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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Countries Shaped Like Stars
DESCRIPTION:Part Storytelling\, part concert\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a whimsical love story spun from everyday magic and the sounds of spoons\, whirly-winds\, and a mandolin. Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular live on neighbouring peninsulas in a world where words grow on trees and anticipation hums in the air. Connected by string\, sound\, and the spaces in between\, this is a love story that will leave you breathless. \nBorn on the Fringe Festival circuit\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a shining example of how remarkable theatre can begin at Festivals like the Fringe. From 2009-2022\, audiences fell in love with this magical story at various Festivals across Canada where Artists take bold chances and create extraordinary things. \nWinner of the Staff Choice Award at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in 2013\, and recipient of the Prix Rideau Award for Outstanding Fringe Production and Outstanding New Work\, this story invites the audience into a dreamlike fable about love\, longing\, and the beauty of trying to stay connected\, even when you are worlds apart. \nWhen: February 17-28\, 2026\nWhere: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns | The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Ave NW\nCost: $26\, or Pay What You Will
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-countries-shaped-like-stars/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Countries Shaped Like Stars
DESCRIPTION:Part Storytelling\, part concert\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a whimsical love story spun from everyday magic and the sounds of spoons\, whirly-winds\, and a mandolin. Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular live on neighbouring peninsulas in a world where words grow on trees and anticipation hums in the air. Connected by string\, sound\, and the spaces in between\, this is a love story that will leave you breathless. \nBorn on the Fringe Festival circuit\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a shining example of how remarkable theatre can begin at Festivals like the Fringe. From 2009-2022\, audiences fell in love with this magical story at various Festivals across Canada where Artists take bold chances and create extraordinary things. \nWinner of the Staff Choice Award at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in 2013\, and recipient of the Prix Rideau Award for Outstanding Fringe Production and Outstanding New Work\, this story invites the audience into a dreamlike fable about love\, longing\, and the beauty of trying to stay connected\, even when you are worlds apart. \nWhen: February 17-28\, 2026\nWhere: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns | The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Ave NW\nCost: $26\, or Pay What You Will
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-countries-shaped-like-stars/2026-02-17/2/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Countries Shaped Like Stars
DESCRIPTION:Part Storytelling\, part concert\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a whimsical love story spun from everyday magic and the sounds of spoons\, whirly-winds\, and a mandolin. Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular live on neighbouring peninsulas in a world where words grow on trees and anticipation hums in the air. Connected by string\, sound\, and the spaces in between\, this is a love story that will leave you breathless. \nBorn on the Fringe Festival circuit\, Countries Shaped Like Stars is a shining example of how remarkable theatre can begin at Festivals like the Fringe. From 2009-2022\, audiences fell in love with this magical story at various Festivals across Canada where Artists take bold chances and create extraordinary things. \nWinner of the Staff Choice Award at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in 2013\, and recipient of the Prix Rideau Award for Outstanding Fringe Production and Outstanding New Work\, this story invites the audience into a dreamlike fable about love\, longing\, and the beauty of trying to stay connected\, even when you are worlds apart. \nWhen: February 17-28\, 2026\nWhere: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns | The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Ave NW\nCost: $26\, or Pay What You Will
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-countries-shaped-like-stars/2026-02-17/1/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Tough Guy
DESCRIPTION:Tough Guy follows a group of friends as they navigate the aftermath of a shooting at Aria\, a queer nightclub. They’re all nursing wounds\, visible and invisible\, and are thrown into further turmoil when their friend Emerson\, a rising star in the independent film scene\, comes back home to film a documentary about the shooting. \nHow do we go on when the unthinkable happens? What does it mean to point a camera at a catastrophe? How does queerness endure\, time and time again? \nWinner of the 2025 Westbury Family Fringe Theatre Award and the 2025 Alberta Playwriting Competition\, Tough Guy is at once an excavation of a tragedy and a celebration of the tenacity of queer joy. It’s gripping\, visceral\, sometimes hilarious\, sometimes heartbreaking\, always unapologetic. \nAccessible Performances:\nTuesday\, November 4 8PM: CART Captioned Performance\nWednesday\, November 5 8PM: CART Captioned/Relaxed Performance \nTickets: $26. Offer What You Will pricing available. \nAge Rating: Parental Guidance (14+) – the yellow light – parental discretion advised \nThis show contains: adult language\, adult content\, death\, drugs/alcohol\, homophobic and transphobic violence\, gun violence\, violence \nCAST\nMel Bahniuk\nMichelle Diaz\nJasmine Hopfe\nMarguerite Lawler\nAutumn Strom \nCREATIVE TEAM\nPlaywright/Producer – Hayley Moorhouse\nDirector – Brett Dahl\nDramaturg – Evan Medd\nStage Manager – Jess Haight\nProduction Manager – Liv Bunge\nSet/Lighting Designer – Lieke den Bakker\nSound Designer – Kena León\nProjection Designer – Ian Jackson
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-tough-guy/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Brother Rat
DESCRIPTION:Sickness\, family\, love\, and noise. Punk Rock and concrete. A play with music\, Brother Rat explores the triumphs and pitfalls of our mental wellness system through the lens of the band Theresa Give Me That Knife as they play a show in downtown Edmonton. Robby\, Slayde\, and Dianne play their instruments live in a ferocious bid to choose life ahead of grim survival and escape the tangled web of pipe and cable that has led them in and out of public housing. \nAdapted from the song Brother Rat / What Slayde Says by Canadian punk band NoMeansNo. \nWhen: November 26th to December 7th.\n– Evenings 8:00PM\, Saturday Matinees 2:00PM\nWhere: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns – Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Ave NW
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-brother-rat/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Fringe Theatre Presents: Basic Training
DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Kahlil Ashanti\, Basic Training chronicles Ashanti’s time on tour as a comedian\, actor\, dancer\, and soldier while enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the elite entertainment troupe ‘Tops in Blue.’ Less than 24 hours before departing for boot camp\, a life-altering event forces him home to face the childhood he was trying so hard to forget. A staggering twenty-three characters\, all dexterously played by Ashanti\, guide Audiences through this award-winning true story. \n  \nEvening performances at 8PM\, matinees at 2PM.\nLocated at the Backstage Theatre.
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/fringe-theatre-presents-basic-training/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Found Festival
DESCRIPTION:Edmonton’s celebration of art in unexpected places is back July 6-9\, 2023.For thousands of years\, people have gathered here to share in story\, community\, and creative exchange. The 2023 Found Festival line up is about finding space\, finding connection\, and finding you as part of the art. This event will celebrate the work of local and national artists through live\, in-person\, and digital performances that respond to place and space in the heart of Old Strathcona and beyond.
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/found-festival-2/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Found Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Found Festival line up is about finding space\, finding connection\, and finding you as part of the art. This four-day long event will celebrate the work of local and national artists through live\, in-person\, and digital performances that respond to place and space in the heart of Old Strathcona and beyond. \nJuly 7 – 10\, 2022
URL:https://oldstrathcona.ca/event/found-festival/
LOCATION:The Backstage Theatre\, 10330 84 Avenue NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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