Closing Weekend at the Fringe

Toronto, July, 9 -TNW- This may be the closing weekend of the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival, but don't worry, there are still tons of wonderful things to do! Come early to the Fringe Club's newly instituted Thank You Hour, for 4$ beer, wine and mixed drinks from 6-7pm, and stay to see one of the Patron's Pick Performances, or the staged reading of the winner of the 24 Hour Play Contest.

Patron's Pick Performances are one more chance to see the shows everyone's been talking about. On July 11th, each venue has an encore performance of the venues' most attended shows. This year's performances are:

FringeKids, Palmerston Library:  Roll Your Own Theatre presents Fairytale Ending
Tarragon Mainspace: Act II Studio presents Leacock Live!
Tarragon Extra Space: U.N.I.T Productions presents Morro and Jasp Gone Wild
Royal St George: Suga Jam Entertainment presents A Freudian Slip of the Jung
Bathurst Street: Brock and John Productions presents Joe White and the 7 Divorcees
Annex Theatre: Asiansploitation presents Asiansploitation Spanks the Tiger (also a Just for Laughs Pick, and will be playing at The Comedy Bar on Saturday July 10 at 4pm, as well)
Solo Room: Jonno Katz presents Cactus: The SeductionŠ
George Ignatieff Theatre:  ZeekTech Productions presents 2-Man No-Show-2
St Vladimir's Theatre: Pyretic Productions presents SIA
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse: Big Sandwich Productions presents Lucky 9
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace: Femmes du Feu presents The Plank
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace: Nellhouse Productions presents Eternal Friendship With a Spotless Smile
Factory Theatre Mainspace: Harley Dog Productions presents The WavesŠFirst Tide
Factory Studio Theatre: Punch in the Box productions presents Pick of the Fringe!

The 24 Hour Play Writing Contest combines 60 playwrights with three items to include and 24 hours to write the best play ever put together in a day (or at least the best play in this year's contest). This year's winner, Jonathan Kline, will perform The Tempest and the Birch Tree on Sunday evening at 9:30pm in the Solo Room.

Weekend Events at the Fringe Club

SATURDAY JULY 10 - FREE ADMISSION
2:30-3:30pm - McAuslan Tent / WORKSHOP: "Improv 101.2", hosted by Bad Dog Theatre.
4-5pm - McAuslan Tent / TENT TALK: "Indie Artists and CAEA", hosted by TAPA's Indie Caucus.
6-7pm - Thank You Hour at the Fringe Club
6:30-9:30pm - Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm - McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
10-11pm - McAuslan Tent / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: Uncalled For. Nobody called for them, but everyone wants to see them. Montreal's least called for comedians come back to TO for one night only.
Patio Bar Open till 1am


SUNDAY JULY 11 - FREE ADMISSION
2-5pm - McAuslan Tent / WORLD CUP FINALS (Fringe style): catch the most watched sports event on Earth on our MASSIVE 18" bunny-ear-satellite-full- colour Television set.
6-7pm - Thank You Hour at the Fringe Club
6:30-9:30pm - Alleyway / ART WANK
6:30-9:30pm - McAuslan Tent / BUSKER TIME
9:30-10:30pm - Solo Room / LATE NIGHT AT THE CLUB: 24 Hour Play Contest Winner Reading... see a staged reading of The Tempest and the Birch Tree by Jonathan Kline.
Patio Bar Open till 1am

Now in its 22nd year, the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival is the city's largest theatre festival, with over 70,000 attendees per year. From June 30 - July 11, THE FRINGE will host over 150 plays, at 27 venues, with 1,200 artists.

TICKETS

• Online at www.fringetoronto.com
• By Phone at 416-966-1062 or 1-866-515-7799
• In person (June 30 - July 11 only) at The Randolph Centre for the Arts, 736 Bathurst Street

Tickets are a maximum of $10, not including advance ticket surcharges. 50% of all tickets are sold "At-The-Door" at each show's venue 1 hour before show-time.

For more information please visit www.fringetoronto.com

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