Current Season
Music as an act of rebellion and resistance, midwinter stories told in circle and ceremony, and queer expression on the prairies. The Fringe Theatre Season celebrates bold new work by independent Artists.
Our 2024/25 Season includes Sign Language (SL) Interpreted Performances and Relaxed Performances.
Brother Rat
WRITTEN BY ERIK RICHARDS WITH MUSIC BY JOSH MEREDITH AND ERIK RICHARDS.
November 26 – December 7, 2024
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.
Adapted from the song Brother Rat / What Slayde Says by Canadian punk band NoMeansNo.
Brother Rat will be LOUD! Ear protection is strongly encouraged. Ear plugs will be provided at the show, free of charge.
Relaxed Performance: November 27 (WED).
Age Rating: 14+
This show contains: Adult Language/Content, Drugs/Alcohol, Mental Illness/Disorders, Smoke/Fog and Strobe Lights
ᐋᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ âcimowin
March 21 – 23, 2025
ᐋᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ âcimowin, Fringe’s Winter Storytelling Series curated by MJ Belcourt, returns in March 2025 in a celebration of Indigenous storytelling where the word âcimowin carries the essence of story in the Cree language. In the quiet of the season, storytelling warms our spirits, connecting us to our ancestors, culture, and community. As winter blankets the land, our gathering holds special significance. We are joined by Elders who impart traditional wisdom; we hear stories and experience works in process created by Artists local to Treaty 6 and the Métis homeland; we connect in community, in circle.
Alphabet Line
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY AJ HROOSHKIN
April 22 – May 3, 2025
Set in Yonker, Saskatchewan in the late 1940s, Alphabet Line follows Duncan, a Queer man who has lived on his family farm his entire life. He sends out daily messages via radio in the hope of receiving a response and finally hears from Nicholas, a graduate student from Saskatoon. As the men take refuge in their shared conversations, days pass and both Duncan and Nicholas will have to reckon with each other’s pasts and embrace vulnerability or risk losing all they’ve built.
Sign Language Interpreted Performances: 8PM April 23 (WED), 8PM April 24 (THU), and 2PM April 26 (SAT).
Relaxed Performance: 8PM April 23 (WED).
Age Rating: 14+
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