Hamilton Fringe Festival 2021

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The services of the Box Office Managers, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Venue Technicians, and Social Media Coordinator were made possible through the generous support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs Program and Young Canada Works. CONTENTS Welcome 2 Hamilton Fringe Equity Initiative Lottery 23 Digital Exclusives 5 Digital Fringe Club | Bring Your Own Virtual Venue (BYOV2) 11 Kids Club Camp 24 Family Fringe On Demand 12 Fringe All-Access | Community Curators Circle 26 Full Festival Schedule & Listings 13 Festival Kick Off | Fringe Club Patio 27 Theatre On Demand 17 Hamilton Fringe Staff & Board 28 Skip The Glitches 20 Our Donors 29 WHAT IS THE FRINGE? The Hamilton Fringe Festival is an action-packed performance event that takes place over 12 days each July throughout Hamilton.

This summer, the Hamilton Fringe Festival • The audience must have the option to pay a ticket will share the biggest offering of unabashed price, 100% of which goes directly to the artists. and unjuried theatre produced right here in • Fringe Festival producers have no control Hamilton. Offered online or live-at-a-distance, over the artistic content of each performance. there’s something for everyone, at any age! Cast The artistic freedom of the participants is to your TV, tune in to your laptop, tablet, or unrestrained. smartphone, or order to your door an experience that is sure to reflect the human condition in all • Festivals must provide an easily accessible its moving, hilarious, and fringy forms. opportunity for all audiences and all artists to participate in Fringe Festivals. The Five Guiding Principles of the Canadian • Festivals will promote and model inclusivity, Alliance of Fringe Festivals: diversity and multiculturalism, and will • Participants will be selected on a non-juried basis, endeavor to incorporate them into all aspects through a first-come, first served process, a lottery, of our organizations. or other method approved by the Association.

TICKETS, PASSES & BUTTONS Tickets can be purchased in advance only (no door sales), either online at boxoffice.hamiltonfringe.ca or at our On-site Festival Box Office located just outside Bridgeworks Event Space (125 Barton Street W.) from July 14-25, 2021. Check hamiltonfringe.ca for hours of operation. TICKETS PASSES Tickets for paid online programming use a tiered All passes include the one-time purchase of a Pay-What-You-Can-Afford pricing model: $5 Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’ and the Accessible: $5 (fees waived) Per-Ticket Fee is waived (savings of at least Regular: $12 + handling fees $10.50). Please note that multishow passes may Support The Artist: $20 + handling fees not be used for Skip The Glitches performances. Prices for Skip The Glitches shows Fringe Binge Pass (includes 6 performance are as follows: tickets + Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’): $80 per show (minimum) for the first 8 people. $59.00 + handling fees $12 per additional person (+ handling fees). Fringe Frenzy Pass (includes 10 performance tickets + Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’): DIGITAL FRINGE BACKER ‘BUTTONS’ $85.00 + handling fees Fringe patrons must make a one-time purchase Fringe Extreme Pass (includes 20 performance of a Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’ for $5 to tickets + Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’): access paid ticketed events. $145.00 + handling fees 1 WELCOME TO THE 17TH HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL! A Message from the Canadian Our venue partners at Bridgeworks Event Space Association of Fringe Festivals have given us a new home for filming, streaming, I am so happy to write a welcome letter to the and (fingers crossed) our outdoor licensed Fringe Hamilton Fringe community, who are launch- Club Patio. We’ve also got a new virtual home— ing their hybrid festival with digital and in Hamilton Fringe Online (watch.hamilton person distanced programming, delivered right fringe.ca)—offering viewers a one-stop shop for to your door. Despite the ongoing circumstanc- all digital Fringe content. es, the Hamilton team and artists have come As we continue to grow, sharing artistic leadership together to make this all possible. with two visionary directors and a team of superb It has been such a difficult year for Fringe Fes- emerging arts managers, I couldn’t feel more ex- tivals around the world and the Hamilton Fringe cited about our trajectory. Thank you to the staff, team has worked tirelessly to stay connected volunteers, board, sponsors, and importantly our to its artists and patrons over that time. Their community who continue to prove that the arts ability to safely produce the Festival this year is are so significant to the vitality of our city through definitely something to be celebrated. their donations, attendance, and viewership. The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals Enjoy the festival, buy a pass, go digital, socialize (CAFF) has over 30 member festivals across at a distance, or just order the Fringe to your door. Canada and the USA and we exist as an organi- But whatever you do, make performance part of zation to unite, support, empower, and strength- your summer! en our member festivals in order to cultivate Festive summer wishes, and foster independent artistic exploration for Heather Kanabe artists and audiences across North America. Executive Director, Hamilton Fringe CAFF has been taking the time over this last year to reflect upon what our organization is And the Fringe Fringes on... doing and can do for the theatre artists of the When I started as Festival Director on March 1, world and we want to thank you, the audience, 2020, I was looking forward to getting acquainted who come out every year to support Fringe with the nuts and bolts of how a typical Hamilton Festivals. Your support is integral to these Fringe Festival ran, and to take the city-wide en- artists. In these ever-changing times of a global ergy and record-breaking numbers of the previous pandemic, precarious funding, expensive living year into 2020. The global pandemic, however, costs, and the day-to-day struggles many artists meant that things played out very differently. face, especially now, having people see their In the months since, this theatre community has work is more crucial than ever before. proven time and again that nothing will keep us So please take the time to get involved however down. The strength, resilience, and capacity for you can, and especially safely. You are ambas- innovation shown by this year’s cohort of Fringe sadors for these artists, and your support has a artists (many of whom call Hamilton home) meaningful effect on their careers. Thank you for cannot be overstated—and the program you’re joining us in this global movement of the FRINGE! reading is proof. We’re thrilled to welcome over 30 Happy Fringing, shows in online or at-a-distance formats—break- Lucy Eveleigh CAFF President ing rules, forms, and boundaries in the way that only a Fringe show can do. And there’s program- Hamilton Fringe revs up the city in ming for the whole family to enjoy. We can’t wait all its abundant and unjuried glory. to share it all with YOU! Drawing on the experiences of last year’s online Making theatre is an act of community. And to- festival, Frost Bites’ intimate digital experiences, gether, as a community, we will continue to create, and a host of public workshops offered through to grow, and to find new and innovative ways to our ALERT training program, Hamilton Fringe gather for the shared experience of theatre. and these 2021 Fringe artists are ready to show Forward! off an innovative slate of performances bound to Christopher Stanton brighten up this final COVID-19 summer! Festival Director, Hamilton Fringe 2 Dear friends, Hamilton Fringe has a This festival would not be possible without the special place in my heart. Having hosted generous support of local sponsors, government the event, performed a Shakespearian mono- grants, volunteers, organizers and of course, the logue, and even rapped a remix of Hamilton, it’s artists themselves. Their hard work and dedi- been my honour to attend the Festival’s opening cation to the arts in Hamilton is truly inspiring. night every year since 2014. That event will be Please enjoy all the Hamilton Fringe Festival has one of the things I miss most due to COVID. to offer. However, there is still so much to celebrate about Yours truly, Fringe. I’m especially glad that this year’s festival Andrea Horwath MPP Hamilton Centre is more inclusive, prioritizing stories told by BIPOC members of our community as well as those living with a disability. ASL and closed Welcome to Hamilton’s Fringe Festival captioning are other welcome new features. And, It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to with pay-what-you-can tickets, everyone can the City of Hamilton to both performers and share in this essential cultural tradition. attendees at this year’s Hamilton Fringe Fes- tival. From July 15th through July 25th of this Known as “accessible, playful, inviting, and year performers will be presenting everything engaging,” descriptions of the Hamilton Fringe from musicals, dance, comedies, to magic shows, Festival could also apply to our great city. Of dramas and family entertainment. course, Hamilton is also known for its ambition. With over 30 local companies participating, Since Hamilton’s first festival in 2003 the there is no shortage of ambition (or talent) in the troupes and performers from across the country festival either! Amidst the tedium of lockdown, and outside of it, from Hamilton and elsewhere I can’t think of a better time to sit down and have provided an exciting platform for creativity appreciate that talent. Our city has no shortage and talent to express itself. of stories to tell, and it is inspiring to see them We have been experiencing exceedingly difficult brought to life by our very own writers, direc- and challenging times in Hamilton, across our tors, performing artists, costume designers, nation and around the world. The world of the technicians, and stage crews. Amidst a season arts and theatre have been particularly hard like no other, 2021’s Hamilton Fringe Festival struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. There has will be impossible to forget. never been a more important time to be enter- In solidarity, tained, challenged, and amazed by the centre Matthew Green MP Hamilton Centre stage. So come on out and show your support for the stage, for theatre and for the performing arts. You will not be disappointed. As MPP for Hamilton Centre, it is my We are proud of all that the Hamilton Fringe honour to welcome you to the 2021 Festival has done to encourage and support the Hamilton Fringe Festival. For twelve fun arts across the City of Hamilton. To the staff, filled days in July, you have the opportunity to the volunteers, the performers and of course you attend a wide variety of performances and com- the audience an incredibly special thank you for munity events, showcasing an array of local and joining the Fringe Festival this year. regional talent, spanning a wide range of artistic You are what makes it all possible and for that mediums. Each year, I look forward to this inclu- we are profoundly grateful. sive and accessible theatrical extravaganza. We have all had to adapt over this past year and Sincerely, the Hamilton Fringe Festival has done this Fred Eisenberger Mayor brilliantly. They have been responsive to the challenges faced by so many arts and culture communities and have creatively found ways to bring those artists to our screens and in some cases, our front yards. The Skip the Glitches program is one such example. This program offers the audience the opportunity to witness performances they way they are meant to be, live and in person.

3 OUR VALUES Hamilton Fringe has emerged as a local presenter, promoter, and arts service organization founded on the Canadian Association of Fringe Festival’s model of accessibility and openness. With that model in mind, we have developed the following values to guide us: • Listen to and learn from community • Promote an open-minded atmosphere stakeholders reflecting a diversity of that embraces traditional and ages, abilities, gender identities and non-traditional artistic production. expressions, sexual orientations, and • Support the development of excellence members of racialized groups. within the theatre community through • Operate with accountability to our education, mentorship, recognition, and community of stakeholders. access to performance spaces and other • Act as a community leader to such resources. encourage new collaborations and • Maintain a presence that is adaptive partnerships and help to redefine a more and responsive to the changing theatre inclusive, equitable, just, and accessible environment. culture of theatre in Hamilton. • Provide accessible programming in form and price, for artists and audiences, to help ‘level the playing field’ and promote diverse artistic creation. YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES

DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES Short films, off-the-wall experiments, Zoom plays, and performances recorded live. This series of online fringe offerings of 40 minutes or less will satisfy any taste! Streaming on-demand throughout the festival.

The Alligator Holds Its Breath The Audition Just Look Normal | Hamilton Impetus Theatre | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT: Rex Emerson Jackson CAST: Kit Simmons COLLABORATOR: Chris Monachino PG Storytelling or Solo Show, M Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy | 17m Online or Digital Event | 40m Please prepare one monologue and 32 Hugh has been falling through the cracks bars of song, audition slots are 5 minutes. for most of his life. As fresh trauma has How hard could it be? highlighted the limits and failures of a system not built to support him, a ﬁ ght within himself spills out and he has to answer the question: is it possible to be seen as human again?

5 DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

Black Deer In Blizzard The Caffeine Rabbit Hole Fly The Nest Productions | Mississauga Bandler Corporation | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR: Steven Gri n PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR: John Bandler STAGE MANAGER: Lauren Allen PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGNER: Megan Vierhout, Jeremy Major, Rachelle Ho Nathan Bruce COMPOSER: Emily Wood CAST: Gwyneth McFall-Gorman, CAST: Steph Christiaens and Jaclyn Scobie Megan Legesse, & Tom Lute A Theatre-Drama | 20m

PG Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 40m Humans are extinct. Did pestilence wipe them out? Perhaps their low-ﬁ delity Beverly Campbell is a young, Anderson Cooper cognition, or their erratic, unproductive wannabe, with the interview of a lifetime she behaviour? Do co ee shops provide a clue? needs to escape her crumbling, small-town Two extraterrestrials adopt humanoid form news station. The Problem: the “famous” artist to ﬁ nd out. As their “humanitarian” mission she booked turns out to be an imposter. unfolds, our extraterrestrials uncover more than they bargained for.

Carlyn Rhamey: Chaotic Good Creature Carlyn Rhamey | Hamilton, ON Same Boat Theatre Company | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT: Stephen Near M Storytelling or Solo Show, SOUND DESIGN: Luke Brown Online or Digital Event | 40m CAST: Stephen Near

10X Award-winning storyteller Carlyn PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Rhamey brings a host of NEW true tales. Audio Only (no visual elements), Online or Digital Event | 40m Turning 30, becoming an “Auntie”, adult ADHD, trees that talk to each other, witches Have you ever been alone in the woods? eating children, ﬁ sh eating witches... it’s In this new audio storytelling presentation, been a weird year. ***** “Carlyn always playwright Stephen Near does a deep dive into seems to make the audience howl with his personal obsession with the enduring and laughter so e ortlessly” — Royal MTC mysterious phenomena known as Sasquatch. Teen Critics, Winnipeg **** “If anything, Rhamey’s brilliant storytelling should get even more stage time... She’s just that good.” — The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon 6 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES

Every Spring a Parade down Bay Street Gritty City Theatre The Unalthletic | Gritty City Theatre Company | Hamilton

DIRECTOR: John-Riley O’Handley PGYAA 40m PLAYWRIGHT: Melissa Murray-Mutch CAST: Melissa Murray-Mutch, John-Riley O'Handley & Jason Hugh Thompson PG Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 40m

An apocalyptic comedy in which a couple trapped in their small apartment that becomes a make-shift bunker where they hide from whatever’s out there. Will they outlive the catastrophe or will they be devoured like raw meat by forces seen or unseen?

i am sorry about my bad zoom plays Imposter's Sin Room Claud Spadafora | Hamilton Great Gulls of Fire Creations | Toronto

PLAYWRIGHT: Claud Spadafora PLAYWRIGHT/ACTOR/DESIGNER: DIRECTOR: Claud Spadafora Breanna Maloney TECH AND EDITING: Claud Spadafora MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Alice Cavanagh CAST: Claud Spadafora PHOTOGRAPHY: Max Litzgus CAST: Breanna Maloney as Woman M Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama | 40m M Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama | 15m Claud wants you to know that she won’t be o ended if you don’t watch her show. No Bound inside the four walls of her apartment, really, it’s ﬁ ne. In fact, under no circumstances a woman grapples with life in isolation. As she should you. And whatever you do, do not ﬁ nish meditates on her new day-to-day regimen, reading the description. Oh no. she resists an inevitable reconciliation with her past life, all brought on by a recurring nightmare. A solo show exploring loss, love and self-healing.

7 DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

It's a Beautiful Day for Brunch and to Joan / Jehanne Arrest the Cops That Killed Breonna Friendly Bear Theatre Company | Toronto

CAST: Roselyne Dougé-Charles, Carly Anna DIRECTORS: Max Cameron Fearon, Billings, Liz Whitbread, and Patrick Teed Cara Rebecca, Lee Stone STAGE MANAGER: Elizabeth Richardson PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre- Comedy, Online or Digital Event | 30m DESIGNERS: Heidi Chan, Ella Wieckowski CAST: Katherine Teed-Arthur, Monique A cringe comedy exploring the absurd, Danielle, Simon Gagnon, Lee Stone awkward, and ridiculous real-life ways that PG Theatre-Drama | 35m non-Black people ‘showed up,’ ‘did the work,’ and ‘had the tough conversations’ in the wake Nineteen-year-old Joan of Arc sits in a prison of George Floyd’s murder. It’s a Beautiful Day awaiting judgement. As she stands against for Brunch... And to Arrest the Cops That those who wish to take her down, she must Killed Breonna Taylor asks us to consider decide what matters most: the story they’ll what is at stake in the ways we engage racial tell about her, or her life. Videography by justice and what more is asked of us in order Michelle Ou. to imagine a better world.

The Laughter Morrison Returns Minmar Gaslight Productions | Toronto New Wheel Pictures | Oakville

CAST: Brandon Knox, Kate McArthur WRITTEN BY: Nolan Molfetta DIRECTED BY: Lance Darren Cole PG Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 40m PRODUCED BY: Patrick Douthart, Nathan Mcrory, Lance Darren Cole, It’s 1943 and the Abbott and Costello Program Nolan Molfetta is about to go on the air. As Costello gets CAST: Harold Tausch, Nolan Molfetta, himself ready, tonight’s guest performer stops Anton Wasowicz, Emilia Molfetta in to check on him. Much has changed and if M Online or Digital Event | 30m there’s anything that Lucille Ball understands, there is so much more to comedians than Tim Morrison ﬁ nds himself transported back the laughter. A new play from Steven Elliott to the day he made the mistake that ruined Jackson, winner of the 2020 Hamilton Fringe his life. When second chances turn out to be Best New Play, Three Ordinary Men. as di cult as they are unlikely, can he ﬁ nd his way forward in the past?

8 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES

Mr. Wonderful and I Prairie Odyssey Page1 Theatre | Halifax, Nova Scotia Bon Mots Productions | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT: Isaac Mulè PLAYWRIGHT / DIRECTOR: Valeri Kay DIRECTOR: Evelyn Long ASS ’T DIR. / STAGE MGR.: Sondra Learn DESIGNS / PROMO: Daniel Wittnebel VIDEOGRAPHER: Olivia Craig CAST: Allister MacDonald CAST: Patti Cannon, Alison Chisholm, Charly Chiarelli PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama | 60m A Musical / Concert / Opera, Storytelling or Solo Show, Online or Digital Event | 40m MAN and his dog Sheldon have recently moved but never quite got the chance to say Come with us on Becky’s journey as she goodbye. He begins writing letters, but after navigates tragedy, grief, resistance, love, looking back, it’s di cult to decide who to friendship, and acceptance in the Prairie contact. This show is a journey about moving dustbowl of the “Dirty Thirties”. Prairie forward, an exploration into discovering Odyssey has a great, committed, talented cast; one’s own mental health, how to thrive Patti Cannon, Alison Chisholm and featuring beyond a diagnoses, and the power of Charly Chiarelli with his amazing harmonica. unconditional love.

Still Standing: the Music of Sir Elton John Sunny Days Ahead Great Blue Dram | St. Catharines, Ontario Pondside Media | Fonthill

PRODUCER: Stephanie Yantsis WRITER: Josh Loewen CAST: James Medeiros DIRECTOR: Alex Sykes & Josh Loewen VIDEOGRAPHER: Alex Sykes PG Musical / Concert / Opera | 40m CAST: Alex Sykes & Josh Loewen Hey, we’re still standing and that’s something PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre- to be grateful for! Join Niagara-based singer/ Comedy, Online or Digital Event | 40m pianist James Medeiros for a celebratory evening of classics and deeper cuts by the It’s the end of Highschool and best buds Walt incomparable British talent, Sir Elton John. and Pete are making a movie all about Walt’s Critics have spoken: “Medeiros knows how life. Naturally they started at the beginning to sell a song and tell a story”, “His beautiful (of time) and end at the end (death). It’s our vocals and deft piano playing with soothe pure joy, and pure fear of what the future could your coronavirus weary soul.” INCLUDED: hold, through the eyes of a couple 12th graders access to encore “Night 2”; another fabulous with video cameras staring into the post 40-minute set of Elton! graduation abyss. Also there’s a gira e.

9 DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

TBD Lago di Lupi TIN CAN TELEPHONE Lago di Lupi | Porch Light Theatre | Hamilton

CREATORS: Sonny Duan, Metia Irakunda, PGYAA 40m Chyler Sewell, Bruce Wu

PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Walking Tour / Promenade, Online or Digital Event | 40m

TIN CAN TELEPHONE is an immersive radio play, where audience members will be guided through an outdoor adventure led by four mysterious voices. Written by the next generation of Hamiltonian playwrights, TIN CAN TELEPHONE explores stories that bridge time and space, aided by a sensory experience from the city we call home. Audiences can enjoy TIN CAN TELEPHONE at home or from 4 secret locations listed on the show page.

Vagabond Glass Wall Theatre | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT / DIRECTOR / PERFORMER: Chelsea Haraburda DIRECTOR / TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / PERFORMER: Ryan Percival DRAMATURGE: Arianne Tong CAST: Chelsea Haraburda, Ryan Percival M Puppetry, Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 30m

A chaotic drag king ﬂ ees to the woods after their identity is revealed and world’s collide. Her sensible brother rescues and becomes besties with a raccoon, retreating from feelings of captivity. Envious of each other, these divergent queer siblings discover how to belong by wandering into the unknown. Using ﬁ lm DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE and shadow art to build it’s world, Vagabond is a gay July 14-25, 2021 hero’s journey. 10 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ 2 everyone Ages BYOV

BRING YOUR OWN VIRTUAL VENUE (BYOV2) This year BYOV goes online! These artists bring you their finest creations, served up in Digital Exclusives style. 40 minutes or less, these shows are available to stream on-demand throughout the festival.

HCA Teen Creation Collective: Perspectives Martians and Martinis Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts | Hamilton Chasing Shadows Productions | Hamilton

FACILITATORS: Stephanie Hope Lawlor WRITER / DIRECTOR: Will Gillespie & Erica May-Wood PUPPETS / PRODUCER: Susan Robinson CAST: The 2021 HCA Creation Collective CAST: Will Gillespie, Susan Robinson, Rachel O er, Matthew Lazaris-Brunner, PG Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 30m Pamela Blackwood-Marques, Larry Smith and Chris Cracknell Perspectives brings together young artists PG Puppetry, Musical / Concert / Opera, to explore the world around them. Through Theatre-Comedy | 40m collaborative creation, young local artists will explore the stories and ideas most Sci-Fi / Musical Comedy set in 1960’s Niagara meaningful to them in an innovative, Falls. Buddy Nova just landed — in town! Fresh exciting piece of theatre. The HCA Creation o the ship he is already being chased by the Collective returns to the Fringe for its third FBI, the RCMP, the Royal Venusian Guard DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE year, welcoming emerging talent into the and the diabolical Princess Glalblulalbp in July 14-25, 2021 Hamilton theatre community. this new romantic musical romp that’s “out of this world.” 11 FAMILY FRINGE ON DEMAND $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

FAMILY FRINGE ON DEMAND Our Family Fringe offering this year has a twist! This show was recorded LIVE ON STAGE for the whole family to enjoy on-demand. So you can sing and dance and make a joyous noise right in your own home–and watch it as many times as you like throughout the festival!

The Campy Camp Campfire Show From the author of The Trial of Naomi Verne and Christmas Eve at the Julibee Motel Stories by Dan | Toronto A tale of extraterrestrials on a “humanitarian” mission THE CAFFEINE RABBIT HOLE Steph Christiaens as DARA Jaclyn Scobie as LENIK

PLAYWRIGHTS: Dan Boyer and

Nicole Fairbairn SONGWRITERS: Dan Boyer and Sam Clark DIRECTOR: Jonathan Hoss

CAST: Dan Boyer, Nicole Fairbairn Musical / Concert / Opera, Theatre- A Comedy, Online or Digital Event | 45m

Oh no! All the kids are isolating at home, and Streamed by hamiltonfringe.ca: July 15 to 25, 2021 there’s nobody around the campﬁ re at Camp Campy this summer! Counsellors Dan and Writer/Producer/Director JOHN BANDLER Assistant to the director MEGAN VIERHOUT Nick still have a trusty guitar, rusty voices, Tech & video editor JEREMY MAJOR and their friend Hootie the Owl. Will you sing, Composer EMILY WOOD play, and move along with them from home? Logo & image designer RACHELLE HO Co-Producer BETH BANDLER Together, we can keep the spirit of the Campy Camp Campﬁ re Show alive! www.bandler.com/rabbit instagram.com/thecaffeinerabbithole 12 facebook.com/thecaffeinerabbithole FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & LISTINGS

This schedule can be pulled out from the rest of the program for easier reference. We suggest you browse it as you move around your home, pretending each room is a different venue. Gotta keep those Fringe Festival muscles in shape.

DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES Online fringe offerings to satisfy any taste! Watch on-demand online anytime during the festival.

The Alligator Holds Its Breath Just Look Normal 40 mins See Pg. 5 The Audition Impetus Theatre 17 mins See Pg. 5 Black Deer In Blizzard Fly The Nest Productions 40 mins See Pg. 6 The Caffeine Rabbit Hole Bandler Corporation 20 mins See Pg. 6 Carlyn Rhamey: Chaotic Good Carlyn Rhamey 40 mins See Pg. 6 Creature Same Boat Theatre Company 40 mins See Pg. 6 Every Spring a Parade down Bay Street The Unalthletic 40 mins See Pg. 7 Gritty City Theatre Gritty City Theatre Company 40 mins See Pg. 7 i am sorry about my bad zoom plays Claud Spadafora 40 mins See Pg. 7 Imposter’s Sin Room Great Gulls of Fire Creations 15 mins See Pg. 7 It’s a Beautiful Day for Brunch and Afterlife Theatre 30 mins See Pg. 8 to Arrest the Cops That Killed Breonna Taylor Joan / Jehanne Friendly Bear Theatre Company 35 mins See Pg. 8 The Laughter Minmar Gaslight Productions 40 mins See Pg. 8 Morrison Returns New Wheel Pictures 30 mins See Pg. 8 Mr. Wonderful and I Page1 Theatre 60 mins See Pg. 9 Prairie Odyssey Bon Mots Productions 40 mins See Pg. 9 Still Standing: the Music of Sir Elton John Great Blue Dram 40 mins See Pg. 9 Sunny Days Ahead Pondside Media 40 mins See Pg. 9 TBD Lago di Lupi Lago di Lupi 40 mins See Pg. 10 TIN CAN TELEPHONE Porch Light Theatre 40 mins See Pg. 10 Vagabond Glass Wall Theatre 30 mins See Pg. 10 BRING YOUR OWN VIRTUAL VENUE (BYOV2) BYOV goes virtual! Watch on-demand online anytime during the festival. HCA Teen Creation Collective: Perspectives Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts 30 mins See Pg. 11 Martians and Martinis Chasing Shadows Productions 40 mins See Pg. 11 FAMILY FRINGE ON DEMAND Sing and dance and make a joyous noise right in your own home! On demand July 17 - 27. The Campy Camp Campfire Show Stories by Dan 45 mins See Pg. 12 THEATRE ON DEMAND Full-length Fringe plays performed and recorded LIVE ON STAGE. On demand July 16 - 26. Another Birthday at the Buffet MIXED Theatre Hamilton 60 mins See Pg. 17 The Container Plot Hole Company 45 mins See Pg. 17 Midnight Baby Island Boy Public Journal 60 mins See Pg. 18 Plum Crazy Haven 50 mins See Pg. 18 Relative Loneliness Open Heart 50 mins See Pg. 18 Take Me To Your Garden Third Wheel Theatre Co. 55 mins See Pg. 18 Terminus The 9th 60 mins See Pg. 19 FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & LISTINGS

SKIP THE GLITCHES A theatrical curbside delivery! Companies perform 5 times SEE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT SUN nightly starting at around 6:00 pm. Place your order online. PG. JUL 14 JUL 15 JUL 16 JUL 17 JUL 18 JUL 19 JUL 20 JUL 21 JUL 22 JUL 23 JUL 24 JUL 25 Hutch & Hamilton CanuckHutch Productions 20 mins 21 LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE TMII: Too Much Information, Improvised Dog Martin 20 mins 21 LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE FRINGE ALL-ACCESS A sneak peek at our 2022 series as chosen by the Community Curators Circle.

Coming soon! Watch FREE on-demand July 18-28. 60 mins 26 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DEMAND DIGITAL FRINGE CLUB FREE daily online series of live and pre-recorded events.

LIVE Festival Kick Off! Hamilton Fringe | Supercrawl 90 mins 24 7:30PM featuring Nezqwik Films on the Fringe | Hamilton Fringe | 120 24 7:30PM Shorts Showcase Downtown Hamilton BIA mins Virtual Game Night Hamilton Fringe 90 mins 24 7:30PM Inside the Safer Spaces Project Hamilton Fringe | Industry 60 mins 24 7:30PM Films on Fringe Hamilton Fringe | 120 24 7:30PM Downtown Hamilton BIA mins Team Trivia Night Hub of the Hammer | Hamilton 60 mins 24 7:30PM Fringe ALERT Program Closing Night Awards | Hamilton Fringe | 90 mins 24 7:30PM Hosted by Karma Kameleon House of Adam and Steve KIDS CLUB CAMP A series of FREE virtual daytime workshops and entertainment for kids of all ages. Register now!

Puppets, Songs, and Storytime Hamilton Public Library 20 mins 24 10AM Learn a Magic Trick or Two Michael Kras 45 mins 24 1PM How Do You Celebrate the Earth? | Rod Nettagog and 45 mins 24 10AM Indigenous Drumming & Stories Bradley Henry Zine-Crafting for Kids! Sonali Menzes 30 mins 24 1PM Glow Kiddo Adventures Little Rebels Music 30 mins 24 10AM and Development The 3 Aunties Afternoon | Part 1 Porch Light Theatre, Light 30 mins 24 1PM Bulb Heart & Studio Beulah Create a Costume with Kelly Open Heart 30 mins 24 10AM The 3 Aunties Afternoon | Part 2 Porch Light Theatre, Light 30 mins 24 1PM Bulb Heart & Studio Beulah Drag Storytime Karma Kameleon & 45 mins 24 10AM House of Adam and Steve Theatre Aquarius Camp | Kids Show Theatre Aquarius 60 mins 24 10AM Digital Theatre School Theatre Aquarius Camp | Teen Show Theatre Aquarius 60 mins 24 1PM Digital Theatre School Kinderfest Program Culture for Kids in the Arts 30 mins 24 10AM Summer Dance Party! with Josh Taylor Defining Movement Dance 60 mins 24 1PM Silly Song Songwriting with Stories by Dan 30 mins 24 10AM The Camp Campy Cast FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & LISTINGS

Andrea Horwath Paul Miller MPP Hamilton Centre MPP Hamilton East—Stoney Creek [email protected] [email protected] 905-544-9644 905-545-0114

Monique Taylor Sandy Shaw MPP Hamilton Mountain MPP Hamilton West — [email protected] Ancaster—Dundas 905-388-9734 [email protected] 16 905-628-2755 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ THEATRE ON DEMAND

THEATRE ON DEMAND Remember plays on an actual stage? Catch full- length Fringe plays performed and recorded live on stage. All the laughs and tears and frenzy and fears that you’ve come to expect from a Fringe play–streamed right to your screens on-demand throughout the festival.

Another Birthday at the Buffet The Container MIXED Theatre Hamilton | Hamilton Plot Hole Company | Hamilton

PLAYWRIGHT: Luis Arrojo DIRECTORS: James Allen and Lucia Crespo CAST: TBD COSTUME DESIGNER/ORIGINAL MUSIC: Brianna Seferiades/Fahim Saﬁ PG Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama | 60m STAGE MANAGER: Stephanie Halcrow In the hopefully not too distant future, CAST: Devin France, Kyle Billie, Allison restaurant sta are back at work at the Dickey, Mike Lloy, Zach Mino and James Allen Chinese bu et restaurant that has been M Theatre-Comedy | 45m newly allowed to reopen. In the near future there is poverty, ecological disaster and a global pandemic. Three people have found a way to smuggle themselves inside a cargo container to the last bastion of safety. There’s just one problem — none of them deserve to go.

17 THEATRE ON DEMAND $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

Midnight Baby Plum Crazy Island Boy Public Journal | Hamilton, Ontario Haven | Toronto

PERFORMER / WRITER: Justin Shaw WRITTEN BY: Mark Webber DIRECTOR: Benton Hartley ADAPTED BY: Lindsay Ellis STAGE MANAGER: Greg Doran DIRECTED BY: Joel Haszard CAST: Justin Shaw CAST: Riaz Mahmood, Kim Croscup, Lindsay Ellis, Harold Tausch PGYAMA Storytelling or Solo Show | 60m

A Theatre-Drama | 50m Midnight Baby tells the story of a planning- obsessed man sharing stories of his This modern day whodunnit centers around experiences fl oundering as a sentimental the Plum Crazy Fashion Boutique. Over junior high dweeb, as an awkward adolescent $5,000 is missing from the company ledgers, incapable of deviating from routine, and as and fi ngers start to point. Who took the a depressed adult with the dietary habits money? A series of fl ashbacks will reveal the of a raccoon. Exploring anxiety, shame and truth, but will the guilty party be punished? embarrassment, Midnight Baby strives to Find out this July! answer the question: How can you be enough for another person?

Relative Loneliness Take Me To Your Garden Open Heart | Hamilton Third Wheel Theatre Co. | Toronto ON

PLAYWRIGHT: Steve Hartwell DIRECTOR: Jordan M. Burns DIRECTOR: Kelly Wolf STAGE MANAGER: Samira Banihashemi CAST: Jen Frankel, Rebekka Gondosch, CAST: Shayna Burns, Daniel Sutherland, Jesse Horvath Octavia Kaliszak, and Spencer Mullins PG Theatre-Comedy, Theatre-Drama, M Puppetry, Dance, Theatre-Drama | 55m Online or Digital Event | 50m Our fantastical world exists in Darla’s Loneliness comes in many guises. While boisterous garden, speaking to her and coming clearing out their parents house, an ailing to life with a gentle touch. Take Me To Your aunt comes to stay with Jude and Will. Garden is a collaborative physical theatre Can this aunt exorcise their loneliness piece inspired by personal experiences from before driving them all around the bend? within the collective. In this story we travel through the canals of a ﬂ ourishing romance, interrupted by an atrocious act leaving behind Darla’s trapped soul in a dissociative mind.

18 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ THEATRE ON DEMAND

Terminus The 9th | Toronto

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Dylan Stav ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Will Cheston CAST: Magdalena Barys, Claudia Carino, Anton Wasowicz, Dylan Stav, John Bory M Puppetry, Theatre-Drama, Online or Digital Event | 60m

When captain Vanessa Bridges runs a skeleton crew mission of only her and her partner to test their new computer system N.E.L, an interruption in their communications sparks a series of complications with the mission. Relationships are tested when the bridge between nightmare and reality bring the darkest parts of their imagination to life. SKIP THE GLITCHES $5 Accessible / Kids | $12 Regular | $20 Support The Artist

SKIP THE GLITCHES Experience the live-at-a-distance performance series that had Hamilton buzzing last year! Back by popular demand, our theatrical curbside delivery series returns. Order a 20-minute performance right to your own lawn.

Tickets start at $80 per show (minimum) for the first 8 people. $12 per additional person (+ handling fees).

HOW TO ORDER A SHOW Never ordered a live theatrical performance to your doorstep? There’s just a few things you should know before ordering! Skip The Glitches delivers anywhere All performances are 20 minutes or less within Hamilton City Wards 1 - 8. in duration. Performances take place rain Ticket buyers must provide access to or shine (unless deemed unsafe by an on- a functional outdoor electrical outlet site Hamilton Fringe representative). or an extension cable run from a As part of the booking process, we’ll ask functional indoor outlet to the outdoor you a few logistical questions about your performance area. location to ensure your delivery experi- Shows must be ordered at least 48 hours ence is the smoothest it can be. You’ll need before your desired delivery date. to submit a short online questionnaire, as well as a liability waiver, in order to 24 hours before the performance complete your booking. (We may reach out arrives at your home, you will receive to confirm some details in order to process a personalized email from boxoffice@ your order.) hamiltonfringe.ca confirming the approximate delivery time of your All COVID-related public health guidelines Skip The Glitches show. (Please note that in place at the time of performance MUST start times will fall somewhere between be strictly adhered to, including (but not 6:00pm and 10:00pm on your delivery date.) limited to) limits on numbers of persons allowed to gather in one place. 20 YOUTH: TEEN: ALL AGES: PARENTAL MATURE: YA Ages 12 & under Ages 12-18 A Suitable for PG GUIDANCE: M Ages 18+ everyone Ages 13+ SKIP THE GLITCHES

SPECIAL CONTACTLESS DELIVERY ADD-ONS: Collective Arts Core Mix 6 Pack Greenbelt Coffee Fringe & Thirsty for some cold beers to enjoy with Horizontal Blend 2-Pack your show? Add a Core Mix 6 Pack valued Looking for a cup of coffee to enjoy with at $19.95 for only $10. Collective Arts your show? Add a 2-pack of Greenbelt Brewing beers include: Audio Visual, Coffee Freshly Roasted Fringe Blend coffee Matter of Fact, Life In the Clouds, Jam and Horizon Blend coffee for$10! (21/2 lb Up the Mash with Peach and Passionfruit, bags, 1 of each, valued at $7.99 each). Fringe Hazy State, and Guava Gose. (Someone Blend is a smooth, full-bodied city roast 19+ must be home with an ID to receive.) with notes of chocolate, spice, and fruit. Thanks to the generous product donation Horizon Blend is a velvety dark roast with by Collective Arts Brewing, all proceeds go vanilla notes and a floral finish. Included back to the artists. with each 2-pack is a bag of coffee chaff (the skin of the coffee bean), excellent for use in the garden! Thanks to the generous product donation by Greenbelt Coffee, all proceeds go back to the artists.

Hutch & Hamilton TMII: Too Much Information, Improvised CanuckHutch Productions | Toronto Dog Martin | Toronto

CAST: Paul Hutcheson DIRECTOR: Hana Holubec INTIMACY COORD.: Tammy Everett PG Storytelling or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy | 20m CAST: Steph Haller & Paddy Macdonald

PG Sketch Comedy or Improv, Storytelling Creator of Stupeﬁ ed 1 & 2, Hutcheson is or Solo Show, Theatre-Comedy | 20m excited to be able to perform in backyards @ the 2021 Hamilton Fringe. Hutcheson Have you ever wanted closure with will have you laughing with his rubber-faced an ex? Have you ever wondered why a brand of comedy! “It’s refreshing to see a relationship fell apart? After a brief romantic performer so in tune with his audience as entanglement, Paddy and Steph are still Hutcheson.”–Planet S Magazine trying to answer these questions. These real-life exes explore their personal history in this audience-led production through true storytelling and improv comedy.

21 DECOLONISE YOUR EARS New Play Festival HAMILTON FRINGE EQUITY INITIATIVE LOTTERY Lottery Deadline: December 13, 2021 The Hamilton Fringe, in association with the Disability Justice Network of Ontario and the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion, is including the following lottery categories for inclusion the 2022 summer festival: The Disability Justice lottery is designed Both lottery categories offer to serve an artist who is Deaf, hard of the successfully drawn artists: hearing, sick, living with a mental illness/ • Mentorship mental disorder/mad, and/or living with • $1000 bursary towards production costs a disability. • Fees waived The BIPOC Artist lottery is designed to serve an artist who is Black, Indigenous, • Producing support from the Fringe and/or a Person of Colour. • The Disability Justice lottery winner will also be offered a personalized accessibility plan Learn more about these categories, who is eligible, and how to apply at: hamiltonfringe.ca/get-involved Call 289.698.2234 or email [email protected]

23 DIGITAL FRINGE CLUB The Hamilton Fringe Festival’s Digital Fringe Club is our FREE online series of live and recorded public events every evening at 7:30pm. The Hamilton Fringe Festival’s Digital Hammer trivia, virtual gatherings, musical Fringe Club is our FREE online series of performances, and more. We’ve designed live and recorded public events on selected the Digital Fringe Club as a platform to evenings at 7:30pm. The lineup features stimulate conversation and share your interactive behind-the-scenes chats with favourite performance experiences with Hamilton artists, our ‘Films on the Fringe’ fellow Fringers! series (presented by Downtown Hamilton BIA), GOODBODYFEEL Yoga, Hub of the

Digital Fringe Club Programming Partners:

KIDS CLUB CAMP The Hamilton Fringe Festival’s Kids Club Camp is a series of 16+ FREE daytime workshops and entertainment for kids of all ages. Join us for 30- to 60-minute virtual camp For full event listings see page 15. experiences led by professional artists Kids Club Camp event registration is and crafters. Designed for children ages 12 FREE! Register in advance online if you and under who are interested in theatre would like to get an email reminder the day performance and artistic exploration. of an event. Kids Club Camp workshops topics include: • Theatre Set Design • Magic • Indigenous Drumming • Costuming • Dance • Storytelling • Yoga • Singing • And more... Kids Club Camp Programming Partners:

FRINGE ALL-ACCESS Get a sneak peak at our new series launching officially in 2022. Our upcoming Fringe All-Access series will feature free performance events selected by our Community Curators Circle. Shows in this series are presented in such a way that centres audience accessibility. This year’s soon-to-be announced show will be recorded LIVE ON STAGE and presented online with closed-captioning, ASL, and described video options. Check out hamiltonfringe.ca for updates!

COMMUNITY CURATORS CIRCLE The Community Curators Circle (CCC) is Hamilton Fringe’s way of bringing arts enthusiasts in the wider community into the decision-making process behind our non-lotteried artistic programming at the Fringe Club. New this year, the goal is to offer program- Visit hamiltonfringe.ca for more ming that better reflects the audiences information about the CCC and the we seek to serve. Over the next two years, work they’re doing! the CCC will choose five (5) performing arts companies/artists from Hamilton and surrounding areas to be included in the Fringe All-Access series.

The Community Curators Circle and Fringe All-Access are funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Hamilton Community Foundation. 26 FESTIVAL KICK OFF Streaming LIVE online this year, the Fringe gives each company the chance to pitch their show to you (the audience) in only 90 seconds! Join us as we stream live from Bridgeworks Event Space on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:30pm. Always a fun and raucous night, the Kick Then dance the night away as Nezqwik Off is the one event where artists across takes over the stage, and experience the festival take the same stage and put it first-hand why the band’s philosophy can all on the line to sell you their show. Keep be described in just three short words; your program handy, grab a pen, and plan Groove. Pocket. Colour. your Fringe! See you there! (Well, you’ll see us there. You’ll be watching online. Why not send us some vibes over social media and tag #HFFKickOff)? Tickets are $10 and are available to purchase at boxoffice.hamiltonfringe.ca. 50% of ticket sales will be donated to a charity decided by Fringe audiences. Check out our social media feeds for updates and to help us decide!

FRINGE CLUB PATIO Join us at Bridgeworks Event Space Wednesday (125 Barton St. W.) for a bite and a sip at our (July 14 ONLY): 6.30PM - 10PM licensed outdoor patio! Enjoy a selection Thursday: 4PM – 10PM of beers from Collective Arts (only $5 Friday: 4PM – 10PM with your Digital Fringe Backer ‘Button’). Saturday: 2PM – 10PM The Fringe Club Patio provides a space Sunday: 12PM – 9PM to socialize, reflect, and celebrate Fringe artists. (Please note that our ability to activate the Fringe Club Patio is dependent upon provincial regulations in place at the time of the festival. Check out the latest updates at hamiltonfringe.ca.)

27 HAMILTON BOARD OF FRINGE STAFF DIRECTORS Heather Kanabe Nathan Fleet Valerie Van Landschoot Executive Director Videographer & President Video Producer Christoper Stanton Cairine Wilson Festival Director Danielle Hitchcock Vice President & Graphic Designer Interim Treasurer Franny McCabe-Bennett Associate Producer Roxana Teymourian Kerry Jarvi Social Media Coordinator Secretary Maddie Krusto Outreach & Policy Nageeb Twal Michele Ballagh Coordinator Online Technical Director David Faulkner-Rundle Claire Calnan Vermillion Sands Ruth Flynn Artist Development & (Jacqui Oakley & Frost Bites Director Jamie Lawson) Ruth Hatch Artwork 2021 FESTIVAL Elizabeth Parker STAFF Mickey Wagg Charlotte Carmichael Technical Director Venue Technician Yimeng Wang Taija Shonée Chung Outreach & Box Office Manager Volunteer Coordinator Rose Hopkins Jake Woodcroft Senior Box Office Manager Venue Technician

HAMILTON FRINGE NEEDS YOU! VOLUNTEER SPONSOR US The Fringe is powered by our volunteers. Interested in becoming a Hamilton We wouldn’t survive without them! These Fringe Festival sponsor? are the fine people taking your picture, We love our sponsors and do every- processing your tickets, and generally thing we can to ensure that they feel helping you get where you need to go. appreciated. They are a part of the Fringe Interested in joining the team? You can family. You can sponsor a Festival venue sign up for a day, a weekend or the entire or series, the Fringe Club, or other annual 12-day run of the festival. It’s a fantastic Hamilton Fringe initiatives like our way to make friends, see great theatre, ALERT education program, The Gilded and be part of the fun. Hammers Awards, our winter site-specific Perks include merchandise, a free festival Frost Bites, and more! Backer ‘Button’, and the chance to get If you are interested in partnering, FREE tickets to shows! please call us at 289-698-2234 or email Visit hamiltonfringe.ca or email [email protected]. [email protected] for information.

28 BOARD OF OUR DONORS DIRECTORS As we all know, COVID-19 has severely impacted the arts sector. The Hamilton Fringe relies heavily on financial support from grants, funders, sponsors, Fringe Club earned revenue, backer button sales and Tip the Fringe donations that we were not be able to collect in 2020. Thank you to all of our donors that supported us through this challenging time! David Alexander Tor Lukasic-Foss Alexandra Sinclair Brenda Anderson Jean Mackay RELAY Coffee Roaster Rita Berzaittis Tom McAteer Robyn Starkey Robin Cameron Holly McLellan Heidi Stock Cinzia DiFranco Sarah McVanel Vagabond Saints Tattoo Maureen Dwyer Barbara Mead Lounge & Spa Jeremy Freiburger Nolan Molfetta Gord Walker Catherine Graham Melissa Murray-Mutch Alison Warwick Donut Monster Peter Ormond Graziella Wheldon Paula Grove Mary Anne Peters Kelly Wolf Amanda Hinkle Wallace Planted in Hamilton Koral Wysocki Kerry Jarvi Jonathan Prindiville Cem Zafir Susan Jasper Angela Schwarzer Lorna Zaremba Peter Kanabe Nicola Simmons

DONATE Thank you for supporting the Hamilton Fringe! The Hamilton Festival Theatre Company (o/a Hamilton Fringe) is a non-profit charitable organization. You will receive a tax receipt for any donation of $20 or more. If you are able to donate, it’s fast and easy! Donations can also be mailed to: Just hop online and head to boxoffice. Hamilton Fringe hamiltonfringe.ca/donations. Your 206-41 King William St. support allows us to continue with Hamilton, ON L8R 1A2 our current programming and further expand our scope and impact. Beyond the Please make cheques payable to: Hamilton Fringe Festival, Frost Bites, and Hamilton Festival Theatre Company our general operations, our three primary funding initiatives include The Gilded Charitable Registration # Hammer Awards, Access the Fringe, and 853476687 RR 0001 Youth Initiatives. You can tell us when you donate how you would like to target your generous support! 29 A Hamilton Fringe Digital Exclusive

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