FRINGE OUTIE FESTIVAL INFO

OUTDOOR #YEGFRINGE PERFORMANCES 1 eden & ARTISTS Vancouver, CA Magic

Danger, Excitement, Comedy, Magic. Witty and Original.

CAST Eden Cheung Embrace your inner adventurer at WEB edenplusyou.com the Fringe Festival! With two outdoor stages and more than 50 buskers, there’s plenty to discover all over the Festival site. Buskers’ schedules are determined daily by lottery and can be found at Information Services presented by Boardwalk. Check out page 60 for the ATB Outdoor Stage and the West Edmonton Mall Outdoor Stage schedules.

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The Amazing Asaf N' Roll Big Wheel Show The Cate The Funny BikeBoy ASAF N Roll Hannah Cryle Great Show Waiter Show Bikeboy productions Tel Aviv, IL Melbourne, AU Cate Great The Funny Waiter Show Sydney, AU Juggling Acro Cambridge, US Toronto, CA

Variety Acro Variety Asaf leads a high-energy and The show with a big Extreme entertainment, interactive show that gives personality, Hannah and her Cate blends high-end circus Witness a classic plate extreme fun! World- you the chance to dance, friend Cornelius the massive with unique comedy. Cate is spinning routine that will renowned street entertainer laugh out loud, and channel German Wheel return to a seventeen-year veteran of astound your audience. and astounding performer your inner teenage fan. It's Edmonton in 2018! A show circus, stage and street. She's See marshmallows become Sean Bridges mixes the hilarious story of Asaf, an of circles, you'll see Hannah performed in eleven different airborne appetizers. Watch an amazing bicycle stunts, enthusiastic juggler who's contorting herself through countries including: Australia, epic water drinking contest. incredible juggling tricks and always aspired to become a rings, spinning and rolling the United Kingdom, and Food and drink based spontaneous, zany humour rockstar. With your help, he'll through the wheel. Your head Dubai as well as the United comedy routines, juggling, to put on a thrilling, fearless reach his dream! His show will spin while your hands States and Canada. She's audience participation and and funny show. Trained in combines awesome music, turn rounds of applause. charming, she's talented- more all rolled up in one Europe's biggest circus, and flaming guitars, juggling she's not just great, she's action packed, laugh filled CAST Hannah Cryle performing at the extreme vinyl records and many more Cate Great! extravaganza. WEB hannahcryle.com games, Sean has awed stunts. audiences around the world. CAST Catherine Flaherty CAST John Park CAST Asaf Barsella WEB categreat.com WEB funnywaiter.com WEB asafnroll.com CAST Sean Bridges WEB bikeboy.net

Her Majesty's Reuben DotDotDot Ross Vegas Sharon From Tianna the Secret Circus Reuben DotDotDot Ross Vegas Canada Traveller Show Melbourne, AU Hamilton Hill, AU Sharon Mahoney Tianna the Traveller Acro Variety Victoria, CA Edmonton, CA Her Majesty's Secret Circus Greensboro Bend, US Comedy Escape Artist Reuben DotDotDot defies Ross Vegas combines Comedy gravity and death with the ancient art of circus, Meet Sharon from Canada, Tianna travels the world acrobatic stunts and with human beat-box and Agents Honeymoon and your typical Canadian: polite, collecting unusual stunts. balances you need to see to vocal sound FX, to create Butterfly shoot the world's patriotic, politically correct This Adventure Escape Act believe. The show that has a show unique worldwide. only bow and plunger arrow, and extremely passive includes whip cracking, it all - humour; handstands; Acrobatics, illusion, fire catch it on a tiny target, on a aggressive. With a little balancing a brave volunteer, and holding on for dear life! juggling, physical comedy, giant stealth cycle, in action help from the audience, she and an original ratchet strap With a spinning one-handed rapping, and comic suits. Aided by moderately transforms into her forthright escape stunt. Tianna's cheeky balance 17 feet up in the air, improvisation are performed high IQs, audience sleeper alter ego: Miss Tallulah, who's grin shines in the face of a concrete never looked so to a soundtrack created live agents, and all the elements not afraid to show what being challenge, and her charm hard... with just the human voice, of a spy thriller spoof, this is really progressive is all about. pulls audiences into a brave culminating in a spectacular "A must see!" The West world of wonder. comic espionage at its finest. CAST Reuben DotDotDot one-hand balance on a tower Australian WEB reubendotdotdot.com CAST Maya McCoy, Brent McCoy of folding chairs. CAST Miranda Allen WEB secretcircusshow.com CAST Sharon Mahoney WEB tiannathetraveller.com CAST Ross Vegas WEB sharonmahoney.com WEB rossvegas.net

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Aaron Impossible The Bezaire Show Billy Kidd Show Bob at Large David Eliot Show Aaron Jessup The Bezaires Billy Kidd Show Bob at Large Eliot Entertainment San Francisco, US Edmonton, CA Bath, UK Kanab, US Kingston, CA Juggling Clown Magic Circus Magic

Aaron Impossible combines This isn't your average Billy Kidd is a comedy Circus meets the streets in MAGIC! dare-devil rope walking, science fair project. magician based in the a three-wheeling, cylinder charming audience Hailing from a long line of UK. Billy's show is filled stacking, comedy explosion. CAST David Eliot interaction, expert juggling impossiblists, marvel as the with hilarious audience Unbelievably high skills, and sharp witted comedy. Bezaire boys fly in the face of participation, magical audience participation, All presented in a hilarious all known science. miracles that look like paper dangerous stunts, all tightly parody of Mission Impossible is turning to money, drinks woven into a show with as and set to a dramatic CAST Tayen Bezaire, Paul Bezaire pouring out of peoples much comic tension as a soundtrack. A second- heads, and a comedy escape family of whales on a bungee generation San Francisco routine inspired by Houdini. cord. circus artist, Jessup has Come and watch, and bring a toured throughout the twenty :) CAST Bob Besmehn USA, Canada, Europe, New WEB bobatlarge.com Zealand, Australia and Asia. CAST Billy Kidd WEB billykiddshow.com CAST Aaron Jessup WEB aaronjessup.com

The Incredible Jason Melnychuk Magic & Escapes Mike Wood Peter Gross - Isaac Jason Melnychuk Vissertainments Mike Wood Magic and Other Isaac's Show Calgary, CA Productions Union, CA Suspect Acts Winnipeg, CA Juggling Calgary, CA Comedy Boston Hysterical Society Magic Variety Boston, US Step right up and see the Mike Wood is a comedian The Incredible Isaac is an sensational new acrobatic, MAGIC is a hilarious look with a degree in engineering. Magic juggling, balancing act: into a world of innocence His life's work has been to exciting and hilarious new Magic, Mind Reading and Jason Melnychuk. Clean, and wonder. Visser takes his travel the world catching show from the wilds of other Suspect Activities. polished comedy pairs with audience back to a child- a catapulted cabbage on Manitoba. Blending unique Peter uses no special a lighthearted playful style to like state where anything a spike on his head. Mike circus skills, knife throwing, equipment or double-jointed create Jason's unmistakably is possible. Marvel as has humorously destroyed magic, and mentalism, this assistants to create his modern circus persona. Visser hog-ties Edmonton's cabbages everywhere, and act is an original performance confounding stunts, just the unsupervised children and now he's here to punish from an artist who couldn't quick hands of a card shark, CAST Jason Melnychuk entices them with hush Edmonton's brassicas in his settle on any one style, so he the improvisational skills WEB jasoncircus.com money to escape with their signature fashion. decided to try them all! of a stand-up, and a con dignity intact. Fun for the man's command of human CAST Isaac Girardin whole family. CAST Mike Wood psychology. WEB mrcircus.ca WEB mikewood.ca CAST Chris Visser CAST Peter Gross WEB chrisvisser.com WEB funnymagic.com

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Are You an Outie Innie or an Outie? Innie The Hockey Hula Hoop Circus Circus Show Hula Hoop Circus The Hockey Circus Show Grand Prairie, CA Discover Your True Fringing Nature Beamsville, CA Hula Hoops

Sports Tribute There are endless ways to fringe, but if you’re not sure where to start try this quiz. Welcome to the Hula Hoop The Hockey Circus Show Circus hosted by Rainbow is a family friendly hockey Ringmaster Amanda Panda tribute show that combines based out of Grande Prairie, When you’re not fringing, what is If you could only pick one item below, acrobatics, juggling, and one- AB. Hula hoops, and juggling, your ideal Friday night? what would it be? of-a-kind circus stunts into 3 and a giant slinky, oh my! No periods of "arena" rocking fun. animals in this circus folks, a. Stay at home and binge-watch Netflix a. Listen to an amazing story only humans (that may mean b. Enjoy a BBQ at a friend’s house b. A joke with a great punch line CAST PAZ - Karl Pazdernik you), and you'll get your own WEB thehockeycircusshow.com cage and everything! c. Go to an open mic night c. A patio with a cold beverage

CAST Amanda Syryda WEB hulahoopcircus.ca/wp What’s your instinct when you If you were a dinosaur, what kind come across a street busker near would you be? the bus stop? a. Brontosaurus a. Cross the street b. Fringe ‘O’ Saurus Rex b. Watch the performance while c. Velociraptor avoiding eye contact c. Shimmy your way to the front of the audience and cheer regularly

When you go to a party, do you…? Not sure a. Spend most of it playing with the what to see? host’s pets Let our RANDOMIZER choose your next b. Hang out for a bit, but leave before Fringe show at The Plaid Lads YoshiShow it gets late fringetheatre.ca! c. Use the opportunity to meet a Sam Malcolm YoshiShow Denver, US Ottawa, CA bunch of new people Comedy Fire

More than best friends, but If he is not sleeping, he is less than identical twins. probably juggling. Based The Plaid Lads are a brilliant in Ottawa, Yoshi has been If you answered…. mix of physical and improv performing for the past comedy with jaw dropping decade. His passion for Mostly A’s: You’re an Innie, through and through. Find a box office quick and get tickets skill and the color plaid. A juggling has drawn him to to a show! Grab a highlighter and flip to page 80 to start your shortlist! show so good, you'll forget perform across Canada, you're outside! Twitter/ the United States, Dubai, Mostly B’s: You have a bit of Innie and Outie in ya’, no doubt about it. You enjoy a little Facebook/Instagram: @ India, and the Dominican of everything. Arrive early enough to catch an outdoor performance before going to ThePlaidShow Republic for Cirque du a theatre performance and then plan to stay after to chat and take in the atmosphere Soleil's CREACTIVE. He from the Maclab Wine Tent. CAST Sam Malcolm, Tony Steinbach has appeared on national WEB sammalcolm.com Television, winning the grand Mostly C’s: You’re an Outie, for sure! There is no shortage of sights at the Festival. prize on YTV's Zoink'd. Make sure to carve out a solid day to enjoy our juggling, fire-breathing festivities. CAST Yoshi Chladny WEB yoshijuggles.com

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The Violin Kid Good Information The Gentle Yeti Keltie Wajjo African The Violin Kid Good Information The Gentle Yeti Keltie Drummers Beamsville, CA Edmonton, CA Edmonton, CA Sherwood Park, CA Wajjo African Drummers Music Music Music Music Edmonton, CA The Violin Kid, aka Nik, is Groove music duo featuring The Gentle Yeti is a folk Keltie’s exceptional voice and Music not your average kid. He’s drums and keyboards, with singer/songwriter from songwriting are an incredible Wajjo African Drummers an 11-year-old bundle of a sound rooted in jazz, but Edmonton. He hopes combination that captivates have been playing major energy and fun who’s got borrowing from hip-hop and everyone has a super time audiences of all ages. Edmonton festivals and some serious skills on the soul. here at the Fringe Festival! CAST Keltie events for years. Be sure to strings. Nik loves to use CAST Andre Affleck: Keyboard; CAST David Lyons WEB Keltie.ca catch their unique sound at his trusty violin to serenade Biboye Onanuga: Drums WEB instagram.com/thegentleyeti/ the Fringe this summer! crowds of all ages with a WEB facebook.com/good. surprising mix of tunes. From information.band classical favorites to rock n’ roll, Nik has a song for you. CAST Niklas Danchenko WEB theviolinkid.com

Barbershop Festival City Brass Darren Yong Magic The LoveBug Andrew Lopatin - Singing Debut Festival City Brass Darren Yong Entertainment théâtre-humaniterre Guitar Virtuoso Aromix Acapella Band Edmonton, CA Boston, USA Edmonton, CA LAVArt Entertainment Edmonton, AB Music Magic Physical Theatre Markham, CA Music A magical journey from J.S. Darren Yong’s show is a Come say hi to this colourful Music Acapella singing group, Bach to the King of Pop rollercoaster of fast-paced creature, The LoveBug! Andrew Lopatin is the big mainly barbershop style. presented by Edmonton’s magic, mind reading and A living physical theatre instrumental guitarist from newest brass quintet laugh out loud comedy. adventure. the little city of Markham, CAST Christopher Young, Kevin He travels the world CAST Alyssa Billingsley Ontario. The release of his Yue, Hailey Borys, Thomas performing his unique brand debut album, Quicksand, LaGrange, Oliva Imbrogno of magic including lots of marked a turning point in audience participation, music as he demonstrated strong mentalism, bending how to turn a single guitar silverware with the mind, into a sizeable orchestra and sleight of hand, and making expand the horizons of the drawings on spectators magical instrument. vanish and reappear on other random spectators. Darren’s CAST Andrew Lopatin show is guaranteed laugh out WEB andrewlopatin.com loud family friendly fun. CAST Darren Yong WEB darrenyonglive.com 58 37th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival Program Guide GIN MAY OUTDOOR PERFORMERS (Find these performers at Pitch 1, 2, 3 and 4) Fringing since 1998 The Fringe Fixer

We chat with Gin May, Venue Technical Director, to get the low down on what it’s like to run things behind the scenes at North Innie America’s largest, and oldest, Fringe Festival. Outie

How many years have you been with If a technician tells you to do something, the ceLibraties Levi Bowling the Fringe Festival? there’s a reason for it – it will help your show. Technicians have this horrible the ceLibraties Levi Bowling Over the years, I’ve been a technician and reputation for being grumpy, hard to get Edmonton, CA Edmonton, CA an assistant to various artists, as well as the along with people who live in the dark. But Music Music Venue Technical Director, so I’d say about honestly, by the end of a summer when Sit down and stay a while. This is Levi’s third year 10 years. It’s been a while! the ceLibraties will entertain busking at the Fringe. He I was a technician, I would have seen you with their violin and flute plays keyboards and sings How has the Festival changed in those between 300 and 400 shows. I’ve seen a duo. everything from the Beatles, ten years? lot. I can help you make your show better. CAST Jake Blakely, Sarah Ormandy Adele, and Bruno Mars to the Animals, Leonard Cohen The Festival is definitely more digitized. You have the reputation for being and Chet Baker. He hopes There used to be a thing we called “T.O.A.D. you have a great time at the “The Fixer” around Fringe. What does festival! boards,” the acronym meaning tickets that mean? only at the door. It was cash only and CAST Levi Bowling I ran away from theatre for six years and was usually a mad rush. There are lots became a heavy-duty mechanic. When I of familiar faces who used to be around came back into the fold of theatre, I had all who’ve travelled across the country and of these skills I didn’t think would translate. have come and gone. Other details have But suddenly I was being called in to help been added for convenience, but the fix electrical issues and refrigeration – energy is still the same – which is exciting. especially beer fridges, we cannot have a Tell us about being the Venue beer fridge that doesn’t work! Technical Director. There is always something – props fail and It’s fun. You get to work with hundreds and vehicles always seem to have an issue hundreds of artists. For many, you’re the – so it turns out the skills have been an first point of contact once they arrive at the awesome asset. Festival. It’s exciting. What are you looking forward to at Shuboy Unlaced Copper Cowboy Half the reason I love being a Technical this Festival? the Show Director is solving specific problems. And Shuboy I love the artists. I always look forward to Saskatoon, CA we get to solve hundreds of problems that Copper Cowboy the working with them. The volunteers are Music Company help artists realize their best work. Edmonton, CA great, too. And working one on one with Shuboy wows his fans What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve my staff. I really enjoy working with the with eclectic shows on Living Statue had to deal with? people who make this Festival happen. the best sidewalks and If you’re looking for a show summer festivals with his description for a living statue Ongoing requests for live animals on stage. national tricorne, harps and How will you live large at this year’s and this program was your What happens if your pigeon doesn’t want homemade cigar box guitars. only resource, then I have Fringe Festival? CAST Hugh Tait bad news... to come down from the lighting grid? What One of my favourite things to do during WEB shuboy.ca happens then? CAST Daniel Anderson the Festival is to sit back and watch the If you could give advice to new artists 100,000+ people that are on site at any starting out on the Fringe circuit, what given point in time. The stuff you see is would it be? fantastic. Once we’ve done our job as staff, it’s amazing just to watch people embrace You don’t need more than one sofa, maybe the Festival. you don’t need one at all. Pack lightly. Simplify.

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