This year, the Fringe Club is located at Honest Ed’s parking lot (at Bathurst and Bloor). This is the central gathering place for participants and festival-goers to relax and have a drink. They will be hosting various events such as Fringe Club Workshops covering topics such as Bellydancing to Stage Combat to Improv 101, and Tent Talks on topics such as “Professional Producing: Taking a Theatre Company to the Next Level”, “Producing New Musicals: A Panel Discussion”, and “Crosswalks/Crosstalks: the intersection where dance meets theatre”. They will also hold a 24-hour playwrighting competition, and they have a stage called Art Wank for anyone who want to take the stage for 30 minutes.
For more information, visit http://www.fringetoronto.com/
FRINGE CLUB EVENTS
THE BRAND NEW FRINGE CLUB AT HONEST ED'S (581 Bloor St. W.)
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC… TAKE A WORKSHOP, TALK SHOP AND CATCH A SHOW. YOU CAN EVEN GRAB A BITE TO EAT, WITH FOOD PROVIDED BY BUTLER’S PANTRY, SOUTHERN ACCENT, ROTI PALACE, AND THE CENTRAL JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 30
Patio Bar Open till 1am
4-5pm / Alleyway / OPENING CEREMONIES: Join Fringe VIPs as we cut the ribbon to the New Fringe Club.
6pm / McAuslan Tent / 24 HOUR CONTEST LAUNCH: 60 brave playwrights start their 24 Hour Writing Marathon... are you game?
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / THE ART WANK: Anarchy reigns all festival long as we open a stage to anybody and everybody for 30 minutes each. To book your slot, click here.
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME: To keep you entertained, we’ve lined up the city’s best buskers for nightly performances.
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / OPENING NIGHT CABARET: Surprise guests set the Fringe Club on fire with hilarity and song to start off the festivities.
THURSDAY JULY 1
Patio Bar Open till 1am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Professional Producing: Taking a Theatre Company to the Next Level”, hosted by Theatre Ontario.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / FRINGE PRETTY THINGS LIVE PAINTING: Masterpieces take shape in front of your eyes as local artists paint temporary murals down the alley.
9:30-10pm / McAuslan Tent / CANADA DAY PARTY: Patriotism, Fringe style.
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Bad Dog Theatre presents Theatresports, the Thunderdome of comedy happenings – two teams enter, one team emerges victorious!
FRIDAY JULY 2
Patio Bar Open till 1am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Dancing for Every Body”, hosted by Dance Umbrella of Ontario.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / FRINGE PRETTY THINGS LIVE PAINTING
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: An evening of profoundly strange comedy hosted by 10,000 to Flight (Mark Andrada & Julie Dumais)... and, of course, a turkey giveaway.
SATURDAY JULY 3
Patio Bar Open till 1am
2:30-3:30pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Producing New Musicals: A Panel Discussion”, moderated by Derrick Chua.
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Stage Combat Basics”, hosted by Casey Hudecki and other violent types.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Just For Laughs Festival Showcase... get a sneak peak at the best JFL has to offer.
SUNDAY JULY 4
Patio Bar Open till 1am
2:30-3:30 / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Improv 101”, hosted by Bad Dog Theatre for funnies and non-funnies alike.
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: No musical instruments or talent required -bring out your pots, pans or whatever’s on hand for the largest ever Pots and Pans Band Super Jam.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: An Evening With The Boppers, join Jan Caruana, Rob Baker and Jay McCarrol as they throw back drinks to a simpler time.
MONDAY JULY 5
Patio Bar Open till 12am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Meet the Media Pt. 1: Theatre Criticism in Toronto”, hosted by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Grownups Only Salacious Cabaret, with burlesque, boylesque and other raunch. Definitely for Adults Only.
TUESDAY JULY 6
Patio Bar Open till 12am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Belly Dancing 101”, hosted by Laura Hagglund and her stomach.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / DANCE PARTY: “The only people who do not dance are dead”, an evening of dance in celebration of the Dance Initiative, hosted by the Dance Umbrella of Ontario.
WEDNESDAY JULY 7
Patio Bar Open till 1am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Collective Creation and Intellectual Property”, hosted by The Playwrights Guild of Canada.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Fringe favourites The Williamson Playboys bring their geriatric tuba-banjo styling to the stage once again.
11:30pm / McAuslan Tent / KARAOKE: Need we say more?
THURSDAY JULY 8
Patio Bar Open till 1am
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Who is you? Actors in search of a character”, hosted by the always threatening Adam Lazarus.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Most Interesting Person in the World Competition, an open-mic trial by fire to determine just who has the best story ever. Do you have one to tell?
FRIDAY JULY 9
Patio Bar Open till 1am
1:00-3:30pm / McAuslan Tent / FRINGE CHARRETTE: A culminating session for the Fringe’s outreach program where artists build solutions for problems facing Indie artists.
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Crosswalks/Crosstalks: the intersection where dance meets theatre”, hosted by the Dance Umbrella of Ontario.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Bad Dog Theatre presents another night of Theatresports!
SATURDAY JULY 10
Patio Bar Open till 1am
2:30-3:30pm / McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: “Improv 101.2”, hosted by Bad Dog Theatre.
4-5pm / McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: “Indie Artists and CAEA”, hosted by TAPA’s Indie Caucus.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Uncalled For. Nobody called for them, but everyone wants to see them. Montreal’s least called for comedians come back to TO for one night only.
SUNDAY JULY 11
Patio Bar Open till 1am
2-5pm / McAuslan Tent / WORLD CUP FINALS (Fringe style): catch the most watched sports event on Earth on our MASSIVE 18” bunny-ear-satellite-full- colour Television set.
6:30-9:30pm / Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm / McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
9:30-10:30pm / McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: 24 Hour Play Contest Winner Reading... see a staged reading of the best play ever put together in a day (or at least the best play in this year’s contest).
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