by Randy Rutherford

2008 AWARD WINNER - OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL WORK

***** 21 times “BEST OF FRINGE”

A folksinger in 70s Alaska, Randy had it all, an adoring girlfriend and a great gig at the Fancy Moose Saloon, then congenital hearing loss sucked the sound from his world forever…

“Emotionally honest, surprisingly funny.” ***** Monday Magazine

“A gorgeous musical memoir…” ***** Winnipeg Free Press

“A powerhouse, a triumph.” ***** Edmonton Journal

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by Neil LaBute

You are walking a fine line every time you tell a lie. After a while, you begin to believe it and then, the truth vanishes. In Liars Club, four characters experience this feeling when asked to recount a traumatic moment. The true test for the audience is to discover where the truth lies.

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by Alex Eddington

See the Forest! Two troubled young musicians travel to the Queen Charlotte Islands to perform for a murdered spruce tree. Two troubled young musicians travel to the Queen Charlotte Islands to perform for a murdered spruce tree. Award-winning playwright/composer Alex Eddington (The Fugue Code) and acclaimed Ottawa flutist Aura Giles weave together fact, fiction, magic and music into a unique story about an eco-prophet for our time. “Brilliantly theatrical…****” – Eye Weekly “A must-see…superb…****” – Edmonton Journal

by Russell Bennett and Gillian Bennett

2008 AWARD WINNER - OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

In the near future in the harsh Alberta oil sands, a cynical eco-warrior falls in love with a Newfie woman dump truck driver. (new line) From the creators of the award-winning “Reefer Man”, “Self-Storage” and “Rocket Man” – Pick of the Fringe: Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver. “Hilarious, Romantic” -Edmonton Sun “Simply outstanding” -Westender Magazine “Raw, Passionate, Irresistible” -Times Colonist “Intelligent Comedy”-CBC Winnipeg

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by Martin Moran

An award-winning performance and play, The Tricky Part is a true story of trespass, forgiveness and redemption, asking, “Is it possible that what harms us, may come to restore us?” “A detailed, superbly acted memoir…distinct in its humanity, shattering in its honesty and quite simply one of the best shows on the fringe. Hayes is nothing short of amazing.” - The Herald

by Andrew Payne

A hard-hitting take on truth and friendship the media and us. A seemingly ordinary morning turns into a devastating experience for six teenagers and all over a stolen cell phone.

“How do you tell the truth? About what actually happened? You know tell the actual truth.”

Warning: Mature language and subject matter.

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by Scott Sharplin

2008 AWARD WINNER - OUTSTANDING CONCEPT

Swedish playwright August Strindberg has uncovered the ancient alchemical secret of creating gold. Join him as he risks everything—his career, his marriage, his sanity, and his soul—to unveil the secrets of the cosmos. A feverish, poetic whirlwind trip to hell and back, complete with smoke and mirrors. Based on a true delirium.

by Alan Jeans

2008 AWARD WINNER - OUTSTANDING DRAMA

This one woman show is a fictitious account of the real life of Clasina Maria Hoornik (also known as Sien), prostitute, model, and mistress of the painter Vincent Van Gogh. As she prepares to drown herself Sien vividly re-lives her journey from the innocence of her youth to the depths of her ultimate sorrow.

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by Elise Newman

Two actors become dangerously inspired by Shakespeare’s bloodiest revenge tragedy. How far will they go to put on a good show? Stark and intimiate, Raven for a Lark takes a perversely funny look at the twisted world of the theatre. Warning: may be disturbing to some.

by Edward Albee

A middle-class publishing executive has a bizarre encounter with a lonely and troubled man in New York’s Central Park. This first play by acclaimed American playwright Edward Albee combines elements of realism and the absurd in its examination of isolation, alienation, social disparity, and the dehumanizing effects of living in a commercial world.