Fringe is Finished... Bring on the 53rd Season!

Walterdale wrapped up it's Fringe involvement this past Sunday. The Tech guys were in this week installing new lighting 'stuff' and getting the building ready for the 53rd Season. Reasons to be Pretty (the October show) was cast earlier in the summer and will start their rehearsals and build shortly. Wyrd Sisters (the December offering) had their first night of auditions tonight and will follow up with more tomorrow. At last check there were over 80 people signed up for auditions. I am sure that there was much laughter at the theatre tonight. I am lucky enough to be a part of this production team (as master painter) and the enthusiasm has been tremendous!

Let's get this season started!

#YEGprov - The Improv Show You Tweet

#YEGprov Comedy Troupe

Improv enters the social media world. Bring your smartphone, and keep it turned ON! Tweet your suggestions to the improvisers. Tweet your favourite lines from the show. Tweet your heart out while we keep you laughing. (Smartphone not required, but it will add to your fun.) Get tweetin with #YEGprov.

#YEGprov (BYOV 12: Knox-Metropolitan United Church) features Devin R. Bruce, Stanley Woo, Scott C. Bourgeois (The Lion in Winter, among others), and former Walterdale AD, Randy Brososky. Stage Managed by Anita Kuny, another Walterdale veteran.

Shows nightly at 9:15 p.m. - check the program to be sure!

Apocalypse Kow: Singerers at FRINGEOPOLIS

Live at the Fringe once again, except this time with 100% more beer! Apocalypse Kow includes Twitter and a slideshow to help tell the stories of their wacky experiences, their mythical origins, and their favourite Kow memories. Brand new songs, brand new live CD, and a slightly different show every night means you should come see them more than thrice! Live tweet your Kow questions to @apocalypsekow with the hashtag #askakow and your questions may be answered live on stage!

18+ only. Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm, the bar will be open.
Tickets are $12, available online, at the central box office, or at the door.

Friday, August 12
Sunday, August 14
Monday, August 15
Tuesday, August 16
Wednesday, August 17
Thursday, August 18
Friday, August 19
Sunday, August 21

Apocalypse Kow consists of:

DEVIN R. BRUCE, the Rockstar
JOEL FORTH, the Younger
KYLE JAGO, the Wolfman
JOEL RIVERO, the Piano Man
STANLEY WOO, the Spotlight

Pieces - at the 2011 Edmonton International Fringe

Pieces written and directed by Kristen M. Finlay
Stage Managed by Kim Stadelmann
Sound Design by Erin Foster-O'Riordan
Poster Design by Brent Felzien

Pieces, flotsam and jetsam, fragments - these are what Diane finds when she visits her mother Joan who suffers from dementia. But what's really going on in Joan's mind? Joan's mind travels through key moments of her life while Diane searches through all the pieces for the mother she once knew.

Featuring:
Anne Marie Szucs as Diane
Francie Goodwin-Davies as Joan
Lindsey Walker as Young Joan
Justin Deveau as Ben/Doctor
Janine Hodder as Sharon/Grace/Young Diane

Venue #: 6
Venue: Catalyst Theatre,
Venue Address: 8529 103 Street

Our show times are as follows:

August 12 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
August 13 10:30 pm – 11:15 pm
August 16 9:15 pm – 10:00 pm
August 18 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
August 20 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
August 21 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Tickets are available August 2nd at the Fringe Box Office
http://fringetheatreadvent​ures.ca/tickets.php

Guernica at the Edmonton Fringe

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
- Pablo Picasso

On April 26, 1937, a small Spanish town was attacked by aerial bombers. Nearly everything was destroyed, but from the rubble came creation: a painting, one that would preserve the town’s people beyond any human lifespan. This is the story of that creation – the story of Picasso’s Guernica.

Show History: Guernica was first seen at a staged reading in Nextfest 2010 as part of the Enbridge High School Reading Series. In June 2011, Guernica was presented as a mainstage production at Nextfest. In August, the show will be playing at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.

All shows at Phabrik Art and Design Centre (formerly Planet Ze), 10055 - 80 Avenue.

August 11th @ 11pm
August 12th @ 9pm
August 13th @ 11pm
August 14th @ 12noon
August 15th @ 9pm
August 16th @ 5pm
August 17th @ 5pm
August 18th @ 11pm
August 19th @ 9pm
August 20th @ 12noon

Playwright/Producer: Erika Luckert
Director: Jon Lachlan Stewart
Actors: Alyson Dicey, Lauren Kneteman, Joelle Prefontaine, Mat Simpson, Nikolai Witschl, Zvonimir Rac
Designer: Kevin Boyer

THE MISANTHROPE by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière)

in a new version by Martin Crimp

William Mitchell as ALCESTE
Peter Fernandes as JOHN
Stuart Fink as COVINGTON
Zoe Glassman as JENNIFER
Desiree Leverenz as ELLEN
Kerry Johnson as MARCIA
Alex Patalas as ALEX
Bradley Bergeron as JULIAN
Molly Pearson as MESSENGER & SIMON

Directed by Ben Janko

At the MATRIX HOTEL
August 11 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 12 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 13 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
August 13 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 14 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
August 14 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 18 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 19 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 20 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
August 20 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
August 21 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Molière’s 1666 satire of French aristocracy is re-imagined by one of Britain’s leading theatrical voices. Martin Crimp places the Misanthrope in a contemporary cult of celebrity, in order to portray men as they are: foolish, righteous, and horny for the young bombshell movie star who soaks up all the attention.

Complicateded... At the Fringe BYOV

A Boot's A Boot's first official show, running in Edmonton's 2011 Fringe Festival!

It's about a guy and another guy, and a girl but there's another girl but the guy doesn't know about the girl who knows about the first guy... it's complicateded. Follow best friends Sam and Nick as they attempt to weave their way though their hilariously twisted love lives!

Starring- Joshua Schilds, Corey Rogers, Kayla Manuel and Stephanie Wigston
Directed by- Corey Rogers and Joshua Schilds
Stage Manager- Amy Whitham
Written by- Corey Rogers

Phabrik Art and Design Centre - 10055 80 Ave

Showtimes you ask? Why yes!

Thursday August 11th - 9:00PM
Friday August 12th - 11:00 PM
Saturday August 13th - 9:00 PM
Sunday August 14th - 5:00 PM
Monday August 15th - 5:00 PM
Tuesday August 16th - 7:00 PM
Wednesday August 17th - 9:00 PM
Thursday August 18th - 7:00 PM
Friday August 19th - 7:00 PM
Saturday August 20th - 9:00 PM

The Kazoodles Present: Taking the Brain Train to Imagination Station

What happens when three young teachers with the love of performing come together? The Kazoodles! Join them for a trip on the Brain Train! With lovable songs, silly jokes and imagination! Come and see what audiences are saying is a wonderful, upbeat and energetic show full of good humour and respectful of the audience both tall and small." Also, don't forget a toonie for your Kazoodle Kazoo!

Playwright: Kaylee Gloeckler, Josh Languedoc, Morgan Nadeau
Director: Barry Bilinsky
Cast: Kaylee Gloeckler, Josh Languedoc, Morgan Nadeau, Sonja Nilson
Stage Manager: Barry Bilinsky

Website: www.thekazoodles.ca

Schedule:
Sat -August 13 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Sun- August 14 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tue- August 16 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Wed - August 17 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thur- August 18 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Fri- August 19 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm
Sat- August 20 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Miles Away... Actually it's at the Catalyst... Not so far...

Jon's got it rough. He's newly unemployed, owns a dingy apartment, and his brother is vastly more successful than him. Now his brother's ex shows up with her particular brand of neurosis. Can a man with no passion and a woman with too much help each other find what's missing?

Playwright: Colin Matty
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Cast: Neil Kuefler, Rachel Steele
Stage Manager: Lindsay Phillips
Design: Andrew Ritchie, Colin Matty

Schedule:
August 11 8:00 pm – 8:50 pm August 12 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm

August 15 9:45 pm – 10:35 pm August 17 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm

August 18 2:15 pm – 3:05 pm August 20 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Party Worth Crashing!

Young composers Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk breathe new life into the musical theatre genre with an edgy, funny and truthful new show about what it means to be twenty-something. So grab your friends and your red cup … we'll meet you at the party!

FEATURING
Melanie Godbout
Kate Jestadt
Corben Kushneryk
Zina Lee
Erik Mortimer
Jenna Moynes
Leah Paterson
Chris Scott
Molly Wilson

Venue #35 La Cite Francophone - 8627 91 Street, NW

PERFORMANCE TIMES
Thur August 11th, at 10 PM Fri August 12th, at 5:30 PM
Sat August 13th, at 8 PM Sun August 14th, at 5:30 PM
Mon August 15th, at 10:00 PM Tues August 16th, at 2 PM
Wed August 17th, at 4 PM Fri August 19th, at 3:30 PM
Sat August 20th, at 5 PM Sun August 21st, at 1:30 PM