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“If you give a 1,000 monkeys a 1,000 typewriters, they’ll eventually write Hamlet.”

Alberta Playwrights’ Network is giving a “draft” of playwrights 24 hours to write the next great Canadian play. At the end of the 24 continuous hours, the top plays will read at a specially arranged staged reading in Festival Hall at the Calgary Fringe, with proceeds from ticket sales going to APN.

Come join us ... who knows what you’ll see?

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Mon Aug 1 @ 5:45 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 7:45 pm

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General Audience (Age 12+)

This isn't your boring old run-of-the-mill magic show. None of your weird uncle’s card tricks. No rabbits in hats. Just pure amazement.

Mentalist and Magician Jeff Newman brings an all-new act to the Calgary Fringe to melt your brain, blow your mind, and even drop your jaw with magic and mind-reading you have never seen before.

Think you know magic? Think again.

"Newman’s show is amazement and astonishment personified." - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

“Genuinely astonishing...​a great mentalist and showman.” - Orlando Sentinel

Jeff has performed in theatres, festivals, and cruise ships around the globe. His hit shows have garnered rave reviews and awards around the world, including:

Parton's Pick: 2019 Orlando Fringe
Best Of Venue: 2018 FringeWORLD (Perth, WA)
Fringe HIT: 2017 Halifax Fringe

Playwright:  Jeff Newman and Hannah Rud
Director:  Hannah Rud
Cast:  Jeff Newman

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Audience Participation, Solo Performance

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(Fri July 29 @ 5:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Sat July 30 @ 9:15 pm
Sun July 31 @ 7:15 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 3:15 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 5:15 pm
Wed Aug 3 @ 9:15 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 7:15 pm

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

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General Audience (Age 12+)

This isn't your boring old run-of-the-mill magic show. None of your weird uncle’s card tricks. No rabbits in hats. Just pure amazement.

Mentalist and Magician Jeff Newman brings an all-new act to the Calgary Fringe to melt your brain, blow your mind, and even drop your jaw with magic and mind-reading you have never seen before.

Think you know magic? Think again.

"Newman’s show is amazement and astonishment personified." - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

“Genuinely astonishing...​a great mentalist and showman.” - Orlando Sentinel

Jeff has performed in theatres, festivals, and cruise ships around the globe. His hit shows have garnered rave reviews and awards around the world, including:

Parton's Pick: 2019 Orlando Fringe
Best Of Venue: 2018 FringeWORLD (Perth, WA)
Fringe HIT: 2017 Halifax Fringe

Playwright:  Jeff Newman and Hannah Rud
Director:  Hannah Rud
Cast:  Jeff Newman

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Audience Participation, Solo Performance

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Fri July 29 @ 5:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE ALEXANDRA CENTRE: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Absinth Bourbon Vodka and Saki because no great story starts with a salad.

Running away - admit it, as an adult you've thought about it too! Paris in 1890, The French Quarter in New Orleans, a remote coastline on PEI or a Japanese village drowning in Cherry Blossoms... a new comedy/drama by professional playwright and theatre critic, Caroline Russell-King. Directed by award winning director/actor Valerie Ann Pearson. With Kathryn Kerbes as a one of Calgary's favourite female actors and actor/singer/dancer EJ Candelaria, a StoryBook Theatre Alumnus.

Playwright:  Caroline Russell-King
Director: Val Pearson
Cast:  Kathryn Kerbes, EJ Candelaria

Connect with the artist: Website

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Fri July 29 @ 5:15 pm
Sat July 30 @ 7:15 pm
Sun July 31 @ 9:15 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 7:15 pm
Thurs Aug 4 @ 5:15 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 9:15 pm
(Sat Aug 6 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Absinth Bourbon Vodka and Saki because no great story starts with a salad.

Running away - admit it, as an adult you've thought about it too! Paris in 1890, The French Quarter in New Orleans, a remote coastline on PEI or a Japanese village drowning in Cherry Blossoms... a new comedy/drama by professional playwright and theatre critic, Caroline Russell-King. Directed by award winning director/actor Valerie Ann Pearson. With Kathryn Kerbes as a one of Calgary's favourite female actors and actor/singer/dancer EJ Candelaria, a StoryBook Theatre Alumnus.

Playwright:  Caroline Russell-King
Director: Val Pearson
Cast:  Kathryn Kerbes, EJ Candelaria

Connect with the artist: Website

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Sat Aug 6 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE ALEXANDRA CENTRE: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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General Audience (Age 13+)

BLINDSIDE is an eye-opening multi-award-winning comedy about resilience, empathy, and self-acceptance. In a feat of riveting comedy, one-eyed cancer survivor and MOTH storytelling champion, Stéphanie Morin-Robert, recounts her life as a feisty 7-year-old who wields her glass-eye as a weapon. With the help of her cat, a pair of sunglasses, and an undesirable superpower, she soon discovers that she has what it takes to face her tormenting bullies at her new school and come to terms with her disability.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "EXPERT PHYSICAL COMEDY AND IMPECCABLE TIMING." - CBC

“EVERYONE MUST SEE THIS SHOW.” - CTV

Writer/Performer: Stephanie Morin-Robert

CONTENT ADVISORY
Exposed eye socket

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VOD access from start of day Monday, August 8 until end of day Saturday, August 27, 2022

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'There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.' - Eugene O’Neill.

Dreams dashed, a marriage in ruins: Before Breakfast is a poignant story of love & heartache, life & death. Charlotte (Forman) is haunted by her past as she toils to save her marriage to Alfred, a character based on playwright, Eugene O’Neill, himself. Previous NFP fringe shows including The Telephone Opera and StarBach’s: The Coffee Cantata received multiple ★★★★ reviews with “power house vocals” for Forman. Composer Thomas Pasatieri has a “…knack for melody, mood-setting, and above all, rewarding vocal effects.” (Opera News).

Composed by:  Thomas Pasatieri
Libretto:  Frank Corsaro
After the play by Eugene O’Neill
Collaborative Pianist:  Danielle Guina
Director:  Mariam Bernstein
Cast:  Naomi Forman

CONTENT ADVISORY
Mental Illness, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Miscarriage, and Suicide ... in other words, just another day at the opera.

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Sat July 30 @ 12:30 pm
Sun July 31 @ 3:30 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 6:30 pm
Wed Aug 3 @ 6:30 pm
(Thurs Aug 4 @ 5:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Fri Aug 5 @ 9:30 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 12:30 pm

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General Audience

'There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.' - Eugene O’Neill.

Dreams dashed, a marriage in ruins: Before Breakfast is a poignant story of love & heartache, life & death. Charlotte (Forman) is haunted by her past as she toils to save her marriage to Alfred, a character based on playwright, Eugene O’Neill, himself. Previous NFP fringe shows including The Telephone Opera and StarBach’s: The Coffee Cantata received multiple ★★★★ reviews with “power house vocals” for Forman. Composer Thomas Pasatieri has a “…knack for melody, mood-setting, and above all, rewarding vocal effects.” (Opera News).

Composed by:  Thomas Pasatieri
Libretto:  Frank Corsaro
After the play by Eugene O’Neill
Collaborative Pianist:  Danielle Guina
Director:  Mariam Bernstein
Cast:  Naomi Forman

CONTENT ADVISORY
Mental Illness, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Miscarriage, and Suicide ... in other words, just another day at the opera.

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Thurs Aug 4 @ 5:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - SANCTUARY: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Told entirely through song, we witness the journey of four friends as they explore the split second between life and death when their lives flash before their eyes. In this moment each character grapples with the important, profound and unfinished moments of their lives. This unique song cycle utilizes voices, percussion and guitar to tell this story. Together we explore themes of loss, fear, religion, self-reflection and hope, and which moments really matter when you are faced with a life altering event.

Playwright: Steve John Dale, Katie Miller
Director:  Katie Miller
Musical Director:  Steve John Dale
Musician: Alex Bullen
Cast:  Katie Miller, Jillian Robinson, Katie McMillan, Andrea Page

CONTENT ADVISORY
Religious Content, Death/Loss/Grief

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Fri July 29 @ 6:30 pm
Sat July 30 @ 3:30 pm
Sun July 31 @ 9:30 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 3:30 pm
Wed Aug 3 @ 9:30 pm
(Thurs Aug 4 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Fri Aug 5 @ 6:30 pm

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General Audience

Told entirely through song, we witness the journey of four friends as they explore the split second between life and death when their lives flash before their eyes. In this moment each character grapples with the important, profound and unfinished moments of their lives. This unique song cycle utilizes voices, percussion and guitar to tell this story. Together we explore themes of loss, fear, religion, self-reflection and hope, and which moments really matter when you are faced with a life altering event.

Playwright: Steve John Dale, Katie Miller
Director:  Katie Miller
Musical Director:  Steve John Dale
Musician: Alex Bullen
Cast:  Katie Miller, Jillian Robinson, Katie McMillan, Andrea Page

CONTENT ADVISORY
Religious Content, Death/Loss/Grief

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Thurs Aug 4 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - SANCTUARY: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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LATE NIGHT SHOW

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Mature Content (Age 16+)

The Late Night Fringe show classic is back, with a twist. Join roommates Owen and Rob, locked in a perpetual battle to see who can win apartment game night once and for all. Featuring special guests, Fringe Artists, and just a sprinkle of audience participation, this late night roomie feud will have winners, losers, and buckets of zany fun for everyone. *buckets not included.

Cast:
Owen Chan
Rob Janowski
Bonnie Robinson
James Jordan
Kent McKay
Linnea Ward
Tech: Ben MacDonald

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Audience Participation

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Fri July 29 @ 9:30 pm
Sat July 30 @ 9:30 pm
Sun July 31 @ 9:30 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 9:30 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 9:30 pm

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Horseface is a comedic story of a woman's encounter with a manspreader on a train and what ensues. Does she assault him? And what does Jane Fonda have to do with it? An hilarious and poignant tale of a woman's life, all her #MeToo moments and how she triumphs in the end.

"the kind of well constructed, intimate monologue that used to be the lifeblood of the Fringe Festival" - Orlando Weekly 2019

"an engaging polished storyteller" - Orlando Sentinel 2019

"There is no doubt everyone will be affected as they walk out. That is the hallmark of great theatre," - The Kingston Whig Standard

NNNN NOW Magazine, Toronto 2019.

Playwright: Alex Dallas
Director: Clare Barry
Cast: Alex Dallas

CONTENT ADVISORY
Violence, Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

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Sat July 30 @ 11:00 am
Sun July 31 @ 8:00 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 5:00 pm
(Tues Aug 2 @ 5:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Wed Aug 3 @ 5:00 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 8:00 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 5:00 pm

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Horseface is a comedic story of a woman's encounter with a manspreader on a train and what ensues. Does she assault him? And what does Jane Fonda have to do with it? An hilarious and poignant tale of a woman's life, all her #MeToo moments and how she triumphs in the end.

"the kind of well constructed, intimate monologue that used to be the lifeblood of the Fringe Festival" - Orlando Weekly 2019

"an engaging polished storyteller" - Orlando Sentinel 2019

"There is no doubt everyone will be affected as they walk out. That is the hallmark of great theatre," - The Kingston Whig Standard

NNNN NOW Magazine, Toronto 2019.

Playwright: Alex Dallas
Director: Clare Barry
Cast: Alex Dallas

CONTENT ADVISORY
Violence, Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

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Tues Aug 2 @ 5:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - FELLOWSHIP HALL (BSMT): click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Sex, drugs and tea! Ben and Jordan are a young Mormon couple whose life is thrown into chaos when Ben's confession that he doesn't believe in God sends them on a strange trial period where the two reckon with faith, life, death and their relationship.

Playwright:  James Odin Wade
Director: Cayley Wreggitt
Cast: Spencer Streichert, Siobhan Cooney

Stage Manager: Kalena Lewandowski
Intimacy Choreographer: Anastasia St. Amand
Lighting Designer: Evelyn Marie Long

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Religious Content

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Fri July 29 @ 7:15 pm
Sat July 30 @ 5:15 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 5:15 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 9:15 pm
Thurs Aug 4 @ 7:15 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 3:15 pm

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Mature Content (Age 16+)

An epic, dystopian drama in two acts about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism, originally presented live at The Tank in NYC in November 2021.

Winner of Best Performance in a Streaming Play Five Additional Nominations at the 2021 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway/Off-Off-Broadway Awards.

"...remarkably spot-on...bigger than life..."

-Jan Ewing, Hi! Drama

Anthony J. Piccione (Writer/Producer) & Andrés Gallardo Bustillo (Director)

Harrison H. Harper, (Stage Manager) Ella Rose, (Assistant Director) Valeriya Nedviga, (Set Designer) Nicole Sliwinski, (Lighting Design) Lissy Gold (Sound Design/Original Score) & Dimitri Saari. (Master Carpenter)

Trey Shields as Damian Cunningham, Marc Verzatt as Reverend Ian MacDougal, Sarah Spagnuolo as Jessa Barclay, Gian Caro as Josh Garcia, J.J. Miller as Darren Cunningham & Joshua Cunningham, Marcus R. Smith as General River Kalvin, Mary Miles as President Armani Bakali & Senator Jane Harvey, Clara Tan as Vice President Zaine Thompson, featuring Sabrina Lopez, Sarah Nowik, Michael Paone and Demonte Thompson

CONTENT ADVISORY
Violence, Adult Language, Religious Content

Connect with the artist: Twitter

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VOD access from start of day Monday, August 8 until end of day Saturday, August 27, 2022

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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Mature Content (Age 16+)

Paco Erhard is German, but he has other problems too. Come laugh away the madness and turn darkness into lust for life with award-winning German comedian Paco Erhard (5-Step Guide to Being German, An Honest* History of Bullshit) in his most personal and hilarious show yet. You will laugh. If you want. Zis is not an order. — CRITICS’ PICK, San Diego International Fringe Festival 2022.

“my favourite show of the fest... pointed and hilarious” – The San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

★★★★★ “A German Jim Jefferies” – Three Weeks (UK)

★★★★½ '“Intelligent, political, smutty, and genius” – The Adelaide Advertiser (AUS)

"Comedy gold" - New Zealand Herald (NZ)

“The comedy world is a better place for it” - Herald Sun (AUS)

Playwright: Paco Erhard
Director: Paco Erhard
Cast:  Paco Erhard

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Religious Content, Solo Performance

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Fri July 29 @ 9:15 pm
(Sat July 30 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Sun July 31 @ 3:15 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 7:15 pm
Wed Aug 3 @ 5:15 pm
Thurs Aug 4 @ 9:15 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 5:15 pm

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Special ticket offers will be listed under specific performance dates as they come available.

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Mature Content (Age 16+)

Paco Erhard is German, but he has other problems too. Come laugh away the madness and turn darkness into lust for life with award-winning German comedian Paco Erhard (5-Step Guide to Being German, An Honest* History of Bullshit) in his most personal and hilarious show yet. You will laugh. If you want. Zis is not an order. — CRITICS’ PICK, San Diego International Fringe Festival 2022.

“my favourite show of the fest... pointed and hilarious” – The San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

★★★★★ “A German Jim Jefferies” – Three Weeks (UK)

★★★★½ '“Intelligent, political, smutty, and genius” – The Adelaide Advertiser (AUS)

"Comedy gold" - New Zealand Herald (NZ)

“The comedy world is a better place for it” - Herald Sun (AUS)

Playwright: Paco Erhard
Director: Paco Erhard
Cast:  Paco Erhard

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Religious Content, Solo Performance

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Sat July 30 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE ALEXANDRA CENTRE: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Christine has tried everything but just can't seem to find Mr. Right! This musical is a hilarious modern portrayal of dating in our online world. Told through story & song, this now one-woman show (Best of Fest 2019) takes you through Christine's adventures with live music. It presents a humorously exaggerated commentary on our world's unquenchable quest for the pursuit of happiness. Come and watch this funny story told with memorable songs! It is written and performed by Margaret Dahlberg, who most recently had music listed on Netflix "After Life".

Playwright:  Margaret Dahlberg
Director:  Margaret Dahlberg
Cast:  Margaret Dahlberg ​​

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics

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Sat July 30 @ 2:00 pm
Sun July 31 @ 5:00 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 11:00 am
(Tues Aug 2 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Wed Aug 3 @ 8:00 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 5:00 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 2:00 pm

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Christine has tried everything but just can't seem to find Mr. Right! This musical is a hilarious modern portrayal of dating in our online world. Told through story & song, this now one-woman show (Best of Fest 2019) takes you through Christine's adventures with live music. It presents a humorously exaggerated commentary on our world's unquenchable quest for the pursuit of happiness. Come and watch this funny story told with memorable songs! It is written and performed by Margaret Dahlberg, who most recently had music listed on Netflix "After Life".

Playwright:  Margaret Dahlberg
Director:  Margaret Dahlberg
Cast:  Margaret Dahlberg ​​

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics

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Tues Aug 2 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - FELLOWSHIP HALL (BSMT): click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

A bartender. On a break. In the bathroom. Peeing on a stick. Equal parts protest and celebration, Stigma, Pistil and Style is a joyful exploration of bodily autonomy and sexual agency.

In a nightclub single stall washroom Vooma awaits the result of her pregnancy test. As the minutes tick away, her body begins to move, confront, excavate, and awaken. Dancing through the cosmic chaos this piece asks, how can we listen deeply to ourselves?

From creator/performer Erin Pettifor (Lady Be Good, Minor Pains: Prenatal Piercing and Other Pregnancy Prep) Stigma, Pistil and Style is a hilarious, poetic, physical theatre frolic.

Playwright:  Erin Pettifor
Director:  Jacqueline Russell
Cast:  Erin Pettifor

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

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Fri July 29 @ 9:30 pm
Sat July 30 @ 9:30 pm
Sun July 31 @ 6:30 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 9:30 pm
(Thurs Aug 4 @ 6:30 pm
(Fri Aug 5 @ 5:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Sat Aug 6 @ 6:30 pm

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

A bartender. On a break. In the bathroom. Peeing on a stick. Equal parts protest and celebration, Stigma, Pistil and Style is a joyful exploration of bodily autonomy and sexual agency.

In a nightclub single stall washroom Vooma awaits the result of her pregnancy test. As the minutes tick away, her body begins to move, confront, excavate, and awaken. Dancing through the cosmic chaos this piece asks, how can we listen deeply to ourselves?

From creator/performer Erin Pettifor (Lady Be Good, Minor Pains: Prenatal Piercing and Other Pregnancy Prep) Stigma, Pistil and Style is a hilarious, poetic, physical theatre frolic.

Playwright:  Erin Pettifor
Director:  Jacqueline Russell
Cast:  Erin Pettifor

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

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Fri Aug 5 @ 5:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - SANCTUARY: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 17+)

Stupid Ed is Taiwanese-Canadian Comedian Ed Hill’s follow up show to his critically acclaimed comedy special, Candy & Smiley, on Amazon Prime.

Stupid Ed is intimate, insightful, and at times -- incredible. Comprised of introspections about Ed’s relationships with the female figures in his life, the show explores the values that a first-generation Taiwanese Canadian immigrant has learned from his motherland, Canada. Stupid Ed is both a heartwarming and heartbreaking story. It is a close examination on the meaning of strength, a genuine reflection on the concept of fragility, and an honest observation on what connects all of us: Love.

Playwright:  Ed Hill
Director:  Ed Hill
Cast:  Ed Hill

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

Connect with the artist: Website

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Fri July 29 @ 8:00 pm
Sat July 30 @ 5:00 pm
Sun July 31 @ 2:00 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 8:00 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 5:00 pm
Thurs Aug 4 @ 8:00 pm
(Fri Aug 5 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)

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Mature Content (Age 17+)

Stupid Ed is Taiwanese-Canadian Comedian Ed Hill’s follow up show to his critically acclaimed comedy special, Candy & Smiley, on Amazon Prime.

Stupid Ed is intimate, insightful, and at times -- incredible. Comprised of introspections about Ed’s relationships with the female figures in his life, the show explores the values that a first-generation Taiwanese Canadian immigrant has learned from his motherland, Canada. Stupid Ed is both a heartwarming and heartbreaking story. It is a close examination on the meaning of strength, a genuine reflection on the concept of fragility, and an honest observation on what connects all of us: Love.

Playwright:  Ed Hill
Director:  Ed Hill
Cast:  Ed Hill

CONTENT ADVISORY
Sexual Content, Adult Language, Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

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Fri Aug 5 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - FELLOWSHIP HALL (BSMT): click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Grab your tiara and pull up a seat for this one-of-a-kind comedic TV talk show with a twist. Join Pam & Paula as they prepare for their high school reunion and take you on an epic journey that’s 2 legit 2 quit!

Playwright: Hilary Fillier and Joanna Rannelli
Director: Erika Conway
Cast: Hilary Fillier, Joanna Rannelli

CONTENT ADVISORY
Partial Nudity (Bra & Underwear/Shapewear)

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Sat July 30 @ 6:30 pm
Sun July 31 @ 12:30 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 9:30 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 6:30 pm
(Wed Aug 3 @ 5:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Thurs Aug 4 @ 9:30 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 3:30 pm

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Grab your tiara and pull up a seat for this one-of-a-kind comedic TV talk show with a twist. Join Pam & Paula as they prepare for their high school reunion and take you on an epic journey that’s 2 legit 2 quit!

Playwright: Hilary Fillier and Joanna Rannelli
Director: Erika Conway
Cast: Hilary Fillier, Joanna Rannelli

CONTENT ADVISORY
Partial Nudity (Bra & Underwear/Shapewear)

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Wed Aug 3 @ 5:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - SANCTUARY: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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Mature Content (Age 13+)

A life-long love story about the pursuit of honesty over all happiness. Onstage, Andrew Wade builds a working lie detector machine and straps himself in. Using stories, music, apps, and tap shoes, Wade looks at old relationships and insecurities as he tries to learn how to honestly let go.

"A show about awkward love that everyone can relate to." - Saskatoon Theatre Collective

“This is a story about how to figure out the kind of truth that only art can help us understand.” - myentertainmentworld.ca

“Wade is an interesting cat.” - Plank Magazine

Director: Andrew Wade
Cast: Andrew Wade

CONTENT ADVISORY
The show acknowledges the existence of sex. Educational Topics Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

Connect with the artist: Website

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Fri July 29 @ 5:00 pm
Sat July 30 @ 8:00 pm
(Sun July 31 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Mon Aug 1 @ 2:00 pm
Tues Aug 2 @ 8:00 pm
Thurs Aug 4 @ 5:00 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 8:00 pm

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Mature Content (Age 13+)

A life-long love story about the pursuit of honesty over all happiness. Onstage, Andrew Wade builds a working lie detector machine and straps himself in. Using stories, music, apps, and tap shoes, Wade looks at old relationships and insecurities as he tries to learn how to honestly let go.

"A show about awkward love that everyone can relate to." - Saskatoon Theatre Collective

“This is a story about how to figure out the kind of truth that only art can help us understand.” - myentertainmentworld.ca

“Wade is an interesting cat.” - Plank Magazine

Director: Andrew Wade
Cast: Andrew Wade

CONTENT ADVISORY
The show acknowledges the existence of sex. Educational Topics Awkward Topics, Solo Performance

Connect with the artist: Website

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Sun July 31@ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE LANTERN COMMUNITY CHURCH - FELLOWSHIP HALL (BSMT): click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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General Audience (All Ages)

This hilarious take on local history is written and performed by the youth of Inglewood, Ramsay, and the Calgary Area. So come on down! this play is perfect for the whole family!

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Sat July 30 @ 1:00 pm

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General Audience

A new comedy/drama about two men on a stakeout of two men who may be on a stakeout of them. Fresh, funny, & fearless! A head trip about fathers, sons, and one's sense of self. Wild, dramatically ambitious, and disorienting in the best possible way.

Dockery has been touring the fringe since 2009, garnering 50 awards for his solo shows and plays. Previous Calgary Fringe shows: Moonlight After Midnight (Best of Fest 2019), Delirium (Solo Show, 2019), The Dark Fantastic (Solo Show, 2014).

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Playwright:  Martin Dockery
Director:  Vanessa Quesnelle
Cast:  Martin Dockery, Andrew Broaddus

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(Fri July 29 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Sat July 30 @ 3:15 pm
Sun July 31 @ 5:15 pm
Mon Aug 1 @ 9:15 pm
Wed Aug 3 @ 7:15 pm
Fri Aug 5 @ 5:15 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 7:15 pm

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General Audience

A new comedy/drama about two men on a stakeout of two men who may be on a stakeout of them. Fresh, funny, & fearless! A head trip about fathers, sons, and one's sense of self. Wild, dramatically ambitious, and disorienting in the best possible way.

Dockery has been touring the fringe since 2009, garnering 50 awards for his solo shows and plays. Previous Calgary Fringe shows: Moonlight After Midnight (Best of Fest 2019), Delirium (Solo Show, 2019), The Dark Fantastic (Solo Show, 2014).

Connect with the artist: Website

Playwright:  Martin Dockery
Director:  Vanessa Quesnelle
Cast:  Martin Dockery, Andrew Broaddus

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Fri July 29 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT THE ALEXANDRA CENTRE: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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UniverseSoul Dance is a community based dance studio that provides training and opportunities for all levels of dancers and artists. During the season, they perform on stages across Alberta presenting their high energy dance numbers and showcasing their unique choreographic styles. Having competed across Canada, they are excited to bring their dancers to Fringe Festival to share with the Calgary community!

Connect with the dance company: Website, Instagram, Facebook

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Sat July 30 @ 7:00 pm

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General Audience (Age 14+)

Whodunnit? - An Improvised Murder Mystery. Join FSquared and their variety of Guest Detectives in an unscripted romp through the world of the murder mystery novel based upon a suggestion supplied by the audience. Follow our intrepid sleuth as they attempt to ferret out the connections between the various suspects and their relationship to the deceased. Pick up clues as alibis unravel and motives emerge. Whodunnit? Even we don't know until the end!

Director:  Kelly Misko and Andy Stefanato
Cast:  Andy Stefanato, Pamela Kenney, Cassie Parentila, Kelly Misko, Sean Davis, David Cowen, Francis Taman, plus a guest artist who will vary each show.

CONTENT ADVISORY
Improvised Content, Adult Language

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Fri July 29 @ 6:15 pm
Sat July 30 @ 6:15 pm
Sun July 31 @ 6:15 pm
(Wed Aug 3 @ 7:45 pm - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE (including LIVESTREAM!) AT FESTIVAL HALL: click here to BOOK TICKETS for this performance.)
Fri Aug 5 @ 6:15 pm
Sat Aug 6 @ 6:15 pm

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General Audience (Age 14+)

Whodunnit? - An Improvised Murder Mystery. Join FSquared and their variety of Guest Detectives in an unscripted romp through the world of the murder mystery novel based upon a suggestion supplied by the audience. Follow our intrepid sleuth as they attempt to ferret out the connections between the various suspects and their relationship to the deceased. Pick up clues as alibis unravel and motives emerge. Whodunnit? Even we don't know until the end!

Director:  Kelly Misko and Andy Stefanato
Cast:  Andy Stefanato, Pamela Kenney, Cassie Parentila, Kelly Misko, Sean Davis, David Cowen, Francis Taman, plus a guest artist who will vary each show.

CONTENT ADVISORY
Improvised Content, Adult Language

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Wed Aug 3 @ 7:45 pm

ALSO PERFORMING AT GRAVITY ESPRESSO & WINE BAR: click here for show dates/times and to book tickets.

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