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#TEAMSTAIRCASE- THE LARGEST BYOV AT THE HAMILTON FRINGE JULY 20-30 OVER 100 PERFORMANCES!

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For 3 years running  The Staircase is pleased to continue its partnership with the Hamilton Fringe as the LARGEST BRING YOUR OWN VENUEin its history!  WE ARE BACK with a vengeance!  NINE! YES NINE stellar theatrical productions  will be on site making The Staircase a kick ass satellite hub and helping the Hamilton Fringe extend it’s footprint once again into new communities in the greater Hamilton area. We thank our own Strathcona community for coming out in droves to show support for The Staircase and the Hamilton Fringe Festival.

…so grab your 2017 program, order your tickets and make a day of it here at The Staircase!  WITH OVER 100 PERFORMANCES ON SITE see as many shows as you can under one roof, relax before, after, in between in our air-conditioned cafe and grab a beverage or snack….then head back in to be amazed by our productions, comedy, drama, dance, clown….and if that isn’t enough we will have events happening after the shows to highlight all of the Fringe performers!

So make a day of it!

Come take in the fearless fun that is The Fringe!

AND CHECK OUT #TEAMSTAIRCASE FOR ALL THE BUZZ, FUN AND LATEST NEWS ABOUT OUR GROUP!

OUR AMAZING LINE-UP THIS YEAR!!!!!

(IN THE MAIN THEATRE)

Tales from the Hamilton 7

http://thehamilton7.blogspot.ca 

Running Time: 60 minutes

Come see The Hamilton 7 to witness a diverse mix of superb storytelling to make you laugh, think, and feel inspired. Each show will feature a handful of professional tellers sharing personal stories, Hamilton tales, folktales and fables. This is not your grandmothers’ storytelling.

WARNING: Mature Content

Show Type: Comedy, Drama

Audience: General

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 8:55pm
Fri July 21: 9:50pm
Sat July 22: 7:00pm
Sun July 23: 2:00pm
Mon July 24: 6:45pm
Wed July 26: 7:30pm
Thur July 27: 9:05pm
Fri July 28: 8:35pm
Sat July 29: 7:30pm
Sun July 30: 5:50pm

Cast: Karen Ancheta, Hitoko Okada, Tor Lukasik Foss, Darla Biccum, Sheldon Davis, Lisa Pijuan-Nomura, and Corin Raymond

The ADHD Project

http://www.squirrelsuit.ca

Running Time: 60 minutes

Award-winning storyteller Carlyn Rhamey (SOAR, winner of Best Venue) shares the trials and triumphs of growing up a little bit “special” and embracing what makes us different. The ADHD Project is an intimate and honest journey exploring ADHD and neurodiversity. “Awkward”, “self-deprecating”, but “very charming”, Carlyn invites you into her world of chaos, creativity and combat with her mind.

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: General, Mature

 

 

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 7:15pm
Fri July 21: 8:20pm
Sat July 22: 9:50pm
Sun July 23: 6:15pm
Mon July 24: 8:15pm
Tues July 25: 7:00pm
Wed July 26: 6:00pm
Thur July 27: 7:35pm
Fri July 28: 10:05pm
Sat July 29: 2:00pm

Squirrel Suit Productions (Hamilton, ON)

Creator/Writer: Carlyn Rhamey
Director: Jon Paterson
Cast: Carlyn Rhamey

 

Two Sisters

Running Time: 60 minutes

Show Type: Comedy, Drama

Audience: 

GeneralSet in a small village in 1880’s Russia, sisters Anya and Sonia are pushed to recollect the past upon the discovery of an empty coffin in Anya’s lodgings. This Chekhovian-meets-Monty Python dramedy examines the extent of sisterly love and the way in which nobody can truly escape their past. Pass the vodka and enjoy an hour of coffins, kerchiefs and curveballs.

Show Times:

Fri July 21: 7:00pm
Sat July 22: 8:30pm
Sun July 23: 3:30pm
Tues July 25: 8:35pm
Wed July 26: 9:00pm
Thur July 27: 6:15pm
Fri July 28: 7:10pm
Sat July 29: 9:05pm
Sun July 30: 7:20pm

Young Divas Productions (Hamilton, ON)

Creator/Writer: Caroline Harding
Director: Bridget Odette
Cast: Sarah Gervais and Anna Morreale

 

(IN THE ELAINE MAE THEATRE : 25 DUNDURN ST NORTH JUST NEXT DOOR)

Open the Lace Curtains

Running Time: 60 minutes
Show Type: , 

Audience: 

Family secrets must stay hidden behind the lace curtains so that everything looks lovely from the outside. Marianne believed she would never tell a secret, until she tasted the empowerment that comes from owning her life story and choosing to share her stories. By taking on characters from her past, Marianne shows both sides of the stories in refreshingly honest retellings of experiences of childhood, romance, marriage and breaking free from past wounds. WARNINGS: Strong Language, Deals with domestic abuse

 

 

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 6:00pm
Fri July 21: 8:25pm
Sat July 22: 9:55pm
Sun July 23: 3:15pm
Mon July 24: 7:00pm
Wed July 26: 7:40pm
Thur July 27: 9:10pm
Fri July 28: 7:00pm
Sat July 29: 8:40pm
Sun July 30: 1:00pm

Marianne Daly (Hamilton, On)

Creator/Writer: Marianne Daly

Director: Jennifer Walton

Cast: Marianne Daly

Stupefied

Running Time: 55 minutes

Show Type: , 

Audience: 

Toronto comedienne and fringe veteran Paul Hutcheson has been compared to Jim Carrey and David Sedaris. His fourth solo show, Stupefied, is a hilarious dissection of all that astounds him! From teaching teens, to nudist resorts, to love, Hutcheson will have you in stitches with his unique brand of physical comedy!

 

 

 

 

Show Times:

Fri July 21: 7:00pm
Sat July 22: 8:30pm
Sun July 23: 4:45pm
Mon July 24: 8:30pm
Tues July 25: 7:00pm
Wed July 26: 9:10pm
Thur July 27: 6:00pm
Fri July 28: 10:10pm
Sat July 29: 7:00pm
Sun July 30: 2:30pm

CanuckHutchProductions (Hamilton, ON)

Creator/Writer: Paul Hutcheson
Cast: Paul Hutcheson

The Elephant Girls

http://parryriposte.ca

Running Time: 70 minutes

Show Type: 

Audience: 

Clever, devious and daring, they stole from the rich and gave to themselves. The riveting story of Britain’s most notorious all-female gang is told by Maggie Hale, their suit-wearing, bloody-knuckled, girl-chasing “enforcer.” You won’t be able to look away, but just how much do you want to hear?  WARNINGS: Mature Content, Strong Language, Herbal Cigarettes

 

 

 

 

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 7:30pm
Fri July 21: 9:55pm
Sat July 22: 6:50pm
Sun July 23: 6:20pm
Tues July 25: 8:25pm
Wed July 26: 6:00pm
Thur July 27: 7:30pm
Fri July 28: 8:30pm
Sat July 29: 12:30pm
Sun July 30: 3:55pm

Parry Riposte Productions (Toronto, ON)

Creator: Margo MacDonald
Director: Mary Ellis
Cast: Margo MacDonald

(IN THE BRIGHTROOM-UPSTAIRS 27 DUNDURN ST NORTH)

All KIDding Aside

Running Time: 50 minutes

Show Type: , 

Audience: 

Time is running out, a life altering decision teeters before you… and you’re on the fence! While awaiting a pregnancy test, Bartelse shares her fears about potential motherhood, a possibly that comes as a surprise after years of thinking she was infertile. For anyone who is a parent, not a parent, or hasn’t decided yet. Beautifully staged and incorporating mask and movement. Sometimes the biggest fears can be the little ones.    NNNN Now Magazine

 

 

 

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 7:10pm
Fri July 21: 7:05pm
Sat July 22: 8:35pm
Sun July 23: 4:30pm
Tues July 25: 8:30pm
Wed July 26: 7:20pm
Thur July 27: 7:50pm
Fri July 28: 10:15pm

Christel Bartelse/Dutchgirl Productions (Toronto, ON)

Creator/Writer: Christel Bartelse
Director: Michelle Polak
Cast: Christel Bartelse

Swipe Right for Love

https://en-gb.facebook.com/theunderstudieshamilton/

Running Time: 75 minutes

Show Type: 

Audience: 

Have you spent countless hours looking for your Tinderella? Bumbling through a sea of Plenty of Fish? It’s Ok, Cupid, The Understudies invite you to Swipe Right For Love, the improv comedy show for anyone familiar with the wonders and blunders of modern dating. All scenes will be inspired by audience suggestions, so whether your tale of online love led to happily ever after, or great material for laughter, we can’t wait to hear it!   WARNINGS: Mature Content, Audience Participation

 

 

 

Show Times:

Thur July 20: 8:50pm
Fri July 21: 10:00pm
Sat July 22: 6:50pm
Sun July 23: 6:00pm
Mon July 24: 8:30pm
Tues July 25: 6:45pm
Thur July 27: 9:15pm
Fri July 28: 8:30pm
Sat July 29: 7:15pm
Sun July 30: 8:30pm

The Understudies (Hamilton, On)

Cast: Mart Alas, Adriana Alfano, Kristi Boulton, and Andrew Hopps

Over 50 and Other Nightmares

http://thecockwhisperer.blogspot.ca/
Running Time: 60 minutes

 Show Type: 

Audience: 

From three-time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee, Colette Kendall, creator of The Cockwhisperer- A Love Story (twice Best of Fringe, View Mag) comes a new workshop production about a misspent middle age. “A one-woman, tour de forced-entry, Colette Kendall is not a woman to be trifled with. Her tongue is sharper than a vodka high colonic.” Xtra Magazine.

WARNINGS: Mature Content

 Show Times:

Fri July 21: 8:30pm
Sat July 22: 10:00pm
Sun July 23: 7:45pm
Mon July 24: 7:00pm
Wed July 26: 8:45pm
Thur July 27: 6:20pm
Fri July 28: 7:00pm
Sat July 29: 9:00pm
Sun July 30: 7:00pm

Colette Kendall (Hamilton, ON)

Creator/Writer: Colette Kendall
Director: Colette Kendall
Cast: Colette Kendall

Wedding

WE CREATE ONE OF A KIND WEDDINGS AND RECEPTIONS-BOOK YOUR TOUR NOW 905-529-3000

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The Staircase is a non-cookie cutter, eclectic space which makes for one of a kind memorable events.  So if you are looking for something a little less ordinary drop us a line or give us a call. Colette will schedule an appointment with you for a tour of the various spaces and discuss the pros and cons of each and how to keep within your budget. It’s a laidback introduction to see if we are the right fit for your very special day.  info@staircase.org or 905-529-3000

 

 

 

The Brightroom Location as Featured in CocoLily Wedding Magazine

Theatre

HOW WE FIRST MET – The Valentine’s favorite that could feature your love life!

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-TWO NIGHTS OF PERFORMANCES

HOW WE FIRST MET™
An Improvised Celebration of Love created by Jill Bourque that could feature your love life!
Join us for our much loved 8th annual performance!

SATURDAY FEB 13TH 8PM
SUNDAY FEB 14TH 8PM
THE STAIRCASE THEATRE
27 DUNDURN ST NORTH

Embark on a side-splitting improvised journey through meeting, dating, and mating as selected couples tell their
“how we first met” stories. Our most advanced improvisers will recreate and hiliariously magnify those pivotal story moments to create funny and touching scenes. Every year the resounding clear feedback from audience members is: “you made us fall in love all over again”.

What began as a one-time Valentine’s show in San Francisco in 2001 has played in dozens of cities in the
U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and Norway! Since its inception, the show has featured a wide range of couples, gay, straight, conservative, liberal, married 50 years, dating three weeks or anything in between…
all sharing a kooky crazy thing we call Love!

Advance Tickets highly recommended
Tickets $15ea/$25 couple
905-529-3000
info@staircase.org
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2502674

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HAMILTON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL Oct 1-3

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Festival line-up to be announced Sept 1st.

poster 1The Hamilton Comedy Film Festival is an annual juried showcase for international comedy films that have been produced for any delivery mode – broadcast, theatrical release or the web. If it delivers the Ha Ha it’s in!

Funny comedy film-making is tough and often gets relegated to a single segment of most film festivals…at HCFF we think Comedy films need to start man-spreading…and lady-spreading too.

poster 2 HCFF will combine film screenings with live comedy performances from invited Stand up, Solo, Sketch and Improv groups over our 3 day festival to create the funniest Comedy Film Festival happening in Hamilton on Oct 1-3, 2015 on Dundurn St north. We’ll brag more after our first year!

 

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SUMMER HOURS

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For the month of August the café will open centric around

events in our theatrical space. Join us:

 

Aug 1st Horror in the Hammer Film Screening

Aug 5, 26 Open Mic for Musicians

Aug 9th Sky Gilbert presents Have a drink with Tom and Tee!

Aug 27th  HammerNight Live

Aug 29th  Gib & Tam in Concert

 

We will return to our normal hours Sept 9th

Theatre

MESSAGES FROM SPIRIT with Ursula Darby Aug 19th one show only

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DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE PERFORMERS CONTROL THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOOK TO A LATER DATE FOR RESCHEDULING

Messages from Spirit

Renowned psychic medium Ursula Darby will be appearing at the Staircase Theatre, 27 Dundurn St. North, in Hamilton on Wednesday, August 19th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Ursula astounds audiences with her unique ability to communicate with the spirit world. As a medium she delivers messages to loved ones from those that have passed on. She reveals important accurate details about their presence, activities, characteristics, often including their name and personal connections not shared with anyone but the recipient of the message. These spirits reveal themselves to her and pass on information that brings audience members to tears of joy and amazement and often, closure.

Ursula Darby has been a psychic and medium since early childhood. She emphasizes that the sprit world is not something to fear but to embrace. It’s not about dark rooms, shady characters and crystal balls. She says it’s a very straightforward process. She does it with compassion and honesty. As a former stand up comedienne, her sharp wit, and wonderful sense of humor makes for a very compelling show.

For more information or to book an interview please contact Ursula @ 647-863-7133 workswithspirit@gmail.com

www.ursuladarby.com

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Theatre

THE STAIRCASE @ THE HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL JULY 16-26

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The Staircase is pleased to be the largest Bring Your Own Venue  as part of The Hamilton Fringe Festival. We have 6 stellar theatrical productions on site…so grab your program from the Fringe, order your ticket and make a day of it here! See as many shows as you can under one roof, relax before, after, in between in our cafe and grab a beverage or snack….then head back in to be amazed by our productions, comedy, drama, dance, clown….and if that isn’t enough well we will have events happening after the shows to highlight our Fringe performers daily! So make a day of it! Come take in the fun that is The Fringe!

BYOV MASTER SCHEDULE

 

FEATURING THESE WONDERFUL PRODUCTIONS:

BLOOM

BLOOM

Bloom is a new piece of interdisciplinary theatre created from a series of interviews with young adults living with mental illness. Originally conceived as an undergraduate thesis of writer/director, Jill Kooymans, Bloom seeks to give an honest voice to a group of people who have yet to be accurately represented in theatre. The addition of Alyssa Nedich’s contemporary dance and R.A. Ducharme’s original music fills the void of what cannot be articulated in words. Performing from July 16-26 in the main space of The Staircase Cafe Theatre, the marrying of real words from real people with the emotional interpretive dance leads to an exciting, educational and moving piece of groundbreaking theatre.

Show times:

Thursday July 16th @ 7:00pm
Friday July 17th @ 7:00pm
Saturday July 18th @ 8:45pm
Sunday July 19th @ 3:30pm
Monday July 20th @ 5:15pm
Tuesday July 21st @ 7:30pm
Thursday July 23rd @ 7:00pm
Friday July 24th @ 8:45pm
Saturday July 25th @ 9:35pm
Sunday July 26th @ 7:30pm

Written/Directed by: Jillian Kooymans
Choreographed by: Alyssa Nedich
Music Composed by: Riley Alex Ducharme
Stage Managed/Designed by: Marianne Jette
Produced by: Hammer Entertainment

Cast:

Woman 1 – Kristi Boulton
Woman 2 – Hannah Wayne
Woman 3 – Sarah Granger
Woman 4 – Lynne Sargent
Man 1 – Sam Houpt
Man 2 – Jack Quail
Female Dancer – Alyssa Nedich
Male Dancer – Cameron Buttrum

ROWING

ROWING“I will not vanish.”Straight from their successful full-house run of “Here” at Theatre Aquarius in 2014, Chrysalis Workshop returns to Hamilton with a machine gun paced, brutal comeback comedy in “Rowing” at the Hamilton Fringe Festival!After losing their first race in 51 years, it’s a long night for Westdale’s community rowing team. Team captain Mark is missing, first seat Howie is going through a quiet mental breakdown and no one is coming to their charity fundraiser. Written and directed by Aaron Jan (A Language for Dogs, Antigone, Winner: best of fringe 2012 for Drafts) and filled with party games, pyromania and encounters with emerging psychopaths, Rowing is a fast paced, strangely violent, coming of age story about what it means to be a winner in Hamilton, Ontario and the monsters we become when we fail.

Chrysalis Workshop was founded in 2014 as a collaboration between Aaron Jan (Director of Drafts, Best of Fringe 2012) and Samuel Chang (Director of Nocturne, Critic’s Choice Award 2013) to produce workshop productions of original pieces that engaged a younger generation of theatre goers in the developmental process. Not a place for first or final drafts, Chrysalis Workshop seeks to create heroes onstage for young Hamiltonian audiences. Rowing features an equally emerging team of young artists from across the GTA, including Madeleine Brown (Brother Brother, InspiraTO), Courtney Keir (Fever /Dream, Seven Siblings Theatre), Jordan Laffrenier (A Little too Close to Home, Best of Venue – Hamilton Fringe 2013), Andrew Markowiak (Close Encounters, Last Seen Alive, Discovery Channel), Zach Parkhurst (The End of the Tour, A24 Films), many of whom are Fringe newcomers, eager to prove themselves to a new city.

Rowing is the story of what it means to grow up in a city with an abandoned downtown core and to dream of a better life. Don’t miss this chance to see what this exciting group of young artists can do. See who survives the night.

Chrysalis Workshop in association with The Hamilton Fringe and The Staircase Café and Theatre presents…

“Rowing”

Featuring: Madeleine Brown, Rachel Estok, Courtney Keir, Jordan Laffrenier, Andrew Markowiak, Zach Parkhurst and Ben Siapas

Written and Directed by Aaron Jan
Dramaturg: Lucy Powis
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Shannon Hipson
Production Stage Manager: Jess Keenan
Lighting Designer: Logan Cracknell
Sound Designer: Jason Thomson
Fight Choreographer: Neil Silcox
Graphic Design: Jordan Laffrenier

CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE

Onstage: July 17-26th (Check hamiltonfringe.ca for more information on showtimes and dates)
Venue: The Staircase Café and Theatre (27 Dundurn St North)

SHOWTIMES
July 17th – 10:30 PM
July 18th – 7:00 PM
July 19th – 5:30 PM
July 20th – 8:05 PM
July 21st – 6:00 PM
July 22nd – 7:30 PM
July 23rd – 8:45 PM
July 24th – 7:00 PM
July 25th – 6:00 PM
July 26th – 5:30 PM

Please note that there is no latecomer seating
Tickets: $10 + a one time purchase of a Fringe backer button ($5)
Online: hamiltonfringe.ca / by phone: 289-698-2234 / or at the door
TICKETS ON SALE SOON. SEATING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Book ahead to avoid disappointment.

COMMERCIALS FOR HAMILTON

COMMERCIALSCommercials-On-The-Run-Theatre, with the generous support of hammertheatre, is happy to announce their production of Sky Gilbert’s Commercials for Hamilton at the 2015 Hamilton Fringe Festival. Commercials for Hamilton, a hit last fall at Hamilton’s Staircase Café Theatre, returns with a new cast, Duncan Rowe (Roy) and Andrei Preda (Sanders) written and directed by Sky Gilbert.Commercials for Hamilton, pits two advertising execs against each other in an office near Jackson Square. Their mission: sell Hamilton to the thousands of potential condo-owners migrating to the city. The question: how should they sell this great city?Hamilton Fringe Festival July 16-26

Thursday July 16 8:45pm
Friday July 17 8:45pm
Saturday July 18 10:30pm
Sunday July 19 7:15pm
Wednesday July 22 9:15pm
Friday July 24 5:30pm
Saturday July 25 8:00pm
Sunday July 26 4:00pm

ONEYMOON
ONEMOONBefore Christel, aka Caroline Bierman embarks on her UK ONEymoon to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, your presence is requested at the wedding of Caroline at the Hamilton Fringe. Audiences join Caroline as her family & friends toast her unusual day, and get a sneak peak at her vacation and rise to fame. Your presence is gift enough.4 time Canadian Comedy Award nominee presents her brand new version of her hit Show.”The Bite of Chirstine Baranski & and the sharp tongue of Cloris Leachman” Hamilton Spectator

“Overflowing with charisma…a manically gifted actor” Vancouver Terminal Weekly

“Julie Andrews gone Wild” Montreal Gazette

“A Human Fireball” See Magazine-Edmonton

Created & Performed by Christel Bartelse
Directed by Paul Hutcheson

Thurs July 16-7pm
Fri July 17-8:30pm
Sat July 18-7pm
Sun July 19- 7:30pm
Tues July 21-8pm
Wed July 22-8pm
Thurs July 23-8:30pm
Fri July 24-8:30pm
Sat July 25-6pm

Tickets $10 ($5 backer button required)
www.hamiltonfringe.ca for tickets or more info.

Please visit:
http://www.gofundme.com/v9md5kg to help me raise money for my UK Tour.

THE GREENING OF LIFE

Playwright: Peter Ormond
Director: Peter Ormond
Cast: Peter Ormond, additional cast members TBA

Show Type:

Audience:

Running Time: 45 minutes

We all experience different lives. They are moulded by our starting points and choices throughout. The Greening of Life plays on that reality of our self (eco) as part of the greater whole (ego). Be the life half-full or half-empty, choices are compared on the greatest stage: real life.

Show Times:
Thur, July 16 8:30pm
Fri, July 17 7:00pm
Sat, July 18 8:30pm
Tue, July 21 7:00pm
Thur, July 23 7:00pm
Fri, July 24 7:00pm
Sat, July 25 8:15pm
Sun, July 26 7:00pm

Tickets: $10 (Fringe Backer Button required)

Venue:

THE COCKWHISPERER…A LOVE STORY

The Cockwhisperer-A Love Story Winnipeg Fringe 3x3 program imageFrom three-time Canadian Comedy Award – nominated Colette Kendall, creator of the Smash Hits Tippi Seagram’s Happy Hour & Who’s Afraid Of Tippi Seagram Comes…The Cockwhisperer… A Love Story
The story of one woman’s quest to find the love and the penis of her dreams. A phallic journey both humorous and dark.
***** The Edmonton Sun
“The masterful storyteller brings a laugh a line from the get go, until she masters a dramatic mood
change. Her storytelling is self-deprecating, honest, painful and hilarious all over the course of
the hour.”
4/4 The Beat
The show’s notable weakness is probably its strength; it is too short. I cannot remember a show
where an hour went by so fast and I was left with a profound disappointment like a child who sees a
treat wafted away from her. Is there not anymore of this? Why not?

****Winnipeg Sun

‘This one-woman show is honest, revealing and will have you laughing from the moment the lights dim
to the moment you leave. But don’t be fooled; it’s not all fun and games. Serious moments are
interwoven to create a well-rounded and empowered performance.

The Georgia Straight
‘The Cockwhisperer’s mix of standup and stories, she still speaks audaciously about sex… but she
also talks about the darkness of being sexually dominated. Tippi’s great, but Colette Kendall without the wig is more compelling – and funnier – because she cuts deeper.’

Allison M Jones, The View
‘The Cockwhisperer… A Love Story provides an unblushing look at love, sex, relationships, power, pain and choice…it promises bawdy humour, deft storytelling, poignant moments, and one unflinching solo performer’

Theatre In London
‘Put your delicate sensibilities aside and get past the title, because this show should not be missed.’

Brian Carroll, Apt 613
Iʼve never seen a Colette Kendall show before. Iʼve read the reviews. Kendall has personally flyered me in Winnipeg for her shows Tippi Seagramʼs Happy Hour, Whoʼs Afraid of Tippi Seagram and
The Cockwhisperer – A Love Story. Twitter buddies across the Fringe circuit have recommended The Cockwhisperer. But itʼs never risen to the top of my Fringe to-do list. So Iʼve never seen her
perform … Until now. This was a mistake. A BIG mistake… What won me over wasnʼt her humour ….No, what won me over was her honesty and courage to talk to a live audience about a very dangerous and painful time of her life.

Thursday July 16, 7pm.
Friday July 17, 8pm.

Saturday July 18, 8pm.

Sunday July 19, 7pm.

Tuesday July 21, 7pm.
Wednesday July 22, 7pm.
Thursday July 23, 8pm.

Friday July 24, 7pm.
Saturday July 25, 8pm.

Sunday July 26, 7pm.

 

Puppets

Tickets still available for Baker’s Dozen Fri Apr 24

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Rub-a-dub-dub, the Baker was found dead in the tub! Ever wonder what the Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestick Maker were doing in that tub together? Take a peek into the Butcher’s murder trial to find out. In Baker’s Dozen, a single puppeteer transforms one puppet into 12 angry jurors.

Baker’s Dozen was a hit at the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival and was filmed for Bell Media’s On Stage On Demand series. The show comes to Hamilton in April prior to being performed as the opening act for comedian Rick Mercer this upcoming May.

The Butcher’s future rests in the jury’s hands in the one-man puppet courtroom dramedy that is the Baker’s Dozen.

Tickets for Baker’s Dozen are $18, $15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the venue (by cash only) on the day of the performance or in advance online. Visit babygumm.com for further info.

Mature audiences only.

Theatre

HOW WE FIRST MET- FEB 13 and 14th

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HOW WE FIRST MET™
An Improvised Celebration of Love created by Jill Bourque.
Join us for our 7th annual performance!

FRIDAY FEB 13TH 8PM
SATURDAY FEB 14TH 8PM
THE STAIRCASE THEATRE
27 DUNDURN ST NORTH

Embark on a side-splitting improvised journey through meeting, dating, and mating as selected couples tell their
“how we first met” stories. Our most advanced improvisers will recreate and hiliariously magnify those pivotal story moments to create funny and touching scenes. Feedback we most receive is “we fell in love all over again”.

What began as a one-time Valentine’s show in San Francisco in 2001 has played in dozens of cities in the
U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and Norway! Since its inception, the show has featured a wide range of couples, gay, straight, conservative, liberal, married 50 years, dating three weeks or anything in between…
all sharing a kooky crazy thing we call Love!

Tickets $15ea/$25 couple
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1193669

905-529-3000
info@staircase.org

 
Colette Kendall's photo.


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The Collegiate Players presents David Mamet’s Oleanna

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OLEANNA

The Collegiate Players are making their debut at the Staircase Theatre and hoping to incite audiences with their production of Oleanna.
What begins as an innocent appointment between a professor and student gradually spirals into the damaging depths of miscommunication as they grapple over gender politics, political correctness and power.
Directed by Michael Smith and introducing Lyndsey Wasilik and Mark Christopherson.

The Collegiate Player’s debut with David Mamet’s “Oleanna”

Hamilton (December30,2014)

The Collegiate Players make their first appearance with their production
of Oleanna January15-­-17

David Mamet’s controversial two-­-actor play is famous for provoking audiences as they watch an
appointment between a professor and student spiral into the damaging depths of miscommunication in a grapple over gender politics, political correctness and power. Michael Smith who directs Hamilton’s Mark Christopherson(John) and
Lyndsey Wasilik(Carol), has been a instructor with the Acting Program
at Mohawk College for six years.“I wanted to be, in some way, more involved in Hamilton’s growing
acting community.  I’v met great number of students who want to add to their acting resumes.  I wanted another challenge, so I brought the two ideas together.”  Smith has always enjoyed David Mamet’s work, particularly Oleanna. “  This piece has power to incite audiences.  My hope is it will leave them with a sense of, “what just happened here?” Performances are January15,16,17 at 8pm with a 2pm performance on
January17

Tickets are $15, $11students/seniors and available at the Staircase Café Theatre boxoffice day of performance if not sold out online,
27 DundurnSt. N,

or in advance

at

www.brownpapertickets.ca