Two Juliets

XOXO: The Relationship Show—RRC

Do YOU kiss and tell?

Two Juliets tackles 10 monologues, 8 songs, 7 scenes, two poems, two dance breaks, two stories (about four first kisses), one epic superhero fight, one game of spin the bottle, falling in love, and breaking up, ALL IN UNDER 60 MINUTES!

This comedy cabaret explores the highs and lows of dating featuring personal experiences and anecdotes, Two Juliets combines the honesty of stand-up comedy, the theatricality of a Shakespearean tragedy and the bone-chilling horror of an R.L. Stine novel.

Ribbit RePublic

Inescapable—The Purple Room

Looking for a play—like an actual play—at this theatre festival? Award-winning playwright Martin Dockery’s Inescapable is a tight whirlwind of a thriller about two men who find themselves trapped at that annual social tar pit known as The Holiday Party.

There is a puzzle at the heart of this story of two men fighting not only to escape a never-ending moment, but to outrun a lifetime of the betrayals and deceits that can only come after a lifetime of friendship.

Martin Dockery

The Exclusion Zone—Alloway Hall (MMNM)

“The best storyteller in the U.S.” —Orlando Sentinel.

Martin Dockery returns for his 7th year in a row with a true tale of traveling to one of the most evocative places on Earth: The Exclusion Zone surrounding the melted-down nuclear reactor of Chernobyl

Hidden in the woods lies an abandoned city which Dockery explores—his guides being a cult Russian sci-fi move and a strange, obsessive book about this movie. Passionately told, Dockery spins a circular story on the very nature of art, reality, and inspiration.

The 28th Minute

Tape—Asper Centre (UofW)

Tape revolves around three characters having a mini-high school reunion of sorts in a seedy motel.

Vince convinces his old high school friend, Jon, to confess that when Jon slept with Vince’s ex-girlfriend, Amy, at their graduation party 10 years ago, he actually raped her. Vince reveals that he has been taping the entire conversation and that Amy is on her way over. Tape showcases some of Winnipeg’s up-and-coming creative talent.

SNAFU

Snack Music— Rachel Browne Th. (Crocus Bldg.)

“Smart, charming and very funny.”—Broadcast Text Reviews

“Snack Music is a fabulous puppetry-storytelling-improv-dance-music mash-up. They bring personal stories to life in a way that is both simple and simply brilliant

Ingrid, Elliott, and Andrew act out their own life stories and then invite the audience to share theirs. Their imaginative canvas seems to stretch ever larger as they make the world a better place, one connection at a time. P.S. Free Snacks!” —Montreal Rampage

“TONS OF FUN!…like something out of a Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie.—Now Magazine

Regina of Light Fires

Do I Have To Do Everything My F**king Self?—Son Of Warehouse

With the voice of a shady angel and a body made for breaking hearts, Regina delivers anthems from the alleyways and sets the nights ablaze.

She skewers the room with her sharp tongue and heels, then picks you up and teaches you, how to feel.

By her beauty and the beat, you are hers for the taking, she parades into your embrace while your nerves leave you shaking.

Regina is a celebration of love.

Regina is a celebration of the night.

Regina is what you’ve been missing in your life.

SpeakEasy Theatre

3….2….1—Playhouse Studio

3…2…1 is a riveting play about Clint and Kyle, two young men from Wetaskiwin, Alberta, who skip their best friend Danny’s funeral and lock themselves in a garage with several cases of beer, some Jack Daniels, a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals and broken dreams. And they’re not coming out until everything’s been drunk, popped, shot up and smoked – with an ending that will blow you away.

3…2…1 is a raw, violent and sometimes funny examination of life, religion, love, friendship and homophobia. 

Weeping Spoon Productions

Trampoline—Playhouse Studio

JENNY AWARD winning Australian Shane Adamczak (ZACK ADAMS) returns to the Fringe with a brand new work about a daydreamer who meets the girl of his dreams. Trampoline is a bizarre take on the traditional boy-meets-girl romcom story featuring Adamczak, Fringe newcomer Whitney Richards and Sound & Fury’s Patrick Hercamp. Fringe audiences will laugh, cry and be perplexed by Adamczak’s dancing to Kenny G. Oh, and at one point a character gets attacked by monkeys.

Seismic Shift Produtions

Burning Hearts—Cinematheque

After taking a (lottery imposed) year off, Brent Hirose returns to the Winnipeg fringe for the tenth year with his latest play, Burning Hearts. A paranormal mystery, the show invites you to join a ghost who haunts over a city looking for his identity and finds so much more in the process. Featuring a cast of characters, movement, music and even a little improv, Burning Hearts will take you on an unexpected journey that will make you laugh and make you think.

Bear in a Taxi Productions

Teddy Bears and Tidal Waves— Son of Warehouse

Teddy Bears and Tidal Waves is the story of a girl who wants to be a bear. Despite the innocent title, this is NOT A KIDS’ SHOW. There are fun, quirky parts, and hot, sexy parts. And you might not always know which are which. There are puppets, both of the adorable and slightly disturbing varieties. There is live music. There is a girl, struggling with loneliness, insecurity, bullies, alcohol, sexuality, gender expression, and liking Miley Cyrus.

Also, free blueberries