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
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
by Created and Performed by Jonno Katz Directed by Mark Chavez
Get entangled in a woven web of espionage and comedy by award winning actor/director Jonno Katz.London 1975. Seymour Fogs is recruited from an avante-guarde paratheatrical group to the British Secret Service. What follows is a perilous tale of intrigue, subterfuge and double agents. Who is the mole? Can he trust the Silver Fox? And would the real Yevgeny Aleksandrovich please stand up?
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
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!
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.”
by : Kathleen Frost, Élise Gauthier, William Somers and Kyle Villeneuve
You know what they say about a wolf with big ears… he’s got big teeth. Follow Little Red on her journey deep into the forest and see what lurks behind the trees as she strays off the path. Who will really get devoured in this shrewd tale of abandon? This ain’t your grandma’s fairy tale.
How strong are the powers of imagination?This abstract piece blends text and movement to create a magical journey for one girl who teeters on the mysterious edges of life.She jumps from dream to reality but who is to say which is which?Do we create the world we live in?Or is it out of our control?
First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes The Wedding Night.At the end of their perfect day, Ben and Gabrielle are having a less than perfect night.Conjugal bliss is put on hold as they grapple with the idea of marriage and what it means for them.Mature content/language.
1987. Love Ballads. Big Shoes. Bad Morals. Dirty Business. Four lives influenced by GREED, and it’s about to come crashing down… “Weeping Spoon is one of the most dynamic and innovative groups currently producing theatre from Perth (Australia).” Luke Milton – ARTRAGE. Greed is good. Greed is Right. It’s a tragic-comedy so consuming that you’ll want it all for yourself.
