“This is a very old story” played at the grounds outside of Tabaret hall, a bring your own venue space that the Ottawa Stilt Union took full advantage of for their play about the cyclical nature of war and death. I caught up with the show’s creator, Laura Astwood, who graciously sat down with me… Read More

If I could only have one woman run my career for the rest of my life, it would be Heather Marie Scheerschmidt.  I am hesitant to gush about her as a person for fear that it would diminish her accomplishments as a professional.  A festival like ours cannot run without a person behind the scenes oiling… Read More

The Ottawa Fringe is pleased to announce the winners of Best in Fest. All of the winners will have an additional performance on Sunday evening at their venue. There are no advance tickets for these performances. Venue 1Alumni Auditorium- Sunday June 29, 10:00pm Garkin Productions "Without a Clue" Venue 2 Academic Hall- Sunday June 29,… Read More

“The show is based on a true story on Grant Hadwin and the golden spruce,” says Alex Eddington as we chat about his show, Old Growth. I tell him I’d never heard of a golden spruce, or Grant Hadwin. “The golden spruce was a tree that used to stand on the Queen Charlotte Islands; it… Read More

1) So Alex, you’re setting out on another Fringe tour.  What advice do you have for new artists on the circuit?        Yes – this is Acky-Made’s third tour in as many years, and the second one from Ottawa all the way to Vancouver.  Touring is like summer camp, except that it goes on… Read More

“I live in America now, actually,” says Gemma Wilcox in a long English accent. I’m not very good at placing accents, but there’s no mistaking that one, and it prompted me to ask about where she spends her time. It turns out it’s Boulder, Colorado. How did that happen? “It’s a long story involving a… Read More

You’ve seen them making the rounds about the fringe: a pair in period dress, August and Frieda Strindberg, here in Ottawa to present a lecture on the secret art of alchemy. I managed to stop them for an interview. “I am performing a series of pseudo-scientific lectures entitled ‘Inferno Sonata.’ Do you know anything about… Read More

In most fringe festivals, comedies are usually the order of the day; it’s much easier to sell a comedy than a drama. But for those looking for shows that are meant to challenge and stir the soul, checking out a drama is the way to go. Raven for a Lark has picked up some buzz… Read More

Sitting around the table with five of the six players of Vision Theatre’s “4Play: One-Acts by David Ives,” there’s that feeling of infectious excitement. It’s the eve of opening night, and in two hours the cast will be presenting their first performance of there show, as the title suggests, a collection of one-act plays written… Read More

I would be easy to write Greer off as the little sister of the Fringe Festival if she wasn’t three steps ahead of me at all times.  In a very short time she has managed to become a lynchpin of the festival and I feel obligated to say nice things about her, for fear that… Read More