the shows

Ambassador Bridge
Bumblebee Theatre Collective
by David Brock
Victoria BC
Drama/Black Comedy • 60 mins • $9/$6
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language,
Adult Themes

Connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario: the 7500-foot Ambassador Bridge. In Detroit, exasperated with the conditions of her deceased husband’s graveyard, Babe resolves to exhume his body and rebury him in Windsor where “graveyards are free from vandalism and landscaping problems.” Ambassador Bridge asks: on which side of the border do brighter futures really lie?
www.bumblebeetheatre.com

Fri Aug 25, 8:30 PM
Sat Aug 26, 7:00 PM
Sun Aug 27, 9:15 PM
Wed Aug 30, 10:00 PM
Sat Sept 2, 8:15 PM
Sun Sept 3, 11:30 PM

Audible
Saucy Fops
by Cayman Duncan
Kamloops BC
Drama/Comedy • 65 mins • $9
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

Ever notice how strange a word looks the longer you stare at it? It’s crazy how your eyes can do that. What if that also happened to your ears? With Audible, the Saucy Fops (Articulate 2004 and Saucy Fops: The Musical? Best Comedy 2005) shed some light and sound on an increasingly silent subject... even after it starts to break apart.
www.saucyfops.com

Thur Aug 24, 8:30 PM
Fri Aug 25, 10:15 PM
Sat Aug 26, 5:00 PM
Thur Aug 31, 10:45 PM
Sat Sept 2, 2:15 PM
Sun Sept 3, 7:45 PM

The Chinese Clown Cabaret
Jane Chen
by Jane and Tair Chen
Oakland CA; Holmdel NJ
Physical Theatre/ Music • 60 mins • $9
All Ages: Strobe Light Used

2005 Best Box Office, 2004 Best Clown Show – San Francisco Fringe Festival. “...another ferociously silly hour of sandbox punk-rock ukulele and deadpan, angst-laced, in-your-face cuteness from the fearlessly talented Jane Chen and her real-life mom, Tair...rooted in a sly send-up of the kind of familial and cultural dynamics inherent in its mother-daughter team...” Robert Avila, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN.
www.chineseclowncabaret.com

Mon Aug 28, 7:00 PM
Tue Aug 29, 8:30 PM
Thur Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Sat Sept 2, 10:00 PM
Sun Sept 3, 6:00
Mon Sept 4, 2:15 PM

Death of a Clown
Itsazoo Productions
by Sebastian Archibald
Victoria BC
Satire • 90 mins • $9/$7
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language,
Adult Themes

Set in a surreal world of consumerism and corporate evangelism, this dark comic satire mixes the styles of European clown, Brecht, and Orwell. Roy was once climbing to the top of the corporate ladder, sifting through a world of cowboys, zombies, lawyers, and robots. But Roy's fate was forever sealed when he crossed a line he could never return from.

Thur Aug 24, 10:30 PM
Fri Aug 25, 6:15 PM
Sat Aug 26, 8:45 PM
Fri Sept 1, 11:00 PM
Sun Sept 2, NOON
Mon Sept 4, 5:45 PM

JEM ROLLS off the tongue
Big Word Performance Poetry
by Jem Rolls
Edinburgh, Scotland
Performance Poetry • 60 mins • $9
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

“Dynamic, hilarious, riveting. A high performance master” WINNIPEG FREE PRESS. ***** 2003, ***** 2004, ***** 2005. “The Fringe’s hottest ticket” ***** TIMES COLONIST, 2005. “Won over everyone in attendance” ***** MONDAY MAGAZINE, 2005. “Leaves audience shaken” ***** MONTREAL GAZETTE, 2005. “Brilliant funny angry poetry” EDMONTON JOURNAL, 2005. “Sweet and sour, dark and comic, blunt and sharp,” Jem Rolls.

Tues Aug 29, 6:45 PM
Thur Aug 31, 6:45 PM
Fri Sept 1, 9:15 PM
Sat Sept 2, 6:15 PM
Sun Sept 3, 2:00 PM
Mon Sept 4, 8:00 PM

LoadingReadyLIVE
LoadingReadyRun
by Graham Stark and Paul Saunders
Victoria BC
Sketch Comedy Variety • 75 mins • $9/$6
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

An eclectic mix of comedy, funny things, and possibly even humour. Featuring live sketches, video shorts, and our very own 1980s rap group.
www.loadingreadyrun.com

Thur Aug 24, 6:30 PM
Sat Aug 26, 11:00 PM
Sun Aug 27, 7:15 PM
Fri Sept 1, 7:15 PM
Sat Sept 2, 4:15 PM
Sun Sept 3, NOON

The Road Less Gravelled
Outport Productions
by Wanda Carroll
Toronto ON
Comic Monologue • 60 mins • $8/$6
Parental Guidance

"The Road" is a collection of funny stories about growing up in Conche, Newfoundland in the 1970s. Wanda tells how her cure for warts had the town buzzing and of her first encounter with exotic fruit. She'll also explain the transcendental art of waiting for a bus in a small Newfoundland outport.
www.theroadlessgravelled.com

Mon Aug 28, 8:45 PM
Tue Aug 29, 10:00 PM
Wed Aug 30, 8:15 PM
Sat Sept 2, 11:45 PM
Sun Sept 3, 9:45 PM
Mon Sept 4, 4:00 PM