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20th Ottawa Fringe Festival: June 15–26, 2016.
6th undercurrents festival: February 10–20, 2016 // Ottawa Fringe Festival //
An open-access festival where 100% of ticket sales belong to the artists. A free market for the performing arts. Programming is selected by a lottery, not curators. Lottery aside, any one is welcome to submit a Bring Your Own Venue show (BYOV) and have equal billing in the Fringe Festival program.
The Fringe has returned more than $1.6 million to artists since 1997.
// undercurrents festival //
Our winter festival shows the best contemporary theatre being created by Ottawa performers and visiting artists.
Since 2011, undercurrents has brought to stage 11 world premieres. Festival partner and founders GCTC hosted from 2011–2014.
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Throwback to opening night of last year's #undercurrents festival! THUNK Theatre performed the world premiere of FAR & NEAR & HERE. There are one & two & *three* world premieres in the 2016 #undercurrents line-up. Schedule & tickets → www.undercurrentsfestival.ca
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Earlier today we met George, who does not have a role in tonight's world premiere of GETTING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. Now meet Moira, who does not have a role in tonight's Ottawa premiere of MOUTHPIECE (but does have herself inside their only set piece—a bathtub). #undercurrents festival schedule → www.undercurrentsfestival.ca
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Attention all students: get your nose the heck outta your books for two dang seconds and come see some #undercurrents!
The New Yorker
WA-OW! Who was at Saturday Morning Cartoons during the 2015 Ottawa Fringe Festival? The Visitorium? Well that sweet short the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) curated for our breakfast screening has been nominated for an O-S-C-A-R.
Ottawa Fringe
Read the Edmonton Journal's review of MOUTHPIECE. Four performances this weekend at our #undercurrents festival. Schedule & tickets → www.undercurrentsfestival.ca/mouthpiece
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Old Man Waghorn ft. George, dog of Arthur Milner. Milner's GETTING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE opens our #undercurrents fest tonight. George does not have a role.
Ottawa Explosion
DIY Audio Tech Workshop for Women being put on by some legit rad groups. Would this interest someone you know?
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See the Ottawa premiere of MOUTHPIECE. Four performances on opening weekend of the #undercurrents festival, February 10–13. Schedule & tickets → www.undercurrentsfestival.ca
Listen to Me at undercurrents
We have our first sold out #undercurrents performance! LISTEN TO ME on opening night, February 10 at Arts Court. Fewer than 15 tickets available for the world premiere of GETTING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE on opening night of #undercurrents. Don't sleep on it.
What’s On Stage: Brad Long, a trial in passion | Apartment613
Apt613: "You’ve toured outside Ottawa, taking We Glow with Emily Pearlman to the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. How is performing in other cities different from Ottawa?" Brad Long: "...[My character] says the joke, 'How many Vietnam veterans does is take to screw in a light bulb?' And a guy in Edmonton said, 'Well, I should know, I was there.' Deadpan! I don’t know if there are a lot of former Vietnam veterans based in Edmonton..."
The Future of Theater
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