The Next Stage Theatre Festival (www.nextstagefestival.com)

Bridget MacIntosh macintoshbridget at YAHOO.CA
Tue Dec 4 13:41:26 EST 2007 

 The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival is pleased to announce its inaugural
   
  NEXT STAGE THEATRE FESTIVAL
  January 2 to 13, 2008
  at the Factory Mainspace and Studio Theatres (125 Bathurst St.)
   
   
  The Toronto Fringe’s 20th anniversary year kicks off this January with the first annual Next Stage Theatre Festival. 
   
  The Next Stage Theatre Festival’s goal is to provide another affordable and supportive production opportunity to theatre companies and artists who have previously produced an artistically successful production in a Canadian Association of Fringe® Festivals’ member event so that they may be able to reach a broader audience, build upon their previous efforts and success, and to continue to develop their skills and career. 
   
  A panel has selected this year’s lineup of eight companies based on the merits of a finished script and past artistic success – seven from the 55 applications submitted, and one from the participants of the 2007 Toronto Fringe Festival.  
   
  We are very pleased to announce the following productions in the 2008 Next Stage Theatre Festival:
   
  TICKETS NOW ONSALE: at ww.nextstagefestival.com or by calling 416-966-1062 or 1-866-515-7799
  
SINGLE TICKETS 
$15 - Evening Performances (7-10pm) 
$12 - Afternoon Performances (3-6pm) 
$25 - Evening Double Bill: See 2 plays in one evening, save $5! (available by phone or at the door only) 

Passes also available:
MAKES AN AWESOME HOLIDAY GIFT!!!!

4 Play Pass ­ $48 
• Good for 4 tickets, redeemable in advance or at the door 
• Maximum of one ticket per play/pass. Non-transferable 

8 Play Pass ­ $88 • Good for 8 tickets, redeemable in advance or at the door 
• Maximum of two tickets per play/pass. 
• This pass can be used by two patrons.
   
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  A Quiet Place
  by Brendan Gall
  presented by Single Threat
   
  About the Play
  In a very small room lit by a single bulb, two men face each other. David is tied to a chair. Henry is not. Some games aren't fair. 
   
  The creative team 
  Brendan Gall (Playwright, Artistic Director of Single Threat): A George Brown Theatre School graduate, Brendan is an associate artist with UnSpun Theatre, where he’s collaborated on his play Panhandled, as well as the collective creations Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Toronto Fringe) and Don’t Wake Me (SummerWorks).  A Quiet Place was shortlisted for the 2003 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award and produced in 2005 with his own theatre company, Single Threat, at the 2005 Toronto Fringe Festival.
   
  Geoffrey Pounsett (Director, Dramaturg): Geoffrey is the Co-Artistic Director of The Sweat Company, who has produced Marivaux’s The Dispute and Melissa Major’s Art Is A Cupboard (Toronto Fringe 2006).  He is a graduate of the Queen’s University, the Stratford Festival Young Company and George Brown College, where he also teaches.
   
  Cast:  James Cade and Christopher Stanton 
   
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Conservatives In Love 


  By Dave Carley 
Directed by Sue Miner 


  About the Play
  Conservatives in Love is a study of two things: those mysterious new urbanites who are moving into all those towering downtown condos. And the non-economic value of Art. The play is mostly set at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It brings together ten young downtowners who are converging for a Young Conservatives meet and greet. At this meeting, they will learn the exact value of a Henry Moore, and they will spend an indecent amount of time hitting on each other. (Because that is what Young Conservatives do.)



  The creative team
  Cast: Jason Jazrawy, Richard Lee, Anne Page, Naomi Snieckus 
Costumes: Nina Okens 
Stage Manager: Hilary Unger 



   
   
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  Bash'd!
  (Selected from the 2007 Toronto Fringe Festival)
  by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow
  presented by Cocksuckaz
   
  About the Play
  BASH'd is a gay rap opera about two young lovers living in Edmonton during the equal marriage debate.  When one is bashed, the other hits the streets, seeking revenge. 
   
  The creative team
  From the creators of the Dora Award winning BoyGroove, STANDupHOMO, and the director of The Red Priest: Chris Craddock & Nathan Cuckow (writers and performers), Aaron Macri (composer), Ron Jenkins (Director).
   
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  Don't Wake Me
  by UnSpun Theatre
  presented by UnSpun Theatre
   
  About the Play
  Don’t Wake Me -- collectively created as part of the 2006 SummerWorks festival -- borrows liberally from the imaginative realms of hard-boiled fiction, film noir, and detective comics. It follows a man who is suddenly blinded and subsequently retreats from this brutal reality in favour of delving into the strange world of his dreams, where he believes he can solve the "mystery" of his accident. 
   
  The creative team
  UnSpun Theatre credits include Don’t Wake Me (2006), minotaur (2006 Toronto Fringe), Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump  (2005 Toronto Fringe), Thy Neighbour's Wife (2004), Panhandled (2004), Wreck (2001). The company’s members include: Brendan Gall (Associate Artist), Chris Hanratty (Co-Artistic Director), Kate Hewlett (Associate Artist), Mike McPhaden, Christopher Stanton (Co-Artistic Director).
   
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  Jesus Christ: The Lost Years
  by Ryan Gladstone, Katherine Sanders & Bruce Horak
  presented by Monster Theatre
   
  About the Play 
  In the bible, there is a plot-hole. We see Jesus at age 12 teaching in the synagogue, then we know nothing of him until he is 30, wandering in the desert getting baptized by John the Baptist. No one knows what happened to Jesus during these ‘Lost Years’
until now!  The new version even contains an alternate ending not seen at the 2006 Toronto Fringe hit performance!
   
  The creative team
  Ryan Gladstone (founder and Artistic Director) wrote and performed the 2007 Fringe production Napoleon’s Secret Diary.  He was also a member of the world renowned Loose Moose Theatre Company for over 10 years.  He is the founder of Monster Theatre which has produced eight productions including:  The Canada Show: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour (2001), Fringe Show: A Love Story (2004), Confessions of a Class Clown (2005) and The History of the Future (2006).
   
  Bruce Horak (Artistic Associate) has been involved in all Monster Theatre productions since The Canada Show and co-wrote and performed in the 2007 Fringe play This Is Cancer.
   
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  Moving Day
  by Cathy Elliott
  presented by Zilla Productions
   
  About the Play
  It’s moving day, July 20, 1969: man lands on moon, housewife packs it in, Godzilla saves the day. This is an unusual musical piece. The story deals with a frustrated, alcoholic housewife who is once again packing up the family’s belongings to follow her husband to another job (and another promotion). He and the children have gone ahead, leaving her behind to take care of the move. It is the night of the Apollo 11 moon landing
 and they have the TV in the car.
   
  The creative team
  Cathy Elliott (writer) has been an actor, writer, composer, music director, designer and director in the theatre and film world for over 25 years.
   
  Jeannette Lambermont-Morey (director) enjoys numerous credits across Canada and in the USA including past Toronto Fringe Productions of The Divine Heretic and By The Bog Of Cats presented by DareDen Theatre Company.
   
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  Random Acts of Love
  by Bruce Gooch
  presented by New Fangled Stages
   
  About the Play
  Victoria Daniels, a minor soap star and Russell Thomas, a classical actor come together fifteen years after an intense affair. Their lives have continued but they haven’t moved on from each other. During the chaotic and comic rehearsal of the play within the play they are doing; a two hander evening of Shakespeare called The Seven Ages of Love, they are offered and create an opportunity to face their pasts.  
   
  The creative team
  Bruce Gooch (writer, actor, co-founder of new fangled stages) has appeared on film, television, Broadway and regional theatres across North America. His plays When the Moon Calls and Ravaged Hearts received their Scandinavian premier in Finland last year. 
   
  Lynn Vogt (actor, co-founder of new fangled stages) has performed in theatres across Canada and the United States. While living in New York, she was a founding member of The Actors’ Company Theatre, performing several productions a year, as well as organizing outreach programs for inner city schools and community centres.
   
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  The Corner
  by Jason Maghanoy
  presented by Jsquared Productions
   
  About the Play
  The Corner is loosely based on the story of Jeffrey Reodica, a Filipino teenager who was shot by the police following an altercation between his friends, and a group of white teenagers.  
   
  The creative team
  Jason Maghonoy is a graduate of the National Theatre School and McGill University.  The Corner was originally commissioned by the Carlos Bulosan Theatre, and was dramaturged by Nadine Villasin.  It was subsequently presented as part of the 2007 CrossCurrents New Play Festival at Factory Theatre.
   
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  The Next Stage Theatre Festival has been made possible by assistance from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
   
  For more information please visit our website at www.nextstagefestival.com  or call 416-966-1062.
   
  THE TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL OFFICE
  #208 - 344 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON  M5S 3A7
  Tel: (416) 966-1062   Fax: (416) 966-5072   E-mail: info at nextstagefestival.com
   
  Contact:  Cindy Rozeboom
   
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