A teenage girl named Jenna, who is mute due to post-traumatic stress disorder, and her protective brother are visited in their home by a social worker. She comes bearing the news that if Adam cannot prove that she is improving in his care, the siblings will be separated.
This play has strikingly rich soundscapes. The thoughts and noises inside Jenna’s head are demonstrated to the audience through this soundtrack. The sound and lighting effects helped to illustrate Jenna’s memories.
The Emotive Emu Incorporation presents RADIOACTIVE DRAG QUEENS FROM THE YEAR 3000
A fabulous sci-fi comedy at the Toronto Fringe Festival (July 8–17)
Radioactive Drag Queens from the Year 3000 promises to be the most fabulous and campy sci-fi comedy at the 2011 Fringe! Ittells the story of Mademoiselle Betty Croquet, a struggling present-day drag queen who confronts her deepest fears when she’s visited by time-travelling radioactive colleagues from the future.
The neighbourhood kids challenge you to a game of street-hockey!
Variation Theatre has taken over the playground at the Shaw Street School. Come out to the playground and challenge the students to a game of ball-hockey. The audience will actually participate in the game, with a different prominent member of the Toronto arts community joining the audience team each day. All profits from this show will be returned to the Givins/Shaw Junior Public School, for programs that need funding. Juice boxes will be served at the end of each game, win or lose.
At the 2011 Toronto Fringe
Receives Civil Liberties Association Endorsement
“The Cage” premiering at the Toronto Fringe Festival Thursday July 7th 2011 has received official support from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), as well as the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE).
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is a national organization dedicated to promoting respect for and observance of fundamental human rights and civil liberties. Its work, which includes research, public education and advocacy, aims to defend and ensure the protection and full exercise of those rights and liberties.
Every week we post 5 shows that are under $20 to attend. This week Toronto theatre-goers are in luck, because the Toronto Fringe Festival is in town and all Fringe shows are super cheap – and sometimes even free!
Fringe tickets cost only $10 at the door, and $11 in advance. You can save even more money and watch more shows by purchasing a discount pass. At-the-door tickets can be purchased at the show’s venue one hour before starting time.
Visit our index of all Fringe press releases sent to us, which includes handy extras like pictures, performance dates, venues, and more. For a full listing of plays, visit the official Fringe Toronto website.
From press release