"110% Wizard”, Fringe Festival, Native Earth's Aki Studio, Toronto, ON

Gord and I saw 110% Wizard with Keith Brown, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival, this afternoon. We discovered Keith at Fringe in 2022 and have been going to see him every year since. His show is a combo of magic and storytelling.

"Celine and Cher: Divine Divas”, Fringe Festival, Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON

I saw Celine and Cher: Divine Divas, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival, this afternoon. It was free to see for volunteers. 

Marysia told stories about Celine and Cher and encouraged us to sing some of their songs with her.

"Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 - Shakespeare: Say It!”, Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

I saw Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 - Shakespeare: Say It!, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival, this afternoon. It was free to see for volunteers.

It was a fun way to experience Shakespeare. There was lots of audience participation since we read aloud as a group the conversations and did what was in the screen. Plus we were given individual parts if we wanted (I was the nurse and Lord Capulet) and read aloud when they “spoke”. Dana was amazing acting out the bits in between.

Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

I spent the afternoon volunteering at The Toronto Fringe Festival (my last of four shifts) at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery District.

I ushered and got to see Sincerely, E and Cult Following.

“Tango After Midnight”, The Toronto Fringe Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, ON

Gord and I saw Tango After Midnight, part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, this evening at the Tarragon Theatre (north of Bathurst Street and Dupont Street).

The two dancers were fabulous! There was an accompanying video that explained the story as they went along and it could have been brighter.

"Medusa", Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

Gord and I saw the world premiere of Medusa this afternoon at Soulpepper.

The first and second acts were so different from each other and didn’t work for me and seemed disconnected. The use of headphones in the first act was an interesting way into Medusa’s thoughts. 

A fearless immersive headphone experience that places audiences inside Medusa’s mind. Before the serpents, before the legend, there was a woman in a world that feared her power. From ancient myth into a modern-day Rage Room, Medusa is a raw, electrifying story about female rage, power and transformation. Through whispered voices and immersive sound delivered into audience headphones, you’re drawn directly into Medusa’s thoughts as the action unfolds live on stage. 

Unflinching, immersive and deeply theatrical, Medusa reimagines one of Greek mythology’s most iconic and feared figures in a bold & thrilling new way. It might just release your inner serpents—or turn you to stone.

"Evie and Alfie: A Very British Love Story", Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

I used a voucher I got for voluntering and saw Evie and Alfie: A Very British Love Story, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival. It was cute and well done.

"Jon Bennett: American’t", Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

I used a voucher I got for voluntering and saw Jon Bennett: American't, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival. It was a funny show.

Fringe Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, ON

I spent the afternoon volunteering (my third of four shifts) at The Toronto Fringe Festival at Theatre Passe Muraille (Ryerson Avenue, north of Queen Street W).

I ushered so got to see The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts and A Non-Canonical Musical Adventure With Pookamhura: Mistress Of B-Roll.

Fringe Festival, Sweet Action Theatre, Toronto, ON

I spent the afternoon volunteering (my second of four shifts) at The Toronto Fringe Festival at Sweet Action Theatre at Youngspace (Shaw Street, north of Queen Street W).

I ushered so got to see Tortoise, the Hare and the Truth and El Jefe.

"Dead Lucky", Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

Gord and I saw Dead Lucky, part of The Toronto Fringe Festival. It was good.

I used a voucher I'd gotten for volunteering today for my ticket.

Fringe Festival, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON

I spent the afternoon volunteering at The Toronto Fringe Festival (my first of four shifts) at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery District ... it's my fourth year volunteering.

It got there a bit early and walked around the Distillery District.

“Mysteries & Lies”, The Toronto Fringe Festival, Sweet Action Theatre, Toronto, ON

Gord and I saw Mysteries & Lies with James Alan, part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, this evening at the Sweet Action Theatre at Youngspace (Shaw Street, north of Queen Street W). 

Some people lie to themselves and say magic isn't real. Some people lie to themselves and say that it is. James Alan—an actual magician—creates an unrepeatable, interactive hour; built live, in the room, with you. Your choices will leave you lying awake in bed at three o’clock in the morning wondering if the people in charge of the universe are personally messing with you.

Magicians always amaze me and I’m still trying to figure out how James Alan did what he did. Fun show with lots of audience participation and worth seeing!

“Primary Trust”, Crow's Theatre, Toronto

Gord and I saw Primary Trust at Crow's Theatre this afternoon. 

It was very good! The simple set was used well. The four actors were excellent, with 2 playing different characters convincingly. 

For years, Kenneth has found solace in the mundane routine of his daily life—days spent working at a local bookshop, evenings spent nursing a single mai tai at his favorite bar. 

But when the shop closes and he suddenly finds himself without a job, his carefully ordered world is upended. With nothing left to anchor him, Kenneth must step beyond the quiet life he’s built and confront the fears, dreams, and unspoken grief that have kept him at a standstill.