PLAYTIME WITH HM

Monday June 20th to Friday June 24th, 2011

4–6pm | FREE Admission

Fringe Courtyard (corner of Waller and Daly)

PlayTime with HM (formerly our Lunchtime Artist Series), hosted by Heather Marie Connors, is the best way to kick off your Fringe evening… with cocktails, debates and good conversation! Join us in the Courtyard for fun, provocative discussions of all things theatre and Fringe.

Monday, June 20: Reviewing the Reviewer

Meet Ottawa’s local theatre reviewers as they discuss how the changing media landscape affects professional theatre reviews.

Panelists:

• Alvina Ruprecht (CBC Radio)
• Patrick Langston (Ottawa Citizen)
• Andrew Snowdon (Apt 613)
• Connie Meng (North Country Public Radio)
• Ken Godmere (Ottawa Tonite)
• Andrew Nguyen (CanCulture Magazine)

Musical Guest: Yanis Khamsi http://soundcloud.com/scatteredmelodies/kikyo

Tuesday, June 21: Theatre, Politics and Social Change

We’ll ask this panel of theatre artists about their sense of social responsibility and explore how theatre can be used to incite and inspire change.

Panelists:

• Alain Chauvin (Life Productions)
• Eleanor Crowder (Salamander Theatre)
• Ed Gillis (edSpective Productions)
• Tracey Guptill (Sierra Youth Coalition)
• Tibor Egarvari (University of Ottawa)
• Rob Salerno (Ten Foot Pole Theatre)
• Sheila Forsyth (Bear Am I Productions)

Musical Guest: Sabrina Fallah http://www.myspace.com/thefallah

Wednesday, June 22: Social Media Day

Ottawa is full of social media experts and junkies—this is your chance to meet them and delve into the impact of social media on creativity and entrepreneurship.

Co-producers:

SMB Ottawa http://www.socialmediabreakfast.com/ottawa
#GenYOTT http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=211505205504

Thursday, June 23: Bare Knuckle Debate

Back by popular demand, the bare knuckle debate pits Fringe artists against one another in an epic battle for supremacy – to once and for all answer the burning questions facing Canadian theatre.

Hosted by Teri Loretto-Valentik

Bare Knuckle Debaters:

Topic #1: The Director – Help or Hindrance?
AL Connors (Spotlight On…) vs. Ray Besharah (Pick Your Path)

Topic #2: Shakespeare – Bring on the Bard or Back off Bill?
Nadine Thornhill (Complex Numbers) vs. Brent Hirose (The Sucker Punch)

Topic #3: Is there such a thing as a Canadian theatre identity?
Jason Morneau (One Man Show of Doom) vs. Colin Munch (Callaghan!)

Topic #4: Which approach to creating theatre produces the best result: playwrighting or devised work?
Mikaela Dyke (Dying Hard) vs. Alana Kainz (Preshrunk)

Topic #5: Training from an accredited university program—essential, or a waste of money?
Jimmy Hogg (Curriculum Vitae) vs. Sarah Adams (The Vocalist: http://beecharmer69.blogspot.com/)

Musical Guest: Megan Jerome www.meganjerome.com

Friday, June 24: Beyond the Fringe

The Fringe Festival is a veritable hub of new work and full of artist creator/performers. The question this panel will address is: where do you go from here?