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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6 to July 17, 2005</FONT></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>MEDIA CONTACT: Josée Duranleau, 416.652.7672, jduranleau@rogers.com<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="COLOR: black">Get ready for <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Toronto</ST1:CITY>’s biggest theatre extravaganza, the 17<SUP>th</SUP> Annual <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Toronto</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> Fringe Festival</ST1:PERSONNAME>. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">This year’s big event will feature 134 independent theatre companies from <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Ontario</ST1:STATE>, across <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Canada</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and around the world performing 1000+ shows in 12 indoor venues, plus the KidsVenue, located in the Annex neighbourhood and the Fashion District of Toronto!<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">There will be 12 Bring Your Own Venue productions, <SPAN style="COLOR: black">the return of the nightly <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cabaret Series</B> at the Fringe Club, the </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">seventh</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> annual <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">24 Hour Playwriting Contest,</B> and the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">KidsVenue</B> which will be programmed with 8 plays exclusively for families and children from 5-15 years of age, presented at the Palmerston Library.</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">We are pleased to bring back the Patrons' Picks series that will provide you with another opportunity to see some of this year's most popular Fringe productions. The company with the hottest selling play in each of our 10 regular indoor venues will be rewarded with an extra performance on the last day of the festival. The winning plays will be selected based on ticket sales and popularity which means our patrons will decide who the winners are. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">On Wednesday, July 6 @ 7 pm this popular contest returns to the Fringe! Sixty playwrights will be given a list of four items that must be included in their next new play. The catch? They only have 24 hours to conjure, write, edit and deliver their masterpiece back to the Fringe. Once the winning play has been selected by our panel of judges, a creative team will quickly rehearse and get the show ready for a staged reading as the final Cabaret presentation at the Fringe Club on Sunday, July 17 at 9:30 pm. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Stop by the Fringe Club located at <ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on">292 Brunswick Avenue</ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET>, just south of <ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on">Bloor Street</ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET> for the nightly performance of “Late Night @ The Fringe With The Rumoli Brothers”. Back by popular demand, Rick and Benny Rumoli will entertain you with their wild and wacky talk show filled with interviews and short preview "trailers" by performing companies in the festival along with a few special guests. The show begins at 9:30 pm nightly and best of all it’s FREE. End your day of Fringing by hanging out at the Fringe Club with friends and dance the night away until the wee hours of the morning with D.J's spinning your favourite tunes from the 70's right up to today's hits.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR:
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The third installment of the Fringe Tent Talks series will be held in the McAuslan Beer Tent at The Fringe Club. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Tent Talks is an informative seminar series that invites local arts organizations to host a discussion on the issues facing them and the <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Toronto</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> theatre community. Previous hosts include the Toronto Arts Coalition and the Playwright’s Guild of Canada. Check out the Fringe Harold Newsletter for topics, dates and times. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Fill in the free ballot you receive with your ticket and drop it off at the Fringe Club by 9:00pm each evening for your chance to win a VIP 6 Ticket Pass. At the end of the festival we'll draw one entry from all the submitted tickets as the GRAND PRIZE winner. The winning entry will receive a round trip for two to in the Windsor/Quebec corridor courtesy of VIA Rail <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Canada</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">78 plays hail from <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Ontario</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>, here’s a taste of what’s to come:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Bella Donna</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> by David Copelin directed by Sue Miner; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lust's Labour's Lost, with book</I>, music and lyrics by Brock Simpson; Judith Thompson directs T. Berto’s gritty play <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Serviced</I>; Kate Lynch directs Marivaux’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Dispute</I>; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Stronger...A Variation</I> directed by Allyson McMackon features Liza Balkan; <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Martha Cronyn</ST1:PERSONNAME> performs in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Talking Heads</I> by Alan Bennett; Cabbagetown Theatre presents <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Fresh Pair of Shorts: Two "Cheeky" Plays</I> by Matthew
Toner a past winner of the Fringe’s 24 Hour Playwriting Contest; 2004 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award nominees Iron Cobra Improv (Graham Wagner, Becky Johnson) strut their stuff at the Glen Morris Theatre; Salivating Dog Productions presents <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Pavlov's Brother</I> by Mark Ellis and <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Denis McGrath</ST1:PERSONNAME> directed by Liza Balkan; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Soap Opera</I> by Ralph Pape is directed by Bernadette Jones; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Magnificent Robertsons</I> by Lisa Brooke and Alex Kane is directed by Second City Alumnae Lindsay Leese; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Les Mers Rouges (The Red Seas)</I><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>by Liliane Atlan is directed by Genie winning Kalli Paakspuu; Jane Miller is featured in Dark Deeds Theatre’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">LaVicious</I><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>written and
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=2>Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV) 12 locations:<O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Rapier Wit’s The Rude Mechanicals in The Mechanical Mystery Tour! </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">by The Rude Mechanical Ensemble, directed by Daniel Levinson; Sunesis Productions present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oz Recalled: A Musical Comedy about a Middle-aged Dorothy</I>, by Jesse Stewart; Upstart Crow Theatre Group is back with a new show <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Shakespeare's NHL (National History League)</I>; Tethersend Productions present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Looking Backward To Now</I> by D.McLauchlan; MacKenzieRo Productions present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Talking Heads</I> by Alan Bennett; Donikers Daily present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Demimonde</I> written and directed by
Jenny Young featuring Aviva Armour-Ostroff and Pasha McKenley; Singin' Fish Theatricals present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Simplest Thing</I> by Jim Dalling and <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Adam Lazarus</ST1:PERSONNAME>; Irene Carl presents <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Moving at the Speed of Life</I> by Kristen Valerio; Outport Productions present <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Road Less Gravelled</I> written and performed by Wanda Carroll; Manitoba Avenue presents <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Comment Card</I> by Tricia Cooper from last year's Fringe hit <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Year of the Panda</I>, one of Now Magazine's Top Ten Comedy shows of 2004; Mad George Productions present Sarah Martyn’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Hollywood Grade Eight</I>; Theatre LMNOP is back with <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bird's Eye View</I>; Fringe favourites the Rumoli Bros. present <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">SARSical</I> featuring Second City Alumni Paul Bates as Mayor Mel Lastman.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The family favourite Kidsvenue will feature eight wonderful shows:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">And The Drum Continues To Beat</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> (Pass The Parcel Productions) written and directed by Christina Wong; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">How to out smart a troll... The Three Billy Goats Gruff...the musical</I> (Kory Livingstone) written and performed by Kory Livingstone; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Jellybean Forest</I> (Toy Box Productions) by Lesley Carlberg; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Three B's: Mystery at Melody Mansion</I> (BMTC) by Greg Finnegan; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Big Button Show</I> (Peanut Productions) by Bruce Horak with Rebecca Northan; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Throwing Stones</I> (Clear Light Theatre) by Chad Barclay; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Try On Armour</I> (Seventeen Steps) by Doug Warwick; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Welcome to Vaudeville</I> (Ditties & Frocks Theatricals) book and songs by Morel & Parsons, directed by Michele Muzzi, musical direction by Scott White.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Tiny Tuna (Calgary, AB); Etcetera Theatre Collective (ETC) (Edmonton, AB); Cowgirl Opera (Edmonton, AB); Saucy Fops (Kamloops, BC<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">); </I>Peace In Our Time Productions (Salt Spring Island, BC); The Chop (Vancouver, BC); Big Smoke Productions (Vancouver, BC); TJ Dawe - Big Sandwich Productions (Vancouver, BC); mon amour, mon amour (Vancouver, BC); Clutz Productions (Vancouver, BC); Ribbit Productions (Vancouver, BC); Terri-Lyn Storey (Vancouver, BC); Chicken For Supper Productions (Victoria, BC); On the Lam Productions (Victoria, BC); theatre serendipity (Winnipeg, MB); <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Jolene Bailie</ST1:PERSONNAME> / Cuppa Jo (Winnipeg, MB); Moving Target Theatre Company (Winnipeg, MB); Uncalled For (Montreal, QC); Breakfast Table Productions (Montreal, QC).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: -54.0pt -36.0pt 335.0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Hip-Hop 4 Dummeez</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, Los Angeles, CA; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Walking Back to Brooklyn</I>, Los Angeles, CA; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mustapha's Bride</I>, Iowa City, IO; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Pajama Men in "Stop Not Going",</I> Albuquerque, NM; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">half full...of it</I>, Bexley, OH; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Girls' Guide</I>, Lake Oswego, OR; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Freak Out Under the Apple Tree: (Some of) The Best of Tom X. Chao</I>, New York, NY<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">; Between Takeoff & Landing</I>, New York, NY; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Maudlin Dementia
Returns to the Stage</I>, Staten Island, NY; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Yes, We Have No Bananas!,</I> France and Denmark; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">An Unfortunate Woman (Nicola Gunn)</I>, Melbourne, Australia; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jolly Roger (<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Jonno Katz</ST1:PERSONNAME>),</I> Melbourne, Australia; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tales From Another England</I>, Somerset, England; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jem Rolls' Charm Offensive</I>, Edinburgh, Scotland; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Comedian</I>, Nimes, France; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Gags 4 The Masses</I>, Auckland, New Zealand; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bonhoeffer</I>, Cape Town, South Africa.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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