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Indoor Shows for 2007Here is a list of all the indoor shows complete with descriptions by each stage. You can scroll through them or click on each stage to view the shows: interPLAY Rating System
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Grandpa, the oldest man in the world, has decided to divulge his life stories for the first time ever at the interPLAY Festival. Come listen to Grandpa's acts of heroism, steamy love affairs, horrific adventures and other old man ramblings. Stories with Grandpa is an improvised show performed by Accidental Humour Corporation.
Friday: 9 pm Length: 60 minutes The Scratch
Improv Show For the past few years, Arlen Konopaki and Kevin Gillese have been touring as 'Scratch' all over Canada. 2007/08 will see them touring Europe and Australia. So why, in the name of all things holy, are they coming to Fort McMurray? Because Arlen grew up here and wanted to come back to where it all began, one last time, before taking the world by storm! So strap on your asses and prepare to be blown away by this internationally recognized improv comedy duo. "Laugh-till it hurts time." - Edmonton Journal Friday: 10:30 pm Length: 60 minutes Midnight
Madness on Franklin The Westwood Improv Team brings their award winning improv antics to Franklin Avenue for interPLAY 2007. Friday: midnight Length: 75 minutes Total
Stage Twinderella We've all heard the story of Cinderella a thousand times, but we've never heard about Bob, her long lost twin brother! Living in the same kingdom with different wicked stepfamilies, Cinderella's cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters make her rotate tires and polish bowling trophies while Bob's evil stepfather and cruel stepbrothers force him to make dried herb wreaths and organize their sock drawers. When Lou the UPS Guy arrives with invitations from the Kingdom of Wychwood-under-Ooze, Cinderella and Bob are both thrilled but forbidden to attend the festivities. With the help of the Fairy Godmother, the Godfather (he ain't no fairy!), two enchanted gerbils and a lot of luck, they find a way! On the night that Cinderella crashes Princess Petunia's birthday ball, Bob has similar designs on Prince Percy's kingdom-wide baseball game. When the two strangers disappear at midnight after Cinderella hits a game winning homerun, the search is on to find the feet that fit the glass slipper and the muddy cleat! A hilarious send-up of "Cinderella," Twinderella will delight everyone at interPLAY 2007! Friday: 11:30 am, 3 pm Length: 50 minutes K.I.N.D.A.
WORKS! Friday: 1:30 pm, 5:30 pm Length: 30 minutes Touch A story about love, jealousy, greed and destruction,
Touch is a moving new piece by the Odd-Lot Puppetry Company. Two
very special beings are put on earth for very special reasons; one
has the ability to give life with her touch, the other takes life
with his. The two of them fall in love, but if they were to ever
touch, the results would be cataclysmic. Friday: 6:30 pm, 9:30 pm Length: 60 minutes Scratch Two actors. Dozens of characters. Multiple storylines. No scripts. Witness an entire play created on the spot. WARNING! The Toronto Sun calls Scratch "hospitalization worthy hilarity" and Eye Magazine says "If laughter is the best medicine, prepare to overdose." 5 STARS - Vue Magazine Pick of the Fringe - Now Magazine Catch Scratch now before they embark on their upcoming world tour! Friday: 8 pm Length: 60 minutes Tim Koslo:
Straight Up, Shaken and Stirred Tim Koslo has been delighting audiences internationally for over 20 years with his multi-faceted style of comedy. From the moment he hits the stage with his manic, animated, sideways look at life, the crowd, be it corporate, club or fundraiser is filled with a sense of something wonderfully strange this way comes. Koslo's show doesn't just rely on visual stimuli for audience response. Mastered dialects, witty prop interplay, dead-on impressions and impressive electric guitar absurdities together with hilarious off the wall humour make up Tim's show. Friday: 11:30 pm Length: 75 minutes Canadian
Natural Stage Stories My Granny
Told Me In 1980 a group of Fort McKay youth, now leaders in their community, wrote a collection of stories, tales, legends and poems that had been told to them by their mothers and grandmothers. These stories feature the crafty and whimsical Wesakychak, the fierce monster Wetigo and many of the animals that populate the north. Stories My Granny Told Me stars the children of Fort McKay and we are so pleased that they are a part of interPLAY 2007. Friday: 1 pm Length: 25 minutes Speaking Chick Two geeky teenage boys doing what geeky teenage boys do: Attempting to pick up teenage girls. Of course, being geeky teenage boys their tactics are...well, geeky. Ed, a 17-year-old know it all, convinces Mich, a 17-year-old Trekkie, that girls have a secret language. When Mitch tries to use the language, comic chaos ensues. Friday: 6:30 pm, 11:30 pm Length: 25 minutes Now I Lay Me,
Down to Sleep The Angel/ Demon on-the-shoulder conflict... as you've never seen it before! An incredible spectacle and compelling drama, guaranteed to keep your eyes wide and your butt on the edge of your seat. Friday: 3 pm, 8 pm Length: 20 minutes Drag Queens on
Trial Three drag queens, put on trial for their sins, plead desperately for acceptance from the world they were pushed away from. Drag Queens on Trial, written by Sky Gilbert, is a captivating portrayal of the hardships of living life as a drag queen in our sometimes unforgiving society. With grace and dignity (well not always) these three women are out to prove that “When a drag queen lies, she tells the truth. That is what defines a drag queen” (Gilbert, Drag Queens on Trial). Friday: 4:30 pm Length: 60 minutes Dangerous
Comedy Since 1990, this hilarious and odd pair has
been performing their unique brand of comedy throughout the United
States. Their classic vaudevillian style, outrageous sideshow antics,
and contemporary humor never fail to win the hearts of even the
most hard-to-please audiences. It's a Juggling, Fire Eating, Whip Cracking, Glass Walking, Balloon Eating, Head Stapling, Side-Splitting, Extravaganza! Fly by Night has a certain synergy that is hard to find in a comedic duo. Steve and Ryan's professionalism and polish as artists, is a result of countless hours of training, performing, hard work, and a passion for entertaining. Friday: 9:30 pm Length: 60 min |
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Stories
with Grandpa
Rapid
Fire Theatre (Edmonton)
By
Charlie Lovett
By
Mark Manning and Brendan Boyd
Written
by Brendan Boyd
Performed
by Arlen Konopaki and Kevin Gillese
Tim
Koslo (Edmonton)
By
Michael Beamish and Rebecca John
By
Jeffrey Hoffman
By
Sky Gilbert (Special Unabridged Version)