Island Fringe Festival - 2018

The Cardboard Countess explores the developing friendship between a troubled teen and a homeless woman who wears a gown of garbage bags and proclaims she is a Countess. United by concerns of conservation, and isolated from their communities, their friendship grows. At times tragic, at times hilarious, the ongoing battle between these two characters, both fighting to be heard in an ever hostile world, is a play audiences of all ages can relate to.

Los Angeles, USA – 60 min, G

Chris has an idea. She should be in love with her friend Will. But that’s not the way it works… is it? Wild Card is the story of a girl determined to create her own universe. In an unconventional science experiment, she attempts to choose love. Trouble is, love has its own ideas.

Charlottetown, PEI – 45 min, G
Photo: Jonathan Corkal Art: Claire Boudreau

Two actors bring to life twelve characters in their mid twenties, already parents or still kids themselves, longing for the past or projecting into the future. As they slalom through life, they attempt to find “purpose” through work, dance, murder, and procreation. Costume changes and sound cues are done onstage in this fast-paced drama, giving the spectator an intimate glimpse into the characters lives.

Paris, FR – 45 min, PG

Inspired by Michael Ondaatje’s hilarious and heartbreaking poem ‘Elimination Dance’, and devised and performed by Alexa Higgins and Ian Goff, Falling Iguana Theatre’s DIANA is a physical theatre piece interwoven with elements of detective fiction, comedy, and music. DIANA tells the story of one man’s quest to find his childhood classmate who mysteriously disappears one day after school.

Diana Whitehouse- I knew you when I was 14 years old. I heard your name over the loudspeakers at Heathrow Airport in 1989. Where
are you?

Toronto, ON – 60 min, PG

Five years after a terrible review destroyed their partnership, two former best friends reunite for one more performance. Will they be able to overcome their mutual contempt, or will their reunion be the final demise of their reputations and their friendship?

Charlottetown, PEI – 60 min, R

Ever wonder about Satan’s take on the Eve and the apple story? Or what Hell is really like? Susan (Laura Chapin) has, and during The Satan Show she conjurors The Prince of Darkness (Nicholas Whalen) to hear what he has to say for himself… and to exorcise a few personal demons in the process. Directed by Dave Stewart. Written by Chapin & Stewart.

ADULT CONTENT. Charlottetown, PEI – 30 min, PG

An incarcerated woman in solitary confinement reflects on the circumstances that have brought her there. Far more complex than “I committed a crime and am guilty”, the story she unravels is a hapless history… one laced with violence, betrayal, heartbreak, and regret.

Toronto, ON – 45min, PG

“Realizations” is a transitional story that exposes the politics and negotiation of one’s sexual awakening in a culture that is controlled by heteronormativity. Within the room of her subconscious, the audience witnesses Molly Murphy’s internal journey of confronting both sexual and emotional traumas thought to have been carefully tucked away, believed to be a shared universal experience, a penance paid for occupying the body of a woman. “Realizations” releases its protagonist from self encapsulation while providing raw narrative to the exploration of interpersonal traumas. It also reveals the strength of a queer woman, in a life that has tried to force her to be anything but.

Charlottetown, PEI – 60 min, R

Cocktails: Olivia Face is a one-person show that will take you through the journey of the aspiring freelance amateur professional philosopher, performer, and artist. Both absurd and queer, comedic and profound, Olivia will divulge tales of death, hallucinogens, and lip stains, with the aim of emotional ambivalence.

Take a look at the weird and wonderful life of Olivia Face in a show that downtown Charlottetown won’t soon forget.

Charlottetown, PEI – 60 min, R

It’s November 7, 2016 and our main concern in Northern California is what color pant suit to wear to the victory party! We should not have opened the champagne so soon… If you like Donald Trump this show is not for you.

Berkeley, USA – 60 min, R