Fabrizio and Cabriolet In: Water, Dirt, Breeze, Fire!
Duo Doppio
Portland, USA
Playwrights: Summer Olsson & Ari Rapkin

Their accents are from somewhere in Europe. Their clothes are from somewhere in the ‘70s. Their follies are universal. In this hilarious show, full of physical comedy and idiotic foibles, two egotistical vaudevillians—Fabrizio and Cabriolet—try to pull off a spectacular homage to the four elements.

Funny / Silly / Weird / All Ages / Smoke/Fog / 55 minutes

This show is created by an underrepresented Artist.

Created and performed in part by a transgender Artist.

Ludwig and the Hammerklavier
Boondogglers Theater Co.
Everett, USA
Playwright: James W. Jordan
boondogglerstheater.com

1818! Join the cranky-but-friendly, idealistic-but- ... tired? ... Beethoven in his flat for drinks, a chat, and some piano. In a “raptus,” he takes measure of his life by scribbling measures for a new sonata, the Hammerklavier—a work (celebrating its bicentennial) that pulls him from a rut and heralds his “Late Period” (and his final years...).

This is a world premiere of the first act. The second act of the complete show is the full piano performance of the Hammerklavier. This full production is coming in 2020.

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / All Ages / Coarse Language / 75 minutes Low vision

SpinS
janoah...anygoodjokes?
Peaks Island, USA
Playwright: Janoah Bailin
https://www.janoahanygoodjokes.com/spins

A wildly dizzying whirl of juggling, giggling, magic and movement, puppetry, PJs, circus and socks, totally tangled together! A unicyclist careens on stage, unpacking a quirky world of clothes-pin towers, erratic toothbrushes and gargantuan grins. Objects swirl into chaotic creation as Janoah constructs a performing-partner puppet from piles of props!

“Silly escapism, and I mean that as a great compliment. ... This artist makes a choice to play before each bit. Like a child on a fancy playground, but mixed with the adult’s years of training.” —First Looks, PortFringe Festival

Funny / Silly / Weird / All Ages / 60 minutes

The Trophy Hunt
November Theatre
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Trina Davies
novembertheatre.com

An exploration of who eats who. Parker has waited his whole life for this trip. Jan follows this same path and makes this same trip every day – there is still some enjoyment in nature. Soraya wishes they’d all leave her alone on her beach vacation. Go on a hunt for something wild and dangerous... you just might find it.   Part of a rolling World Premiere mounted at five Fringes across the country this summer.

This site-specific production is part of a rolling World Premiere of this play that is being mounted at five Fringes Festivals across the country this summer. 

Praise for Trina Davies’ previous show, Silence:
“Silence had me in tears the first time I read it.” —Dennis Garnhum, London’s Grand Theatre

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / All Ages / 50 minutes

Inescapable
RibbitRePublic
Liverpool, Canada
Playwright: Martin Dockery
RibbitRePublic.com

Fresh off its NYC Off-Broadway run, Inescapable is The Twilight Zone as conceived by M.C. Escher and written by Samuel Beckett. As two old friends try to escape a holiday party, a lifetime of secrets are exposed just as quickly as their inability to remember them. 

**** “Sure to fill your inner geek with glee ... Let your brain run wild and crazy!” —CBC
**** “Mesmerizing.” —Edmonton Journal
**** “Hilarious.” —Edmonton Sun
**** “Thoroughly entertaining.” —Winnipeg Free Press 
**** “The kind of show you’ll want to see again right away.” —NOW Magazine, Toronto “Compulsively engaging.” —Orlando Weekly

Funny / Intense / All Ages / 55 minutes

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life
Quivering Dendrites
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Keith Alessi
tomatoestriedtokillme.com

Triple award winner at the 2019 NYC Frigid Fringe. An inspirational true story of life, challenges, battles, and triumph. What choices do you make when confronted with life’s challenges? Will pursuit of a passion take you to a place you never imagined?

“A gem in New York City’s off-off Broadway scene.” —The Paper/FUpaper Blog, NYC
“Raw, authentic and beautiful.” —Theatre Addicts, Vancouver 
“An intimate and affecting show.” —Vancouver Presents 

Chase Breyer: Part-Time Substitute Teacher, Full-Time Canadian Super Spy
SNAFU
Victoria, Canada
Playwright: Rod Peter Jr.
snafudance.com

The madcap action-adventures of a Canadian James Bond and part-time substitute teacher. 

“The most memorable comic performance I’ve seen. Best physical comedian in town.” —David Lennam, CBC Radio

“Cool” substitute teacher, Chase Breyer is called to action to find a fellow Canadian spy who has gone missing, only to find out the country is in more danger than thought!

Funny / Silly / Weird / All Ages / 60 minutes

Tommy’s Amazing Journey
kevztunz
New Westminster, Canada
Playwrights: Pete Townsend/Kevin Armstrong

In 1969, The Who released Tommy, a concept album that was the first “Rock Opera.” Fifty years later, Kevin Armstrong (Opera for Heathens) brings his astounding solo performance of this seminal album to the Fringe, singing all of the roles while playing 8-string guitar. 

Come and join us on an “Amazing Journey” with the “Pinball Wizard.”

“Opera for Heathens is a beautiful and often electrifying display.” —Vue Weekly, Edmonton 
“And that voice, my God, that voice! … Prepare yourself for an hour of intense musical talent.” —Brieanna Ingram, Plank Magazine, Vancouver

Intense / Musical / Intellectual / All Ages / 60 minutes
Low vision

Workin’
Theatre Terrific
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Susanna Uchatius
theatreterrific.ca

Workin’ addresses the personal and public value of work, the hierarchical status of different types of work, who works where, and why. What defines “something” as work and “something else” as not work? 

“I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.” —Helen Keller

Funny / Musical / Poetic / LGBTQ+/ Multicultural / All Ages / 45 minutes

This show is created by an underrepresented Artist.

The cast and crew are composed of people who are neurodiverse (Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, brain damage), Indigenous  (Haida, STL'ATL'IMX', Gitxsan/Witsuwit'en, Cree, Meti), Filipino, intersex, and living with a disability.

Old Fart
Theatre Praxis
London, Canada
Playwright: Tim Bourgard

Hilarious, touching, fun. Old Tom is a quirky Old Fart. He takes you through the joys and challenges of living long, laughing hard, and loving deeply. Stories, jokes, songs, and tears, but mostly laughs. He’s everyone’s Granddad with a twist. He’s actually funny! Young or old, you’ll love him! 

Winner of the People’s Choice & Best Actor Awards at the London One Act Festival, and Nominated for Best Comedy at the Brickenden Awards, London.

“A delightfully warm, poignant, silly and fun 60 minutes suitable for all, one that is sure to put a smile on your face that will stay long after you leave the theatre.” —Joe Belanger, the  London Free Press

Funny / Silly / Musical / All Ages / 60 minutes

Ingénue: Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland and the Golden Age of Hollywood
Melanie Gall Presents
St. Albert, Canada
Playwright: Melanie Gall
melaniegall.com

Judy is an icon—loved as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. But in the 1930s, Deanna Durbin was a far bigger star. A favorite of Roosevelt, Churchill, even Mussolini, her first kiss was front page news. At 27, she disappeared to a life of obscurity in France. The true tale of the lifelong friendship and rivalry of two great stars of Old Hollywood.

“Marvelous.” —Orlando Weekly
“Gall has whipped up a fizzy mix of history, personality, and musicality in this charming show.” —Orlando Sentinal

Musical / LGBTQ+ / Multicultural / All Ages / 60 minutes
Low Vision friendly

Conduit
The Body Orchestra
Vancouver, Canada
Choreographer: Jenn Edwards
jennedwardsdances.com/the-body-orchestra.html

This triple bill of contemporary dance is a feast for the senses, with choreography by Jenn Edwards, music by award-winning composer Mary Jane Paquette, and a powerhouse ensemble of seven dancers. Gathering inspiration from cinema, psychology, orchestral conductors, and Broadway musicals, Conduit weaves a visceral dreamscape you won't soon forget.

**** “This youthful company clearly has something to say, and has become its own conduit to say it.” —Winnipeg Free Press 
“Visually stunning and aurally captivating.” —The Jenny Revue 
“Bristling with street punk energy.” —Dance International

Weird / Intense / Poetic / All Ages / 65 minutes
Deaf friendly

The Magic Chamber
The Magic of Joey Pipia
Port Townsend, USA
Playwright: Joey Pipia
joeypipia.com

The original, world class magic of Joey Pipia is featured in The Magic Chamber: 60 minutes, 30 seats, One outrageous event. Expect to be dazzled by this performance, honed on the road in Pipia’s successful tour of the Pacific Northwest recreating the legendary cadre of the great traveling magicians of the earliest days of the vaudeville era.

“This man could hide an elephant in his coat.” —Northwest Magazine 

Funny / Intimate / All Ages / 60 minutes

One Man Avengers
Chicken for Supper Productions
Victoria, Canada
Playwrights: TJ Dawe & Charles Ross
onemanstarwars.com

Charlie Ross (One Man Star Wars, One Man Lord of the Rings) portrays Iron Man’s armour, Cap’s shield, Hulk’s rage, Thor’s biceps, Loki’s helmet, Black Widow’s butt, and Thanos’ chin. 

“If anyone can be described as a one-man multimedia machine, Charles Ross is it.” —Australian Stage 
“Nuclear levels of energy.” —Variety
“Like the Energizer Bunny.” —Calgary Herald 
“Nerd heaven.” —Chicago Tribune 
“An uncanny ability to perform multiple characters at the drop of a hat.” —Boston Theater

Funny / Silly / All Ages / Coarse Language / Violent Content / 60 minutes

Where the Quiet Queers Are
Amplify Choral Theatre
Vancouver, Canada
Playwrights: Laura Fukumoto with Sara Jellicoe & Elyse Kantonen
facebook.com/WheretheQuietQueersAre

She said, “How many of us build our families from our friends?” Two friends build an unlikely home in each other in the face of exhaustion, rising rent, and messy relationships. Using choral music, a cappella soundscape, and spoken poetry as the medium, this ensemble explores where the quiet queers go, and how to find family in a transient city.

Preview at the Havana Theatre added, August 31st at 7:30pm

Musical / Poetic / Intimate / LGBTQ+ / All Ages / Coarse Language / 45 minutes
low vision friendly

This show is created by an underrepresented Artist.

Poetry and script is written by a queer, mixed-race woman of colour. The show is conceptualized by queer women, and the cast is composed of LGBTQ+ Artists.

Dandelion
Life & Depth
Gibsons, Canada
Playwright: Aaron Malkin
aaronmalkin.com

With jaw-dropping physicality, spot-on comedic timing, and live science experiments, Malkin dives into the boundless imagination of his five-year-old child. Malkin is a Canadian Comedy Award winner, Off Broadway performer, and 20-time Best-of-Fest winner for his British Comedies in the popular comedy duo James & Jamesy.

***** for 2 for Tea —CBC & Winnipeg Free Press 
***** for High Tea —Torontoist & London Free Press 
***** for In the Dark —CBC & London Free Press 
***** for Thunderfoot —Winnipeg Free Press & Theatre in London

Funny / Warm and Fuzzy / Intimate / All Ages / 60 minutes

Two Modern Noh Plays by Yukio Mishima
Midtwenties Theatre Society
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Yukio Mishima
mtstheatre.com

Upon a successful run last year, Midtwenties Theatre is proud to be back to premiere Two Modern Noh Plays By Yukio Mishima for the 2019 Dramatic Works Series. 

A 20-year old poet falls in love with a 90-year old woman and a young girl waits for a long-forgotten lover in this double-bill of two Noh plays by famous Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima.

“Hauntingly enigmatic, subtle and beautiful, Mishima’s masterpieces reach back into the deep past of ancient myth and brings into the modern world stories that are part fairy-tale, part surreal drama.” —Broadway World

Poetic / Intellectual / Intimate / LGBTQ+ / Multicultural / All Ages / 100 minutes

This show is created by an underrepresented Artist.

Collaboratively produced and performed by Artists from different genders and cultural backgrounds, including Asian and Métis.

You Belong Here
Martin Dockery
Brooklyn, USA
Playwright: Martin Dockery
MartinDockery.com

A totally unique storytelling experience. Dockery (2018’s Delirium) tells a comically neurotic true story about The Forbidden City that’s about everything but The Forbidden City. 

“A masterful storyteller.” —Herald Sun, Melbourne. 
“A verbal magician.” —NOW Magazine, Toronto
“Engaging and evocative.” —Chortle, London, UK 
“Editor’s Choice.” —the Georgia Straight
“DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW it is absolutely wonderful!” —Kings River Life Magazine, Fresno, CA
“Of the many, many Fringe storytellers I’ve heard over the years, Dockery remains the best.” —Orlando Sentinel
“[Dockery’s] latest one-man marvel.” —Orlando Weekly

Funny / All Ages / 70 minutes
Low vision

Amelie
West Moon Theatre
Vancouver, Canada
Playwrights: Craig Lucas, Daniel Messe, Nathan Tysen

Amelie is an extraordinary young woman who lives quietly in the world but loudly in her mind. She covertly improvises small but surprising acts of kindness that bring joy and mayhem. But when a chance at love comes her way, Amelie realizes that to find happiness she’ll have to risk everything and say what’s in her heart.

“Bushels of imagination.” —Newsday
“The show is a quirky-sweet creampuff that breezily imports much of the movie’s off-kilter charm.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A triumph of adaptation, setting itself apart from the film to become its very own magical thing.” —The Guardian
 

Silly / Musical / Poetic / Multicultural/ All Ages / Sexual Content / 90 minutes
Deaf/low vision

in several times
O Albatross
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Linnea Gwiazda
linneagwiazda.com

How does the body remember? How does space hold memory? An enchanting choreography of space, memory, and the body, in several times weaves movements, sounds and scents from the stories held within us. An ever-evolving concert, enveloped in wafts of fresh dill and lemon, takes us on a hypnotic journey through times both past and present.

Created by the Director of Awkward Hug: BC Touring Council Award winner at the Vancouver Fringe Festival, 2018. 

***** “Engaging from start to finish.” —Vue Weekly 
***** “Spectacular.” —GigCity 
“Beautiful.” —CBC Manitoba 
“Poignant.” —NOW Magazine Toronto

Poetic / Intimate / All Ages / 50 minutes
Deaf friendly

Carey-OK!: Timeless Timely Tunes
Chip Pop Productions
Victoria, Canada
Playwright: Carey Wass
facebook.com/tomcruisader

Winner: Favourite Performer at Victoria Fringe.

A mix of Robin Williams and Reggie Watts, Fringe fave Wass (Ride the Cyclone, **** —Globe & Mail) unleashes a one-man a cappella musical that blends singing, beatboxing, rapping, and dance into a series of uplifting song-o-logues about anxiety, social media, and his journey living in Vietnam.

“Sweet mother of mercy … it’s been years since I laughed as hard as I did at Carey-OK!—John Threlfall, Check The Program 
***** “Carey-OK! is like if Bo Burnham was your cool high school teacher.” —Greg Kondrak, Theatre In London
Listed as a “Must-See Show” in Do250.com.

Funny / Musical / Poetic / All Ages / 60 minutes Low vision