Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess. Since it’s impossible to escape our bodies, why not pay tribute to this condition, this identity, this burden, this beauty? After taking...
A Tea Party with a Twist. Get ready for a hilarious evening of improvised comedy as three incredible women take the stage! Three Ladies stars two Rapid Fire alumn; the sharp-witted Belinda Cornish (artistic director at Teatro Live), and the ever-hilarious Jana O'Connor, (star of CBC’s The Irrelevant Show), joined by a surprise special guest....
A one-day drawing workshop by internationally syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Gerry Rasmussen. We will explore drawing from the basics up. Where do lines and gestures come from, and how can we use drawing to think and imagine. We’ll create our own new characters and then make them move and interact with each other while creating...
The newly incorporated Wild Rose Winds under the direction of Jolene Wong will be joined by the Cosmopolitan Music Society’s premier Monday concert band under the baton of Dr. Taina Lorenz. They will be playing the William Byrd Suite, Selections from the musical WICKED, and the quirky Steampunk Suite. When: Saturday, February 22nd: Concert at...
The annual SkirtsAfire Festival is back from March 6-16, 2025! Be entertained and inspired by theatre, music, dance, comedy, visual art, workshops and more. Taking place in various venues in the heart of Old Strathcona and the French Quarter, there’s lots to see and do at SkirtsAfire, take it all in! Plus, explore Whyte Avenue...
The Trial is an improvised legal showdown where quick-witted comedians become the judge, jury, and the larger-than-life defendants and prosecutors. Will justice be served, or will chaos reign in the courtroom? Will a cast of unqualified comedians know anything about legal proceedings? Find out as the case unravels in real-time, packed with laughter, surprises, and...
Cosmopolitan Music Society presents a night of Jazz and Swing dancing. Join us as we reinvent the OSPAC performance space with the musicians moving off the stage to allow room for the dancers. When: March 7, 2025 at 6pm Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Boulevard NW Tickets: $40 general / $25 student...
In 1891, Johanna Bonger, widow of Vincent van Gogh’s brother Theo, finds herself in possession of all of Vincent’s artwork–over 600 pieces. Though she is told to rid herself of the “worthless art”, she refuses, and passionately takes on the mission to bring Vincent’s work to the forefront of the art world. After Mourning –...
You are hereby summoned to the closing night party for The Trial, our hilarious and unpredictable improvised court case show. After a run full of laughable legal drama and questionable witnesses, it’s time to throw the gavel down in celebration. Join us for this law-themed late-night performance party, because no one can get down like...
BONFIRE is Rapid Fire Theatre's festival of new ideas! Each year our ensemble debuts a ton of new improv shows as part of this festival. Come see the next big thing! When: April 3-5, 2025 at 7 and 9:30PM Where: Rapid Fire Exchange, 10437 83 Ave
Step into the chaotic world of Edmonton’s most unpredictable hospital, where the only thing certain is laughter! Greyish Anatomy is a hilarious, completely improvised parody of your favourite hospital dramas that stitches together drama, romance, and medical emergencies in ways you’ve never seen before. Join our cast of quick-witted improvisers as they don their scrubs...
Sisters Glenda and Suzanne live a peaceful retirement selling homemade jam on Manitoulin Island. This summer, their usual concerns – trying to orchestrate sightings of their handsome veterinarian neighbour and preparing for the visit of Suzanne’s grown daughter, Beth, are complicated by a secret the sisters can no longer contain. When Beth arrives with secrets...
