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The Shows - Venue 3
VCM Wood Hall (907 Pandora)
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Home + Away! Confessions of
a Canadian Actor
STORY THEATRE CO.
by Jim Leard
Victoria BC
Storytelling • 50 mins • $9
Parental Guidance: Some Adult Themes |
Thurs, Aug 23 • 8:00 PM
Fri, Aug 24 • 9:45 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 3:00 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 8:00 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 6:15 PM
Thurs, Aug 30 • 9:45 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 7:30 PM |
Jim Leard exposes the adventures behind
being "On the Road" touring Canada as a young actor,
as well as his alternate role as a stay-at-home dad. |
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Bligh?!
BREADFRUIT AND JAM
by Tony Hubner
Victoria BC
Solo Historical Romp • 60 mins • $8 / $6
Parental Guidance: Some Coarse Language |
Thurs, Aug 23 • 9:45 PM
Fri, Aug 24 • 6:15 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 4:45 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 9:45 PM
Thurs, Aug 30 • 8:00 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 5:30 PM |
Whatever happened to Captain Bligh,
you know, after the mutiny? Well, there was coming here with Vancouver,
that breadfruit thing, the 4000-mile open boat voyage, the ridiculous
battle of Copenhagen, that OTHER mutiny, six daughters, not to
mention Charles Laughton, Trevor Howard, and Anthony Hopkins.
So why did he upset so many people? Was it the floggings? Or the
sauerkraut? |
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On Second Thought
WOG PRODUCTIONS
by Paul Hutcheson
Toronto ON
Comic Monologue • 60 mins • $9 / $8
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language; Adult Themes |
Fri, Aug 24 • 8:00 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 6:30 PM
Tues, Aug 28 • 6:15 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 9:15 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 9:00 PM |
Skydiving, kangaroos, teaching teenagers,
lawn mowing, siblings, porn renters, defecation... and one full
grown male (?). On Second Thought is a comedic one person
show, "comparable to Jim Carrey, only not obnoxious"
CBC WINNIPEG . Honorable Mention: Best Comedic Play, Montreal
Fringe 2007. "Paul Hutcheson is an affable, handsome performer
with a plastic face and, occasionally, utter fearlessness."
Gaetan L. Charlebois, MONTREAL GAZETTE. |
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So Kiss Me Already, Herschel
Gertz!
AWKWARD MOMENT PRODUCTIONS
by Amy Salloway
Minneapolis MN
Comedy Drama/Monologue • 75 mins • $9/$8
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language, Adult Themes |
Thurs, Aug 23 • 6:00 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 8:30 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 6:00 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 8:00 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 2:00 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 3:30 PM |
From Amy Salloway, creator of the 2004
Fringe hit Does This Monologue Make Me Look Fat? comes
this tale of a misfit teen marooned at Ÿber-Jewish Camp L'Chaim.
How do you survive when you're the pork chop in an all-Kosher
world? "A MUST SEE! Kick-ass funny and achingly poignant
at the same time." CINCINNATI CITYBEAT. "Utterly
brilliant!" THE HALIFAX HERALD. www.amysalloway.com |
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Kiwi Joker
LAUGH INC.
by Mark Scott
Auckland, New Zealand
Stand-up Comedy • 55 mins • $9 / $8
Adults Only: Coarse Language, Adult Themes |
Mon, Aug 27 • 8:00 PM
Tues, Aug 28 • 9:45 PM
Thurs, Aug 30 • 6:15 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 8:00 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 11:00 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 1:45 PM |
From the bowels of planet Earth comes
fresh new stand-up comedy peppered with dubiously informational
songs. With a quip and a piece of number eight fencing wire, watch
the detritus of your life fall into perspective under the comedic
muse of the KIWI JOKER! Winner of Best Comedy Dunedin Fringe
Festival 2006. |
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Putz
MEDANAGAN
by Andrew Bailey
Victoria BC
Comedy Monologue • 55 mins • $9
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language, Adult Themes |
Mon, Aug 27 • 6:15 PM
Tues, Aug 28 • 8:00 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 10:00 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 6:15 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 4:00 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 7:15 PM |
"I never dated till I was ordered
to by a psychiatrist." Atomic Vaudeville's Andrew Bailey
has a platonic relationship with a lesbian, and attempts to make
relationships with other women not so platonic. From the writer/performer
of Scrupulosity. "Wildly funny, with a tenderness that
moved me to tears." THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT. "A
brilliant comic monologue." GLOBE AND MAIL. Director:
Jacob Richmond (Legoland)
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