Fringe Collective Digital Program Revealed!

Today the Toronto Fringe released the listing details and digital program for The Fringe Collective including works by Aliya Kanani, Wendy Belcourt, and Sandcastle Theatre. Each company in The Fringe Collective were scheduled for the 2020 Toronto Fringe Festival but after a COVID cancellation this new profit-share, opt-in platform was born.

The Fringe Collective, running online July 1 - 12, 2020, features pre-recorded video, audio and written content. All content is divided into 4 Acts, with each Act lasting for 72 hours. The full details on how to watch is available here.

The Fringe Collective Comedy Programming:

ACT 1, July 1 - 3

ON THE FUNNY SIDE
Aliya Kanani is an internationally touring standup comedian, known for her playful and mischievous personality. From stages around the world, to online shows from her bedroom, Aliya is ready to keep the laughter going!

HAWAII 5G
Have you purchased your smart diapers yet? How about your 5G phone? Well, don't worry, you're still welcome to tonight's very special presentation, a safety flare launched from Piti Theatre's new solo show Canary in the Gold Mine

COVEN: THE CALL: A BURLESQUE MYSTERY PREQUEL
It's time to call the Coven together to save the world! The hitch? The message can only be sent to one witch at a time and will self-destruct after viewing. Will the message get to the whole coven intact? ...Doubtful.

THINGS DEAD PEOPLE SAY
Are we really dead when we die? How hard can it be to tune in to the 'other side'? In Things Dead People Say, Mag Ruffman takes us on a quirky metaphysical adventure exploring how to talk to dead people, even if you don't know what you're doing

WHOSE VAGINA IS IT, REALLY?
A single girl's struggle to find her Mr. Right is often a daunting task! Karlene and her church-going sisters discover that they've all being duped by the hot, bow-legged pastor, Danny. "Revenge is a dish best served cold," they say. Or better yet, best served by 5 scorned, bible-thumping, sexually deprived, holier-than-thou church ladies!

WHO KILLED GERTRUDE CRUMP?
A one-woman, haunted house, murder mystery radio show, as told from the afterlife by Agatha Christie. The audience must answer one simple question, "who killed Gertrude Crump?"

Act 2, July 4 - 6

COMEDY EXPRESS - LIVE AT THE COMEDY NEST
A stand up comic battles her inner voice and prays for guidance to the Comedy God as she tries to entertain in the new normal, post COVID-19.

THEA’S ZOOM ADVENTURE
Deaf Spirit Theatre is presenting Thea’s Zoom Adventure. This show combines comedy, signed music, puppetry, ASL storytelling, and ASL poetry to create a delight for all ages! There will be voice overs and captions in English.

MOTHER OF THE YEAR: A PANDEMIC PREVIEW!
Join Christina in quarantine as she sings a few songs about parenting in pre-COVID Beforetimes.

MY LIFE OVER THE YEARS STANDUP COMEDY SHOW
Wendy Belcourt will be doing a standup comedy styles video piece about her life. 

ROOMMATES: PREVIEW
They were the best roommates ever...until they had to live together. While they initially thought quarantine would be a fun "staycation," Teresa and Malika quickly discover how irritating the sound of the other person's chewing can be. Check out this exclusive TO Fringe preview (ooh-la-la) for a glimpse of the hilarity you can expect from this web-series!

Act 3, July 7 - 9

INSIDE OBJECT: A SHOW OF OBJECTS
Will the fork ever find its love? Will the spoon find its true place in the universe? Expect toothbrush on hairbrush violence, pens at work and spray bottles who are the gatekeepers to a mystical face.

ROOMMATES: LOCKDOWN
They were the best roommates ever...until they had to live together. While they initially thought quarantine would be a fun "staycation," Teresa and Malika quickly discover how irritating the sound of the other person's chewing can be.

TOGETHER ALONE
Are we really dead when we die? How hard can it be to tune in to the 'other side'? In Things Dead People Say, Mag Ruffman takes us on a quirky metaphysical adventure exploring how to talk to dead people, even if you don't know what you're doing.

UNDER PRESSURE - QUARANTEEN EDITION
Online schooling, social distancing, too much time with the family...quarantine brings a whole new set of pressures. How do I avoid games nights with the parents? How do I manage without my friends? Should I be working out? Should I be worried? Teens explore the challenges of maintaining connection in isolation with humour.

WHOSE VAGINA IS IT, REALLY?: UNCENSORED
A very sexual and life-changing affair with an 'almost pastor' changes the trajectory of Karlene's life forever. In the age of 'pastors doing wrong' and the #MeToo movement, this excerpt portion, taken from the book, Whose Vagina Is It, Really?, is compelling. Society, sex and the church are all challenged. Bring an extra bible!

Act 4, July 10 - 12

CHEAP BEER AT THE END OF THE WORLD: A PRACTICAL PRIMER FOR LIVING IN A SOCIETY™
Burst pipelines, long hours at work, and unaffordable housing. Sound familiar? Cheap Beer at the End of the World is the bleakly comic story of three workers and the homeless sex worker that challenges their status quo. Life sucks, but the beer's only a buck!

COMEDY EXPRESS - REVEREND BETTY HYNN
Televangelist Reverend Betty Hynn does whatever it takes to suck money out of her faithful believers.

DAY 55
She's on Day 55 and starting to lose it. The world has stopped and everyone's been impacted - countries, crayfish, even clowns! These days, it's extra important to find purpose and practice self-care. But how does one manage? Write a to-do list!? Do something you love!? Unprecedented times call for...unprecedented measures.

WENDY BELCOURT 'VOLUPTUOUS' POP ALBUM SHOW
Wendy is happy to finally show some video performance footage performing most of her Voluptuous pop album. 

WIKIHOW NOW
It doesn't matter whether your problem is big or small, we cannot guarantee we can solve it! But we can offer you some unsolicited advice on topics that we are more interested in, which may or may not be provided by experts (us). wikiHowNOW is brought to you by some eager clowns who are not at all affiliated with wikiHow™ (pause for laughter).

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RADIO PLAY
Building off of their 5-star improvised performance in last year's Saskatoon Fringe, Jessalyn Ferguson and Jimmer Lowe improvise an entire audio play based off of a phone call with their friend.
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The Fringe Collective runs July 1 - 12, 2020. Passes will be available via a Tip-What-You-Can model: you decide how much you can or want to tip the Collective.  Suggested tip is $13 per Act, the cost of one typical Fringe ticket.