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1984 Edmonton Fringe Guide: The Fringe Strikes Again!

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From Edmonton To Edinburgh! Small Change Theatre presents

Hazard St Darlene in Love

August through October, 1984, Small Change Theatre and last year's "ultimate clownly coup" (Edmonton Journal) journey across the water to the grandaddy of all Fringes in Edinburgh, Scotland, then on into Europe... All the best, gang, from all your friends

in Edmonton! Sponsored by:

Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts, Western Canada Lottery (Alberta Division),

Winspear Foundation, Clifford E. Lee Foundation,

Edmonton Tourism and Air Canada

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Theatre for Young People

IN THE THEATRE 1984/1985

F r o m C h i n o o k :

THE VOYAGES OF SINDBAD by Brian Paisley

BOMBS by Ken Brown and Keith Thomas

SWIMMERS by Clem Martini

THE BIRDS by James DeFelice

ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare

A n d o u r g u e s t s : Workshop West

MAN IN THE JUNGLE LIFE ON THE LINE

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR STRAIGHT AHEAD/BLIND DANCERS

Small Change Theatre FANS

Calgary City Ballet Hilary Eddington

Ma Fletcher

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S T A R T S P R E A D I N G T H E NEWS!

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LIFE ON THE LINE by Steven Bush and Allen Booth

STRAIGHT AHEAD AND BLIND DANCERS by Charles Tidier

O.D. ON PARADISE by Linda Griffiths and Patrick Brvmer

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welcome back...

...to the third annual FRINGE THEATRE EVENT — nine fabulous days of theatrical chaos in the heart of Edmonton's lively Old Strathcona district.

Once again we've got a rich smorgasbord of activities to tempt even the most selective audience member — over 100 shows, nearly 500 performances of drama, comedy, dance, mime, music, the never-been-seen-before and the may-never-be-seen-again! And, new this year, the City of Edmonton has allowed us to close down 83 Avenue, between 103 and 104 Streets, to provide a huge outdoor stage for an incredible array of street entertainment.

There are nine theatre spaces this year (some old, some new) and each one has shows starting around noon and running until after midnight. Some will delight you, some will shock you, some will have you rushing to tell your friends not to miss them...and, un­doubtedly, some will have you rushing to the tents in the ETS parking lot for much-needed refreshment!

As you prepare to indulge, remember...

* All productions on the Fringe are created and developed by the artists themselves. We have made no artistic judgements — thafs your job!

* All ticket revenues go directly to the artists. There's no surcharge this year. Instead, we've sold you this programme and that money will go toward the ongoing support of the festival.

* And those wise theatre-goers who have purchased this programme before the Fringe begins have a chance to win a free SUPER BUTTON which will admit you free-of-charge to each and every Fringe show. Two buttons will be given away at 11:00 a.m. SATURDAY, AU­GUST 18 at the Gazebo. Your lucky number is on the front cover and, most important, you must be there to win!

* This programme is as up-to-date as we could make it in advance — but there will undoubtedly be daily changes, de­letions and substitutions. Best to check at Chinook Theatrelor up-to-the-minute information.

So, once again, it's over to you, our audience. Your tremendous support last year has made this Edmonton theatre party one of the largest festivals of its kind in North America. You've helped spawn new groups, encourage new artists and introduce a wide variety of new works. Take a moment to pat yourself on the back. Ifs because of you that THE FRINGE STRIKES AGAIN!

Now get going — the actors, musicians, mimes, clowns and puppeteers are waiting to entertain you...Enjoy!

Brian Paisley Producer

a iribide

Sadly, there are two Fringees who won't be with us this year. Jennifer Orr and John Yamada were two dynamic people who contributed generously to the smile and heart of our community. Jen worked magic in the SummerFest office, John offered endless volunteer hours and both spent many happy days on the Fringe.

They were a gifted, loving couple with a rare sense of humour and their absence is felt by all of us...

Brian Paisley Sheldon Wilner

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September 1 3 - 3 0 by M i c h e l T r e m b l a y Four s isters ge l together for a b i r thday ce lebra t ion A r g u m e n t s and b i r thday c a k e are served up wi th gene rous he lp ings o l lov ing and loath ing. — W h a t y o u a l w a y s w a n t e d t o say t o y o u r s is te r !

NOT ABOUT HEROES October 25 -November 11 b y S t e p h e n M a c d o n a l d S p e c i a l G u e s t D i r e c t o r - S c o t t S w a n Out of the horrors of Wor ld War I c o m e s the beauty of this mov ing story. T w o poets meet in a W a r Hospi ta l and their f r iendsh ip g rows . — A d i f f e r e n t w a y t o s p e n d R e m e m b r a n c e D a y .

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December 18 -23 by G i a n - C a r l o M e n o t t i at M c D o u g a l l U n i t e d C h u r c h Th is is the s imple tale of a poor c r ipp led boy wi th a vivid imag inat ion ; of the m a g i c of the Mag i : and of d r e a m s that c o m e true. Th is del ight fu l opera , c o -p r o d u c e d wi th tne E D M O N T O N OPERA A S S O C . is a part of a C E L E B R A T I O N OF C H R I S T M A S , sponso red by the E d m o n t o n Journa l .

THE BACCHAE February 21 - March 10 by E u r i p i d e s Th is G reek mas te rp iece dea ls wi th the attemDt of the ci ty of T h e b e s to deny the sovere ignty of the god . D ionysus , and wi th the god 's devas ta t ing revenge.

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contents

'.fringe sir ikes again'. TECHNICIANS

Alastair Elliot, Peter Mills, Betty Hushiak, Nick LePage, David Robertson, Daniel

Dickson, Gordon Bell, Patrick Lau, Brian MacNell, Paul Morgan Donald, Randall Paul, Warren Bertholet, Sherilee Roloff,

Darren Lesperonce, Darrell Pidner, Qeorge Griffiths, Daniel McGee,

Barton Satchwill

POSTER DESIGN Liz Connell

PROGRAMME DESIGN Najeeb Mirza

STAGE BANNERS DESIGN Marina Popova

REFRESHMENT CO-ORDINATOR Vic Close

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STAGE 1

princess -theatre 10337 Whyte Avenue

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

I he Kdmonlon Journal helping — in every way!

the stone garden / ihe lad who went to the northwina1

collective/mark milne, adaptation theatreplus edmonton

Stroll through the gardens where statues can weep, And travel the North where wind gods do sleep, Help Phillip give life to flowers of stone, With tears from a statue, and tears of your own, Walk with a poor boy through ice and the frost, To ask from the windlord, the food he has lost. Theatreplus gives you these stories and such, So enter a dream. A dream you can touch. 1 hour 15 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: ' $1.00 all

free with 5 kids nrcM i n r a t o e

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

the LAD W H O W E N T

to the

the cosmic garbage bin chrys ells/david cassel interlude mime theatre calgary

Where better to show that silence is a universal language than in the vast vacuum of space! Using puppetry, acrobatics, original masks and contem­porary mime styles, Interlude takes the entire family on a rollicking outerspace adventure... When lonely and disgruntled custodian Gus Croaker meets up with intergalactic garbage col­lector Gorfo Ghirk, the ensuing action is hilarious

misfit buffoonery Being the poor pilot that he is, Gorfo inadvertently crash lands his space ship, The S.S. Smelligoo, on Gus Croaker's stage, setting the scene for a wonderfully strange expe­dition into the cosmos. 1 hour 5 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.00 kids under 12

2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM

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flapps flies again! stuart nemtin victoria

Yes, "that master of audience involvement, that ultimate flyer and joyous risk taker," (Theatre West Review) is back! Major Conrad Flapps, one of the big hits of last year's Fringe, returns to dazzle and delight all ages with his zany human airplane flying antics, world renowned Blues Band, Silly Square Dancers, Maritime Jiggers and mad, passionate Gypsies Stuart Nemtin's one-man clown show, the "Airman Extraordinaire", is per­

fect for families (and anyone else) who wants to laugh. Warning: extreme silliness 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 sen/child $3.50 students

This production is also appearing in WALTEROALE.

5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM

the citizen's tango david cassel david cassel "nebulous rebels" calgary

Written by David Cassel and directed by Michael Stirling Green, THE CITIZEN'S TANGO hauntingly describes "everyjohn's" journey from Dissatis­faction, through Defiance, and onto Discovery. In a one hour and fifteen minute multi-media voyage, Citizen Simon, an average member of urban society, confronts himself with many contempo­rary questions, focussing on image, self worth, greed, trust, and giving. Film and original sound-

Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen

2:45 PM 2:45 PM 2:45 PM 2:45 PM 2:45 PM 2:45 PM

the man who calls himself superman barry hartley edmonton

"If s funny, I know Krypton doesn't exist anymore except as a trick of light ten-thousand years old but when I look up at the night sky there it is. Twinkling away. My home. My impossible home." Ifs a-bsurd, it's a-ptayin', it's Superman. Farce, comedy, tragedy, romance. It's all here. The play that blows the lid off the Superman myth to reveal

the man behind the mask. Who is he really? Come and find out. World premiere. 1 hour

Wednesday, August 22 5:00 PM Thursday, August 23 5:00 PM Friday, August 24 5:00 PM Saturday, August 25 5:00 PM Sunday, August 26 5:00 PM Admission: $4.00

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STAGE 2

acacia 10433 - 83 Avenue

hail

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

The Edmonton Journal ...helping — in every way1

gram and they are happy to again present this music to the general public. 1 hour

The early music ensemble, Chanticleer, returns to the Fringe with a four piece band. Chanticleer will play music from the plays and times of Shake­speare - Elizabethan consort music. The group uses its usual assortment of crumhorns, recorders, lutes, viol, percussions, etc. THE ELIZABETHAN CONSORT is Chanticleer's most popular pro-

Saturday, August 18 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

12:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM

floundering gunter grass/ken brown theatre public edmonton

Kenneth Brown returns to the Edmonton stage with his one-man show adapted from Gunter Grass' novel THE FLOUNDER. In a show that had Montreal audiences rolling in the aisles, FLOUNDERING asks, "What hap­pens when the magic fish who helped prehistoric men overcome the matriarchy is caught once again by a group of modern German radical feminists?"

55 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.50 stu/sen

2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM

'sylvid sylvia piath/dariene bradtey darlene bradley edmonton

Featuring the works of Sylvia Plath, the fierce and brilliant American poet who committed sui­cide in her 3lst year. Her work, which includes THE BELL JAR and ARIEL, has transformed her into a legend. Her work remains for us on its own terms but the artist behind it wavers between myth and reality - the myth she herseif delighted in creating.

In this one woman show, Darlene Bradley will resurrect Sylvia Plath through her poetry and journals in a journey through the crucial stages of darkness and fame that made up her life. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Admission: $3.00

4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM

.12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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spring cleaning robert wisden karen redford edmonton

When a friend is invited home to the apartment of a young couple, a sexual power play ensues. This disturbing, yet amusing, original work by Edmonton playwright Robert Wisden gives us new and vivid insight into the nature of sexual control. Directing the play will be Fringe veteran, Karen Redford, whose productions of ALL MEN ARE WHORES and THE HOLY GHOSTLY were

seen at last year's Fringe Festival. Starring Micki Burke, James Forsythe, Anne Mansfield and Chris Moore, SPRING CLEANING is a must for all serious Fringees. 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Admission: $4.00

6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM

11:45 PM 11:45 PM

rock and a hard place sherri wells/conni massing edmonton

"Caught between a rock and a hard place" aptly describes the dilemma of the modern woman -torn between the extremes of traditional female roles and strident feminism. The show, ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, attempts to make an emphatic moderate statement - to make a stand on the issues without promoting extremes. We believe that there is strength and solidarity in the middle ground. Through our ability to laugh at ourselves and our mistakes, we come to under­stand the strength of moderation and compas­sion for everyone, male and female. This satiric revue follows the progress of numerous char­

acters, played by four actresses whose unique methods of dealing with "the dilemma" afford us both hilarity and pathos. 2 hours

Saturday, August 18 9:00 PM Sunday, August 19 9:00 PM Monday, August 20 9:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 9:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 9:00 PM Thursday, August 23 9:00 PM Friday, August 24 9:00 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen $4.00 equity

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your wildest dreams murray mccune/marianne copithome theatre network edmonton

Fern and Ted are metropolis (not, ment and magi> and, in a fiYty' "lounge" to © analyst, Joe/Harry to>fry and decide their next move. Joe/Harry-g'uides the two malcontents

through a series of wild fantasies in a magical hour of hilarity and song. What happens to Ted and Fern? You'll never guess in YOUR WILDEST DREAMS. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission: $3.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

greater tuna jaston Williams, joe sears, ed howard the basho and kikabu theatre group edmonton

A pair of actors portray twenty citizens (male and female) of the third smallest town in Texas, Tuna, in a play that is as broad as a cartoon, but is also sharp and satirical and very funny.

1 hour 30 minutes

Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.00 students

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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the boor: "russ the bear" anton tchekoff george highsmith edmonton

"The smash hit of the Urals..." - TASS News Agency. "A rollicking success..." - Pravda "A Russian melodrama of world importance..." -The Suffrage Times

"From the world-renowned Moscow Art Theatre, a modern sit-com..." - Isvestia Review. 45 minutes

Tuesday, August 21 7:15 PM Wednesday, August 22 7:15 PM Thursday, August 23 7:15 PM Friday, August 24 7:15 PM Admission: $5.00

disappearing rafael fuentes and margaret feehan cricket edmonton

doreen alun owen second story window edmonton

DOREEN is a sparkling, sharp-edged comedy about the hunter becoming the hunted. The ritu­als of the mating game are delightfully detailed and turned inside out. By the author of the screen­play HARD DAY'S NIGHT and MALE OF THE SPECIES. Micki Burke (Doreen) is a waitress but writes novels to support herself. Steve Adams (John) alternates productions with soccer matches

Cricket is a theatre group composed of 3 act­resses, a composer and a director. Using our modern era as its point of departure, Cricket has created a work based on humanity - mankind face to face with its world, art, technology, war, hunger, its longing for understanding, truth and survival.

and is in this for the money. William Ashton was a disgusting old man in CALIGULA at last year's Fringe; he is playing the semi-youthful Eric to keep Hollywood from typecasting him. Directed by Dennis Hassell. 50 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 2:15 PM Thursday, August 23 2:15 PM Friday, August 24 2:15 PM Saturday, August 25 7:00 PM Sunday, August 26 7:00 PM Admission: $3.00

DISAPPEARING is a play with masks, music and movement which creates images and atmo­spheres - through abstract forms in some scenes, through anecdote and comedy in others. 1 hour 35 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 4:30 PM Thursday, August 23 4:30 PM Friday, August 24 4:30 PM Saturday, August 25 11:00 PM Sunday, August 26 11:00 PM Admission:

$4.00 adults $2.50 stu/sen/child

three puppet shows for children janine jeune/sherry Stafford mayer peanut butter and jam innisfail

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is a 15 minute show about a little boy's fantasy voyage to the land of the "Wild Things." The highlight of the show is a choreographed wild rumpus by the incredible Wild Things. HUNGRY THING is another 15 minute show involv­ing a crazy bird with an insatiable appetite and a tap dancer practising for a concert.

SKUNK AND RABBIT AND THE BIG FIGHT is a 15 minute show in which a mischevious skunk persuades a meek rabbit to help him evict Wood-chuck from an old rabbit hole. A fight ensues to rousing Polka music but the story ends in friend­ship. 50 minutes

Saturday, August 25 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26

12:00 Noon Sunday, August 26 4:30 PM Admission: $2.00

12:00 Noon

4:30 PM

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STAGE 3

ckinook. theatre 10329 - 83 Avenue

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

I hi1 Edmonton

Journal . helping — in every way'

^OCHIMOOK. THE AT<fe |

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kess michael burrell Cambridge, england

Rudolf Hess, aging henchman of Hitler and sole inmate of the fortress prison of Spandau in Berlin, confronts the public for the first time since the Nuremburg Trials nearly forty years ago. 2 hours

Saturday, August 18 12:00 Noon

Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 sen/stu $3.00 equity

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM

bodywaves trickster calgary

Ladies and gentlemen, unbolt your foreheads; you are about to enter the land of the Trickster. Hem, squeezed between what is real and what is almost illusion, are BODYWAVES, the composite images that wash over us and create our realities. BODYWAVES takes a look at life through the cracks in the wall and the shadows that run at the mouth, sweeping you through a potpourri of impressions of our recent past and our uncertain future.

twilight rambler david campbell toronto

TWILIGHT RAMBLER is a one-man, musically, theatrical presentation, performed by David Campbell. Through the combined arts of singing, story-telling and poetry, David portrays his own experiences in search of his true identity. The journey starts in Colonial Guyana, proceeds to Canada, then on to Great Britain and back to Canada once more. In the end he becomes at one with his Native Indian ancestry. This is the saga of a universal man,

2 hours

Saturday, August 18 5:00 PM Sunday, August 19 5:00 PM Monday, August 20 5:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 5:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 5:00 PM Thursday, August 23 9:00 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.50 stu/sen

Last year Trickster produced the very popular CALCULATED RISKS at the Fringe. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen

3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

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they're playing oar song simon and hamlish grant macewan theatre arts edmonton

Based on the on-again, off-again love affair of composer, Marvin Hamlisch and lyricist, Carole Bayer Sager, this beguiling musical has a book by America's premier funny man, Neil Simon, and songs by Hamlisch and Sager. "Full of blithe good humour, hilarious jokes and witty, pointed characterizations....Simon at his most sprightly...." - New York Post. 7 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 8:00 PM Sunday, August 19 8:00 PM Monday, August 20 8:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 8:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 8:00 PM Admission: $5.00

They We Playing

Our Song

fender bash marian sarach/bonnie mclean prairie flower dancers edmonton

Two exciting new dances: CONSENTING ADULTS by artistic director Marian Sarach and FENDER BASH by company member Bonnie McLean with a cast of five dancers and a Dodge Demon and a Cutlass.

juggler on a drum kirk miles/gil raby one yellow rabbit calgary

Fringe veterans, One Yellow Rabbit, present the award winning play JUGGLER ON A DRUM. Dance, song, poetry and circus antics are com­bined with a realistic throughline to make JUG­GLER ON A DRUM theatre in the fullest sense of the word. The work is inspired by the life of Dr. Norman Bethune, and explores his rebellion against the commonplace elements of his society. The heights of creative living are celebrated through the metaphorical image of a juggler bal­anced on a drum, and are juxtaposed with the life and perspective of a man who has been kissed by an angel on his deathbed.

"A shimmering portrayal of human greatness and frailty..." - Calgary Sun ...sensitive, richly textured production..." Calgary Herald 2 hours

Saturday, August 18 11:00 PM Sunday, August 19 11:00 PM Monday, August 20 11:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 11:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 11:00 PM Friday, August 24 9:00 PM Saturday, August 25 9:00 PM Sunday, August 26 9:00 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen $3.00 fringees

One performed inside and one performed, out­side in front of Chinook Theatre. 1 hour

Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Admission: $5.00

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

from (he memoirs of johnny daze john beckett wimbs toy gun productions montreal

"Winner for Outstanding Originality and Best Tech­nical Proficiency at the Quebec Drama Festival, DAZE is an old-style spoof in 'new wave' trap­pings poking fun at everything from bad acting to our mania for the quick fix to our notions of what art is. It was meant as a satire, a tug at the world of performance art and those who live their lives as if they were pieces of performance art." - The Gazette.

"The play is very inventive, it's original, sarcastic, satirical, ifs a poke at society's never ending thirst in search for something new and different... DAZE is one of the most original pieces of theatre this city has seen in a long time." - Tommy Schurnmacher CJFM "THAT'S ENTEERTAIN-MENT", Montreal. 1 hour

Wednesday, August 22 2:00 PM Thursday, August 23 2.00 PM Friday, August 24 2:00 PM Saturday, August 25 3:30 PM Sunday, August 26 3:30 PM Admission: $5.00

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women behind bars torn eyen second choice theatre calgary

Meet eight trashy women whose lives have been stained with crime. They live in a seedy prison run by the matron who has a taste for sadism and female ftesh. "Sex is rampant and comically cheerful" - CHve Barnes, New York Times. "Hys­terically, paradoxically, fascinatingly, diabolically funny" - New York Daily News

Stephen boswell, classical guitarist 'in concert Stephen boswell Vancouver

One of the most popular touring classical guitar­ists in Canada today, STEPHEN BOSWELL appears at the Fringe after a highly successful season which included concerts in the Western provinces and States, and guest appearances at International Guitar Festivals in Chile and Toronto. His programme is designed to appeal to audi-

A Cheap B-Movie for the Stage...tn Black and Blue! Staffing: Fran Gebhard, Dix Richards, Amanda Pollock. Helen Moore, Bonnie Green, Susan Lowrie, Josawie Daved, Juliet Daunt, Baft lischeron, Clarice McCord. Chris Youngren and Bruce Parkhouse. Directed by Duncan McLaren. 1 hour 30 minutes

Thursday. August 23 12; ISAM Friday. August 24 12:15 AM Saturday, August 25 12:15 AM Sunday, August 26 12:15 AM Admission: $5.00 Artistic Consultant: Sharon Pollock.

ences of alt ages and musical tastes and incfudes selections from the Baroque drawing room to the jungles of Paraguay! Don't miss the virtuosic and exciting perfor­mances of STEPEHN BOSWELL, CLASSICAL GUITARIST 2 hours

Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adufts $3.50 child/sen

film on ike fringe

12:30 PM 12:30 PM

6:45 pm

6:45 pm SATURDAY, August 18 KOYAANISQATSI

Ko-yaa-nis-cat-see — this unique film is an evocation of the Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance". Without dialogue or narrative structure it brings what are traditionally considered background elements — land­scapes and cityscapes — to the fore in a mesmerizing rush of fast/slow motion time-lapse photography and sophisticated montages. With a relentlessly kinetic musical score by Philip Glass, KOYAANISQATSI debuted at the New York Film Festival, became a hit of the Berlin Festival, and won Best Film honours at the L.A. Filmex. Francis Ford Coppola even presents it! Don't miss this un ique film exper ience. (1982. Godfrey Reggio. Classification TBA. 87 mins.)

9:00 & 11:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY This cool, clever new wave sci-fi film may be the cult movie of the 80s. Independently made by a group of Soviet emigres, LIQUID SKY is the rather perverse story about an alien who lands in New York searching for a euphoria-inducing chemical secreted by the brain dur­ing orgasm — a chemical somewhat similar to heroin. The alien shadows a decadent new wave fashion model who produces a LOT of chemicals; when Margaret's pur­suers make love to her, they suddenly dematerialize in an irridescent explosion. Beginning to enjoy her powers, Margaret becomes an avenger and eventually implores her alien visitor for final deliverance. This kinky fantasy is accruing critical accla im all over: "Genuinely startling! Visually bright and arresting. The right audiences are bound to appreciate the originality displayed here, not to mention the colour, rage, non­chalance, sly humour and ferocious fashion sense." (N.Y. TIMES) "Dazzling, shocking, funny and disturbing." (SAN FRAN­CISCO CHRONICLE) "The far-out stylistic (and maybe thematic) revelation of the year." (WASHINGTON POST) "The LIQUID SKY crew has a sense of humour." (WALL STREET JOURNAL) (1983. Slava Tsukerman. Classification TBA. 113 mins.)

SUNDAY, August 19 7:00 pm KOYAANISQATSI

9:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY

MONDAY, August 20 7:00 pm KOYAANISQATSI

9:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY

TUESDAY, August 21 6:45 pm MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

This 1935 version ot the adventure tale, starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. won the Academy Award for Best Picture (and some say it's still the best version!) (1935. Frank Lloyd. Mature. 132 mins.)

9:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

THURSDAY, August 23 GIGI

The enduring turn-of-the-century musical, winner of nine Academy Awards (including Best Picture), starring Leslie Caron, Hermione Gingold and the inimitable Maurice Chevalier singing "Thank Heaven For Little Girls". (1959. Vincente Minnelli. Mature. 116 mins.)

9:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY

6:45 pm

LIQUID SKY

WEDNESDAY, August 22 6:45 pm FELUNI'S SATYRICON

Visually stunning, indulgent and bizarre panorama ot Ancient Rome (1970. Frederico Fellini. Restricted Adult. 129 mins.)

9:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY

'FRIDAY, August 24 THE PARTY

Peter Sellers stars in this laugh-a-minute comedy about a hapless East Indian actor who is mistakenly invited to a chic Hollywood party. (1968. Blake Edwards. General. 99 mins.)

9:00 & 11:30 pm EDMONTON PREMIERE

LIQUID SKY

SATURDAY, August 25 7:00 pm THE PARTY 9:30 pm

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault star in the most popular foreign-language film ever — the hilarious ordeals of a middle-aged gay couple who try to act straight in an attempt to impress future in-laws. (1978. Edouardo Molinaro. Mature. 90 mins. French, subtitles.)

SUNDAY, August 26 7:00 pm LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

9:30 pm MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE

David Bowie, Tom Conti and Ryuichi Sakamoto are featured in this steely film that examines the clash bet­ween cultures at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp dur­ing WWII. (1983. Nagisa Oshima. Mature, not suitable for pre-teenagers. 121 mins.)

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halt orange 84 Avenue & 104 Street

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

I he Edmonton

Journal • in every nay'

ivia p(ath a drama-He port-art sylvia plath/barry kyie fire escape theatre saskatoon

"Dying Is an art, like everything else, I do it exceptionally well ." Her razor sharp words rest against the set's stretched white gauze. This is the moment captured in SYLVIA PtATH: A DRAMATIC PORTRAIT.

from Plath's writings, etching a vivid picture of her life and her own concise perceptions of it. Fire Escape Theatre wishes to present this stir­ring play to the audiences at the Edmonton Fringe. 45 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/unemp

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

treble, ear, itch, and ratz rabinovitch, shantz, hilash, miles edmonton

These four talented artists present to you an entertaining production featuring a unique collab­oration of duo saxophone and dance. Brett Miles and Bohdan Hilash have been members of the Edmonton music scene, leading various bands as well as composing music for dance (The Brian Webb Dance Co. ORANGE MARMALADE, Summerfest '82; PERIHELION, Chinook Thea­tre '84). Andrea Rabinovitch and Debra Shantz, long standing members of the Brian Webb Dance Co., teach at Grant MacEwan College: Andrea in jazz and Debra in modern dance. Both feel it is essential to create new dance with new, original music developing into an exciting experience that people of all ages will enjoy. 1 hour 15 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19

terry bradstock edmonton

Bom in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto, Terry has been active in and around the music busi­ness for over ten years. In Toronto, he became involved with BANDORAMA, a special govern­ment project that involved performing concerts at universities, prisons, drop-in centres, camps and other institutions. While living in Belleville, Ontario, Terry gave many solo performances at clubs and colleges. Since moving to Edmonton in 1980,

2:15 PM 2:15 PM

Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Admission: $5.00

2:15 PM 2:15 PM

Terry has given numerous solo performances in addition to serving as house musician at the Sweetwater Cafe.

As a singer-songwriter, Terry's songs reflect the emotions, joys and aspirations of us all. Watch for surprise concerts! 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: $3.50

4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM

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chills and ikrills andrea and david spalding brandywine edmonton Stories that send shivers down your spine with songs and sounds that make you wish you weren't walking home past a dark alley. Brandywine - Andrea and David Spalding - pres­ent a collection of ghostly and supernatural folk tales guaranteed to chill you even in the warmest weather.

Please DON'T bring young children! SO minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission:

$4.00 adu $3.00 stu/sen

6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM

marry me a little Stephen sondheim richard link / Sanders whiting edmonton A Canadian premiere of unperformed songs by Stephen Sondheim. MARRY ME A LITTLE tells the story of two young people who find themselves alone on a Saturday night.

1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission: $5.00

8:15 PM 8:15 PM 8:15 PM

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

3 of a kind and company three of a kind st. albert A female vocal trio fashioned after the style of the Andrew sisters of the I940's. Margaret Lumley, Pat Capaldi, and Karia Wagner sing such favour­ites as: ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND, WHEN YOU'RE SMILING, BILL BAILEY, IN MY MERRY

OLDSMOBILE and many more to the accompani ment of a rhythm guitar and a harmonica. 45 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: $4.00

10:15 PM 10:15 PM 10:15 PM

"free food and beer" free food and beer edmonton "A brew of New Wave Comedy ... to tickle your tastebuds" 1 hour

Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission: $4.00

light 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 10:00 PM 10:00 PM

tonesco john terfioth edmonton

A poetic image brought to life -A tour de force of two actors creating invisible people -A beautiful, moving spectacle of a man and a woman trying to touch each other, to live, to fulfill, to help one another -THE CHAIRS is all these: a modern classic. An

experience we'tl do our member. 1 hour 15 minutes

Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 28 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

best to make you re*

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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d'arcy sandra dempsey calgary "A lying, hunch-backed viperous creature" or the "silver-tongued orator of Confederation" Andrew Rooney brings to life one of Canada's most colourful founding fathers, in this one-man play by Sandra Dempsey. See and hear Thomas D'arcy McGee as he leads a rebellion in his native Ire­land, incites Canadians against their "British oppressors" and finally leads Canada into Con­federation, only to fail victim to an assassin's bullets, in the fullness of his life, one dark night in the streets of Ottawa. The Edmonton Fringe pro­duction of D'ARCY starring Andrew Rooney,

directed by Robert Rooney, marks this award-winning show's Western debut. "D'ARCY play makes lively history" - Globe and Mail. 1 hour 45 minutes

Tuesday, August 21 4:30 PM Wednesday, August 22 4:30 PM Thursday, August 23 4:30 PM Friday, August 24 4:30 PM Saturday, August 25 4:30 PM Sunday, August 26 4:30 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 students/elders

songs from ike briiisk isles heather maclean and kathryn buchanan edmonton This show consists of various well-known and some not so well-known songs from the British Isles. They will be sung either as solos or duets. Come and relax and listen and drift away in the nostalgia of light singable music. 1 hour 30 minutes

m ike lesson eugene ionesco thomas nerling edmonton "There is a terrifying, almost suffocating logic about the work of French dramatist, Eugene Ionesco...Life, he says, is a grotesque practical joke constantly pulling away chairs from under man's dignity and reason. Nothing is sane: reality is a hall of distorting mirrors reflecting the grimness

$sson <m§em ionesco borsh'n'tears calgary "Borsh (Kevin) 'n Tears" (Josephine) were offi­cially formed by popular demand dunng teachers' convention week when their hii production ot THE LESSON was performed to cheering crowds of raving teachers, They are performers at the Beggars' Banquet Cafe and have a summer sea­son planned in Strathrnore.

squirrels and ike duck variations david mamet saskatoon actors company saskatoon

Two short pieces by David Memet - author of this year's Pulitzer Prize winning play GLENGARRY GLENROSS, as well as AMERICAN BUFFALO, SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO and ALL MEN ARE WHORES (see last year at the Fringe!)

This year, SQUIRRELS: a frolicking but tender excursion into the forebidden realm of literary creativity, whimsy and despair! And THE DUCK VARIATIONS: two elderly men sit on a park bench, discussing the meaning of life, the nature and purpose of the universe....and ducks. 1 hour 30 minutes

Admission: $3.00

Tuesday, August 21 7:30 PM Wednesday, August 22 7:30 PM Thursday, August 23 7:30 PM Friday, August 24 7:30 PM Saturday, August 25 7:30 PM Sunday, August 26 7:30 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.50 stu/sen

• Milton Shulman in The

15 PM 15 PM 15 PM 15 PM 15 PM

of our own pretensions." Evening Standard. 55 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$3.50 all . $2.50 fringees

Ionesco s THE LESSON: Passion and pain strive to resist logic, but they are instruments for arous­ing further resentment on the pan of the oppressor. 46 minutes

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday. August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $3.00

10:00 PM 10 :00 PM 10:00 PM 10:00 PM

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waiterdate theatre 10322 - 83 Avenue

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

The Edmonton

Journal helping - in every .

dymphna geoffrey le boutillier dramalab '84 edmonton

Inspired by the imminent demise of historic Edmonton landmark, the Alberta Hotel, and by St. Dymphna, the Patron Saint of Mental Illness, this mixed-media event invokes the memories of a squatter bag lady the night before the building's demolition. She summons the events of another

critical night in the hotel, her father's deportation in I9I9. Using stage and screen, DYMPHNA was developed this summer at Dramalab '84, a film Directors/Writers workshop co-sponsored by the NFB, the U. of A., and the Federal Department of Communications. 45 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: $4.00

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

sometimes she lets her colours out mary jo fulmer calgary

Mary Jo Futmer has lived, loved, laughed, and danced in many lands. Megan Kinney is a little girl who keeps getting bigger Together they pres­ent a show ©f grace, beauty, and ancient mysti­cism spiked with irreverent humour and an eye for the absurd There is subtlety here and there is power.

45 minutes

Saturday. August 18 1:45 PM Sunday. August 19 1:45 PM Monday. August 20 1 45 PM Monday, August 20 10:15 PM Tuesday. August 21 10.15 PM Wednesday, August 22 10:15 PM Admission:.

$5.00 adu $2.00 sta'sen

billy bishop goes to war john gray workshop west edmonton

Don't miss this limited-run remount of the produc­tion CBC Edmonton called "most entertaining show of the year" starring David LeReaney, win­ner of such kudos as "Best Performance of I983..." (CBC - Schoenberg) This production of the inter­national musical hit celebrates the life of Canada's Notorious hero, World War One ace pilot Billy Bishop, through comedy, drama and song.

Musical direction and performance by local musi­cal wizard Jan Randall. This is the play that won the Govenor-General's Award and got rave re­views in New York, London and Edinburgh. Don't miss it this time! 2 hours

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $5.00

3:45 PM 3:45 PM 3:45 PM

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

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ike singer's tale judith gick anna barry london, england From the team that brought MISTRESS MINE to last year's Fringe, the world premiere of a new one-person play with music. Anna Barry is directed by Hilary Wood. Annabel Eberhart, an old lady, teaches singing in London. An interviewer tries to discover the truth of her extraordinary life story. Since her last visit, Anna has toured Belgium with MISTRESS MINE, directed EDUCATING RITA and DUET FOR ONE in repertory and worked regularly for the BBC.

1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $5.00

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

dance feBst lambros lambrou, choreographer bertolino/eddington/formolo edmonton Come and sit at our table and feast on three of Canada's finest female dance artists in collabor­ation, bringing to you a smorgasbord of dance styles and techniques: Modem mousse, Pate of pirouette, Leg of leotard. Hilary Eddington has studied throughout Canada, recently performing a smash solo concert at Chinook Theatre. Lillian Bertolino has trained and performed throughout the U.S. and Canada,

performing such roles as the Sugar Plum Fairy in THE NUTCRACKER. Maria Formolo has been a professional dance artist for the past 17 years being an internationally recognized performer, choreographer and teacher. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission:

$5.00 adults $2.50 stu/sen

"e fantasiics >m jones / harvey schmidt

:entre stage summer stock red deer

THE FANTASTICKS, a fantasy with the kind of beauty, gusto, melody and gentle wit that have made it the world's longest running musical. Ever! Brought to you by Red Deer's Centre Stage Sum­mer Stock '84.

2 hours

Tuesday, August 21 Admission: $5.00

3:00 PM

penumbra edmonton

Penumbra Theatre presents a program of mime, stilt and mask in what promises to be an exciting evening of corporeal theatre. ) hour 15 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission: $5.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

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tilabner mercer - broadway musical e.l.o.p.e. edmonton

E.L.O.P.E presents: LI'L ABNER. Director: Sue Lister. Musical Direction: Richard Link. The broadway musical of Al Capp's classic car­toon romps to life at the Fringe. Dogpatch is under threat of extermination (or is that ex­tinction?)!! Under the leadership of Mammy and Pappy Yokum, with a hero like Li'l Abner and a heroine like Daisy Mae, the dauntless (if dozy) denizens of Dogpatch defy the double-dealing

iheairesports theatre network edmonton

Hang on to your hats...lfs time for...THEATRE-SPORTS! Once again the Theatre sensation that rocked the stages of The Fringe last year Strikes Again! Come and see teams of actors improvise scenes based on audience suggestions, and then be scored by a panel of judges. The zaniness continues See your favourite T-Sports teams such as: Men Without Brains, Success Without Think­ing, and Loonies on Parade compete for Big points from our Big judges! The Stanley Cup playoffs may have been big, But this is...cheaper!!!

weasels from Washington (personified by Gen­eral Bullmoose and Evil Eye Fleagle) and, amidst many a song and dance, bring this tale full of legendary characters to a happy conclusion. IF YOU WANT A BIG LAUGH - COME TO THIS SHOW!! 2 hours 30 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 2:45 PM Thursday, August 23 2:45 PM Friday, August 24 2:45 PM Saturday, August 25 2:45 PM Sunday, August 26 2:45 PM Admission: $5.00

laABMEft

What the People say - "TheatreSports has no place on the stages of Canada" - David Barnett. 1 hour

Wednesday, August 22 6:15 PM Thursday, August 23 6:15 PM Friday, August 24 10:00 PM Saturday, August 25 10:00 PM Sunday, August 26 10:00 PM Admission:

$3.00 adults $2.00 stu/sen $2.00 unemployed

flctpps flies again. stuart nemtin victoria

Yes, "that master of audience involvement, that ultimate flyer and joyous risk taker," (Theatre West Review) is back!!! Major Conrad Flapps, one of the big hits of last year's Fringe, returns to dazzle and delight al! ages with his zany human airplane flying antics, world renowned Blues Band, Silly Square Dancers, Maritime Jiggers and mad, passionate Gypsies Stuart Nemtin's one-man clown show, the "Airman Extraordinaire", is per­fect for families (and anyone else) who wants to laugh.

fiesta mexicana "xochipilli" mexican folkloric society edmonton

This Mexican Dance Company was formed in Edmonton in I978. It consists of 12 performers led by Salvador Rosales who has performed inter­nationally with some of the best dance compa­nies of Mexico. "Xochipilli" gives a pleasing pano­rama of folk songs and dances with both pagan and religious connotations. The appeal of the rhythmic and graceful dances is enhanced by the beautifully embroidered lace costumes and head­

dresses which altogether capture and recreate the gay atmosphere of Mexican celebrations. Some of the events that the Company had partici­pated in this year were at the Art Park, Northlands, Klondike Days and Heritage Festival. 1 hour

Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 students/seniors

6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM

Warning: extreme silliness! 1 hour

Wednesday, August 22 8:00 PM Thursday, August 23 8:00 PM Friday, August 24 8:00 PM Saturday, August 25 8:00 PM Sunday, August 26 8:00 PM Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 sen/child $3.50 students

This production is also appearing in PRINCESS.

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cosmopolitan music society 8426 - 103 Street

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

The l.dmonton Journal helping — in every way'

HOME

PLACE

the home place jocelyn rasmussen edmonton

THE HOME PLACE is a musical in which a dramtic monologue weaves memories with present obser­vations as a young woman struggles with her childhood and the family ties which keep taking her back to it and how it affects her now. It is set in

a small rural community where it takes a lot of courage to be different. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

12:30 PM 12:30 PM

sticks and stones james reaney back to back productions edmonton

A Canadian Epic...The story of the "Black" Donnellys from Ontario. Reaney weaves fact and fiction, prose and poetry into this frightening but thoroughly entertaining tale of Canada's most infamous clan and of their untimely demise at the hands of a mob. Five Donnellys were killed in Canada's most horrendous, yet unpunished crime.

STICKS AND STONES is the first part of a tril­ogy, which includes HANDCUFFS and THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL. Each part is independent. 2 hours 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 3:00 PM Sunday, August 19 3:00 PM Monday, August 20 3:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 3:00 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

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human relationships and the marks they leave on all of us.

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esanyone growing up?

'e_tn§ Stretchmarks to lETCHMARKS is a

times poignant look at

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

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res boy torn walmsey one foot in the mud edmonton

THE JONES BOY is about people living under the most extreme conditions one can live under in North American Society, given that one is white and there is no actual war being fought. ONE FOOT IN THE MUD was assembled to present this powerful Canadian work at the 1984

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Aesthetic adventurers, advertising aerobic ass­holes in angsi: issues of modem demanders. Hot heretical happenings hint at the "real" answers. Omnipotent orators offer original outback odour,;. Like luxun/ logs, long and leaking. Every et (fluent will enjoy.

forgotten dreams: a stumble/

irip down memory lane

mountain standard theatre edmonton

FORGOTTEN DREAMS Do you believe we're just cogs in the wheel of life, fitting in as part of the larger plan, guided by an all-benevolent hand? Heck no! Life's just a series of accidents that jog us along, usually with a surprised and often offended expression on our faces. Come and

buried child

sam shepard gonzo island productions saskatoon

The Pulitzer Prize winning tour de force penned by the author of last year's Fringe smash hit HOLY GHOSTLY. Shepard sheds an oblique light on an eerie family whose three generations are trapped in the throes of decay and renewal. A decadent thriller.

Fringe Theatre Event. WARNING: THE JONES BOY deals with unpleasant human existence and contains language and violence that eould be considered offensive. 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission: $3.50

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

hear some of the quirks of fate that have brought me to "where I'm at" today. I'll regale you with words and music, to the accompaniment of that accomplished pianist Rhuanedd Meilen. 1 hour 30 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

1 hour 40 minutes

Saturday, August 18 9:15 PM Sunday, August 19 9:15 PM Monday. August 20 9:15 PM Tuesday, August 21 9:15 PM Wednesday. August 22 9:15 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu sen

1 hour

Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Thursday, August 23 Friday. August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday. August 26 Admission:

$3.00 adults seniors free $2.00 cretins:cert"

12:30 PM 12:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2.30 PM

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\ STAGE I

PRINCESS

THEATRE

STAGE 2 ACACIA HALL THEATRE

STAGE 3 CHINOOK

THEATRE

STAGE 4 ORANGE HALL

STAGE S WALTERDA

STAGE 6 COSMOPOL MUSIC SOCIETY

STAGE 7 YARD BIRD SUITE

STAGE 8 4TH FLOOR ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

STAGE 3 ROSS BLOCK

STAGE 10 IN THE PARK, ON THE STREETS

112:00 The Stone Garden/The Lad who went to the Northland

2:30 The Cosmic Garbage Bin 1 5:00 Flapps Flies Again!

12:00 The Stone Garden/The Lad who went to the Northland

2:30 Cosmic Garbage Bin 5:00 Flapps Flies Again!

12:00 The Monolith 2:30 The Cosmic Garbage Bin 5:00 Flapps Flies Again!

112:30 Music from the Time of Shakespeare

1 2:30 Floundering I 4:30 "Sylvia" 1 6:30 Spring Cleaning I 9:00 Rock and a Hard Place 112:00 Your Wildest Dreams

12:00 Greater Tuna 2:30 Foundering

6:30 Spring Cleaning 9:00 Rock and a Hard Place

12:00 Your Wildest Dreams

12:00 Greater Tuna

6:30 Spring Cleaning 9:00 Rock and a Hard Place

12:00 Your Wildest Dreams

112:30 Music from the Time of Shakespeare

1 2:30 Floundering I 4:30 "Sylvia" 1 6:30 Spring Cleaning I 9:00 Rock and a Hard Place 112:00 Your Wildest Dreams

12:00 Hess 1 3:00 Bodywaves | 5:00 Twilight Rambler | 8:00 They're Playing Our Song 111:00 Juggler on a Drum

12:00 Hess 3:00 Bodywaves 5:00 Twilight Rambler 8:00 They're Playing Our Song

11:00 Juggler on a Drum

12:00 Hess 3:00 Bodywaves 5:00 Twilight Rambler 8:00 They're Playing Our Song

11:00 Juggler on a Drum

12:00 Sylvia Plath: A Dramatic Portrait

i 2:15 Treble, Ear, Itch, and Ratz i 4:30 Terry Bradstock : 6:15 Chills and Thrills I 8:15 Marry Me a Little

10:15 3 of a Kind and Company -12:00 "Free Food and Beer"

12:00 Sylvia Plath: A Dramatic Portrait

2:15 Treble, Ear, Itch, and Ratz 4:30 Terry Bradstock 6:15 Chills and Thrills 8:15 Marry Me a Little

10:15 3 of a Kind and Company 12:00 "Free Food and Beer"

12:00 Sylvia Plath: A Dramatic Portrait

2:15 Treble, Ear, Itch, and Ratz 4:30 Terry Bradstock 6:15 Chills and Thrills 8:15 Marry Me a Little

10:15 3 of a Kind and Company 12:00 "Free Food and Beer"

112:00 Dymphna I 1:45 Sometimes She Lets Her

Colours Out i 3:45 Billy Bishop Goes to War 1 7:00 The Singer's Tale 1 9:30 Dance FEaST 112:00 Penumbra |

12:00 Dymphna 1:45 Sometimes She Lets Her

Colours Out 3:45 Billy Bishop Goes to War 7:00 The Singer's Tale 9:30 Dance FEaST

12:00 Penumbra

12:00 Dymphna 1:45 Sometimes She Lets Her

Colours Out 3:45 Billy Bishop Goes to War 7:00 The Singer's Tale

10:00 Sometimes She Lets Her Colours Out

12:00 Penumbra

. '2:30 The Home Place % 3:00 Sticks and Stones I 7:00 Stretchmarks-j 9:15 Buried Child

12:00 The Jones Boy

12:30 The Home Place 3:00 Sticks and Stones 7:00 Stretchmarks 9:15 Buried Child

12:00 The Jones Boy

12:30 Issues in the Loo 3:00 Sticks and Stones 7:00 Stretchmarks 9:15 Buried Child

12:00 The Jones Boy

1 1:15 The Stronger I 3:00 A Pair of Shorts 1 5:30 Square Works: New Video by | Ground Zero | 7:00 Gimme that Prime Time | Religion 1 9:00 The Comedy Commission 1 Presents 111:30 Two Elizabeths

1:15 The Stronger 3:00 Alone Against the Dark Sky 5:30 Square Works: New Video by

Ground Zero 7:00 Gimme that Prime Time

Religion 9:00 The Comedy Commission

Presents 11:30 Two Elizabeths

1:15 The Stronger 3:00 A Pair of Shorts 5:30 Square Works: New Video by

Ground Zero 7:00 Gimme that Prime Time

Religion 9:00 The Comedy Commission

Presents 11:30 Two Elizabeths

| 1:45 Freak Show!! 3:45 Present Tense 5:30 Random Man

i 7:30 Mirage ' 9:30 Just a Little One 1 12:00 3 Plays of Frank O'Hara

1:45 Freak Show!! 3:45 Present Tense 5:30 Random Man 7:30 Mirage 9:30 Just a Little One

12:00 3 Plays of Frank O'Hara

• • • • • • • • • • • • • 1:45 Freak Show!! 3:45 Present Tense 5:30 Random Man 7:30 Mirage 9:30 Just a Little One

12:00 3 Plays of Frank O'Hara

1 12:00 Totally Absurd! I Three Comedies 1 2:30 Kit Mariey

5:00 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? 1 6:45 The Metamorphosis I 9:00 This is the Beat Generation:

The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone

112:00 Super-8 Films: Smaller than Life/Portrait

12:00 Totally Absurd! Three Comedies

2:30 Kit Mariey 5:00 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? 6:45 The Metamorphosis 9:00 This is the Beat Generation:

The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone

12:00 Super-8 Films: Smaller than Life/Portrait

12:00 Totally Absurd! Three Comedies

2:15 Man Alone 4:15 Kit Mariey 6:45 The Metamorphosis 9:00 This is the Beat Generation:

The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone

12:00 Super-8 Films: Smaller than Life/Portrait

h0:00 AM Old Strathcona Town Band/ 12:15 Parade 3:30

i 11:00 AM Opening Ceremonies/Lucky Program Draw 7:00

; 12:15 AM Festival Performance 8:30

Festival Performance 12:15 Returning to Square One 7,00 (Registration) 8:30 Darling Alexis Returning to Square One

Festival Performance Darling Alexis The Myth

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STAGE 1

STAGE 2

STAGE J

STAGE 4

STAGE 6

STAGE g

STAGE 3

12:00 2:30 5:00

12:00 2:15 4:30 7:30

10:00 12:00

12:00

12:30 3:00 7:00 9:15

12:00

12:00 3:00 5:30

12:00

12:00

The Monolith The Citizen's Tango Flapps Flies Again!

Greater Tuna Floundering "Sylvia" The Boor (Russ the Bear) Rock and a Hard Place Your Wildest Dreams

12:00 2:45 5:00

12:00 2:00 4:30 7:15 9:00

12:00 . -J

Hess Bodywaves Twilight Rambler They're Playing Our Song Juggler on a Drum

The Chairs Treble, Ear, Itch, and Ratz D'Arcy Songs from the British Isles "Free Food and Beer" Marry Me a Little

Dance FEaSl The Fantastics The Singer's Tale Sometimes She Lets Her Colours Out Penumbra

Issues in the Loo Sticks and Stones Stretchmarks Buried Child The Jones Boy

00 00

5:00 8:00

11:00

12:00 2:15 4:30 7:30

10:00 12:00

12:30 2:45 6:15 8:00

10:15

12:00

12:00

3:00 6:45 9:15

12:00

Short A Pair of Shorts Square Works: New Video by Ground Zero John Malone and the Casual Acquaintances The Comedy Commission Presents Two Elizabeths

The End of the Beginning Red Sand and Strange Remembrances Freak Show!! Mirage Just a Little One 3 Plays of Frank O'Hara

Totally Absurd! Three Comedies Man Alone Kit Marley The Metamorphosis This is the Beat Generation: The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone Hello and Goodbye

00 15 30

7:00

9:00

11:30

2:15 4:00

5:45 7:30 9:30

11:45

12:00

2:15 4:15 7:00 9:00

12:00

The Monolith The Citizen's Tango The Man who calls himself Superman

"Sylvia" Doreen Disappearing The Boor (Russ the Bear) Rock and a Hard Place Your Wildest Dreams

Fender Bash From the Memoirs of Johnny Daze Twilight Rambler They're Playing Our Song Juggler on a Drum

The Chairs The Lesson D'Arcy Songs from the British Isles "Free Food and Beer" Marry Me a Little

Dance FEaST L'il Abner Theatresports Flapps Flies Again! Sometimes She Lets Her Colours Out Penumbra

Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble Trip Down Memory Lane Sticks and Stones Creeps Buried Child The Jones Boy

Short A Measure of Regret Square Works: New Video by Ground Zero John Malone and the Casual Acquaintances The Comedy Commission Presents Two Elizabeths

The End of the Beginning Red Sand and Strange Remembrances Freak Show!! Mirage Just a Little One The Maids

Totally Absurd! Three Comedies Man Alone Kit Marley Activate/Activated This is the Beat Generation: The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone Hello and Goodbye

12:00 2:45 5:00

12:00 2:00 4:30 7:15 9:00

12:00

12:00 2:00

4:00 6:00 9:00

12:00

12:00 2:15 4:30 7:30

10:00 12:00

The Monolith The Citizen's Tango The Man who calls himself Superman

"Sylvia" Doreen Disappearing The Boor (Russ the Bear) Rock and a Hard Place Spring Cleaning

Fender Bash From the Memoirs of Johnny Daze Bodywaves Hess Twilight Rambler Women Behind Bars

The Chairs The Lesson D'Arcy Songs from the British Isles The lesson Squirrels/Duck

sh Isles

midnight Variations

12:00 2:45 6:15 8:00

12:00

12:00

2:30 4:30 6:45 9:30

12:00 midnight

12 3 5

00 15 30

7:00

9:00

11:15

2:15 4:00

5:45 7:15

10:00 11:45

12:00 4:00 7:45 9:00

12:00

The Singer's Tale L'il Abner Theatresports Flapps Flies Again! Billy Bishop Goes to War

Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble Trip Down Memory Lane Issues in the Loo My Foot My Tutor Creeps The Grand Inquisitor Helen Avoids Decisions/ Dinah's Wine Bar

Short A Measure of Regret Square Works: New Video by Ground Zero John Malone and the Casual Acquaintances The Comedy Commission Presents Lyall Steel — solo guitar

The End of the Beginning Red Sand and Strange Remembrances Freak Show!! Talking With Ludlow Fair The Maids

The Promise PS. Your Cat is Dead Activate/Activated This is the Beat Generation: The Beatitudes of Kerouac/ Ring of Bone Hello and Goodbve

STAGE 10 12:15 7:00 8:30

12:15 7:00

Festival Performance Darling Alexis

7:00 Darling Alexis

Note:

Festival Performance Darling Alexis The Myth 9HHH

Changes and substitutions may occur daily. Please check noticeboard in Chinook Theatre Lobby 25

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FRIDAY, AUGUST24 SATURDAY, AUGUST25 SUNDAY, AUGUST 26

STAGE I PRINCESS THEATRE

STAGE 2 ACACIA HALL

STAGES CHINOOK THEATRE

STAGE 4 1 RANGE HALL

STAGE 5 WALTERDALE

STAGE 6 ! 112:00 COSMOPOLITAN i 1 „ M

MUSIC \ 2;3o SOCIETY j j ̂ 45

9:30 ! 12:00

12:00 The Monolith 2:45 The Citizen's Tango 5:00 The Man who calls himself

Superman

12:00 The Stone Garden/The Lad who went to the Northland

2:45 The Citizen's Tango 5:00 The Man who calls himself

Superman

12:00 The Stone Garden/The Lad who went to the Northland

2:45 The Citizen's Tango 5:00 The Man who calls himself

Superman

12:00 "Sylvia" 2:00 Doreen 4:30 Disappearing 7:15 The Boor (Russ the Bear) 9:00 Rock and a Hard Place

12:00 Spring Cleaning

12,00 Three Puppet Shows for Children

2:30 Music from the Time of Shakespeare

4:30 Three Puppet Shows for Children

7:00 Doreen 9:00 Floundering

11:00 Disappearing

12:00 Three Puppet Shows for

2:30 Music from the Time of Shakespeare

4:30 Three Puppet Shows for

7:00 Doreen 9:00 Floundering

11:00 Disappearing

12:00 Fender Bash 2:00 From the Memoirs of Johnny

Daze j 4:00 Bodywaves ; 6:00 Hess | 9:00 Juggler on a Drum 12:00 Women Behind Bars

12:30 Stephen Boswell, classical guitarist 'In Concert'

3:30 From the Memoirs of Johnny Daze

6:00 Hess 9:00 Juggler on a Drum

12:00 Women Behind Bars

12:30 Stephen Boswell, classical guitarist 'In Conceit

3:30 From the Memoirs of Johnny Daze

6:00 Hess 9:00 Juggler on a Drum

12:00 Women Behind Bars

112:00 The Chairs i 2:15 The Lesson j 4:30 D'Arcy i 7:30 Songs from the British Isles h0:00 The lesson : 12:00 Squirrels/Duck | Variations

12:00 The Chairs 2:15 The Lesson 4:30 D'Arcy 7:30 Songs from the British Isles

10:00 The Lesson 12:00 Squirrels/Duck

Variations

12:00 The Chairs 2:15 The Lesson 4:30 D'Arcy 7:30 Songs from the British isles

10:00 Tnelesson 12:00 Squirrels/Duck

Variations

f 12:00 The Singer's Tale f 2:45 L'ilAbner I 6:15 Fiesta Mexicans I 8:00 Flapps Flies Again! f 10:00 Theatresports 112:00 Billy Bishop Goes to War

12:00 The Singer's Tale 2:45 L'il Abner 6:15 Fiesta Mexicana 8:00 Flapps Flies Again!

10:00 Theatresports 12:00 Billy Bishop Goes to War

12:00 The Singer's Tale 2:45 L'il Abner 6:15 Fiesta Mexicana 8:00 Flapps Flies Again!

10:00 Theatresports 12:00 Billy Bishop Goes to War

STAGE 7 YARDBIRD SUITE

|

STAGE S 4TH FLOOR ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble 12.00 Trip Down Memory Lane Issues in the Loo 2:30 My Foot My Tutor | 4:30 Creeps I 6:45 The Grand Inquisitor { 9:30 Helen Avoids Decisions/ | | 12:00 Dinah's Wine Bar

Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble 12:00 Trip Down Memory Lane Issues in the Loo 2:30 My Foot My Tutor 4:30 Creeps 6:45 The Grand Inquisitor 9:30 Helen Avoids Decisions/ 12:00 Dinah's Wine Bar

Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble Trip Down Memory Lane Issues in the Loo My Foot My Tutor Creeps The Grand Inquisitor Heten Avoids Decisions/ Dinah's Wine Bar

•12:30 A Pair of Shorts s 3:15 A Measure of Regret 1 5:30 Lone Star | 7:30 Gimme that Prime Time

Religion 9:30 The Stronger

111:15 Lyall Steel — solo guitar

12:30 A Pair of Shorts 3:15 A Measure of Regret 5:30 Lone Star 7:30 Gimme that Prime Time

Religion 9:30 The Stronger

11:15 Lyall Steel — solo guitar

12:30 A Pair of Shorts 3:00 Alone Against the Dark Fall Sky 5:30 Lone Star 7:30 Gimme that Prime Time

Religion 9:30 The Stronger

11:15 Lyall Steel — solo guitar

2:15 The End of the Beginning I 4:00 Red Sand and Strange

Remembrances 1 5:30 Random Man

7:15 Talking With 10:00 Ludlow Fair fl 1:45 The Maids

2:15 The End of the Beginning 4:00 Red Sand and Strange

Remembrances 5:30 Random Man 7:15 Talking With

10:00 Ludlow Fair 11:45 The Maids

2:15 The End of the Beginning 4:00 Red Sand and Strange

Remembrances 5:30 Random Man 7:15 Talking With

10:00 Ludlow Fair 11:45 The Maids

112:00 The Promise | 4:00 P.S. Your Cat is Dead I 7:45 Activate/Activated \ 9:45 Stones 112:30 AM Man Alone %

12:00 The Promise 4:00 P.S. Your Cat is Dead 6:00 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? 7:45 Activate/Activated 9:45 Stones

12:30 AM Man Alone

12:00 The Promise 4:00 P.S. Your Cat is Dead 6:00 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? 7:45 Activate/Activated

12:30 AM Man Alone

s12:15 Festival Performance 7:00 Darling Alexis

I

10:00 AM Day in the Park 12:15 Festival Performance 7:00 Darling Alexis

10:00 Shit and Death are Everywhere

12:15 Festival Performance 7:00 Darting Alexis

Changes and substitutions may occur daily. Please check noticeboard in Chinook Theatre Lobby

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COSMOPOLITAN continued.

creeps david freeman dehihuriord Sherwood park

"CREEPS is alive with an urgent, witty, raging voice which insists on being heard and under­stood. It can evoke no neutral responses. The tightness of the writing, the corrosive humour and the compassionate characterisation all impose a fervour...which demands an utterly committed

the grand inquisitor fyodor dostoevsky a/an edwards edmonton

In this stage adaptation of Dostoevsky's famous legend from THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, Ivan Karamazov relates a complex and many-sided allegory of faith and disbelief, to his brother Alyosha. In Ivan's dramatized tale, Christ returns to Earth during the Spanish Inquisition and, accused of heresy, is brought to stand before the

response from the spectator as well. CREEPS allows no escape." - Urjo Kareda. 1 hour 30 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 6:45 PM Thursday, August 23 6:45 PM Friday, August 24 6:45 PM Saturday, August 25 6:45 PM Sunday, August 26 6:45 PM Admission:

$4.00 adults stu/sen

$2.00 fringe participants

my foot my tutor peter handke independant artists inc. edmonton

MY FOOT, MY TUTOR, written between 1966-69, shows richness and complexity that have marked Peter Handke as the most important dramatist since Samuel Beckett. "He has the gift to put his vision in theatrical modes that cry out for perfor­

mance." This is the story of a relationship between a servant and a master; void of vocalization, but using masks and body movement. 55 minutes

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM

Grand Inquisitor. Out of this situation, Dostoevsky creates a rich and involving work of what one critic calls "fathomless depth the high point of Dostoevsky's work." 1 hour 30 minutes

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 all

9:30 PM 9:30 PM 9:30 PM 9:30 PM

helen avoids decisions/dinah's wine bar Stewart lemoine/stewart lemoine, gary lloyd, phil zyp teatro la quindicina edmonton

Fresh from some unusual adventures in Budapest, the merry players of the Teatro La Quindicina return to the Fringe to perform two sparkling comedies. Admirers of the terpsichorean and gus­tatory delights of the Teatro's previous produc­tions can be assured that eating and dancing will once again be on stage where they belong.

In HELEN AVOIDS A DECISION, a frothy jungle episode, a lost American heiress meets some of the Belgian Congo's more unusual residents. Watch for blistering repartee and snakes. DINAH'S WINE BAR (part 1) launches the saga of Dinah Stone-Mason, a New York society girl who opens Nebraska's first roadside wine bar/laundromat. Plenty of loud, happy songs and tips on bar­tending and stain removal. 2 hours

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $3.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

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STAGE 7

yardbird suite 10203 - 86 Avenue

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

I hi Edmonton Journal . helping - in every way1

the stronger august strindberg august productions Sherwood park

A ladies' cafe in Europe is the setting for Mrs. X to Miss Y, in an intriguing encounter of wife and mistress. As the layers of their relationship are uncovered, in true Stindbergian fashion, we dis­cover who is...THE STRONGER. Nola August-son meets Judith Haynes as Mrs. X and Miss Y and they alternate roles throughout the run of this

a pair of shorts pizenzo/anderson sky's limit productions edmonton

Two one act comedies: Pizenzo's "THE LAST STRAW" -an hilarious test of wills between a quack doctor and a shy, insecure young man. And, Anderson's "SHOCK OF RECOGNITION" - an author and a producer disagree about the advisability of putting a naked man on stage.

YAtoBiHP SU/TC

exciting one-act play. This is the directorial debut of Blair Haynes. 40 minutes

Saturday, August 18 1:15 PM Sunday, August 19 1:15 PM Monday, August 20 1:15 PM Friday, August 24 9:30 PM Saturday, August 25 9:30 PM Sunday, August 26 9:30 PM Admission:

$3.75 adults $3.00 students/equity

WARNING DEALS WITH MATURE SUBJECT MATTER, but not the way we're doing it. 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM

12:30 PM 12:30 PM 12:30 PM

square works: new video by ground zero ground zero calgary

The show consists of a selection of six short subject video tapes taken from Ground Zero I and Ground Zero II. These television programs include in their format, the short subject video tapes that make up SQUARE WORKS. SQUARE WORKS thus represents a sampling of the video work of Ground Zero, hosted by Ernie Mathews.

25 minutes

Saturday, August 18 5:30 PM Sunday, August 19 5:30 PM Monday, August 20 5:30 PM Tuesday, August 21 5:30 PM Wednesday, August 22 5:30 PM Thursday, August 23 5:30 PM Admission: $1.00

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gimme that prime iime religion robert winslow/ben henderson nexus theatre edmonton

A successful hit of last summer's late night season at Nexus, PRIME TIME is being reworked and rewritten for this Fringe. It is an hysterical

ike comedy commission presents the comedy commission edmonton

THE COMEDY COMMISSION has performed throughout the West. They are known for their political and social satire. This is the best of THE COMEDY COMMISSION, so remember, "Life is hard...and then you die. But in between, you watch THE COMEDY COMMISSION."

1 hour 20 minutes

Saturday, August 18 9:00 PM Sunday, August 19 9:00 PM Monday, August 20 9:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 9:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 9:00 PM Thursday, August 23 9:00 PM Admission: $3.99

and cutting look at the manipulation of show-biz evangilism. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

two elizabeths george rideout now and then edmonton

A New Musicall Elizabeth I lives in I96I; Elizabeth II lives in I984. They share the same love object: Lloyd Mattley, the captain of the Hillcrest High School football team. The night of the spring wind-up dance draws near. Both girls feel they are at a pivotal moment in their lives. They are! Starring Twyla Augustson and Sue Johnston with Chris Gilmour, Jennifer Keene, Elaine Dunbar

snort grant gregson gregson band edmonton

WE ARE GLAD WE ARE GLAD WE ARE GLAD THAT WE CAN PLAY

and Shauna Still. Directed by Kelly Handerek. With live music by the Do Re Mi's featuring the smash hits "The Purity Test" and "Bride of Frankenstein." 1 hour 5 minutes

Saturday, August 18 11:30 PM Sunday, August 19 11:30 PM Monday, August 20 11:30 PM Tuesday, August 21 11:30 PM Wednesday, August 22 11:30 PM Admission:

$4.00 adults $2.00 stu/sen

alone against the dark fall sky jim serediak edmonton

Once again, Jim Serediak and Friends present a concert of original folk/rock. The music, highly eclectic in nature, features a blend of acoustic/ electric instrumentation and poetic lyric. The songs, highlighted by Jim's finger-style guitar playing, deal with topics ranging from internal conflict, love, nature and culture to social com­

mentary. Included in concert are Jamie Philp on electric guitar and Jim Ross on percussion. Please join us for an hour of dynamic, thought-provoking song. 1 hour

Sunday, August 19 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adu $3.00 stu/sen

2 hours

Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Admission: $4.00

3:00 PM 3:00 PM

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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John malone and the casual acquaintances edmonton

Since moving to Edmonton from Vancouver, JOHN MALONE AND THE CASUAL ACQUAINTANCES have undergone a natural rebirth with the follow­ing line-up: John Malone - accordian/vocals; Jay Kuchinsky - fiddle/banjo; Terry McDade - guitar/ Celtic harp/Bodhran/mandolin/vocals; Courtney Palsson - bass.

Veterans of numerous festivals and described by critics as one of the most versatile and unusual

bands, (and also having recently worked with Queen Ida), THE CASUAL ACQUAINTANCES offer the finest in swing, continental musette, bluegrass and Celtic/Gaelic, and French Cana­dian traditional music. 1 hour

Tuesday, August 21 7:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 7:00 PM Thursday, August 23 7:00 PM Admission:

$3.00 adults children - free

a measure of regret robert moore ring theatre edmonton

An original one act play written and directed by Robert Moore who currently teaches theatre at Camrose Lutheran College. A moving, difficult, and thoroughly experimental piece of theatre, A MEASURE OF REGRET makes considerable demands on both audience and performer. The action is set in the interior world of a single con­sciousness - it is a dream play, a kind of existen­

tial ghost story wherein the conventions of linear reality are suspended in favour of the shaping forces of memory and obsession. 1 hour 15 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 3:15 PM Thursday, August 23 3:15 PM Friday, August 24 3:15 PM Saturday, August 25 3:15 PM Admission:

$3.00 adults $2.00 students

solo guitar - lyall steel .edmonton

LYALL STEEL is well-known to local audiences as a guitarist/composer/arranger as well as to international audiences via his LP of original ma­terial entitled PIECES. Having spent two years in Spain, his music is often imbued with a unique Spanish flavour, which with his iconoclastic ap­proach to o t ter forms -be it ragtime, Beatles, or classical - provides a well rounded presentation.

Lyall will be performing primarily original material of varying styles, as well as a few "special favourites." SO minutes

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

11:15PM 11:15 PM l f : 1 5 P M 11:15 PM

lane star james mclure Judypowers edmonton

The play LONE STAR is written by James McLure, writer of the recently performed PVT. WARS (Nexus Theatre). He wrote the play as a sequel to LAUNDRY AND BOURBON, which some of you may have caught in the '83 Fringe Festival! LONE STAR is a comical play which unravels the

story of the destruction of one pink 195§ Thunder-bird convertible. Together, Ray, Roy, and Cletis provide for a fun-filled evening of comedy! 1 hour

Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.00 stu/sen

5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM

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STAGE 8

4th ft aihab

oor 10324 Whyte Avenue

asca university

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

I he Edmonton

Journal helping — in every way'

A one-person show produced and performed by reputed original Michael Pastien, in his own style...Featuring "THE ADVENTURESOME YOUNG SEYMOUR" an emotional teenager of year 2005 secluded in the privacy of his bedroom deciding whether he's leaving home or not...His father won't allow him to wear dresses like the rest of the fashionable boys and girls at school SEYMOUR will be followed by a 15-20 minute elting of songs made famous by such notable

present tense john mcnamara neurotic players saskatoon

A boy, his best friend, his girlfriend, and the school jock are all mixed together in a web of comic teenage paranoia and sexual frustration.

40 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: $3.00

3:45 PM 3:45 PM 3:45 PM

r random man del surjik / david kerr gonzo island productions saskatoon

A new kind of Black Comedy which looks at the random and rational options of life as a means of surviving in our society. Zen and the art of ran­dom behaviour. 1 hour

2

artists as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, Al Jolson, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby 45 minutes

Saturday, August 16 1:45 PM Sunday, August 19 1:45 PM Monday, August 20 1:45 PM Tuesday, August 21 5:45 PM Wednesday, August 22 5:45 PM Thursday, August 23 5:45 PM Admission:

$3.25 adults $2.75 stu/sen

Saturday, August 18 5:30 PM Sunday, August 19 5:30 PM Monday, August 20 5:30 PM Friday, August 24 5:30 PM Saturday, August 25 5:30 PM Sunday, August 26 5:30 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen $4.00 child/unemployed

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mirage robert clinton robert clinton/luciano iogna edmonton

MIRAGE is the 1983 winner of the Alberta One-Act Playwrlting Competition. Directed by Luciano Iogna and featuring David Schonberg and play­wright Robert Clinton in the two roles, MIRAGE is an allegory about growing up. facing adulthood and accepting one's own responsiblities. A young man wandering in the desert runs into a veteran of life who shows him some ins and outs

of dealing with people and oneself. Combining music and humour, a lesson in life is taught and learned, 55 minutes

Saturday. August 18 7:30 PM Sunday, August 19 7:30 PM Monday, August 20 7:30 PM Tuesday, August 21 7:30 PM Wednesday, August 22 7:30 PM Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen

3 plays of frank o'kara frank o'hara crybaby killer theater edmonton

Crybaby Killer Theatre is ecstatic to present 3 one-act plays by the poet Frank O'Hara in their Canadian premiere. The plays: TRYITRY! (1); CHANGE YOUR BEDDING; and TRYITRY! (2)

are all examples of O'Hara's brilliant adaptation of the classic Japanese Noh form. 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday. August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Admission: $4.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

fhe end of ihe beginning

sean o'casey crossover theatre saskatoon

Two middle-aged men are left alone to prove to one of their wives that they are capable of per­forming her duties while she tends to the men's work. After a series of unfortunate experiences resulting in an almost completely destroyed household, the woman returns to discover she was right all along.

An hilarious spoof on the domestic dilemma. 40 minutes

Tuesday, August 21 2:15 PM Wednesday, August 22 2:15 PM Thursday, August 23 2:15 PM Friday, August 24 2:15 PM Saturday, August 25 2:15 PM Sunday, August 26 2:15 PM Admission: $3.00

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red sand and strange remembrances peter j, cole edmonton

, An offbeat monologue dealing with an individual's inability to separate and distinguish between his dream world and his "normal" waking state. When does a dream become a non-dream? If you've ever been covered with blood and sweat while lying in a sandbox covered with an itchy wool blanket and think you can live a normal life there­after - think again - especially if you're allergic to any of the aforementioned. A vicarious blend of metaphor, symbol, and experience woven into a

strange lattice upon which grow weeds and other creeping things. Watch out for flashbacks. 30 minutes

Tuesday, August 21 4:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 4:00 PM Thursday, August 23 4:00 PM Friday, August 24 4:00 PM Saturday, August 25 4:00 PM Sunday, August 26 4:00 PM Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.50 stu/sen $3.50 eq/unem

the maids jean genet gonzo island productions saskatoon

"The absurdist style of JeanGenefs THE MAIDS, with its detours and mystifications, is taken over and consumed by its extraordinary perception of pain, concentrated and focussed as if under a burning glass. Its superficial puzzlement - the swapping of identities between two maids who dream of killing their mistress - is the thinnest of veils over its terrifying directness. It is one of the

most unremittingly moving works in the modern­ist repertory." - Richard Eder, The New York Times, I978. 1 hour 15 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen

talking jane martin the jabberwocky memorial music theatre edmonton

A series of female monologues ranging from a baton twirler to a fundamentalist snake handler to a woman who saw a dying man cured by a "Big Mac." This play premiered at the Louisville Actor Theatre and was so successful that it was imme­

diately transferred to an extended Off-Broadway run. With Rhonda Trodd and Maralyn Ryan. 1 hour 30 minutes

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $5.00

7:15 PM 7:15 PM 7:15 PM 7:15 PM

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torn stoppard/george s. kaufman/tbomas usher coming soon theatre edmonton

Things ain't always what they seem, firemen playing with violins? A one legged toot-ball player with a turtle under his arm? Divine intervention in the House of Commons? Together with the actors of Coming Soon Theatre, come and explore the peculiarities of life today. In a world dependent on good communication, cer­tain lines are bound to get crossed, find out the real role of the Fire Department. See why Ed­monton s CRIMESTOPPERS is so successful Contemplate what really might happen in Ottawa ...and maybe find out a little more about yourself. Absurdist comedy by absurd actors. Designed by David Setke. Directed by Thomas Usher. 1 hour

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission:

$3.00 adults $2.00 in bowler hats

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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peter cole bardoclast productions edmonton

This piece is an Elizabethan psychodrama deal­ing with Christopher Marlowe's staging of his own death to keep from being murdered. A proxy is killed in his place and Marlowe must live with his part in the crime. To keep from dwelling on this issue, Marlowe continues to write plays, finds a front for them and a ready audience when — enter blackmail et al.

We all at times dress in borrowed robes and must live with certain disguises - a la workshop. 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Admission:

$4.00 adults $3.50 stu/sen

2:30 PM 2:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:15 PM 4:15 PM

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would y out like a cup of ha? warren graves typhoo theatre edmonton

An award winning play from one of Alberta's best loved playwrights, Warren Graves, and a smash success when first produced in Edmonton this spring. WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF TEA? returns to delight audiences with its humourous and touching look at mid-life sex and romance.

presents

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Starring the ever popular Gerry Streader, Barry Hanley, Liz McCord and Tany's Budd you can expect a lot of laughs (and a few tears) as two ex-servicemen aredrawn into that "Tender Trap." DON'T MISS IT! 45 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission: $4.00

5:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM

ie metamorphosis franz kafka the acting gypsies calgary

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a large vermin. The Acting Gypsies return after last year's pro­duction of THE GREEN DEPRESSION with an exciting new interpretation of Franz Kafka's short

story. Share Gregor Samsa's distress and delight of his svelt new animal exterior. 1 hour 10 minutes

Saturday, August 18 6:45 PM Sunday, August 19 6:45 PM Monday, August 20 6:45 PM Tuesday, August 21 6:45 PM Admission:

$3.49 adults $2.99 stu/sen/unemp

•this is ihe beat generation: the beatitudes of kerouac / ring of bone lew welch / memory babe turtle island Vancouver

THE BEATITUDES OF KEROUAC: Legends of the Beat Generation. Jazz Talk...Road Fever... Memory...Ecstasy. Our tribute to Jack. RING OF BONE: The life of Lew Welch. One of the major "unknown" poets of our age. Coiner of the phrase "Raid Kills Bugs Dead." Lew spent the '50's in advertising, the '60's as a poet, and disappeared without a trace in the 70 's . This show was presented to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival, ' 81 .

TURTLE ISLAND: We are searching for the natu­ral philosophy of the Americas, the dissolution of politics, and interesting theatre. Productions here and in Europe have included: THE UGLY CANA­DIANS; WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF THEY LET US HAVE A GARDEN, etc.... 2 hours

Saturday, August 18 9:00 PM Sunday, August 19 9:00 PM Monday, August 20 9:00 PM Tuesday, August 21 9:00 PM Wednesday, August 22 9:00 PM Thursday, August 23 9:00 PM Admission: $5.00

an life / portrait directors: peter t. melnychuk and jex orfax edmonton

Two Super-8 film cult classics directed by Jex Orfax associate Peter T. Melnychuk. PORTRAIT, starring David Hay, is a subtle vignette about a ubiquitous flower seller. Universiade Film Festi­val reject SMALLER THAN LIFE has been called a Canadian ERASERHEAD; in fact, it is a corro­sive comedy about a young college student way­laid by a Sedative Trial Program. Reviews for the

tatter film: "Neat shots." - Karen Bernstein. "A pretentious, arty home movie." - Universiade Film Judge. "Filmmaking done to the chord of improv-isational thought processes...these guys are hot, hot, hot!!!" - Jex Orfax 1 hour 15 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: $2.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

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man alone ronald p. kuehne knoxville, tennessee

MAN ALONE A story about a Traveller caught between the forces of home and the urge to take to the road in a search for self-discovery. The action begins in the present on a Kentucky road. There are occasional flashbacks to the important happenings in the past, each of these past events marked at the end by a slow and almost imperceptible change in the Traveller's personality.

Finally, at the end he finds the hidden message he has long searched for.

hello and goodbye athol fugard normand Vincent calgary

A brother's and sister's desparate search for a semblance of human identity among the rem­nants of their lives is powerfully dramatized by South Africa's foremost playwright, Athol Fugard, and now brought to life on stage by two Edmonton artists.

adivate/acHvaied the nebulous rebels calgary

The concept of Change as explored by the core members of Calgary's Nebulous Rebels Perfor­mance Troupe finds this band of theatrical rogues drawing on personal experiences and the pres­ent state of world affairs to create a chilling account of what can happen to Society when the individ­ual refuses to say "No."

A struggle between past, present and future, it is the story of two individuals in need of what we all need: ourselves. 2 hours

Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Admission: $3.00

12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight 12:00 Midnight

50 minutes

Monday, August 20 2:15 PM Tuesday, August 21 2:15 PM Wednesday, August 22 2:15 PM Friday, August 24 12:30 AM Saturday, August 25 12:30 AM Sunday, August 26 12:30 AM Admission:

$2.50 adults $2.00 students $1.50 children

The Nebulous Rebels is a decentralized associa­tion of performing artists that draws on many disciplines including Dance, Mime, Poetry, and Literature to create as unique a theatrical experi­ence as possible. 55 minutes

Wednesday, August 22 7:00 PM Thursday, August 23 7:00 PM Friday, August 24 7:45 PM Saturday, August 25 7:45 PM Sunday, August 26 7:45 PM Admission: $4.00

ihe promise alexei arbuzov 'something anonymous' theatrical fellowship edmonton

THE PROMISE follows the lives of three survi­vors of the seige of Leningrad. It presents the love, lives and promises of three children of the new Soviet order and is an exploration of suffering, passion and promise. This production is performed by Drama students

of the University of Alberta and is presented a exploration into the entire dramatic process. 3 hours

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$4.00 adu $3.00 stu/sen

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon

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ycwr cat is dead james kirkwood p.s. productions edmonton

Its New Year's Eve. Your best friend died in September, you've been robbed twice, your girlfired is leaving you, you've just lost your job...and the only one left to talk to is a gay burgler you've got tied up in the kitchen.

1 hour

Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $4.00 stu/sen

4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

stones eric pettifor Cheshire art theatre calgary

For four thousand years the Stones of Callandish have stood. They have weathered the elements; they have outlasted civilizations; they have seen the passing of 16,000 seasons. Now, from a younger land far across the sea, come Alex and Debbie, both looking for something they cannot find. They arrive in Callandish on the Isle of Lewis, in that place we now know as Scotland, anno Domini nineteen eighty-four. 1 hour 50 minutes

Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Admission:

$5.00 adults $3.00 seniors

9:45 PM 9:45 PM 9:45 PM

Scheduling and Data Services for The Fringe Strikes Again! were provided courtesy of LP. Sharp Associates

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With 100 shows in 500 performances in nine theatres the Fringe in 1984 threatened to become a programming nightmare. Thankfully, with the generous assistance of LP. Sharp Associates (computer, terminals and staff!), we were able to enter a new phase of development...and the office will never be the same again!

LP. Sharp Associates is an international soft­ware development and computer time-sharing company. Based in Toronto, and with 55 offices around the world, LP. Sharp Associates offers its corporate and government clients a wide vari­ety of software products and services for the GLOBAL INFORMATION CENTRE: • Timeseries Analysis • International Electronic • Numeric Databases Mail • Financial Analysis • Econometrics • Global Limits Control • Business Graphics • Sharp APL • Systems Consulting

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STAGE 10

in ike parks on ike sheets

Fringe venue sponsorship with the assistance of

The Edmonton

Journal ,. helping — in every way1

ike myth fuentes, director uofa mask workshop edmonton

This night time, outdoor, masked presentation is the result of the University of Alberta Drama Department's special summer session called Mask Workshop. Masks, always the bearers of power and mystery and man's link to these abstracts, will be used as the basis for exploring the ele-

shrt and death are everywhere bill and mark vulcan, alberta

Bill and Mark are two lonely guys from nowhere who believe bad art shouldn't be a waste. In the B-movie-tacky furniture tradition, SHIT AND DEATH ARE EVERYWHERE is a lo-tek bour­geois celebration of the Arts, complete with Super-8 movies, basement blues, crayon draw­ings and an opportunity to smear your face in paint and rub it on a canvas. Finally in Edmonton

festival performance one yellow rabbit calgary

This summer, One Yellow Rabbit, in collabora­tion with Trickster Productions and Interlude Mime Theatre present an outdoor spectacle, the likes of which have never been witnessed in Alberta before. Juggler, clowns, stiltwalkers, unicyclists, flags and drums: FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE is a truly unique theatrical experience that will take

ments of myth - ancient and modern. Become a part of the lights, the shadows, the sounds and the music as man tries to decipher his reality through myth, masks and the darkness. At the Gazebo. 45 minutes

Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20 Admission: Pass the Hat

8:30 PM 8:30 PM 8:30 PM

With featured guest artists, unknown by all, this is a fringe within The Fringe, a carnival of chaos not for the weak of heart. What an excuse for a party! We encourage your active participation: be there and SHAKE YOUR FACE! At the Gazebo. 4 hours

One performance only Saturday, August 25 Admission: $3.00

10:00 PM

you by storm and transform any open space into a magic place. The streets, the parks, the roof tops - anywhere can be the sight of One Yello' Rabbit's next Festival Performance. At the Gazebo. 1 hour 30 minutes

Daily 12:15PM (except, Thursday August 23)

Admission: Pass the Hat

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darling alexis aaron langvand sleuth and shadow productions edmonton

August 1964. A production company is in its second week of shooting on location in Edmonton. The film is SIRENS; its star, ALEXIS BROOKE WARD. Helen of Troy may have launched a thousand ships but Alexis Brooke Ward has launched as many di-

returning to square one morning workshop edmonton

This workshop, conducted by Raymon Monta Donna Gruhlke, will explore theatre and ritual, poetry and and performance, myth and dream, and vision and place. The workshop is a practical one where the questions will not be answered but will be done through precise physical and vocal exercises based on the Grotowski technique and will require discipline and attention. The work­shop can be of an instructional nature or of an exploratory nature depending upon the particular needs of the participants. This is a morning workshop.

vorces. The public loves her. The cast despises her. And someone's hatred turns to murder.... DARLING ALEXIS, a WHODUNIT Theme En­tertainment. At the Gazebo-2 hours

Daily (August 18 - 26)

Admission: $5.00

7:00 PM

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Open to public and performers. 3 hours

Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Fee: $50.00 Registration: Sunday, August 10 at 3:30 PM and 8:30 PM in the Chinook Courtyard.

9AM-12Noon 9AM-12Noon 9 AM-12 Noon 9AM-12Noon 9AM-12Noon

dstock erry bra, edmonton

Born in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto, Terry has been active in and around the music busi­ness for over ten years. In Toronto, he became involved with BANDORAMA, a special govern­ment project that involved performing concerts at universities, prisons, drop-in centres, camps and other institutions. While living in Belleville, Ontario, Terry gave many solo performances at clubs and colleges. Since moving to Edmonton in 1980,

Terry has given numerous solo performances in addition to serving as house musician at the Sweetwater Cafe. As a singer-songwriter, Terry's songs reflect the emotions, joys and aspirations of us all. 30 minutes

Performances Anytime — Watch for him! Admission: Pass the Hat This production is also appearing in ORANGE HALL.

opening ceremonies Watch for the Fringe Parade on Whyte Avenue at 10:00 A.M. then join a Fringe Tradition, THE OLD STRATHCONA TOWN BAND, at the Gazebo where they will present a program of rousing military marches, familiar big show tunes, over­tures and song melodies - light and lively music reminiscent of regimental and town bands of ear­lier times... Formed in March, I980 the first four seasons of the band have been marked by successful ap­pearances throughout Edmonton. The band is directed by Ernest Dalwood. The Programme number draw for 2 Free Super Passes to all Fringe shows wiil be at 11:00 A.M. Remember - you MUST be in attendance to win! On Whyte Avenue and at the Gazebo. 2 hours

40 Saturday, August 18 10:00 AM

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EAT, DRINK, and be MER in Old Strathcona

Join the dance. On the street. In the park. AUGUST 17th

Two great Edmonton bands: * K.D. LANG * JATO

Come on out on Friday Nite And shimmy and shake-by the light of the moon!

Hot Dog! Gourmet food vendors. With meat pies, quiche for all serious party people, the humble but delicious hot dog, and more. Picnic tables will be placed throughout the Park, but bring lawn chairs, or a blanket.

BE READY TO PARTY! The Street: 83rd AVE., 103rd ST. to 104th ST. The Park: NEXT TO THE STREET. The Time: 8:00 P.M. to 12 MIDNITE. The Date: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th

(the night before the Fringe Strikes Again) Admission: $5.00 — It doesn't get any better than that.

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acknowledgements

So many individuals, groups and companies have contributed to THE FRINGE STRIKES AGAIN! We've probably missed some and if we did, our apologies....and thanks!

The City of Edmonton Heritage Days The Old Strathcona Foundation Walterdale Theatre Edmonton Folk Festival Princess Theatre Edmonton Jazz Society Old Strathcona Merchants' Association Gerry Wright Steeplejack Services Old Strathcona Mill Brent Regnier Tracy Lakeman Sunshine Nursery & Garden Centre Think Green Alberta Limited Tim Davisson Barb Thornton Chin Ho Ngu Linda Prefontaine Acacia Masonic Hall John Sproule Summer Canada Works Orange Hall Vic Close Edmonton Musicians' Association 1. P. Sharp Associates Canada Works Jim Wesley Canadian Playwriting Centre Edmonton Convention & Tourism Authority Edmonton Transit Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts David James Don Whelan Clive Padfield Lisa Zanyk Marc Vasey David Robertson Alex Szchechina Mark Wilson Paul Whitney Tina Petrovicz Cosmopolitan Music Society Pat Isaac Serge Caldar Nexus Theatre Pitney Bowes Handicapped Housing Society Brent Boyes Gordon Wick Career Access Northern Light Theatre Public Health Clinic Catalyst Theatre Theatre Network Lighting by Monty Alberta Ballet Company Grant MacEwan Community College Boite a Popico City of Edmonton Parks & Recreation Edmonton Public Library Theatre Janis Helander Gray Beverages Haseeb Mirza SummerFest '84 Staff and Board Bruce Wright Alberta Culture Leslieanna Blackner

And...a special thanks to... All the volunteers All the Edmonton media All the artists, without whom...

Had a good time at this year's Fringe? Then take a few moments to help keep the festival alive — write a letter to SummerFest, the City of Edmonton, Alberta Culture, the newspapers...Your individual support is vital and your comments and observations much appreciated by all of us. And do plan to come back in the summer of 1985, back to nine more fabulous days of cultural chaos in the heart of Old Strathcona, back HOME ON THE FRINGE...where the actors and the audience play!

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index of shows "Free Food and Beer" 17 'Sylvia' 10 A Measure of Regret 31 A Pair of Shorts 29 Activate/Activated 37 Alone Against the Dark Fall Sky 30 Billy Bishop Goes to War 19 Bodywaves 13 Buried Child 23 Chills and Thrills 17 Creeps 28 D'Arcy 18 Dance FEaST 20 Darling Alexis 40 Disappearing 12 Doreen 12 Dymphna 19 Fender Bash 14 Festival Performance! 39 Fiesta Mexicana 21 Flapps Flies Again! 9, 21 Floundering 10 Forgotten Dreams: A Stumble/Trip down Memory Lane 23 Freak Show!! 32 From the Memoirs of Johnny Daze 14 Gimme that Prime Time Religion 30 Greater Tuna 11 Helen Avoids Decisions/Dinah's Wine Bar 28 Hello and Goodbye 37 Hess 13 Issues in the Loo 23 John Malone and the Casual Acquaintances 31 Juggler on a Drum 14 Just a Little One 33 Kit Marley 35 UN Abner 21 Lone Star 31 Ludlow Fair 34 Lyall Steel — solo guitar 31 Man Alone 37 Marry Me a Little 17 Mirage 33 Music from the Time of Shakespeare 10 My Foot My Tutor 28 Opening Ceremonies 40 Penumbra 20 Present Tense 32 P.S. Your Cat is Dead 38 Random Man 32 Red Sand and Strange Remembrances 34 Returning to Square One 40

Rock and a Hard Place 11 Shit and Death are Everywhere 39 Short 30 Sometimes She Lets Her Colours Out 19 Squirrels and the Duck Variations 18 Songs from the British Isles 18 Spring Cleaning 11 Square Works: New Video by Ground Zero 29 Stephen Boswell, classical guitarist'In Concert' 15 Sticks and Stones 22 Stones 38 Stretchmarks 22 Super-8 Films: Smaller than Life/Portrait 36 Sylvia Plath: A Dramatic Portrait 16 Talking With 34 Terry Bradstock 16, 40 The Boor (Russ the Bear) 12 The Chairs 17 The Citizen's Tango 9 The Comedy Commission Presents 30 The Cosmic Garbage Bin 8 The End of the Beginning 33 The Fantasticks 20 The Grand Inquisitor 28 The Home Place 22 The Jones Boy 23 The Lesson 18 The Lesson 18 The Maids 34 The Man Who Calls Himself Superman 9 The Metamorphosis 36 The Monolith 9 The Myth 39 The Promise 37 The Singer's Tale 20 The Stone Garden/The Lad who went to the Northland 8 The Stronger 29 Theatresports 21 They're Playing Our Song 14 This is the Beat Generation:

The Beatitudes of Kerouac/Ring of Bone 36 Three Puppet Shows for Children 12 Totally Absurd! Three Comedies 35 Treble, Ear, Itch and Ratz 16 Twilight Rambler 13 Two Elizabeths 30 Women Behind Bars 15 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? 36 Your Wildest Dreams 11 3 of a Kind and Company 17 3 Plays of Frank O'Hara 33

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Based in Alberta, the CANADIAN PLAYWRITING CENTRE supports, with much-needed financial assistance, the development of newCana-dian scripts. There are over 60 new works on the Fringe this year and five of them have received incentive grants from the CANADIAN PLAYWRITING CENTRE...

MIRAGE by Robert Clinton

JUGGLER ON A DRUM by Kirk Miles and Gil Raby

SPRING CLEANING by Robert Wisden

KIT MARLEY and

RED SAND AND STRANGE REMEMBRANCES by Peter J. Cole

Your support of these artists, and all the others who have brought original work to the Fringe, is very much appreciated.

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Summerfest '84 and the City Centre Association

presents

I The afternoon of Saturday, August 25

I Sir Winston Churchill Square ( rain date alternate August 26)

Free afternoon activities for everyone:

•Jazz & Folk Music Performers

• Fringe Theatre Performers

• Country & Western Bands

••Sky Sculptures • Gallery in Transit Buses • Roving Magicians • Puppet Parades • Banners &

WUG Inflatabiles and especially for the children;

• face painting • art walls • fashion show dress-up

& Bthe community orchestra

The extravaganza wi l l close wi th a performance by internationally renowned high wire walker Philippe Petit, w alking a ~ 8 " steel rope cable across the square

The physical layout of the area, necessitated by the location of the overhead w ire and safety corridor, is ideally suited to the creation of this unique arts carnival: carnival goers wi l l circulate around the corridor

Philippe has performed around the world, including St. John the Dcvinc Cathedral. New York World Trade Centre Tower: Sydney Australia Opera House: Berne. Sw itzerland: Paris in front of the Eiffel Tow er; Baltimore and Denver He has had 2 feature spots on ABC Wide World of Sports, as well as major stories in Readers Digest. Quest Magazine and the New York 'l imes.

Hiis event, the 1st in Canada, wi l l be the most spectacular and enjoyable EVER to have taken place in downtown Edmonton

Philippe Petit

festM

July 29 to August 26 • Art at Mut tar t Ju ly29 August 26 • Art Tour Detour////)' 29 August 26 • Gallery in Transit ////)' 29 - August 26 • Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 10 -12 •Jazz City August 12 - 19 • Return of the Fringe August 18 26 • A Fair in the Square August 25

i for more information phone 436-7853 '

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