What do you do when you’ve followed your dream but the dream is no longer enough? “The Persistent Stain” is a second-wave Canadian punk band that’s been slogging it out on the small touring circuit for decades. Now they find themselves in their 50s still pursuing the dreams of their 20s. As they struggle through yet another gig in yet another nowhere town, Joey Blank and Maxie Staines ask themselves: Should they stay, or should they go?
It’s 1804, that rascal Napoleon rules the waves, and the British Navy’s favourite tactical island has gone adrift. Can its hapless crew survive an increasingly preposterous Odyssey? Can they endure sirens, sea monsters, and the Welsh? With a shanty in their hearts and nary a thought in their heads, The Rock That Boated is sailing to – well, somewhere! It’s a very nearly true story, after all.
Public displays of affection! Mass shootings! Drugs, deities – it’s the first day of class, and Prof. G. explains why you can’t send naughty photos to your classmates and why it’s important to out-run the criminology students. In this original one-act performance, you’re a student again, and Prof. G presents his survival guide for community college. A dark, insightful comedy.
Who is the Yodeling Ranger? An Imposter? A Hero? A Fool? Or proof that even the most frivolous act of music can be life-saving? Veteran performer Tor Lukasik-Foss debuts this brand new work for this year’s Ottawa fringe, an energetic fusion of music and storytelling, loaded with the same ‘spellbinding charisma and passion’ as his 2024/5 Fringe hit NEW WAVE YOUR BEHAVIOUR.
A DIY micro-poem musical about a second-gen Burundian queer who, through constant questioning of their belonging, decides to choose their own pleasure in everything until it catches up to them. Then, they learn to balance it with the rhythm of their heart, and some drumming too… will this make it all worth it?
Un moment ou un autre s’inspire de vagues souvenirs d’un film obscur qu’Émilie et Zackari ont vu il y a plusieurs années. Incapables d’en retrouver la moindre trace, ce film hante depuis leur imaginaire. Vous n’avez pas besoin d’avoir vu Et øjeblik eller et andet pour voir le spectacle. À vrai dire, même les artistes ne sont pas certains de l’avoir vu eux-mêmes. Venez découvrir le monde insaisissable d’Inga et Mikkel.
What happens when a girl with bad boyfriends, a messy family, and a predilection for self-sabotage faces a future of disability?
Tales of hilarity and tragedy weave through her fight for independence as she confronts MS … action-packed with breakups, love bombs, smothering, and bad credit.
From the creator of 2025’s Multiple Neurosis 5-STARS “hilarious and heartbreaking” – Edmonton Journal
WORKING TITLE is a devised performance piece that combines visceral movement with live-cued soundscapes to explore how the ceaseless noise of industry dictates the pace of our inner worlds. The two performers oscillate between characters while equipment grinds and screeches, their embodied humanity confronting the absurdity of an inorganic, faceless antagonist.
