by North Country Cinema

Telegrams presents a rotating program of short and medium length films with thematically inspired theatrical introductions and transitions performed by the filmmakers. This unique showcase of new cinema by award-winning directors from across Canada includes films by Adam Beck, Alexander Carson, Nicholas Martin, Eduardo Menz, Dan Popa, Kyle Thomas, and more.

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by Laurie Fyffe

A chorus of prostitutes, muses, wily stockbrokers and daemons resurrect a pining poet from the 15th century and charge her to pen a merry masterpiece - in 2008! Don’t miss this off-the-theatrical-wall comic tale of seduction, betrayal, re-writes and rhyming revisionism - with sword fight! Brought to you by an intrepid ensemble of OSSD’s finest pre-professional thespians!

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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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The audience

Insensitivity Training has been improvising together every week for over a year. Each of their performances will be totally unique. Their spontaneous, unapologetic style of comedy is based entirely on your suggestions. The scenes, songs and irreverent rants you will see are Insensitivity Training’s trademarks. Insensitivity Training brings you everything you want, including Naked Famous People.

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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.

http://sorrow-sien.blogspot.com

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.

by nisha ahuja

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Welcome to Omega Orange yoga studio, and to our most successful yogini’s class. Yes, she may be heartbroken, but her success, fame and patented yoga can still lead almost anyone to enlightenment – for a price.

One-woman’s playful and cutting look at the consumption of culture in the quest for spiritual fulfillment.

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by Brad Curtin

Water is inspired by the contaminated water tragedy that plagued the community of Walkerton, Ontario. The play examines the direct impact on the community, the response, and the healing process in the aftermath. Playwright Brad Curtin is a resident of the Walkerton area and his firsthand knowledge of the tragedy informs the historical reality of the play and adds to its emotional authenticity. In lieu of performance rights, the playwright has asked that a donation be made to a water charity such as Ryan’s Well Foundation.

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by The Company

OYPTS Showbiz Class present: The Kiss — An original musical about a small-town Saskatchewan girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom - and gets more than she bargained for when she’s swept away by the stars of Tinseltown’s Golden Age. Featuring 8 original musical numbers.

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by Sophie Tilgner

When gods, monsters, and supernatural beings play games, what chance does a lowly mortal have of survival? Sometimes all you can do is cut a deal with the Powers That Be… and then use all of your wits to get out of it. Three short plays retelling old tales with a wry twist ― Who holds all the cards, after all?