300 Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are the backbone of the Festival – they make the Fringe possible! Every year the Fringe Festival provides a non-juried, supportive environment for artists to perform and display their art. Without the help of energetic and dedicated volunteers, this would not be possible.

Please feel free to fill out a Volunteer Form and e-mail it to the Volunteer Coordinators
Samira Rose or Louisa Hache

volunteers@ottawafringe.com

Volunteering with the Fringe is a fun, rewarding experience and a great way to meet people and gain valuable experience.

When you volunteer with the Fringe, you get:

• An official Ottawa Fringe Festival volunteer t-shirt
• One voucher redeemable for admission to a Fringe performance of your choice for each shift you work before or during the festival.
• Training at pre-festival workshops applicable to your volunteering interests.
• An official letter of recognition and thanks for the valuable time that you chose to spend with us.
• And have a really good time

For those of you thinking of Bringing Your Own Venue to the 2008 Ottawa Fringe Festival here’s your chance. Make sure to read over the application carefully. The deadline for submissions is February 1st.

2008 BYOV Application

The Lottery for the 2008 Ottawa Fringe was held on Wednesday December 5th at Chez Lucien. The results are as follows;

Local Category

Acky-Made

Troupe de La Lune

Black Sheep Theatre

Alter Ego Productions

Desdechado Productions

Garkin Productions

Anicca Spirit Productions

Encore

Hightide Theatre Company

Hold My Breath

Insensitivty Training

Jungalee Gal Productions

Kyla Gray

Mutates mutandis

OSSD/Cleopatra Conspiracy

Scheherazade Theatre

Silent “Quemb” Productions

The Vanishing Point Project

 National Category

North Country Cinema

Sansregret Productions

Chipped Paint Productions

The August Assembly

Windsift Productions

 v-Live E Productions

Physically Speaking

Optic Heart Theatre

Lazy Susan

Glen Callendar UFA

Electric Lethe Productions

Dainty Duck

Crowning Monkey

By The Book Productions

Big Smoke Productions

International Category

Tobias & Bartholomew

Weeping Spoon Productions

Gemma Wilcox

Formerly Witty Productions

Epicwords

Hearts & Eyes Theatre

Awkward Moment Productions

Randy Rutherford

Aspen Comedy Works

The waiting list for the 2008 Ottawa Fringe Festivals. If a company in your category is unable to participate in the Festival, the next company on the list will be offered the spot. Note: No application fees will be processed until the company on the list agrees to take part in the Festival

Local

1. Vision Theatre
2. Wild World Theatre
3. Jer’s Vision
4. Patrick DeDauw
5. Moon Dog Theatre
6. Stigma Busters
7. Smashing Sterotypes Productions
8. International Sideshows
9. Gruppo Rubato
10. Breathing Time Productions
11. David Hersh
12. The Letter M Productions
13. Constant Bernard
14. Bytown Operaworks
15. Excellent News, Colonel
16. Lesser Men Productions
17. Evolution Theatre
18. Phoenix Ash Productions
19. Stand Up Girl
20. Enigma Productions
21. Theatre Egare
22. Zopyra Theatre
23. Simon Bradshaw
24. Punchbag Playhouse
25. Verda Rochon
26. Princess Feldberg and the Merry Fawcetts

National

1. Puzzle Theatre
2. Vision Visage Productions
3. Wog Productions
4. Otherwise Productions
5. Up From The Roots Ent.
6. Juno Productions
7. Up Your Nose
8. Gearshifting Performance Works
9. Robyn & Lisel
10. Zinnia Productions
11. Press Play Players
12. Petit Pont Productions
13. Independent Actor
14. Ladybird Productions
15. Zephyrus
16. T & A Productions
17. Production Nemesis
18. Stars and Hearts
19. Big Sandwich Productions
20. Tarah Consoli
21. Dutch Girl Productions
22. Doctor Keir
23. OBNH Productions

International

1. Penash Productions
2. Theatre 13
3. Easy Tiger Productions
4. Rob Gee
5. Big Word Performance Poetry
6. Gondo Productions
7. Blood in The Alley Theatre Co.
8. Sunset Gun Productions
9. Lucy Hutson
10. Screwed and Clued
11. Suzanne Falter-Barns
12. Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
13. Octavia Cup Dance Theatre
14. Judy Batalion
15. Hard Times

The Ottawa Fringe Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Fringe Awards

Best Concept: Free Range
Best Solo: The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over
Best Ensemble: If Not For The Sea
Best Original Work: Giant Invisible Robot
Best Overall Production: Kafka & Son
Best Comedy: Lounge-zilla & Crazy Eights

Honourable mention: Poofy Du Vey, Hardest Working Clown at the Fringe

Spirit of The Fringe: Lounge-zilla

Kafka and Son wins Best In Fest!
With More Than 50 performances the competition for the coveted Best in Fest award was fiercer than ever!

Ottawa, ON, June 25, 2007: Alon Nashman’s Kafka and Son won the 2007 Ottawa Fringe Festival ‘Best in Fest’ award. At last night’s closing night ceremonies Festival Producer Kevin Waghorn announced the winner before artists and audiences alike.
Kevin commented that “This year it was an extremely close competition, I mean there were just so many great shows at the Festival this year and I think the Ottawa community really picked up on that!”
Kafka and Son received critical acclaim at this year’s Ottawa Fringe Festival with reviews such as Alvina Ruprecht commenting that “Kafka and Son is ready to go to the NAC stage as it is, right now!” Denis Armstrong of the Ottawa Sun said that “Performed to perfection by Nashman, Kafka and Son illuminates the tormented spirit of Kafka’s writings with breathtaking imagery and just the right amount of emotional chemistry.”
This isn’t the first time that Kafka and Son has received rave reviews, however. It premiered last year at the Al Green Theatre where the Globe and Mail said “[Nashman] conveys the requisite strength and vulnerability so expertly that you almost forget this is the same performer…”
The response to the show at this year’s Fringe Festival has been so incredible that the organizers decided to bump up the performance dates to Friday, June 29th and 30th as opposed to the usual performances in the fall.
“This is a clear example of how the Fringe is evolving.” Says Kevin Waghorn “The Fringe Festivals provide a crucible in which artists can explore their creativity without the constraints that you usually see in the performing arts and I think the Ottawa Fringe Festival is starting to see the fruits of those labors now.”
Showtimes for Kafka and Son’s ‘Best in Fest’ performances are Friday, June 29th at 8:00pm, Saturday, June 30th at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Tickets are $12 and can be ordered in advance by contacting the Fringe Festival Box Office at 613 232-6162.
To book interviews, photo opportunities or any other media related information please contact Adam Stephens at (613) 232-6162 or by cell on (613) 796-2454 or by email at publicity@ottawafringe.com.

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The winners of Best In Venue have been announced. Each show will have an additonal performance on Sunday June 24, 2007 at the times listed. During the closing ceremonies the winner of Best in Fest will be announced. That company will have three additonal performances on June 28, 29, 30 at Arts Court Theatre.

Venue 1-Alumni Auditorium

Gemma Wilcox

The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over

9:30pm

Venue 2- Academic Hall

Ten Foot Pole Productions

Balls!

10:00pm

Venue 3- Studio Leonard Beaulne

Gruppo Rubato

The Churchill Protocol

9:30pm

Venue 4- Arts Court Library

Babasword

The Rap Canterbury Tales

9:30pm

Venue 5- Arts Court Theatre

Garkin Productions

Bookworm

9:30pm

Make sure you take advantage of our review feature on the website. Simply go to the Show Description page and scroll to the bottom of the page to let us know what you think of the shows you’ve seen.

Keep on Fringin’

Winner of Best In Fest

See Encore Performances Friday June 29 @ 8pm, Saturday June 30 @ 2pm and 8pm

at Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Avenue. Tickets $12.00

by Mark Cassidy and Alon Nashman

*One of the top performances of 2006* “A tightly knit drama of a father-son relationship that’s both familiar and unlike any other.” Globe and Mail “A thrilling adaptation…brilliantly realized. Alon Nashman’s performance is flawless….” National Post “sheer understated artistry…perfection.” Toronto Star “An example of theatre at its best. Definitely go to it!” CBC Radio **** Eye Magazine

www.theaturtle.com

Friday June 29 @ 8:00opm

Saturday June 30 @ 2:00pm

Saturday June 30 @ 8:00pm

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