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Add Friend @ the Hamilton Fringe

Over the last couple months, I’ve been working closely with Andrew Cromwell to hash out the theory, or, rather, the wonder that inspires our new show, Add Friend. The concept for this piece originated from the everyday balance (or lack of balance) between our online and offline lives. We question how we are defining, and being defined by what we put online and how easy it is to access everything about anything at all times.

Add Friend has been developed over the internet, and now it is ready to be presented to you as part of the Gallery Mini-Series at the 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival.

Come join us at Hamilton Artists Inc., 155 James Street North

photo by Max Tepper
photo by Max Tepper

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Tomorrow I’ll be heading to the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga to meet a handful of exciting artists (pictured below). Together, we’ll push our brains, our bodies and the architecture around us to create something beautifully ephemeral on Canada Day. I’m curious to see what will happen as many of the details, including the artists’ bios, have been kept secret, but I do know, from working with Frog in Hand before, that whatever it is will be energetic and dynamic. Swing by on Canada Day to see what we’ve made!

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2014 Fringe Preview – Love’s Labour’s Lost – Shakespeare BASH’d

Meet the couples of Shakespeare BASH’d’s Love’s Labours Lost, appearing at the 2014 Toronto Fringe!

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Interview by Bailey Green

As I entered the rehearsal hall for Love’s Labour’s Lost (presented by Shakespeare BASH’d) I was struck by the amount of people in the room. With no role double cast, the cast of 16 generated such an exuberant atmosphere that I couldn’t believe they had just finished a run. Their attitude as an ensemble reflected the youthful energy of the play.

In Love’s Labour’s Lost, the King of Navarre and his three men swear an oath to remain celibate so that they can focus on academic pursuits. Unfortunately the day after the men swear this oath, the Princess of France and her three ladies—a group of fierce, grounded, intelligent women—arrive on a political mission. Passion, poetry and chaos ensue. I sat down with the four—that’s right, four—pairs of lovers to chat about their character’s relationships, their own quirks and the upcoming Fringe production.

Love's Labour's Lost - Hallie Seline & Jesse Nerenburg - Photo Credit: Jesse Griffiths & Kyle Purcell Love’s Labour’s…

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