by Eugène Labiche / Martin Cadieux
Oh! Tous sont au comble de la douleur dans cette tragédie inhumaine! L’un est victime d’un père qui veut lui donner sa fille (fort jolie d’ailleurs) de force, l’autre menace de se jeter par la fenêtre si cette charmante le refuse. Hélas! Elle veut marier cet homme ! … pourquoi diable veut-il alors se jeter par la fenêtre ? Ah! Affreux suspense….
by Gemma Wilcox
Award-winning Gemma Wilcox shapeshifts from male to female, rodent to feline in this humorous, poignant, multi-character comedy-drama about love and letting go. “A remarkable display of both writing and performance” - Denver Post. “Superb…moving…a gem!” - Austin American-Statesman. “She uses her incredibly malleable body to create visual distinction…If you have the chance to see only one show, make it this show!” -nytheatre.com
by Jayson MacDonald
The story of a painfully shy man and his compulsively destructive robot. “Jayson McDonald is a one-man whirling dervish of incomparable characters and smashing acting.” 4.5 Stars—Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “…thank God for shows like Giant Invisible Robot…I found the emotional heart of McDonald’s entirely imaginary story more moving than the real tales I’d heard elsewhere.”—Seattle Weekly
by Emily Pearlman
“I worry I’m falling in love with him. With Warren. My tapeworm Warren.” A comedy of misfortune about Parasites and Promise.
From the creator of Radio Collar and Swimming Lessons with Paisley Kite.
“Pearlman’s energy is electric and her performance outstanding” – Star Phoenix
“Savagely funny and gently poetic” – NOW Magazine
by Jayson MacDonald
Stella is a Beat Poet, Billy is just a Deadbeat. It’s hard to believe they’ll find some common ground. A new comic drama by Jayson McDonald (Giant Invisible Robot) from 12 year Fringe veterans Black Sheep Theatre. (Can’t Get Started - “a definite sleeper hit” **** - Toronto Sun , **** - Winnipeg Sun, Best in Venue - Ottawa Fringe Festival; The Root of All Squares - “one of the smartest scripts at this year’s fringe” - Ottawa Citizen, **** - Edmonton Journal)
by Sterling Lynch
A new comedic drama from award winning playwright Sterling Lynch (The Root Of All Squares, Paris is Dead) & Fringe veterans Black Sheep Theatre (Root… - ****, The Big Funk - ****, Can’t Get Started - ****) A sharp, light-hearted, and strangely poetic look at the frustration of being at a loss for words. “One of the smartest scripts at this year’s fringe” - Ottawa Citizen “The smart, snappy dialogue is a treat” - Eye Toronto
by Amy Salloway
The creator of 2006’s sell-out hit “So Kiss Me Already, Herschel Gertz!” is back, with a roller-coaster confessional of perfect siblings, wanna-be lesbians, oughta-be boyfriends…and one single spherical girl’s eternal search to find where she fits. “Smart, funny, fearlessly candid” – The Georgia Straight. “A MUST-SEE – endlessly clever and accessible” – CityBeat. And from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: “An ‘A’ for chutzpah!”
by Hugh Leonard
Phil went out late to buy some drink. And now he finds himself at a party! What a party! Will he ever come home again?
Brian Stewart is Phil at the party. His strange hosts are Annette Huton and Ray Besharah.
by Deirdre Kinehan
William and Katherine are lonely people who meet in the park for concerts during lunchtime. But there are ‘skeletons in each cupboard’ here, waiting to pounce.
Mary Ellis is Kathleen, Brian Stewart is William.
by Geraldine Aron
Maisie is a Galway girl. Dermot is a Dubliner…. not a great distance geographically, but a long way for two people who spend their lives together.
Andrea Cochrane is Maisie and Ray Besharah is Dermot.