Call is the multimedia tale of Holly, a former exotic dancer and mature recent university grad whose life dream is to free captive orangutans into the wild. A silent promise to a certain orangutan named Popi seems finally within reach until Holly’s estranged underworld ex-boyfriend Jack shows up at 3:00am to settle an ancient score.

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Funny / Poetic / Intimate / 90 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content / Gunshots / Strobe Lights

Wednesday

Sept. 14

1:30pm

Sept. 12

1:30pm

ANYWHERE BUT HERE Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Carmen Aguirre Directed by Anita Rochon carmenaguirre.ca A darkly comic, magic realist play that centres around the quest for home. A family of four Chilean refugees drive a mint condition, hot pink 1950s convertible through the Arizona desert, en route to Chile, which, according to the father, is paradise.

Photo by Adrian Cook.

Multicultural / 120 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Mature Content

Thursday

Sept. 15

1:30pm

Weird / Intellectual / Multicultural / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language/ Smoke Fog

Tuesday

Sept. 13

1:30pm

WOMEN OF PAPIYEK

Full Circle: First Nations Performance Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Quelemia Sparrow Directed by Kim Harvey

Generations of European and Indigenous mixed race families lived in Papiyek (now called Brockton Point in Stanley Park) before being evicted from their homes and forced to relocate. This is the story of three Indigenous women who lived in Papiyek at the turn of the 20th century.

60 minutes / 14+

Friday

Sept. 16

1:30pm

DISPOSABLE GENERATION

Shows

PROGRAM A Written & Directed by: Madelyn Osborne Set in a 1940s-like household, a mother is consumed with the ease plastics bring to everyday life, but will this ease be a trade off for her family? A movement based piece dealing with themes of isolation and the innocence of false education.

aNDERSON STREET PARKING lOT AMBER Generation Hot is nine fiercely courageous young artists responding to the climate crisis through new performances.

They are connecting to this unprecedented era with irreverence, compassion, intelligence, poetry, intimacy, heart, and spectacle.

Mentored by The Only Animal’s co-founder Eric Rhys Miller and mia susan amir of The Story We Be, they have created the following pieces.

Director & Playwright: Krys Yuan Set 30 years into the future, Amber presents the life of a semi-functional family as they navigate everyday dilemmas and a rapidly changing world order. The play explores familial relations, hopes and fears in a constantly changing climate.

Faced with the prospect of a dismal future, what does hope amidst the climate crisis look like to subsequent generations of people?

All programs run 90 minutes.

Ticket prices are $12 per program.

UMIZOKO Director: Julia Siedlanowska Playwright: Kanon Hewitt The audience puts together an interactive puzzle of sights, sounds, and smells from a world in which coastal cities have disappeared into the radiation-filled ocean. Each artifact collected from a future Japan reveals a story of the struggle to love in a society desperate to survive.

PROGRAM B

PROGRAM C LIVING ON THE GRID

THE LILACS THAT COME A MONTH EARLY ARE STILL SO BEAUTIFUL

Writer: Olivia Etey Director: Jonathan Greenway

Lead Artist: Ariel Martz-Oberlander A grandmother, millennials, a woman coming to terms with abuse, and The Last of His Kind all share the stage. What is the everyday normalcy of climate change, or the deep abnormality of ignoring a crisis so large it already affects everyone? The characters struggle to hold onto the answers even as a world that ended five minutes ago slips away.

A relentlessly topical story rooted in love between Vancouverite Jocelyn, and the tree in her backyard, who can only become human for five months.

Coarse Language

Mature Content / Coarse Language

SAVING MOTHER

COSMIC JUSTICE

Lead Artist: Crystal Smith de Molina

Created by: Nelson Ellis & Howard Dai Produced by: Two Gents of New West

Saving Mother is an interdisciplinary play that shines a light on the connection between Indigenous women and our Mother Earth, yet highlights the violence that is often felt by the hands of both colonialism and capitalism.

By order of the Planet NewHope Superior Court, you are hereby summoned to appear for jury duty at the time and date indicated below, for the taping of the reality show Cosmic Justice.

Do we allow the human race to join us on a new planet? The future of NeverLand is in your hands. (Note: This is a longer show!)

14+

APOCALYPSE PARADE

Half carnival pageant, half funeral march, Apocalypse Parade invites you to draw from a hat to decide the fate of human life on Earth. Music, glitter, and spectacle open the doors to parallel universe futures of our climate: one jubilant, the other catastrophic. Which will you choose?

All Ages

DATES & TIMES PROGRAM A

PROGRAM B

PROGRAM C

Friday

Sept. 9

6:30pm

Friday

Sept. 9

8:30pm

Saturday

Sept. 10

6:30pm

Sunday

Sept. 11

6:30pm

Saturday

Sept. 10

8:30pm

Sunday

Sept. 11

8:30pm

Wednesday

Sept. 14

6:30pm

Wednesday

Sept. 14

8:30pm

Thursday

Sept. 15

6:30pm

Friday

Sept. 16

8:30pm

Thursday

Sept. 15

8:30pm

Friday

Sept. 16

6:30pm

Sunday

Sept. 18

6:30pm

Saturday

Sept. 17

8:30pm

Saturday

Sept. 17

6:30pm

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Lead artists/collaborators: June Fukumura & Keely O’Brien Produced by: Popcorn Galaxies

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HAVANA

HAVANA

BYOV The shows in the Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) category are chosen on a first come, first served basis. The artists behind these shows have made their own venue arrangements and planned their technical needs on their own.

BYOV shows are all over Vancouver!

See page 12-13 for a map of all the venue locations.

WIDOW: A COMEDY

SEA WALL

Seismic Shift Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Simon Stephens brenthirose.com

Alex’s life seems perfect. But underneath his love for his wife and child, there is a deep abyss. A moving monologue about fatherhood, family, and things that cannot be undone. Starring Brent Hirose (The Suckerpunch) and directed

by Evan Frayne (The Fighting Season), this is a compelling show by one of Britain’s most prolific and inventive writers

Strange Cat Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Keith Opatovsky A very married man tries to to meet a very pretty girl at a bar while pretending his very alive wife is dead.

“A spellbinding reminder of the power of story-telling in all its glorious simplicity.”

—The Independent “Unnerving and wonderful to behold.”

—Time Out London

Intense / Tear-Jerker / Intimate / 30 minutes / 14+

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HAVANA

MARROW

Resounding Scream Theatre in association with Alley Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Veronique West resoundingscreamtheatre.com & alleytheatre.ca

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Two estranged sisters—a witchcraft historian and a bulimia survivor—delve into their conflicted past. Fiercely divided, they attempt to reconcile their differences. But a secret connects them in a way they never imagined.

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Marrow is directed by Marisa Emma Smith (winner of the Cultchivating the Fringe Award and the Joanna Maratta Award). Veronique West is a winner of Tarragon Theatre’s 20/20 Playwriting Competition.

Intense / Poetic / Intimate / 50 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Violent Content

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6:00 PM 7:45 PM 9:30 PM 9:45 PM 8:00 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM

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8:00 PM 2:45 PM 6:15 PM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM

HAVANA

HAVANA

THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE

THE “F” WORDS

The Women of Lockerbie Lock and Key Theatre Surrey, Canada Playwright: Deborah Brevoort After a terrorist’s bomb destroys Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, a battle begins between the women in the town and US officials over the clothing of the victims. In a journey towards healing, the strength and determination of a few vigilant washerwomen bring hope to the grieving, and love out of an act of hate.

Inspired by a true story.

“Endowed with character, poetry, and a core of touching emotion.”

—Time Out London “A beautiful story, one that should be widely told.” —Theater Beat (Chicago) “Gut-wrenchingly good.”

—The Utah Review

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Fierce, funny, and fearless, follow Fran and friends on this fast-paced frolic.

Experience Fran’s unrelenting compulsion to explore The “F” Words from Fat, Forty, Forgotten, and F**cked to F***.

Winner of Honourable Mention (Theatre BC Play Writing Competition) this multimedia solo show is “lively, tough, sexy, hilarious, relatable, and transformational!

Lots of fun. A look at beauty, aging, social media in a fun hip way.” —Juror 1 “This is a lively, tough sexy script. A real mouthful for a middle aged woman. The whole F word thing is great.”

—Juror 3

Funny / Naughty / Intellectual / 60 minutes / Coarse Language

Intense / Tear-Jerker / Poetic / 75 minutes / 14+

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better than tteeVy productions Coquitlam, Canada Yvette Dudley-Neuman tteevy.com

9:15 PM 4:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:15 PM 6:00 PM 9:15 PM 12:30 PM

Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 15 September 17 September 18

7:45 PM 6:00 PM 12:30 PM 6:00 PM 9:45 PM 4:15 PM 12:15 PM

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / 70 minutes / 18+ / Coarse Language

Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 15 September 17 September 18

9:30 PM 12:45 PM 2:15 PM 7:45 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM

HAVANA

WAITING FOR GARBO Curious Creations Theatre North Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Dawn Moore & Desmond Price Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Garbo meets Brecht meets Beckett in this comic, musical-ish stomp in an about-to-close garbage dump.

Waiting for Garbo is a recycled-theatre vortex. Don’t expect reality. Do expect ukuleles. Do expect a prophecy. Do expect fun! Do Wait for Garbo… and do leave your plastic water bottle at home.

Funny / Silly / Intellectual / 70 minutes / All Ages

Thursday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday

September 8 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 14 September 16 September 17

6:00 PM 9:30 PM 4:15 PM 9:15 PM 8:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM

TIL DEATH: THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII

Monster Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Ryan Gladstone monstertheatre.com

Insults, injury, and Anne Boleyn’s head are tossed around as the the six wives return to battle it out in purgatory once again. And when Henry arrives…well, you just have to see it.

2012 Pick of the Fringe ****½ “Sharply directed and performed with consummate skill and vivacity, Til Death is a must-see!”

—Victoria Times Colonist “One of the greatest acting performances I have ever seen!”

—Calgary Herald ***** “A standing ovation followed Travis’ tour-de-force performance.”

—London Free Press ***** —Winnipeg Free Press

Funny / Weird / 70 minutes / 14+

Thursday Friday Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday

September 8 September 9 September 12 September 14 September 15 September 17

6:45 PM 5:45 PM 10:15 PM 7:00 PM 10:45 PM 5:00 PM

RICHARD LETT: SOBER BUT NEVER CLEAN

Sober But Never Clean Theatre Toronto, Canada Playwright: Richard Lett

Richard Lett spent his whole career building a wall between himself and his audience—and takes one hour to tear it down.

The show uses stand-up comedy, slam poetry, music, and storytelling to chronicle Richard Lett’s story of how he got into stand-up, how it almost killed him, and how he does it sober now.

“Richard Lett is a courageous, comedic artist turning the difficulties of his life into comedy gold. I am proud to support him.” —Yuk Yuk’s CEO Mark Breslin “Stand-up is the alchemy by which unhappy people transform tragedy into entertainment, and Lett delivered in spades.” —Raise the Hammer

Funny / Poetic / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

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RIO THEATRE

GARY JONES: ASK FOR DETAILS

Babycham Productions North Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Gary Jones gary-jones.net

Gary Jones is a Vancouver comedy veteran with some killer stories under his belt. Laugh your ass off as he calls himself out on the man he is now, based on the idiot he was then, recounting tales of trying to fit the idea of what others demanded of him before finally settling on what he demanded of himself. The answer, apparently, is in the details.

Funny / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Saturday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday

September 10 September 12 September 14 September 16 September 17 September 18

8:45 PM 8:30 PM 10:45 PM 6:00 PM 10:45 PM 7:00 PM

September 11 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17

10:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:30 PM 8:45 PM

Big Sandwich Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwright: TJ Dawe tjdawe.ca Fringe staple TJ Dawe (writer/performer of Medicine, Marathon, the Slipknot, Tired Clichés, Labrador) (director of One Man Star Wars, One Man LOTR) returns with a story about growing up in Burnaby, LSD, and a breathing technique that brings you into a psychedelic state. And he plays with a sound gizmo.

This will be TJ’s 106th Fringe.

“Dawe has storytelling down to a fine art.” —Vancouver Sun “A flawless performer.”

—Charleston City Paper “A master storyteller.” —Orlando Weekly “Top-shelf storytelling.”

—Edmonton Journal

Intense / Intellectual / Intimate / 75 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Thursday Saturday Thursday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 15 September 17 September 18

8:30 PM 10:30 PM 8:45 PM 6:45 PM 5:00 PM

SINK OR SWIM

CERTIFIED Women’s Equipment Design Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Jan Derbyshire janderbyshire.com

HappyGoodThings Productions North Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Beverley Elliott beverleyelliott.com

Join the irreverent fun in this hilarious and heart aching romp as comedian and certified insane person Jan Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity. Come humorously grapple with hefty questions like: What’s crazy? What isn’t crazy? Who decides?

In this comic case, you do.

2014 Pick of the Fringe winner, Beverley Elliot is back with a romp through her early years. It’s Little House on the Prairie meets Lord of the Flies as she trades the safety of the family farm for the thugs of a one-room school.

Through story and song, she navigates those first big adventures, betrayals, and epiphanies that shape us all into the adults we become.

“Jan Derbyshire can make you laugh at anything… I mean anything! We are thrown into things we fear a lot and learn much through laughing. That is the genius of Jan’s stand-up talent.”

—Irish Times, 2011

Funny / Tear-Jerker / In Your Face / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Thursday Sunday Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday

RIO THEATRE

BURN JOB

RIO THEATRE

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10:30 PM 8:45 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 PM 7:45 PM 8:45 PM

“An amazingly generous performer. Icing on this cake is her gorgeous voice.”

—Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier

Funny / Musical / Intimate / 70 minutes / All Ages

Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

September 9 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 14 September 15

PORTUGUESE CLUB

RIO THEATRE

ONE MAN DARK KNIGHT: A BATMAN PARODY Chicken For Supper Productions Victoria, Canada Playwright: Charles Ross onemanstarwars.com

Why so serious?

The creators of One Man Star Wars and One Man Lord of the Rings, present an irreverent homage to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Charles Ross lovingly lampoons the Trilogy in his One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody. No costumes, no sets, no Batmobiles. This town deserves a better class of parody.

9:15 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:45 PM 5:00 PM

FESTA! Portuguese Buns Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Portuguese Buns Come immerse yourself in food, drink, and story! FESTA! is an intergenerational storytelling experience about growing up as children of Portuguese immigrants in East Vancouver. This dramedy will explore the triumphs and tragedies of being Portuguese-Canadian—when you grow up, what gets passed on and what gets passed over?

Directed by TJ Dawe.

Funny / In Your Face / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

Funny / Silly / Weird / 65 minutes / All Ages

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday

September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13

5:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:45 PM 10:45 PM

Friday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday

September 9 September 10 September 10 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 17 September 18

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM

VancouverFringe.com

“Gary Jones is hilarious.” —John Jane, Review Vancouver “Gary Jones was seen buying secondhand shorts at the Salvation Army.”

—Ken Hegan, Celebrity Sightings, Essential Magazine

RIO THEATRE

RIO THEATRE

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FIREHALL

Shows

FIREHALL

WHODOO

Beyond Spike Productions L’île Perrot, Canada Playwright: Thomas “Mudd” Monahan beyondspike.com

His name is Mudd. A simple heart, a simple mind. A foot soldier of naivety marches through a world of complexities. Stuff will happen!!! Come watch the madness of his efforts. A wacky dance of joys and sorrows. Go Mudd Go!

JUST WATCH ME: A TRUDEAU ROCK MUSICAL Walking Shadow Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Daniel K. McLeod Just Watch Me premiered at the 2015 Vancouver Fringe and was seen by over 400 people. A coming of age satirical tale set in the present day and during the October Crisis of 1970, the show correctly predicted the 2015 Federal Election results. With live original music, for 2016 Just Watch Me has been updated and expanded to 90 minutes.

Pierre and Justin sing solos. We will rock you!

“This is a really good show on so many levels. Sell it out!” —Plank Magazine

2 FOR TEA

James & Jamesy Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: James & Jamesy jamesandjamesy.com

Having SOLD OUT in 2014 (High Tea) and 2015 (In The Dark), 14-time Best of Fest winning British comedy duo James & Jamesy come with the show that propelled them to being “one of the most popular Fringe duos ever” (CBC). Enjoy this “delightfully bizarre” world brimming with innocence and “endearing chemistry” performed by masters of physical comedy. ***** “Complete and utter fun.” “Maestros of theatre magic.” —CBC ***** “Hilarious theatre with fearless players.” —London Free Press ***** “Extraordinary, eccentric production … Amazing.” —Edmonton Journal **** “An irresistible delight.”

—Stage Door Toronto

Funny / Family Friendly / 60 minutes / All Ages Funny / Poetic / 55 minutes / 14+ / Nudity / Strobe Lights / Smoke Fog

Friday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

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9:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:45 PM 5:00 PM 4:15 PM Noon

Funny / Musical / Family Friendly / 90 minutes / All Ages / Smoke Fog

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Vancouver Fringe Festival

Awkward Stage Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Deborah Vogt awkwardstageproductions.com

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7:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:45 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 PM 2:00 PM

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THE NETHER Chris Lam Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Jennifer Haley

Set in the YVR baggage claim, Carry On: A Musical examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them. Stuck in luggage limbo, the colourful cast of this comedic romp are all desperately seeking one thing—to move their lives onwards and upwards! Well, that and to finally get their bags.

The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion.

Just log in, choose an identity, and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of the imagination.

Having won SMACKDOWN: the 24 hour musical theatre competition here in Vancouver last year, this new musical has now been developed and expanded to create a high-flying addition to this year’s Fringe.

“Deeply disturbing and provocative.”

—The Independent “The Nether is an emotional detective story first and foremost.” —Time Out London

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6:00 PM 2:15 PM 6:00 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM 7:15 PM 9:45 PM 8:45 PM

LOVE, LUST, AND LACE Gas Pedal Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Mariam Barry, Meegin Pye, Kelsey Ranshaw, Selene Rose, Joylyn Secunda, Parmiss Sehat, Elizabeth Willow, Francis Winter Witness the raunchy pursuit of primal desires in this farcical masque commedia dell’arte piece. You will indulge in the dynamic intrigues of the heart as you follow Il Capitano and Columbina’s trials in love. On Il Capitano’s journey to woo his beloved, you will become a part of commedia’s chaotic world of zany archetypes. Cue Love, Lust & Lace.

“Original comedy, stellar performances, and a little bit of striptease will make Love, Lust & Lace a night to remember.”

—Axis Theatre

Funny / Naughty / In Your Face / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content

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FIREHALL

FIREHALL

FIREHALL

CARRY ON: A MUSICAL

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FIREHALL

FIREHALL

I HAVE MY OWN STEPS MOM

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10:00 PM 2:30 PM 8:15 PM 5:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:15 PM

CAROUSEL

THE AIR LOOM

A Sisson Sisters Act Coquitlam, Canada Co-creators Cydney Eva & Lindy Sisson What steps will this mother-daughter dancing duo come up with together in this hysterical historical groovy dance down memory lane? Can go-go and Al Gilbert’s jazz technique hold up to vogue and waacking? Get up and get down— cause it’s going to be fun and funky!

you & i Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Ming Hudson & Kevin Kraussler What if someone you loved was diagnosed with a mental illness? What is it like to have a family member with schizophrenia? This new offering from you & i Theatre explores these questions through the real life experiences of one of the performers and delves into the mysterious history of the first diagnosed case of the illness. This is a must-see.

Warning: includes learning the “car dance” and a few of Grandpa’s vaudeville skits.

The Wednesday September 14 performance will be live described by VocalEye for patrons who are Blind or Partially Sighted.

Intense / Intellectual / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

Funny / Silly / Musical / 90 minutes / 14+

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September 8 September 10 September 11 September 13 September 14 September 16 September 17 September 18

7:45 PM 9:30 PM Noon 6:30 PM 7:15 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:30 PM

Weird / Intense / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 18+

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Thursday Saturday

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Funny / Naughty / Musical / 45 minutes / 14+ / Sexual Content

5:00 PM Noon 4:15 PM 9:30 PM 8:15 PM 6:00 PM

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4:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:45 PM 9:30 PM Noon 4:15 PM

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10:45 PM 3:00 PM 7:45 PM 6:00 PM 10:45 PM 8:00 PM 10:30 PM 4:00 PM

ARTS UMBRELLA

ARTS UMBRELLA

ARTS UMBRELLA

ARTS UMBRELLA

Shows

WILLIAM VS THE WORLD

EVERYTHING IS FINE

Andrew Wade Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Andrew Wade andrewwade.ca

Belladonna Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Jennifer Martin

The epic adventure of a geek and his cactus who just want to be left alone.

William vs The World is an awkward celebration and frantic journey through comic-book, video-game, and pop-culture references as nefarious forces try to tear William’s Fortress of Solitude apart. From the co-creator of the 2015 Fringe shows TITUS and The Most Honest Man In The World.

“Funny and charming... Wade is a delight to watch. He’s amusing and shy and profoundly vulnerable. And William vs the World is ultimately coming to grips with the fact that things fall apart, and that all you can do is embrace it.”

—Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Take one naive and reckless teenager, add a desolate highway and a cold winter afternoon. The result? An incident that ripples through a lifetime.

Storyteller Jennifer Martin shares tales of innocence and experience. Was she really asking for it?

Intimate / 45 minutes / 18+

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6:15 PM 2:45 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM

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CAROUSEL

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2hoots Productions Melbourne, Australia Playwright: Jon Bennett jonbennettcomedy.com

9:45 PM 1:00 PM 8:00 PM 4:30 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM

Best Solo Show Award Winner (Orlando Fringe) ***** —the Sunday Mail (AUS) Just for Laughs Award nomination for Best Comedy (Montreal Fringe) ***** “Bennett is the patron saint of storytelling.” —Broadway Baby (UK) ***** “Bennett is a joy to watch.”

—Fringe Guru (UK)

Dramaturgy/Directed by TJ Dawe.

NNNN “Clever … talented and energetic.”

—NOW Magazine “Phillips is a warm, generous and brave performer.” —Jo Ledingham, the Vancouver Courier **** —Vancouver Sun

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6:15 PM 8:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM

TRUMP: THE MUSICAL!

WAR AND PEACE

Bleeding Heart Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Michelle Deines

One Crazy Frenchman Productions Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Jacques Lalonde & R. David Stephens

Monster Theatre Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Ryan Gladstone monstertheatre.com

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / 60 minutes

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Funny / Musical / Shocking / 60 minutes / 14+ / Gunshots / Smoke Fog

8:00 PM 5:45 PM 3:00 PM 10:45 PM 8:00 PM 6:00 PM 10:45 PM 1:00 PM

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Saturday Sunday

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8:00 PM 6:00 PM 10:30 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:45 PM

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Skip the book! See the play! Fringe superstar Ryan Gladstone tackles the “greatest book ever written.” In his typical clever, irreverent, and hilarious way, Gladstone deconstructs the book, the author, and all 632 characters in one hour. ***** “Wildly funny, wonderfully crafted, and brilliantly acted! Flawless!” —CBC ***** “Let’s just say comic acting doesn’t get better than this” —NOW Magazine **** ½ “A high-octane romp!”

—Winnipeg Free Press

Funny / Intellectual / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language / Sexual Content / Violent Content / Gunshots

Saturday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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7:45 PM 5:45 PM 8:00 PM 10:45 PM 6:00 PM 7:45 PM 2:00 PM

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8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 2:45 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM 9:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:00 PM

CAROUSEL

THE SECRET Chelsey Stuyt Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Chelsey Stuyt Why do we keep secrets? And why would you keep just one? Join comedian Chelsey Stuyt on a quest to unlock the reason why she tells her mother everything—everything except that one little thing. The Secret weaves together psychology and a parent’s love, culminating in a heartbreaking reveal you won’t soon forget.

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / 45 minutes / 18+

Thursday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 17 September 18

6:00 PM 1:00 PM 10:30 PM 8:00 PM 10:45 PM 6:00 PM 5:45 PM 8:45 PM

VancouverFringe.com

“A lot of fun, and with an underlying poignancy that is well-earned.

Humperdinck should be proud.”

— Shawn Conner, Vancouver Sun re: previous production, I Am the Bastard Daughter of Engelbert Humperdinck

Funny / Intense / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

CAROUSEL

CAROUSEL

He’s going to build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it!!! It’s going to be HUGE!!! Follow the unlikely and hilarious rise of the one and only DONALD TRUMP in a musical featuring songs Like “I’m a Yankee Doodle Donald,” “Lyin’ Ted,” and “Hilary’s Lament.” And you’ll learn about The Donald’s early years… about his Dad’s time with the KKK—it will be HUGE!

Nutmeg Creations Vancouver, Canada Playwright: Megan Phillips meganphillips.com In an effort to finally grow the F up, Megan embarks on a last-ditch gambit: a 10-day silent meditation. Not the relaxing vacation she was expecting, Megan gets her ass handed to her by demons she didn’t even know she had, and has to fight for her life—hard. A true story of change, forgiveness, and becoming enough.

A DOG AT A FEAST

Diane is a jaded arts critic who glories in writing bloodthirsty reviews for the shows she thinks are sub-standard— which are most of them. Maya is a starlet who has been on a string of luck and therefore sees nothing but possibility. A dark comedy, A Dog at a Feast examines the power of the fear of judgement, and how we are all our own worst critics.

NOT ENOUGH

Jon Bennett’s dad always wanted his son to be an author… like Banjo Patterson.

From the creator of the internationally acclaimed Pretending Things Are a Cock comes the story of the strange relationship between a comedian and his father; a man who has died… more than once.

Funny / Warm and Fuzzy / Shocking / 60 minutes / 14+ / Coarse Language

Funny / Weird / Intimate / 60 minutes / All Ages

Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday

JON BENNETT: MY DAD’S DEATHS ( A COMEDY)

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MANIPULATION

WALK THE TALK ARC Works Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Bon Dos, Tina Wang & Yukari Komatsu Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying miniexhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods. We perform, talk, connect, and exchange stories with you. Oh yea, and if you are our chosen honest soul, we will even customize a piece juste pour vous.

Runner Up for the Vancouver Fringe SiteSpecific Award for 2013’s My Hole Life **** “Tightly-woven site-specific production.” —Vancouver Sun FREE Admission, pay it forward with Acts of Random Care.

Stop in anytime between 7pm and 9pm for your 40 minute session!

Warm and Fuzzy / Intellectual / Intimate / 40 minutes / All Ages

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Pepper’s Ghost New Media Collective New Westminster, Canada Playwright: Athomas Goldberg peppersghost.org On the photoshopped borderlands between the Actual and the Virtual, Vancouver’s hottest, most eclectic musicians, circus performers, and puppeteers combine live theatrical performance with the latest advances in real-time motion capture, 3D animation, and electronic music to ask a question as old as time: What is Reality?

Join prOphecy sun, Cause & Effect Circus, Moth Orbit Object Theater, and A Raven Called Crow for a night of physical and digital manipulation. You won’t believe your eyes, or anything else, ever again...

Weird / Musical / Poetic / 60 minutes / 14+

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

IMPROV CENTRE

EMILY CARR

INFO CENTRE HUB

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

HIP.BANG! PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF ROMANCE Hip.Bang!

Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Tom Hill & Devin Mackenzie hipbang.ca

From Hip.Bang!, creators of 2015 hit WHITE PANTS, comes The History of Romance.

Touching on everything from Romeo and Juliet to modern dating, this show will make you laugh like a child who has just learned about ice cream. Hip.Bang!’s playful comedy has delighted audiences worldwide, including at JFL NorthWest and on CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show.

Canadian Comedy Award, Best Improv Group, Nominees ***** —Vancouver Sun Best of the Fest, Edmonton Fringe —Vue Weekly **** —CBC / Winnipeg Free Press / Vue Weekly “World-class.” – Curtain Up, NYC

SCULPTURE GROVE

HIDDEN STORIES

Theatre Terrific Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: Susanna Uchatius & Bill Beauregard theatreterrific.ca

Theatre Terrific and Aboriginal Front Door collaborate to create the sensory sister to last year’s Being Animal.

Naaniibwing maamwhe (Ojibway), standing together (English), sabay tayo tumayo (Tagalog), stehen zusammen (German), we entice you with a compelling journey of song, dance, mask, and music to build a multicultural Inukshuk for the future.

“Dissolve[s] prejudices about ability and art, while reaffirming the inherent dignity of the human spirit.”

—NIFTYNOTCOOL (review of 2015’s Being Animal)

Funny / Poetic / Intimate / 60 minutes / 14+

Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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6:00 PM 6:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:45 PM 10:45 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 9:30 PM

Weird / Musical / Poetic / 50 minutes / All Ages

Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday

RAILSPUR PARK

I FORGOT TO FLY TODAY downunderground Gold Coast, Australia Playwright: Trent Baumann thebirdmann.com.au

****½ “An underground hero on the fringe theatre circuit.” —Times Colonist

Vancouver Fringe Festival

From the creator of The Birdman, award winning, sold out seasons, standing ovations, and following ten international tours!

Imaginative comedy finding the weight of the world may just float on a cloud.

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***** —Melbourne Arts & Fashion “See it. Don’t miss it. … one of a kind.”

—Vancouver Courier Favourite Comedy Variety, Winner at Victoria Fringe 2011, 2013 & 2015 Best Circus,Winner at Melbourne Fringe 2014 Most Original Comedy, Nominee at Edinburgh Fringe 2014

Funny / Poetic / Intimate / 45 minutes / All Ages

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM 7:45 PM

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6:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM

RON BASFORD PARK

PERIPETEIA

The Elegant Ladies Collective Vancouver, Canada Playwrights: The Elegant Ladies Collective elegantladiescollective.weebly.com Peripeteia: A reversal of circumstances or a turning point. The Elegant Ladies Collective are back again with an interactive experimental examination of the ways in which life can send us in unexpected directions, often due to circumstances beyond our control.

Audience participation is encouraged in this interdisciplinary, immersive experience.

The Elegant Ladies donate ticket sales to local charities.

“They share freely of their creativity and compassion.” —Plank Magazine on ESUM in 2015 “A thoroughly engaging performance.”

—Review Vancouver on Eidola in 2014

Weird / Poetic / Intimate / 55 minutes / 14+

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6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM

Photo by My City Photos

Shows

FRINGE AWARDS NIGHT Celebrating the Best of the Fest!

The 2016 Public Market Pick of the Fringe Awards

The hottest selling shows return September 21-25 for hold-overs at Performance Works!

Cultchivating the Fringe Award

From the Fringe to The Cultch, the “Cultchivating the Fringe Award” pays tribute to the show that demonstrates unique potential and rewards it with a run at The Cultch.

Joanna Maratta Award

Honouring those who best exhibit the original founding spirit of the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

The Georgia Straight Critics’ Choice Award

Colin Thomas and Kathleen Oliver, the Georgia Straight’s theatre critics, will surrender to the mighty onslaught of Fringe talent, nominate five of the most outstanding shows, and select a winner!

The Fringe New Play Award

Playwrights Theatre Centre offers dramaturgy for the winning script and a guaranteed Mainstage spot in the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival!

BC Touring Council Award

For the artist with the best potential for touring in B.C. The winner gets mentorship, marketing support, and the chance to showcase their work at Pacific Contact the BC Touring Council’s annual tradeshow and booking conference for the performing arts.

NEW! Mollie Bradley Award

Selected by jury, this new award honours the memory of Fringe Board member, Jim Sibley’s mother-in-law. This cash award supports either the winner of the Joanna Maratta Award or the BC Touring Council Award by providing financial help for travel, marketing, and other professional development of one or both award winners.

Artistic Risk Award

The Fringe’s Board of Directors awards this prize for risktaking in Fringe theatre to the artist or group of artists who best pushes the boundaries of theatre.

Site-Specific Award

For the show that made the best use of a non-traditional or site-specific theatre venue.

Volunteer Choice Award

Some of our most dedicated fans have their say!

The SOFA (Spirit of the Fringe Award)

This award goes to the artist or artists that Fringe staff and volunteers feel most exemplifies the Fringe attitude.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

9:30PM AT PERFORMANCE WORKS Your cash donation to the Performing Arts Lodges (PAL) Vancouver gets you into the Fringe Awards Night.

VancouverFringe.com

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THANKS TO OUR DONORS FRINGE MATCHMAKERS We have moved our yearly matching campaign to the fall (Fall for the Fringe, sounds great doesn’t it?!?) and as such we are still looking for a few awesome Fringe Match Makers! These philanthropic Fringe Lovers will challenge new donors to donate and renewing donors to increase their donations or convert their annual donations to monthly support. We’re hoping to have $10,000 in match maker pledges to start our Fall for the Fringe campaign in early fall 2016!

Without further ado, here are the amazing, super, wonderful, Fringe Super Lovers who have already stepped up as a Match Makers!

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Leonard Schein & the Schein Foundation Peter Austin, Property Tax Consultant Alison Bell & Dean Gingrich Ann Harvey & Don Gardiner Susan Freedman & Bill Galloway

Would you like to become a Fringe Match Maker?

Email Robyn at robyn@vancouverfringe.com and we can talk about how your gift can make double the impact!

FRINGE LOVERS Thank you, we love you, we couldn't do it without you! ❤ Signifies a long-term donor of five years or more!

Our One True Love

(this year’s top donor): Kevin Campbell & the Lochmaddy Foundation!!!

Soul Mate ($1000+)

❤ Geoff Bannoff ❤ Wade Carpenter & Cher Choi ❤ Dean Gingrich & Alison Bell June Harrison ❤ Diane Kent Elaine McRitchie & Russ Miranda ❤ Steven Hanju Lee Lightburn Family Fund Betty Lou North ❤ Tom Paolucci & Pete Emrick ❤ Leonard Schein & the Schein Foundation ❤ Jim Sibley & Amanda Bradley* (*In memory of Mollie Bradley) Claudia Sjoberg Sharon Sutherland Bob Wang ❤ Jane Westheuser & Chris Plagnol

Vancouver Fringe Festival

Hot Lava Lover ($500+)

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❤ Austin Property Tax Consultants ❤ Susan Freedman & Bill Galloway ❤ Ann Harvey & Don Gardiner Bruce McPherson ❤ Joanna Maratta ❤ John & Mardie Mason ❤ Nancy More Tory Ross & Keith Martin Gordey Veronica Maynard ❤ Julia Stewart ❤ Phyllis & John Stewart ❤ Kenneth Westdorp ❤ Don Wright & Deborah Loren ❤ Judith Robitaille & Ole Syberg

Going Steady ($250)

❤ Leslie Carty ❤ Kathy & Al Costello ❤ Helen Davis ❤ Peter Dickinson ❤ Clive Duncan ❤ Regina Gorodetsky ❤ Dr. Jane Harris ❤ Neil Jones-Rodway ❤ Liam (The Great) Kearns ❤ Robyn, Jason, Ayden & Fin Kurtz ❤ Karen LeClair Carolyn Lymn ❤ Tom MacGowan Lukas McCormick ❤ Susan Ogul-Propas & Lonnie Propas Vixn Przybysz ❤ Brian Rowland ❤ Joan Sangster ❤ Robert Spooner ❤ Julia & Doug Wallis

Sweetheart ($100+)

Darren Ainsley ❤ Jim Anhorn & Patricia Walberg-Anhorn ❤ Nancy Barker Alex Buchner Sheila Butt Bennett Chin ❤ Judith Coffin Elizabeth Dahlstrom Jackie Day Miranda Duffy & Sean Vanderfluit Gareth Duncan Kate Gole Ronda Green Maren Hansen & Andrew Westman Jane Heyman ❤ Mathew Hill Bill Hubbard Jeff Ilich ❤ Shaun Jackman & Elizabeth Kirkland Jackman ❤ Anthea & Jim Jordan ❤ Beverley Kort & Ray Schachter ❤ Gerald Kowalenko Steven Krajnyak & Shantini Klaassen ❤ Shannon LaBelle & Kevin Forbes Kate & Dustin Ladyshewsky Jan MacLellan Laurel March Krysten Neeson Graham Ockley Kaden O’Reilly Brian Paterson ❤ Diane Pfingsttag Debby Reis ❤ Diana Sandberg ❤ Anthony Sharman ❤ Kathryn Shaw ❤ Stephen Silverthorne & Siobhán Quinn Kyra Soko Judith Tait Telus Charitable Giving Program on behalf of two awesome (anonymous) Telus employees! ❤ Katia Tynan Deborah Williams Ryan Yee Anand Zaveri

Fringe Fling ($50+)

Ella Batten Sharon Bliss Odessa Cadieux-Rey Benita Ceresney Patricia Chu Vince Chura Karen Chan ❤ Gail Cryer ❤ Lady Jennifer Forlin ❤ Kristen Johnson & Paul Campbell Ashley Noyes Maureen MacDonald ❤ Regina Ogmundson Mark Tanner Amanda Tipper

First Kiss ($25+)

Pat Atherton Genny Bourdages Ariane Colenbrander Melissa Crenshaw Kiersten Eis Susan Gerofsky Brian Jones Maria Kelly ❤ Dr. Debbie Lee Fiona Mackay Ka-Ling Martin Tracy Lea Ogden Kate Semple Leslee Silverman Mavis Tsui

So Kind In-Kind Friends 2015-2016 Instant Theatre Company Tracy Georgelin Simon Trevelyan Your Independent Grocer – Davie Street Cookies By George Firehall Arts Centre Gateway Theatre Lee’s Donuts MAKE Vancouver Muffin Granny Naked Snacks Cupcakes on Broadway Origins Organic Coffee Pacific Theatre Semperviva Yoga Terra Breads The Cinémathèque Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Superstore Metropolis at Metrotown Choices Market Nestlé Waters Canada Electronic Recycling Association

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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Government and Foundations

Presenting Partners

Signature Partners

Leading Partners

Supporting Partners

Sustaining Partners

Online Music Partner

Opening Night Partners

Festival Hubs Partner

Photo by Clayton Wong

Thank you! 唔該! Merci! ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ! Gracias! ありがとう!

Danke! Grazie! धन्यवाद! Obrigado! 谢谢! Спасибо!

Another year, another Vancouver Fringe Festival. Welcome 2016 volunteers, we are so happy to have you! Our success depends on the support, enthusiasm, and love our 500 volunteers bring to the Fringe. Thank you for your dedication, generosity, and amazing energy! We may be the brains behind this operation, but you are certainly the heart. We sincerely appreciate everything you do— which is a lot! Let’s make this 32nd Vancouver Fringe Festival the best year yet!

Do you want to be part of this incredible volunteer community and make a difference in the lives of artists and patrons? Go to vancouverfringe.com/volunteer to find out more!

And a special thanks to Shear Comfort for supporting our 2016 Festival Volunteer Program.

500 people is a lot of mouths to feed, which is why we’re so grateful to all of our generous donors who helped keep our volunteers happy and well-fed during the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival!

Costco Wholesale (Downtown) Duso’s Italian Foods The Great Jamaican Ginger Beer Lee’s Donuts Muffin Granny Original Cupcakes on Broadway Origins Organic Coffee Real Canadian Superstore (Metrotown) Safeway (West 4th Ave) Save-On-Foods (Cambie) Terra Breads

VancouverFringe.com

Fringe volunteers take on over 20 different positions including bartending, ticket selling, data entry, production, and much more! They make the Festival run smoothly and make us look good!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 VOLUNTEER CENTRE DONORS!

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2 for Tea 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick: A Dirk Darrow Investigation 3 Day Rave Advice to Love/Hate you (and everything in between) After After Party, The Aiming to Float Air Loom, The Amber And Bella Sang With Us Antagonist, The Anywhere But Here Apocalypse Parade aux.la.more Badmatch Ballad Of Frank Allen, The Bella Culpa Berlin Waltz Best Picture Burn Job Carry On: A Musical Certified Charlatan!

Chronic Single’s Handbook, The Cosmic Justice Curious Contagious Dance Teacher, The Disposable Generation Does Not Play Well With Others Dog at a Feast, A Dying City Everything is Fine ‘F’ Words, The Falling Awake Famous Haydell Sisters Comeback Tour, The Faster Than The Speed Of Dating Fat Sex Festa!

Frank: To Be Frank Gary Jones: Ask For Details GET LOST jem rolls Girl Who was Raised by Wolverine, The Give It Up Great Day For Up Grounded Hands Around Happiness™ Hidden Stories Hip.Bang! Improv Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance How to Adult: The Musical I Forgot To Fly Today I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped I Have My Own Steps Mom In the Blue of Evening In The Trenches: A Double Feature James Jordan Vaudevillian

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Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths (A Comedy) Jupiter Rebellion: A Zach Zultana Adventure, The Just Watch Me: A Trudeau Rock Musical Leash Your Potential Lilacs That Come a Month Early Are Still So Beautiful. The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe, The Living on the Grid Long Call, The Love Is A Battlefield Love, Lust & Lace Manipulation Marrow Mind Games Mrs. Barbour’s Daughters My Stroke of Luck My Ocean NeOn Nerdfucker Nether, The Not Enough Old Woman, The One Good Marriage One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody Orbweaver, A dark and twisted folktale about a mildly farfetched, highly illegal immigration across metaphysical borders, The Peach Peripeteia Perpetual Wednesday Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert Richard Lett: Sober But Never Clean Saving Mother Sea Wall Secret, The Sink or Swim Sketch Ya Later!

Space Hippo Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy Trump: The Musical!

Umizoko V. R. Dunne Waiting for Garbo Walk the Talk War and Peace WHODOO Widow: A Comedy WILD/SOCIETY William vs The World Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous Women of Lockerbie, The Women of Papiyek Zahgidiwin/Love Ze: queer as fuck!

Zeppelin Was A Cover Band

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2015 Pick show Baker’s Dozen: 12 Angry Puppets, photo by Clayton Wong

PICK OF THE FRINGE Bringing back your best-loved shows!

The Festival’s most popular shows are held over for your enjoyment! Missed them during the Festival? Sold out the night you tried to go? This is your last chance to catch these shows! Pick shows are chosen based on their popularity with audiences and critical acclaim. Think you’ve found a gem?

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SEPTEMBER 21 - 25 PERFORMANCE WORKS

Winning shows will be announced at the Fringe Awards Night on September 18 (see page 59), and shortly thereafter at vancouverfringe.com. Tickets go on sale at midnight on September 18, and are $25 (taxes and fees included), with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Fringe.

All Pick & Pick Plus Shows are $25

PICK PLUS

ONE WOMAN SEX AND THE CITY: A Parody of Love, Friendship and Shoes Yellow Flamingo Productions Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:45pm Friday, Sept. 23 at 6:45pm at Performance Works

Can’t get enough Fringe Theatre? Enter Pick Plus: a series of Fringe hits handpicked for your enjoyment.

PETER VS CHRIS

Peter n’ Chris Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:45pm Saturday, Sept. 24 at 5:00pm at Performance Works Three time Canadian Comedy Award winning duo Peter n’ Chris (Just for Laughs) are butting heads! Only this time, it’s the LAST time! Only one of them will survive, in this hilarious new sketch show where only one of them will survive! ***** “Hilarious!” —CBC “Comedy legends.” —Globe and Mail “Hilariously polished yet spontaneous.”

—Exclaim

THE NEW CONFORMITY Cause & Effect Circus Sunday, Sept. 25 at 5:45pm at Performance Works

Three of the west coast’s favourite jugglers team up to create an award winning show that is a theatrical social commentary packed with high level circus skills. The show brings to light a universal struggle of the modern age: the comfort of conformity versus the freedom of individuality all told through tightly choreographed prop manipulation, martial arts, and physical theatre.

“Clever and compelling.” —Times Colonist “Transcends circus performance.”

—The Marble “Had the audience laughing and clapping, bringing them to their feet at the end.”

—Robyn Spilker, CFUV Victoria

GOD IS A SCOTTISH DRAG QUEEN IV

Written by Mike & Chantelle Delamont Performed by Mike Delamont Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30pm at Performance Works Vancouver’s favourite deity returns with an all new show! God, dressed in a floral power suit is back to skewer everything from politics to the platypus in an unforgettable new hour of comedy!

“Made me feel the need to cross myself after laughing so hard!” —Orlando Sentinel

VancouverFringe.com

From “Fringe god” TJ Dawe (co-creator of One Man Star Wars and One Man Lord of the Rings) and Kerry Ipema (PostSecret: the Show), this tribute takes audiences through a laughter-infused version of all six seasons of the beloved show. All our favourite characters come to life as they brunch, banter, argue, and swoon over men and Manolos. For any fan of the show, this will provide a great reminder of why this series and its characters have stayed so firmly in women’s hearts and minds.

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