All posts by Catherine Gloria

Catherine Gloria is a New York based singer, actor, educator, and writer. She explores the intersection of performing arts in education as a means to address the multiple modalities of learning. Her goal is to provide accessible theatre and performing arts to all.

Unravelled – A New Musical (Chaos & Light) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

photo of cast of Unravelled

“Romeo & Juliet,” “Orpheus & Eurydice,” and “The Gift Of The Magi” are brought together in this new musical by Andrew Seok. Toronto Fringe Festival presents Unravelled – A New Musical at Grace Toronto Church. With music in the style of “Les Miserables” and interwoven plot akin to “Into The Woods”, these 3 tales are reimagined to create an entirely new and epically romantic story.

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Young and the Limbless (Bedroom Playwright) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Photo of Will Attwood, Morgan Frey, Kayleigh Poelman in Young and the Limbless

Set to the backdrop of 90s to early 2000s TV shows, Jenna, a multiple amputee, and her two quirky roommates explore themes of stereotyping, tokenism and labeling in today’s society while obsessing over Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Toronto Fringe Festival presents Young and the Limbless at the Robert Gill Theatre.

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The Autobiography of an I.B.M./Intelligent Black Man (DC Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Picture of Donald Carr in The Autobiography of an I.B.M./Intelligent Black Man

Toronto Fringe Festival presents The Autobiography of an I.B.M./Intelligent Black Man at the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace.  I was under the assumption that I would uncover an educational or an activist piece with themes of black history or African diaspora. I left the theatre with more questions than I had answers.

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Dungee the Dragon & the Just-Okay Juggler (Stories by Dan) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Poster image for Dungee the Dragon & the Just-Okay Juggler

Set in the Middle Ages, The Kingdom of Awesome is under attack by a fierce dragon. The King calls on the Great Knights to defeat the dragon, but somehow the job falls on a lonely juggler. Toronto Fringe Festival presents a family-friendly production of Dungee the Dragon & the Just-Okay Juggler at the George Ignatieff Theatre. With light-hearted humour, a sassy dragon puppet, and knife juggling, this story will leave you giggling for more.

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