From Press Release

BOY WONDERS Swing into Fringe!

PETERBOROUGH, ON – May 28, 2018 – This summer, the secret confessions of costumed teenage sidekicks will be revealed at the Toronto Fringe Festival.  Boy Wonders, an original play written and directed by Derek Weatherdon, takes the classic concept of the superhero sidekick and turns it on its head in a show that mixes comic book fantasy with a gritty, real world sensibility.

Boy Wonders presents a meeting between a group of crime fighting teenage protégés of Post WWII Superheroes.  While their mentors are in a ballroom below forming a brand new superhero team, the sidekicks are sent to wait in a hotel room where, despite their genre-spanning differences, they discover that they are more similar than they might have thought.  However, upon revealing their secret origins to one another, the heroes reveal that crime fighting isn’t all glory.  It is actually a lonely life filled with danger, isolation and abuse.   A drama filled with colorful characters and moments of comedy, Boy Wonders takes the same real world tone on fan favorite comic book series such as Watchmen and Kick Ass.  Premiered by Peterborough’s Planet 12 Productions at The Theater on King in 2017, Boy Wonders was called “One of the Best Shows of 2017” by Kawarthanow.com.

Making the show unique is that the cast is made up of a talented roster of young performers between the ages of 13 to 15 playing characters filled with both wide eyed wonder and raw tragedy.  The cast features the talents of Abbie Dale, Aimée Gordon, Emily Keller, Emma Meinhardt, Tyrnan O’Driscoll and Samuelle May, alongside adult performer Brad Brackenridge.

Boy Wonders is a show featuring real world themes and sensitive material mixed in with four-coloured pop culture mirth, performed by an exceptional group of young actors with the talent and maturity to make this material strike a strong emotional chord with its audience.  Boy Wonders will be featured at Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, July 4-15, 2018.

Planet 12 Productions in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents

Boy Wonders

written and directed by Derek Kregg Weatherdon

featuring Brad Brackenridge, Abbie Dale, Aimée Gordon, Emily Keller, Samuelle May, Emma Meinhardt, and Tyrnan O’Driscoll

Set design Amy Keller

Costume design by Heather Ross

Stage Managed by Nicole Roy

TARRAGON THEATRE EXTRASPACE 60 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto ON

Performances:

July 6, 1:00pm
July 7, 5:30pm
July 9, 8:00pm
July 11, 12:15pm
July 12, 6:00pm
July 13, 11:15pm
July 14, 3:45pm

 Please note that there is absolutely no latecomer seating.

Tickets:
Available June 7, 2018

Purchase online: fringetoronto.com

By Phone: 416-966-1062

In Person: During the festival at our main box office at the Fringe patio at Scadding Court – 707 Dundas Street West.

Photo provided by the company

urban spine’s

The Cardboard Countess

A troubled teen. A homeless woman garbed in gown of garbage bags. United by concerns of conservation, and isolated from their communities, a dangerous friendship grows. The Cardboard Countess tackles teen depression, mental health, homelessness, and the difficulties of forging human connection in today’s increasingly technological world.

by Victoria Goring

Actor (LOST, CRIMINAL MINDS), and Playwright Victoria Goring is developed this play through 2 Artist in residencies at San Gabriel National Monument and Hot Springs National Park. The set, costumes, and props are all handcrafted art created from recycled materials.

Starring

Carson Goring, age 14…
Carson Goring first attended a Fringe Festivals at 3 months. At the age of 12, Carson co-wrote an original musical about her observations of middle school. Middleschoolandia (middleschoolandia.com), an instant Fringe hit. Carson’s travels across the continent are documented on the website: thecardboardcountess.com

…and
T ORONTO AND LONDON LOCALS.
Dempsey O’Connor, Maria Piccoli, Summer Rose, Abigail Stewart, Mackenzie Taylor, Anjelica Zimmerman , Russell Batcher, Nicole Filippovitch, Savannah Gabrielle, Shazdeh Kapadia, Abhishek Mishra Leah Nikolaeva
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by urban spine

Dedicated to created theater that exposes our emotional nerves. Created in 1999, urban spine was creating sites specific theater before it was a recognized term. Lie With Me, was a sold out success. Sooz was the highest grossing Fringe play in Toronto in 2001, which subsequently played in BC, and resulted in a short film that CBC. Happy, Run, AND Middleschoolandia garnered critical acclaim and hold-overs. thecardboardcountess.com

From Press Release

From Press Release

The Joy of Sax, a Saxploitation Comedy at the Toronto Fringe

From first-time playwright and theatre director Tim Phillips, The Joy of Sax follows the journey of amateur saxophonist Luke, whose playing causes euphoric, toe curling, sweat inducing, spine arching, eye-rolling reactions in anyone within earshot. As a result of his “gift”, Luke’s life and very identity are soon exploited by a shameless agent, an obsessive landlord, and a diverse collection of insatiable fans. He stumbles through this new world of fame and fandom while simply trying his best to blow his own horn.

The hour-long “saxploitation” comedy, which debuts in Theatre Passe Muraille’s Mainspace during this summer’s 30th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival, aims for an ecstatic response from cast and audience members alike. This flamboyant theatrical style is new to Flash in the Deadpan Productions which started out devoted to film, producing comedic shorts such as High and Dry, the story of a young couple who discover their clothes dryer has the power to age them dramatically, and Snooze Tease, winner of Best Comedy at the 2015 Route 66 Film Festival.

The Joy of Sax’s large, diverse ensemble cast is composed of hilarious comedic actors and improvisers with a broad range of credits from institutions such as Second City, the Social Capital Theatre and the Toronto Fringe Festival. Among them, Jason Reilly is back performing at the Fringe after previously starring in It Was Kit (2006 Best of Fringe) and The Aquarium (2010). Kimberley Wells returns after her Toronto Fringe debut in last year’s A Flea in Her Ear. Lead actor Cam Parkes is making his own Fringe debut this year alongside talented new voices like Kelly Seo and Alex Cameron. Theatre veteran Ted Powers joins the cast after playing Bela Wrangler in a sold out run of Crazy for You for Scarborough Music Theatre.

During trying times, The Joy of Sax offers big, bold laughs while detailing the inanities aspiring artists face in pursuit of their dreams. From the decidedly deadpan to the audaciously absurd, this comedy spreads joy with every note.

 Flash in the Deadpan Productions
in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents

The Joy of Sax

Writer and Director: Tim Phillips

Cast: Alexander Cameron, Derek Chan, Heather Ferguson, Cam Parkes, Ted Powers, Jason Reilly, Kelly Seo, Lex Stultz, Kimberley Wells, Blair Woodward

Producers: Alexander Franks, Sandra Otter, and Tim Phillips
Production Manager and Lighting Design: Kaho Koda

Stage Manager: Milena Fera

 Runs from July 5 to 15, 2018

Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2P3

 Performances

Thursday, July 5, 6:30pm (PREVIEW)
Saturday, July 7, 11:30pm (OPENING NIGHT)
Monday, July 9, 7:15pm
Tuesday, July 10, 4:30pm
Wednesday, July 11, 12:00pm
Friday, July 13, 1:45pm
Sunday, July 15, 5:00pm (CLOSING PERFORMANCE)

Please note that there is absolutely no latecomer seating. Run time is 60 minutes.

Tickets:

Purchase tickets online or by phone starting on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Online: fringetoronto.com

By Phone: 416-966-1062

Purchase tickets in-person during the festival starting on Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Main Festival Box Office: Fringe patio at Scadding Court – 707 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M5T 2W6

Theatre Passe Muraille Venue Box Office: 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2P3

Photo of Kimberly Wells by Tim Phillips