We’re heading into the first weekend of the Toronto Fringe Festival and surely all you savvy theatre-goers are getting the jump on the crowds and checking out shows this weekend and not waiting until all the most popular shows are sold out next weekend, right?
Well as an incentive to get out there and see some theatre we’re running a draw for free tickets to five Fringe shows playing this Saturday so click “Read More” for the contest rules and a little something about the 5 shows we’ve got lined up for Saturday, July 8.
Contest Rules
To enter, send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com. Please put the show’s title in the subject line, and ensure we have your full name in the body. (We promise that your email address will not be used for any other purpose: it will not be added to any mailing lists, sold to third parties, or anything like that.)
- Each email counts as a single entry. If you want to enter all 5 contests, you must send 5 emails.
- Tickets are non-transferable and are only for the date and time indicated below. Tickets may not be exchanged. Please ensure you can attend the performance listed.
- All entries must be received by 7 PM on the day before the performance. The drawing will be held shortly after closing, and winners will be informed immediately. Winners are required to confirm their attendance by 10 AM on the morning of the performance.
- Tickets will be held in your name at the venue box office, available 1 hour before the performance. Tickets will only be held until 15 minutes before curtain: any comps left unclaimed at that juncture may be sold.
The Moaning Yoni
6:45PM on July 8th at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. (16 Ryerson Ave.)
A college student desperately trying to be normal resists the dictatorial pressure of her anthropomorphic vagina (or yoni). Together they cross the battlefield of Tinder, Sex-Ed, and Tantric hippies in a psychedelic journey. An absurd solo comedy about sex, identity and new age ideals, The Moaning Yoni combines dialogue, physical comedy, and song in a hallucinatory coming of age satire.
Performances
- Friday July 7th, 01:15 pm
- Saturday July 8th, 06:45 pm
- Sunday July 9th, 02:45 pm
- Monday July 10th, 04:00 pm
- Tuesday July 11th, 06:45 pm
- Wednesday July 12th, 03:00 pm
- Thursday July 13th, 09:45 pm
- Saturday July 15th, 08:00 pm
Show length: 50min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:45 PM show on Saturday, July 8th please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Moaning Yoni” by 7pm on Friday, July 7th, 2017.
Photo of Joylyn Secunda by Emily Cooper Photography
I am Hope
5:00 PM on July 8th at the Tarragon Solo Room. (30 Bridgman Ave.)
What happens when the life of the party can’t leave her house because she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks? I Am Hope puts a spotlight on anxiety disorders.
Performances
- Thursday July 6th, 09:30 pm
- Friday July 7th, 06:30 pm
- Saturday July 8th, 05:00 pm
- Sunday July 9th, 02:45 pm
- Monday July 10th, 04:00 pm
- Tuesday July 11th, 08:30 pm
- Thursday July 13th, 04:30 pm
- Saturday July 15th, 08:00 pm
Show length: 40min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:00 PM show on Saturday, July 8th please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Hope” by 7pm on Friday, July 7th, 2017.
Photo of Mia Raye Smith by Keith MacDonald
The Seat Next to the King
11:30 PM on July 8th at Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Avenue)
WINNER – BEST NEW PLAY – Toronto Fringe Festival, 2017. September 1964. Behind the doors of a public washroom in a Washington D.C. park, two lives linked to two of America’s most important figures collide when a white man seeking sex meets a black male stranger. Steven Elliott Jackson’s bold, affecting play explores issues of race, sexuality, masculinity — and the cost of reconciling each to two disparate human beings with a shared innate need. Written by Steven Elliott Jackson. Directed by Tanisha Taitt. Featuring Kwaku Okyere and Conor Ling. Lighting Design by Brandon Goncalves. Stage Managed by Tara Mohan.
Performances:
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- July 6th, 06:30 pm
- July 8th, 11:30 pm
- July 10th, 07:15 pm
- July 12th, 12:00 pm
- July 13th, 08:45 pm
- July 14th, 01:45 pm
- July 16th, 01:00 pm
Show length: 60min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 11:30 PM show on Saturday, July 8th please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “King Seat” by 7pm on Friday, July 7th, 2017.
Photo by Steven Jackson.
Lover Lover
5:30 PM on July 8th at Nightowl. (647 College St.)
A lesbian and a straight man walk into a bar: a love story. It’s complicated. Lover Lover is a story on an old theme with a new spin. It is a story about unrequited love, but it is also a story about identity, sexuality, polyamory, and about limitations and possibilities. It is a story about two people who cannot fall in love and cannot fall out of love. It is a story full of surprises.
Performances
- Wednesday July 5th, 08:00 pm
- Thursday July 6th, 08:00 pm
- Friday July 7th, 05:30 pm
- Saturday July 8th, 05:30 pm
- Wednesday July 12th, 08:00 pm
- Thursday July 13th, 08:00 pm
- Saturday July 15th, 05:30 pm
Show length: 55min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:30 PM show on Saturday, July 8th please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Lover Lover” by 7pm on Friday, July 7th, 2017.
Image provided by the company
You Are Perfect
9:15 PM on July 8th at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. (16 Ryerson Ave.)
Inspired by the story of Susan Atkins, a real-life member of the Manson family (a quasi-commune led by murder-conspirator Charles Manson in California in the late 1960s), “You Are Perfect” uses a unique structure and narrative to enter the world of Manson’s ardent disciple, who was implicated in at least eight coldblooded killings, including the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders.
Performances
- Friday July 7th, 01:45 pm
- Saturday July 8th, 09:15 pm
- Monday July 10th, 05:00 pm
- Tuesday July 11th, 08:00 pm
- Wednesday July 12th, 03:30 pm
- Friday July 14th, 11:00 pm
- Saturday July 15th, 08:45 pm
Show length: 75min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 9:15 PM show on Saturday, July 2nd please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “You Are Perfect” by 7pm on Friday, July 7th, 2017.
Photo of Kristin Samuelson, Alexander Reed &
Lindsay Danielle Gitter by John Robert Hoffman.