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Mature Content (Age 14+)

WE’RE BACK!!! Come check out this year’s offering from Alberta Playwrights’ Network. You’ll get FIVE plays (10 minutes each) for the price of ONE! This is a staged reading of 10 minute plays from some of Calgary’s best playwrights! It’s a flight of 5 micro plays…it’s an appetizer platter for your brain…it’s a soupçon of short scenes!! Come indulge your theatrical palate and feed your soul! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’ll become a part of you!

(The plays are selected from Calgary writers who submitted scripts for the competition. An expert jury selected what you will see on the day.)

RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

Available for On Demand viewing from Wed Aug 5 @ noon until end of day Sat Aug 15, 2026. Ticket sales for Fringe On Demand end Sat Aug 8, 2026.

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General Audience (Age 12+)

Alisha's Light – Forever 57 takes the audience on a journey through Alisha’s first year of living authentically. Find out how a cheeky decision to seek a little bit of happiness on the eve of her 57th birthday snowballed into a personal transformation. She morphed from a reserved writer who feared rejection into a vibrant performer eager to have her musings instantly judged at poetry slams. Using spoken word poetry and theatrical storytelling and reenacting pivotal conversations with her spouse and mother, Alisha urges each audience member to question: What small change can help me find my best self?

Director/Playwright/Cast: Alisha Richard
Producer: Alisha Richard

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Audience Participation, Solo Performance

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 10+)

Join this high-octane, joyous celebration of life’s lessons, powered by the wisdom, music and outrageous fabulousness of Celine Dion and Cher. Expect hilarious storytelling, and soul-stirring singalongs from Marysia Trembecka, British creator of the Edinburgh/Edmonton/Adelaide sell-out The Singing Psychic.

From the mythic story of Rose and Jack (Titanic) hidden within “My Heart Will Go On” to the wisdom in “If I Could Turn Back Time”, this is a manual for living fiercely, delivered through the songs of two of pop’s most iconic goddesses.

★★★★ "Can work a crowd like no other" — GrumpyGayCritic
Best Show Funny Women nominee - EdinburghFringe)

Playwright/Director/Cast: Marysia Trembecka
Art Director: Martin Butterworth
Headpiece Designer: Michael Brazil
Dramaturg: Simone Vause
Song Consultant: Mary Hammond
Music Consultancy: Phil Ryan

CONTENT ADVISORY
Audience Participation, Solo Performance, Singalong with Chorus, A Moment of Audience Participation

REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

Available for On Demand viewing from Wed Aug 5 @ noon until end of day Sat Aug 15, 2026. Ticket sales for Fringe On Demand end Sat Aug 8, 2026.

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General Audience (All Ages)

DUCK is an improvised Music, Dance, & Theatre show that creates a nest for healing, human interaction, and joy. Following the story of Basstian the treasure hunter, who is on the cusp of an incredible discovery; We enlist the help of Dan, the dancing seed, Guitarmo, the Mythical guitar of wisdom, and you! We play games and improvise characters inviting freedom of expression and being. Whether you want to come and just watch, or participate, DUCK is an opportunity for everyone to connect to the Earth and grow together!

Playwright/Director/Host: NAV
Musicians: NAV, Gabriel Cruz, Chelsea Goddard
Dancer: Chelsea Goddard
Designer: Josh Sunderman
Cast: NAV, Gabriel Cruz, Chelsea Goddard

CONTENT ADVISORY
Audience Participation

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 12+)

When their bus hits a pothole on Highway 11, Dylan, Willowby, and the Driver think it's the worst of their problems. But when unexpected visitors appear from above, they realize they might not make it to Thunder Bay after all. Through an explosive and extinctive threat, the three of them are forced to ask: can stories save the world? If not, then what will?

Inspired by science-fiction tropes, slow-moving bureaucracy, and Roland Emmerich’s 1990 film Independence Day, this play offers a hilarious, off-beat, and moving exploration of why we tell stories, when to take action, and how to keep trying.

Playwright: Kat Arifin
Director: Logan Sundquist
Stage Manager: Gian Dayrit
Sound Designer: Juno Fairweather
Composer: Maya Whitbread
Poster Designer: Mia Gilje

Featuring: Gabriela Kim, Devin Kotani, Kassandra Price, Nikhat Saheb, Nick Wickstrom

CONTENT ADVISORY
None

REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 13+)

I AM NOT HERE performance is about people who were forced to leave their homes and start over in a new country. Along the way, they face new challenges and begin to wonder: Who am I becoming here? And how close is this new version of me to who I truly am?

Playwright/Director: Saeid Asgarian
Cast: Zahra Masoumi, Termeh Tohidi, Ramtin Khorshidi, Sati Pedram

CONTENT ADVISORY
Violence, Sexual Content, Gunshots

REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 14+)

Forget Dinosaur Kids, Train Kids, or Bug Kids — Rowen was a Math Kid obsessed with facts and figures. Because when people are hard, numbers are easy. Right? RIGHT?!

Yeah, not so much. Now Rowen’s an adult and she can’t seem to stop counting, even if it gets in the way of, well, everything. But when an unassuming baking session stirs up a meteor shower of memories, this Not-Quite-Reformed-Math-Kid must take on childhood demons and venture beyond her calculated world.

An off-beat dramedy from award-winning Levity Theatre about the hell that is other people, ourselves, and growing up. Or trying to.

Playwright/Producer: Eve Beauchamp
Director: Madeleine Taylor-Gregg
Stage Manager: Sarah Innes
Cast: Keith Boniol and Maysan Kawash

CONTENT ADVISORY
Adult Language, Allusions to Disordered Eating, Allusions to suicide.

REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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Mature Content (Age 18+)

Can an unloved girl heal the world?

From her bold beginnings as a street outreach crisis worker to the battlegrounds of couples therapy, Tamara Lynn Robert has spent three decades trying to make better lovers of us all …while struggling in her own disastrous love life.

Professionally, she’s unstoppable. Personally, she’s a lover-girl train wreck.

From a fevered Fringe fling, to the perils of polyamory, to the lessons in love she never wanted, Lover Girl is a funny, heroic and tender tale about what it really takes to love.

Playwright: Tamara Lynn Robert
Director: James Gangl
Cast: Tamara Lynn Robert

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

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 15+)

All at once, Jack Bennet got dumped, fired, and evicted, and, worst of all, his beloved dog died. All he’s got now is a truck and a chainsaw. He decides to leave Alberta and flee north, really far north, into the Yukon. There he finds a new purpose in starting his own wood harvesting business. Join Jack around the fire as he tells his story of finding community in unlikely places and connecting with his home and heritage in an unconventional way.

This new one-hour play — written, produced, and starring Métis theatre artist Colin Wolf — features storytelling, comedy, a chainsaw (or two!), and just enough therapy to hold the good ship Jack Bennet together.

Written, performed, and produced by Colin Wolf
SM Sabrena Shah Baigzada
Director Nathan Howe
Assistant Director/Co-producer Sydney Wolf

Costume Designer Jensine Emiline Trondson
Sound Composition Jesse Fulcher Gagnon
Light Design Whittyn Jason
Grant writing support Mackenzie Spellman
Admin Support Rebecca Ballarin

CONTENT ADVISORY:
Solo Performance

REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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Mature Content (Age 14+)

Orbiting: “Close enough to see you, but far enough to never talk.” Ever spent a night negotiating with a closed bedroom door, hunting for verbal contact and praying for a sign of life from your teenager? As moms, we spend half our lives shouting into the void, hoping our love and advice somehow breaches the perimeter. Pull up a chair, pour a glass, laugh, cry, and journey into the chaotic world of Gen Z motherhood. You are definitely not alone in the atmosphere.

Playwright: Robyn Burnett and Christopher Giardino
Director: Christopher Giardino
Cast: Robyn Burnett, Ally Giardino, Luke Giardino

CONTENT ADVISORY
Awkward Topics, For/By Teens, Adult Language

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 16+)

Pray The Gay To Stay is a heartfelt and hilarious one-person show about Bryan Sandberg's experiences growing up as a closeted pastor's kid in the Philippines to becoming an outspoken gay comedian in Calgary, Alberta. Combining elements of stand-up, sketch, and storytelling, Pray The Gay To Stay showcases Bryan's irreverent and satirical comedy style while also highlighting themes of healing, trauma, and survival. Appearances from zany and original sketch comedy characters are intertwined with a vulnerable telling of Bryan's life story to create a special experience that is endearing, thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny.

Playwright: Bryan Sandberg
Director: Michelle Mawdsley
Cast: Bryan Sandberg

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

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 12+)

The shy 15th son of the polygamous Mormon prophet didn’t seem destined for the stage… Until he stepped out in a wig and a dress!

Enter Madam Pattirini — The Late, Great Mormon Drag Queen.

Based on the true story of Brigham Morris Young, told through original vaudeville-style songs, and featuring one unforgettable performer.

“Virtuoso solo performer” - The Calgary Herald
“Spirit of the Fringe” - Victoria ‘22
"Delightful & fantastic," & "Meaningful & fun." - Audience Reviews

Playwright/Creator/Director/Cast: Steven Morton

CONTENT ADVISORY
Religious Content, Drag, Solo Performance

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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General Audience (Age 12+)

An award winning stand up comedy show about growing up disabled and gender non-conforming in rural Alberta. Written and performed by popular stand up comedian Jessica Pigeau, formerly of Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Playwright/Director: Jessica Pigeau
Cast: Justin Chan

CONTENT ADVISORY
Awkward Topics, Adult Language, Solo Performance

VIDEO TRAILER REVIEWS RECORDED LIVE from the opening weekend of the 2026 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival.

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