For 4 years running The Staircase is pleased to continue its partnership with the Hamilton Fringe as the LARGEST BRING YOUR OWN VENUE in its history! WE ARE BACK with a vengeance! TEN! YES TEN 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 2018 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!

CHECK OUT #TEAMSTAIRCASE FOR ALL THE BUZZ, FUN AND

LATEST NEWS ABOUT OUR GROUP! MASTER SCHEDULE BELOW

THE MAIN THEATRE

The Year and Two of Us Back Here

Broken Soil Theatre (Hamilton, ON)

Playwright/Director: Michael Kras
Stage Manager/Designer: James McCoy
Cast: Sarah Hime, Stephen Ingram

Show Type: Theatre

Audience: All Ages

Running Time: 55 mins

Rain and Isaac work in the shittiest hat store in downtown Hamilton and probably the world. Both at their own yearning standstills and desperate for connection, they struggle to overcome themselves while struggling to sell overpriced headwear. From the award-winning Broken Soil Theatre comes this funny, emotional love letter to loneliness, longing, and losing. “A remarkable play about the unremarkable.” – National New Play Network

WARNING: Strong Language

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door thirty minutes before the show. You must have a fringe backer button- available for purchase at door.

Show Times:

Thursday, 19 July @ 7:15pm
Friday, 20 July @ 8:25pm
Saturday, 21 July @ 10:00pm
Sunday, 22 July @ 6:10pm
Monday, 23 July @ 9:05pm
Wednesday, 25 July @ 6pm
Thursday, 26 July @ 7:30pm
Friday, 27 July @ 8:25pm
Saturday, 28 July @ 7pm
Sunday, 29 July @ 315pm

Waaaay Off Broadway: A Musical Improv Show!

The Understudies (Hamilton, ON)

Troupe: The Understudies
Musicians: Steve McRae, Aaron Bruinsma
Stage Manager: Rose Usenica
Cast: Mart Alas, Adriana Alfano, Kristi Boulton, Andrew Hopps

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 75 minutes

Waaaay Off Broadway is the musical improv show that you’ve always dreamed of seeing, especially because you create the show! Watch as the Understudies improvise dynamic scenes peppered with songs, topped off with a mini-musical inspired entirely by audience suggestions! Musical accompaniment provided by Steve McRae and Aaron Bruinsma. Grab your opera glasses and hold on to your playbills, people! It’s gonna be a HIT!

Warning: Mature Content

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Friday, 20 July @ 9:50pm
Saturday, 21 July @ 7pm
Sunday, 22 July @ 3pm
Monday, 23 July @ 6pm
Tuesday, 24 July @ 8:35pm
Wednesday, 25 July @ 7:25pm
Thursday, 26 July @ 8:55pm
Friday, 27 July @ 9:55pm
Saturday, 28 July @ 8:25pm
Sunday, 29 July @ 4:40pm

Princess Penelope’s End-of-the-World, Magical Musical Super

Happy Fun Time Show!

Flat Earth Global (Hamilton, ON)

Written by: Vicktoria Adam, Luke Brown
Directed by: Luke Brown
Designed by: Mark Carreiro
Cast: Vicktoria Adam, Ryan Sim

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 45 minutes

Ever since civilization collapsed, things have been tough for the survivors. Avoiding death by starvation, gang murder or lack of medical attention is becoming increasingly difficult but, Princess Penelope is going to do her best to cheer you up. She’ll welcome you into her hideout where you can take your mind off of all your lost loved ones over a glass of water that is 85% e-coli free, which if it was a math test, it’s a score you’d be pleased with! Princess Penelope will, through a combination of song and positive reinforcement, do her darned best to help us see the good in what remains of the world.

WARNINGS: Mature Content, Strong Language

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 8:40pm
Friday, July 20 @ 7:10pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 8:45pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 4:50pm
Monday, July 23 @ 7:45pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 7:20pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 9:10pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 6:15pm
Friday, July 27 @ 7:10pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 10:15pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 6:25pm

THE ELAINE MAE THEATRE

Awkward Stories for Adults

GirlCanCreate (Hamilton, ON)

Co Creators: Tor Lukasik Foss and Lisa Pijuan-Nomura

Show Type: Theatre

Audience: Parental Guidance

Running Time: 60 minutes

Awkward Stories for Adults is a cringeworthy adventure into the world of Tor and Lisa, two socially awkward artists. A hybridization of dance, music, and storytelling we explore the world of Sublime Embarrassment.

WARNING: Mature Content, Strong Language

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Friday, July 20 @ 8:35pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 10:10pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 3:05pm
Monday, July 23 @ 7:35pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 6:15pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 7:05pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 9:05pm
Friday, July 27 @ 7:05pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 8:35pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 2pm

SCAREDY CAT

Squirrel Suit Productions (Hamilton, ON)

Cast: Carlyn Rhamey

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Parental Guidance

Running Time: 60 minutes

Award-winning storyteller Carlyn Rhamey (SAOR (Free), The ADHD Project) returns with tons of new comedic true tales of being afraid…of everything. From the things that go bump in the night to scary movies, haunted houses, the ocean, everything in the ocean, everything in the water, needles, bugs, thunder, her job, wrinkles, death, FOMO, dropping a baby, Jackson Square, auditions, mystery meat, rodents, reptiles, glitter, her teeth falling out, sleepovers, dinosaurs, seaweed, cheese graters, first graders, ghosts, the cover of Goosebumps novels and… her mother. Jam-Packed with stories, rants and tangents, SCAREDY CAT explores a not-so-typical but totally relatable mother/daughter relationship while childhood fears transition into real life big girl fears, and what it could all possibly mean. “A FANTASTIC PHYSICAL PERFORMER” – Apt 613 Ottawa “RHAMEY TAKES IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL” – Arts Ally Hamilton

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 7:30pm
Friday, July 20 @ 7pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 8:40pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 4:35pm
Monday, July 23 @ 9:05pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 9:20pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 6:05pm
Friday, July 27 @ 10:10pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 7:05pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 3:30pm

PANK

Steeltown Sister – Darla Biccum (Hamilton, ON)

Written by: Darla Biccum
Directed by: Juno Rinaldi
Stage Managed by: Sharon Nowlan
Cast: Darla Biccum

Show Type: Theatre

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 60 minutes

[PANK – Professional Aunt No Kids] Hamilton 7 core member Darla Biccum brings her inimitable style of humour and storytelling to the Hamilton Fringe. A story about taking care of other people’s kids and keeping the inner child happy.

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 6pm
Friday, July 20 @ 10:05pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 7:10pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 6:15pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 7:45pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 8:35pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 7:35pm
Friday, July 27 @ 8:35pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 10:05pm

THE BRIGHTROOM THEATRE

Stupefied II

Canuck Hutch Productions (Toronto, ON)

Cast: Paul Hutcheson

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 55 minutes

Hutcheson is excited to be a part of the 2018 Hamilton Fringe after a successful run with his show Stupefied in 2017! The premiere of Stupefied II will be at the Hamilton Fringe! Amazed by how much still stupefies him in this world, Hutcheson will have you in stitches with his unique brand of physical comedy.

WARNINGS: Mature Content, Strong Language

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 7:10pm
Friday, July 20 @ 7:05pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 8:30pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 4:40pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 7:50pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 6:05pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 7:55pm
Friday, July 27 @ 10:05pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 10:10pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 3:10pm

THE COCKWHISPERER – A LOVE STORY

Colette Kendall (Hamilton, ON)

Playwright: Colette Kendall
Stage Manager: Keith Toms

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 70 minutes

The Story of one woman’s quest to find the Love and Penis of her Dreams. A phallic journey both Humorous and Dark. ‘Put your delicate sensibilities aside and get past the title –this show should not be missed’ – Theatre London ***** 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, hilarious all over the course of the hour.” 4/4 The Beat “..she talks about the darkness of being sexually dominated. Tippi’s great but Colette without the wig is more compelling, funnier – because she cuts deeper” Georgia Straight

WARNING: Mature Content

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door thirty minutes before the show.

Show Times:

Friday 20-Jul 8:30pm
Saturday 21-Jul 9:55pm
Sunday 22-Jul 7:30pm
Monday 23-Jul 7:20pm
Tuesday 24-Jul 9:15pm
Wednesday, 25 July @ 8:55pm
Thursday, 26 July @ 6:10pm
Friday, 27 Jul7 @ 7pm
Saturday, 28 July @ 8:30pm
Sunday, 29 July @ 6:10pm

The Emergency Monologues

Drinking Well (Toronto, ON)

Playwright: Morgan Jones Phillips
Cast: Morgan Jones Phillip2

Show Type: Comedy

Audience: Mature

Running Time: 50 minutes

Hilarious cringeworthy tales based on 14 years of being a downtown paramedic. Phillips spins a giant wheel with 46 stories on it. Whatever stories come up, those are the ones he tells. Every night is different stories. No two shows are ever the same. Winner of Best of Toronto Fringe

WARNINGS: Mature Content, Strong Language

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 3 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 8:35pm
Friday, July 20 @ 10:10pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 7:05pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 6:05pm
Monday, July 23 @ 9pm
Tuesday, July 24 @ 6:20pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 9:20pm
Friday, July 27 @ 8:40pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 7:10pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 4:45pm

THE PARKING LOT

A Shoddy Magician in a Parking Lot

A Shoddy Magician

https://www.ashoddymagician.com/

Cast: Steve Boleantu

SHow Type: Comedy

Audience: Parental Guidance

Running Time: 45 minutes

Steve Boleantu finally brings his classic sketch comedy character, A Shoddy Magician, to the Hamilton Fringe! See comedy’s worst magician dazzle his stuff out of his Prius C, and in a parking lot! Loveable, suave, weird. An amalgam of Charlie Chaplin, David Copperfield, Criss Angel. Expect death defying stunts, interviews to be his Assistant, telekinesis, and maybe romance? You will be mystified. “hilariously lives up to the character’s ‘shoddy’ label” – NOW Magazine

PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales go offline 2 hours before the performance time. We always hold 50% of the tickets at the door. You can always get tickets at the door one hour before the show.

Show Times:

Thursday, July 19 @ 7:05pm
Friday, July 20 @ 7:15pm
Saturday, July 21 @ 6pm
Sunday, July 22 @ 4:30pm
Wednesday, July 25 @ 7:15pm
Thursday, July 26 @ 7:05pm
Friday, July 27 @ 7:15pm
Saturday, July 28 @ 6pm
Sunday, July 29 @ 6:05pm

Improv Comedy

HOW WE FIRST MET- An improvised Celebration of this kooky thing called LOVE

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 colette

Join us for our 9th annual performance!

HOW WE FIRST MET
An Improvised Celebration of Love created by Jill Bourque.

FRIDAY FEB 9TH 8PM
SATURDAY FEB 10TH 8PM
WEDNESDAY FEB 14TH 8PM

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 feedback is the same: “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!

Tickets $20ea/$30 couple

905-529-3000
info@staircase.org
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3321552

Events

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

July 10, 2017 colette

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: Comedy, Drama

Audience: General

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: Comedy, Physical Theatre

Audience: Mature

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: Drama

Audience: General

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: Comedy, Drama

Audience: General

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: Sketch Comedy

Audience: Mature

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: Comedy

Audience: Mature

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

May 3, 2017 colette

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!

February 8, 2016 colette

-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”.

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

Uncategorized

HAMILTON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL Oct 1-3

August 25, 2015 colette

Festival line-up to be announced Sept 1st.

poster 1 The 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!

Uncategorized

SUMMER HOURS

August 19, 2015 colette

For the month of August the café will open centric around

events in our theatrical space. Join us:

Aug 1^st Horror in the Hammer Film Screening

Aug 5, 26 Open Mic for Musicians

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

Aug 27^th HammerNight Live

Aug 29^th Gib & Tam in Concert

We will return to our normal hours Sept 9^th

Theatre

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

August 7, 2015 colette

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 19^th 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

Theatre

THE STAIRCASE @ THE HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL JULY 16-26

July 2, 2015 colette

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!

FEATURING THESE WONDERFUL PRODUCTIONS:

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

“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

Commercials-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

Before 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: Drama

Audience: Mature

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:BYOV # 1: Staircase Cafe Theatre (Elaine Mae Theatre)

THE COCKWHISPERER…A LOVE STORY

From 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

April 23, 2015 colette

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.