From press release

Award-winning Ottawa based company, May Can Theatre is making their Toronto debut this Fringe Festival with their show Happiness™.

Since its premiere in 2013, Happiness™ has travelled from Ottawa to venues such as Centaur Theatre’s Wildside Festival (Montréal, QC 2016), rEvolver Festival (Vancouver, BC 2016) and had a sold out run at the 2015 Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Happiness™ is an explosive self-help seminar and product launch for anyone who’s ever wanted it all (and is willing to pay for it). Presented by the HPL™ spokespeople, James Lemon and Peter Barrel (Tony Adams and Cory Thibert) who struggle with their own relentless pursuit of happiness. Can two men who really don’t know happiness sell it?

Details

• Happiness™ plays at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. (16 Ryerson Ave)
• Tickets are $10 at the door, $12 in advance. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
• Content Warning: Mature Language.
• This venue is wheelchair-accessible.

Performances

• Friday July 1st, 08:00 pm
• Saturday July 2nd, 11:30 pm
• Sunday July 3rd, 05:45 pm
• Tuesday July 5th, 06:15 pm
• Wednesday July 6th, 02:15 pm
• Friday July 8th, 05:45 pm
• Saturday July 9th, 01:45 pm

Photo of Tony Adams and Cory Thibert by Isaac Vallentin

From Press Release

The Funky Punckies is an educational play written for children in grades 4, 5 and 6. The play came to life as part of an endeavor to bring creativity and joy into the process of learning the appropriate and effective usage of English punctuation. Knowing full well that the topic of punctuation is not one which normally stirs excitement in a classroom, the authors have taken up the challenge of presenting it in a way that children will enjoy, effortlessly remember and learn with motivation and ease. 

The characters of The Funky Punckies are the different punctuation marks: Full stop (inflexible and arrogant), Exclamation mark (emotional and energetic), Colon (cool and confident), etc. As members of any family or group, the punctuation members squabble and compete with each other, they argue and fight their little battles, only to realize that there is more to life than their immediate, short-term interests. They find themselves in situations which force them to re-examine their roles, assert themselves, open their minds to reality and reassess their values. With much entertainment, music, song, and dance, The Funky Punckies brings the children’s attention not only to the topic of the correct use of punctuation, but also to the social and psychological issues it highlights: the importance of having confidence and belief in oneself, having respect for others, accepting differences and putting them aside in order to build a structure of higher value.

The cast consists of 9 members, male and female of different ages and of a cultural mix that reflects Canada’s diverse student population.

Details

• The Funky Punckies plays at the George Ignatieff Theatre. (15 Devonshire Pl)
• Tickets for FringeKids shows are $5 for kids (age 12 and younger); adults pay $10 at the door or $12 in advance.
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
• The George Ignatieff Theatre is wheelchair-accessible, and has wide aisles for easy mid-show exits.
• Don’t miss the FringeKids club located on the lawn adjacent to the venue! Free activities for children (3-12) and caregivers run every day of the festival: see website for details.
• Content Warning: Audience Participation.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.

Performances

• Thursday June 30th, 04:00 pm
• Friday July 1st, 12:00 pm
• Sunday July 3rd, 02:30 pm
• Tuesday July 5th, 01:00 pm
• Wednesday July 6th, 10:00 am
• Friday July 8th, 04:15 pm
• Saturday July 9th, 11:45 am

Image provided by company

From press release

Peter N Chris are returning to Toronto with a brand new sketch show, Peter Vs Chris, that will finally get to the bottom of who is the funniest member of Peter n’ Chris. Debuting in Toronto SketchFest in 2016, it is being hailed as “Hilariously polished…yet spontaneous” by Exclaim. P eter N’ Chris is a new style of show from the veteran fringe duo, that will have them perform a show with an open ended ending, depending on the score of each show, determined by audience reaction. It’s the most improvised, hilarious adventure from Peter N’ Chris

Who are Peter N’ Chris you ask? Good Question! Here’s a great answer. Peter N Chris (Peter Carlone and Chris Wilson) are a 3 time Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch troupe from Vancouver BC (Best Sketch Troupe and Best Comedic Play 2013/2014). They gained a large following on the Fringe circuit over the last 8 years, andhave grown a large following nationally and internationally for their fast paced, cinematic and extremely physical style that pushes comedic theatre to its limits. The have won best of fest awards in every fringe festival city they have performed in and have recently performed in acclaimed festivals such as Just For Laughs, JFL42, The San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival, the Chicago Sketch Fest. They were a featured act at the 2013 and 2014 Toronto Sketch festival where they earned back to back “Audience Choice” awards. They are also contributing writers to CBC Radio 1’s sketch comedy show The Irrelevant Show, CBC Punchline, have contributed video content to the massive comedy website College Humor, and are writers on the Vine Web Series W hite Ninja starring FX’s Paul Scheer.

Details

• Peter Vs Chris plays at the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace. (30 Bridgman Ave)
• Tickets are $10 at the door, $12 in advance. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
• Content Warnings: Gunshots, Audience Participation.
• This venue is wheelchair-accessible.

Performances

• Friday July 1st, 01:15 pm
• Sunday July 3rd, 09:15 pm
• Monday July 4th, 06:15 pm
• Wednesday July 6th, 11:00 pm
• Thursday July 7th, 07:30 pm
• Friday July 8th, 12:15 pm
• Saturday July 9th, 04:00 pm

Photo provided by the company

From press release

Myths and Coffee Cups tells the story of a father and son as they chat over coffee one afternoon.  They discuss everything from tapeworms, to time travel, to the meaning of eternity – it’s both hysterically funny and heart-wrenchingly moving. The play features tremendously talented film and stage actors Bob Legare and Damien Doepping.

Myths and Coffee Cups is the second play in the Fringe festival to be created by Trevor Poelman and his company, Books are Boring.

Details

• Myths and Coffee Cups plays at the Robert Gill Theatre. (214 College St)
• Tickets are $10 at the door, $12 in advance. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
• Content Warning: Mature Language.
• This venue is wheelchair-accessible.

Performances

• Wednesday June 29th, 10:30 pm
• Saturday July 2nd, 07:30 pm
• Sunday July 3rd, 05:15 pm
• Monday July 4th, 01:15 pm
• Wednesday July 6th, 11:30 pm
• Friday July 8th, 05:45 pm
• Sunday July 10th, 05:00 pm

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From Press Release

When a mother tries to reconnect with her teenage daughter while browsing at a vintage record store, her adolescent musical memories prompt her to revisit her complicated relationship with her own mother. Set in an actual record store (Annex vinyl mecca Kops Records), and performed by an actual mother/daughter acting duo (Shari Hollett and Lucy Earle), for the record is a new site-specific comedy that explores the fraught relationship between mothers and daughters – with a soundtrack of classic vinyl from the 60’s and 70’s. It’s a funny, heartfelt look at the most primal of human relationships – underscored by the most universal of human art forms: pop music.

For the record is written by veteran writer-performer Shari Hollett (Big Head Goes to Bed, Expectation, The Second City), directed by Chris Earle (The Hotline Always Blings Twice, The Second City Guide to the Symphony), and also features Lucy Earle (Schitts Creek, Etobicoke School of the Arts).

Produced by the night kitchen.  www.nightkitchentheatre.ca

Details

• for the record plays at Kops Records. (592 Bloor St. W.)
• Tickets are $10 at the door, $12 in advance. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
• Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
• Content Warning: Mature Language.

Performances

• Thursday June 30th, 09:00 pm
• Friday July 1st, 09:00 pm
• Saturday July 2nd, 09:00 pm
• Sunday July 3rd, 07:00 pm
• Tuesday July 5th, 09:00 pm
• Wednesday July 6th, 09:00 pm
• Thursday July 7th, 09:00 pm
• Friday July 8th, 09:00 pm
• Saturday July 9th, 09:00 pm
• Sunday July 10th, 07:00 pm