Theatre Terrific 
Vancouver, Canada  
Playwright: Susanna Uchatius in collaboration with an inclusive cast
theatreterrific.ca

LOVE!
A huge tiny four letter word!
Roy & Janet tackles love, person to person, tribe to tribe, human to nature.
Shakespeare, Ovid, The Twin Sisters (The Lions of Vancouver)... it’s all connected!
Give us your hand, we’ll take you there!
Theatre Terrific’s 14th Vancouver Fringe Festival production. Join us!

“If you have not previously heard of Theatre Terrific, you are missing out ... This company supports artists of diverse abilities to develop their performance skills, and collaborate in the production of provocative theatrical works.” —The Vandellous

Weird / Musical / Poetic / Multicultural / LGBTQ+ / 40 minutes / All Ages

Underrepresented artist: Theatre Terrific is an all inclusive theatre company that works with artists of all abilities, cultures and genders. This includes artists who may or may not identify as living with physical, cognitive, mental health, gender or cultural differences. Our productions are always wheelchair accessible.

Spired Theatre 
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Andrew Wade
andrewwade.ca 

The story of an imaginary friend who refuses to be forgotten. Hullaboo has been Mikaila’s sidekick for as long as he can remember, going on adventures and fighting The Evil Scowl. But now Mikaila the Magnificent is growing up, and a new monster is hunting for Hullaboo. What can an imaginary friend do to survive? 

****1/2 “Fringe theatre at its finest ... It’s smart, it’s fun, it tugs at the heartstrings—if you ever wanted to see a Pixar movie at the Fringe, this is it.” —Saskatoon StarPhoenix

The performance on September 7 is half-price!

Silly / Warm and Fuzzy / Tear-Jerker / 55 minutes / All Ages

Squirrel Suit Productions 
Hamilton, Canada
Playwright: Carlyn Rhamey 
squirrelsuit.ca 

Award-winning storyteller Carlyn Rhamey (SAOR) shares the trials and triumphs of growing up a little bit “special” and embracing what makes us different. The ADHD Project is a hilariously honest journey exploring ADHD and celebrating neurodiversity. Enter Carlyn’s world of chaos, creativity, and combat with her mind. 

2017 Ottawa Fringe Emerging Artist Award
**** “A gifted and charismatic storyteller, endearing, captivating, and tremendously abuzz with charming energy.” —On Stage Ottawa
“Rhamey takes it to a higher level.” —Arts  Ally Hamilton 

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

Underrepresented artist: The ADHD Project was written/performed/produced and directed all by neurodiverse artists.

Awkward Stage Productions 
Vancouver, Canada
Playwrights: Ryan Scott Oliver & Hunter Foster 
awkwardstageproductions.com

When you’re failing classes, kicked off the swim team, and your family is on the skids, life can feel like it’s going to hell. In a night of teenage desire, Jasper and her best friend Agnes consummate a years-long friendship. In the morning Agnes is gone. Jasper goes after her. Come meet us at the touch of water. Take a deep dive into Deadland. 

“Jasper In Deadland is a journey of self-discovery that moved me in such a way that it brought tears to my eyes.” —New York Theatre Guide
“And electrifying surge of theatrical energy!” —Entertainment Weekly

Weird / Intense / Musical / LGBTQ+ / 90 minutes / All Ages

Underrepresented artist: Jasper in Deadland is led by a core production team of queer women and  features a cast of diverse actors in the story two teenage girls falling in love in the face of natural and supernatural adversity.  The story was originally written with a cis-gender, male-female romance, but the NYC writers have given special permission for Awkward to explore this narrative through an intersectional lens.  

Travis Bernhardt
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Travis Bernhardt 
travisbernhardt.com 

The completely improvised church service for a religion made up on the spot!

A joyous new comedy from Travis Bernhardt, creator of the award winning Charlatan!, Unpossible!, and Chris & Travis.

Come sing, laugh, and pray together! 

“Incredibly clever ... revitalizing the collective spiritual experience through goofy ad libbing.” —Vue Weekly, Edmonton 

The performance on September 7 is half-price!

Funny / Silly / Weird / 60 minutes / All Ages

Quivering Dendrites 
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Keith Alessi

An inspirational story of life, challenges, battles, and triumph. Evil Tomatoes! Heroic banjos! What choices do you make when confronted with life’s obstacles? Will your pursuit of a passion take you places you had never imagined?

The performances on September 6 and 13 are half-price!

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

Keith Brown 
London, Canada 
Playwright: Keith Brown 
AbsoluteMagic.ca 

Expect the unexpected from world-class Magician Keith Brown. He’s inspired wonder in over 22 countries and counting. Toronto’s best magician and he’s not even from Toronto! Prepare to be engaged in extraordinary feats of magic that you have to see in order to believe! 

**** “If you’re into straight-up, fast-paced, family-friendly card tricks with tons of fun audience participation, you’re sure to fall under Brown’s spell.” —CBC
“You’re incredible!” —Dave Grohl
“Magic done right.” —Theatre in London
“Mesmerizing.” —Orlando Weekly
“Mind-bending, mind-boggling, and mind-blowing!” —Orlando Sentinel

The performance on September 7 is half-price!

Funny / Intimate / Shocking / 60 minutes / All Ages

Vancouver Puppet Theatre 
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Viktor Barkar 
vancouverpuppet.com 

Come see a new family-friendly puppet show at Fringe this year: Baba Yaga! Puppet show, you say? Yes! Handmade marionettes are waiting to tell you the story of Baba Yaga. This ancient Russian forest entity is cosmically cranky and lives in a chicken legged-house. There’s only one thing that can stop her and it isn’t love. 

Musical / Warm and Fuzzy / Multicultural / 30 minutes / Kid’s Show / All Ages / Smoke/Fog /

Underrepresented artist: Our show is produced and performed by artist who was born and grew up in Eastern European country (Belarus).
This show is based on the Eastern European traditional folklore and, therefore engages with members of the Eastern European community.

Whells Phargo Production 
Vancouver, Canada 
Playwrights: Shawn O’Hara & Abdul Aziz  

Expand your mind and open your wallet as amateur ghost hunters Abdul Aziz and Shawn O’Hara take you on a 100% accurate and legitimate walking tour of Granville Island’s most definitely haunted locations. 

“The two ‘brothers’ deliver punchline after punchline, leaving audiences laughing uncontrollably while tourists watch on, confused.” —Victoria Buzz
“Fake Ghost Tours is better than any real ghost tour you could do.” —Showbill

Funny / Weird / Intimate / 50 minutes / All Ages

Walking Shadows 
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Daniel K. McLeod  

TrudeauMania, with music, dance, satire, drama, looks at Justin’s charismatic and brilliant father Pierre, from his rapid rise to the Prime Minister’s chair in 1968 on the eve of the Summer of Love, to his secret engagement to 21-year-old Margaret, to his darkest days in October 1970, when he invoked the War Measures Act, suspending civil liberties. 

Reviews of our 2015 & 2016 Fringe show Just Watch Me:
“The music ... is brilliant!” —Steve Edge, Rogue Folk Club
""Exuberant youthful energy ... Great casting, great ensemble performance! ... Original music and a five-piece band.” —Plank Magazine

The performance on September 7 is half-price!

Funny / Musical / Poetic / 90 minutes / All Ages

MIND MAGIC Productions 
Edmonton, Canada 
Playwright: Louis Pezzani 
canadamentalist.com 

Master mentalist and magician Louis Pezzani has been blowing audiences’ minds around the world for decades. This astounding show features mindreading, lightning calculation, and incredible mind-over-matter demonstrations where metal bends, twists, and melts! Astonishing, interactive, critically acclaimed, and very funny. Unforgettable theatre for all. 

“An engaging, nonthreatening, mind-blowing, audience participation magical mystery tour.” —Monday Magazine (Victoria)
“[Pezzani’s] act is pretty cool, and I recommend checking it out.” —the Georgia Straight

Funny / Weird / Intellectual / 75 minutes / All Ages

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
Vancouver, Canada
Playwright: Loretta Seto
Director: Donna Yamamoto
vact.ca

From the writer of the smash hit Dirty Old Woman, comes a new play about the redemptive power of human connection. Abby Chung is tasked to locate next-of-kin for an elderly woman, who died without anyone to claim her. But in the process, Abby is forced to face the mystery of her own life—the truth about the father who walked out on her years ago.

Funny / Tear-Jerker / Intimate / Multicultural / 105 minutes / All Ages / Coarse Language

This show is part of the Advance Theatre: New Works by Diverse Women series.

Tickets are available at the door only and are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $5 to $10.

Sandy Point, Canada
Playwright: Natalie Meisner
Director: TBA
nataliemeisner.com

Girl meets girl. Girl marries girl. They want to have babies… but they need a little help.

Helen calls Nova Scotia home and Paige is from the south of France. After meeting at an airport, they uproot their lives for one another, settle in Calgary, and decide to have a baby together. Thus begins the frustrating, complicated, and straining journey to find a biological father for their coveted future offspring. Speed Dating for Sperm Donors delivers humour, wit, and emotion through high stakes and rich characters that result in a delightfully heartwarming story. 

“Heartwarming fun.” —Jenna Shummoogum, GetDown.ca
“This story implemented so firmly in my mind I completely missed my stop on the train ride home. I want everyone I know to go and see this play.” —Janine Eva Trotta, Gay Calgary
“Effervescent new comedy.” —Stephen Hunt, Calgary Herald
“Hit[s] the mark in the application of humour to approach (and widen) the conversation surrounding LGBT families.” —Rodrigo Flores, Joyful Magpies

Funny / Intellectual / Intimate / Multicultural / LGBTQ+ / 90 minutes / All Ages

This show is part of the Advance Theatre: New Works by Diverse Women series.

Tickets are available at the door only and are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $5 to $10.