2009 Public Market Pick of the Fringe Winners & One-Man Star Wars Benefit starring Charles Ross!
Congratulations to the Public Market Pick of the Fringe Winners! The winners of the Pick were chosen by audience votes and these shows will be held over at Waterfront Theatre from September 24-27. Tickets are only $16 and you can get yours now!
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
Fighting Chance Productions
His dog just died, his best friend is a pot head, his ex girlfriend is in juvie, and he’s questioning his sexuality — just another day on the block. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Charlie Brown, Linus, Sally, and the rest of the gang, this is the show for you.
Friday Sept. 25 at 10:00pm, Saturday Sept. 26 at 4:45pm, and Sunday Sept. 27 at 2:30pm
The Honeymoon Period Is Officially Over
Gemma Wilcox
Talking chickens, a timid rodent, a funky sax, and jumping flames. Gemma Wilcox, originally from London, UK, portrays 20 characters in this award-winning, humorous, and poignant tale of love and letting go.
**** “Sexy, sharp & seamless” – Now Toronto
“She shows you what theater can be.” – Orlando Sentinel
“Shape-shifter extraordinaire.” – Ottawa Citizen
“You may not see a better performance at this year’s festival than the one Wilcox delivers.” – Winnipeg Free Press
“Gemma Wilcox is both an adroit chronicler of the human condition and a wondrous chameleon of a performer” – Pioneer Press, Minneapolis
Thursday Sept. 24 at 6:00pm, Friday Sept. 25 at 7:35pm, Saturday Sept. 26 at 9:10pm
Oh Winnipeg! A Surprising Musical Memoir
Bit By Bit Productions
What happens when the kids leave home? For John Pippus, the answer was recovering his musical roots. This one-man dramatic comedy explores growing up in 1950’s Winnipeg, surprising musical influences, and the craziness of life on the road and beyond.
The Vancouver Province says singer/songwriter John Pippus is “a refined tune smith with serious pop hooks.”
Friday Sept. 25 at 6:00pm, Saturday Sept. 26 at 7:45pm, Sunday Sept. 27 at 12:55pm
Under The Mango Tree
Veenesh Dubois
For most young men going to a new country is a magical journey full of hope, promise, and opportunity. But what about the children left behind? This semi-autobiographical tale about the young girl Timal, her village, and the messages she receives from her distant father overseas, is an enchanting story of love, loss, and immigration.
Thursday Sept. 24 at 7:55pm, Saturday Sept. 26 at 2:50pm, Sunday Sept. 27 at 5:30pm
In addition to the Public Market Pick of the Fringe shows, the Fringe is proud to present Charles Ross in his One Man Star Wars™ Triology, the show in which he single-handedly plays all the characters, sings the music, flies the ships, fights the battles and condenses the plots of the original Star Wars™ Trilogy in just 60 hilarious minutes. Charles has been gracious enough to put on his well-loved show as a fundraiser for the Fringe! This show is on Sunday Sept. 27 at 7:30pm, but it is now SOLD OUT! Thank you to all of you who purchased tickets online. BUT if you sign up now to donate $9 per month this year, we’ll give you a ticket to the sold out show! We’ve set aside a total of 10 tickets for new monthly donors. This offer is good until noon on Sunday, September 27, 2009 — or until we run out. You can sign up to donate monthly by downloading this form and faxing it to 604.253.1924. The first 10 faxes we get will receive one ticket each.
Additional Holdovers: Tape and Das Kabarett
Please note tickets for Tape and Das Kabarett are not available through the Fringe online box office.
Tape
Written by Stephen Belber, directed by Amiel Gladstone and featuring Daniel Arnold, Matthew Kowalchuk, and Marisa Smith (assistant director Almeera Jiwa)
Audience response for Tape was unanimously celebratory. With a house size of only 18 at the Waldorf Hotel, the group has held over their production to allow more people to get a chance to see this unique production in a hotel room.
“Fantastically authentic. One of the most memorable shows at the Fringe.” — Colin Thomas, the Georgia Straight
Sept. 24 – Sept. 26: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:00pm and 9:00pm; Friday matinee at 4:00pm (show length: one hour) at The Waldorf Hotel 1489 East Hastings (2 Blocks West of Commercial)
All Tickets: $15 Call Now to Reserve: 604.671.9776 Thanks to the Waldorf Hotel and St. Ambroise for sponsoring Tape.
Das Kabarett
by Simon Bradbury and Heidemarie Muller
A German woman performs before Tito’s victorious Red Army of Russians and Serb only to find out that she has been chosen for something other than entertainment.
Wednesday Sept. 30 at 9:00pm and Saturday, October 3 at 7:00pm at the Jericho Arts Centre. Click here for details and tickets.
mister kinski’s CABARET OF BULLSHIT and the Grey Campaign
Flashlights and political satire were the de riguer of the Cabaret of Bullshit that was held last Saturday, Sept. 19 at Performance Works. Many Fringe artists performed at the cabaret including Jem Rolls, Becky Poole, Lana Schwarcz, Jonno Katz, Eric Davis, and many, many more, all for the sake of raising funds for the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Performers were lit by nothing more than the flashlights audience members brought into the blacked out room. Lights flashed from one corner to the other as performances randomly began with artists standing on tables in the centre, on chairs in each cranny, and on the main stage.
The evening culminated with Eric Davis portraying Gordon Campbell participating in an art installation on the seven plagues of Egypt. He was attacked by French speaking “frogs,” covered in menstrual blood and teenage puss, raped by beasts, pummeled with marshmallow hail, has his clothes ripped off by locusts, and finally, he was castrated to represent the death of his first born!
It was such an amazing fundraiser that we’re going to try and do it again next year! And in addition to raising funds for the Fringe, the Cabaret also brought awareness to the drastic 80% cut the Provincial government plans on making to the arts. But there’s still time to write to Gordon Campbell (at premier@gov.bc.ca) and your MLAs. The budget is not being finalized until early November, so please take the time and let your representatives know that you disagree with these cuts. If enough of us take a stand, they have to listen.
Fringe Flashback
The “f” Word
Presented by Full Figured Theatre, the “f” in The “f” Word stood for feminism. The show told the story of three typical feminist types: a hippie, a corporate business woman, and a political activist, and their different understanding of what feminism is. We’d like to be a little bit selfish and think that the “f” stands for FRINGE!
From left to right: Susan Bain, Jacqueline Dandeneau, and Tammy Bentz. Photo by Shari Boucher.
