16th Annual Wildside Theatre FestivalCentaur’s Sweet 16th Annual Wildside Theatre Festival. Take a walk on the wild side! Experience the spectacular annual event that is all the rage among festival-goers. Featuring two weeks of sensational, cutting-edge theatre by local, national and international independent theatre companies, including the jury-selected winner of the Best of the Fringe Award.
January 3, 7 PM,
January 5, 9 PM
January 9, 7 PM
January 12, 9PM
January 13, 3 PM
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MISS HICCUP
Silent, except for a tiny case of the hiccups
Yanomi Shoshinz directed and performed in My Exploding Family by Japan’s Osara Soup, the Montreal FRINGE show that won Centaur’s pick for the 2012 Best Production – English Theatre Award. The Tokyo comedian returns to Montreal to perform her award-winning solo piece, A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup. Shoshinz regularly performs in Japan, Canada and the United States and she has toured to Russia, Iran and several countries in Asia. She is praised at every stop for her originality and explosive energy.
If you can imagine an Asian Carmen Miranda, the image you come up with will be a dead ringer for the center character in A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup – a Carmen Miranda with flower-bedecked dress, elegant red satin gloves and a bonnet bouquet, but a Carmen Miranda in whiteface who never says a word. Shoshinz is said to be Japanese for “shy, timid people,” but this solo performer, who calls herself Yanomi Shoshinz, isn’t so much shy as silent, except for a tiny case of the hiccups. - Elizabeth Maupin blog (former theatre critic for the Orlando Sentinel)
Created, directed and performed by Japan’s award-winning Yanomi Shoshinz
Director's Award (The Capital Fringe 2012) | Best of Fest (The Winnipeg Fringe 2010)
January 3, 9PM
January 5, 3PM
January 8, 7PM
January 10 , 9PM
January 12, 7PM
NOTHING NEVER HAPPENS IN NORWAY
Will make your heart sing
Playwright Joanne Sarazen (of Jesus Jello and The Birth of Weza fame) and talented musician Shayne Gryn teamed up to create Nothing Ever Happens in Norway. Based on Ibsen's baddest bitches and blandest backwoods, Norway is a musical adaptation of Rosmersholm and The Master Builder all rolled into one Norwegian Folk Rocking good time. Presented by Processed Theatre, the Montreal-based independent company behind Reefer Madness, EDGES and Spelling Bee.
Written by Joanne Sarazen and Shayne Gryn | Directed by Nichole George | Musical Direction by Shayne Gryn
Featuring Carolina Alves-Bruni, George Bekiaris, Katy Breier, Mikaela Davies, Harper Duffy, Shannon Hamilton,
Michael Mercer, Caitlyn Milot
Nothing Never Happens in Norway is musical theatre of the locally produced, youthfully exuberant kind,
featuring strong voices and witty songs - The Montreal Gazette
January 4, 7PM
January 6, 3PM
January 9, 9PM
January 10, 7PM
January 12, 1PM
PLACEBO
North American premiere
Mr. Joe works the front desk at a pharmaceutical test clinic. He prides himself on running a smooth-running
waiting room but today he’s told they won’t start on time – a hard pill to swallow for a guy who likes to run a
tight ship. The tension mounts and his attempt to maintain control breaks down in front of a room full of
people. He embarrasses himself, goes berserk and becomes extraordinarily funny, and eventually befriends
the entire audience. Come and join Mr. Joe in his waiting room and witness how
he deals with a day that
starts out totally wrong.
Joe De Paul made his clown debut in Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion in 1999. He now lives in France and performs in circuses and cabarets around the world. He is delighted to present the North American premiere of Placebo in Montreal.
Presented and written by Joe De Paul
Directed by Aline Muheim
Bilingual show (English and French). Suitable for adults and kids 8+
January 4, 9PM
January 6, 7PM
January 8, 9PM
January 11, 7PM
January 13, 1PM
TWO SHORT WOMEN
In search of margaritas, merengue and men
Two old friends go on a getaway trip together to a tropical “paradise”. One, recently dumped by her husband, suffers from romantic devastation and empty nest syndrome. The other wants to plot where the next act of their lives will take them, and she has spirited her friend away for a week of margaritas, merengue and men. But an evening of partying takes an unexpected turn. A psychological and political thriller, an exploration of the light and dark within friendships and within our culture of consumption and greed, Two Short Women offers a comic, poignant and provocative evening of theatre.
Presented by Right Now!
Written & Directed by Ann Lambert
Performed at Women Playwrights International Conference at Sodateatern, Stockholm 2012
Featuring Debra Kirshenbaum, Laura Mitchell, Ola Wallender
Mitchell and Kirshenbaum deliver terrific performances…{this}…is just about everything that makes our
indie theatre scene so exciting… - The Montreal Gazette
…a searing message… tackles contemporary issues with style… - McGill Daily
January 5, 7PM
January 6, 1PM
January 11, 9PM
January 12, 3PM
January 13, 7PM
POUTINE MASALA
Can you handle the spice?
What happens when a small-town Québécois meets a home-grown girl from India? Sparks fly! But there are cultural complications: Boy believes in the present, Girl in the future, and a blast from the past comes along to further complicate things. A comedy dance-theatre, Poutine Masala is a delightful story that will make you laugh and tug at your heartstrings. Trilingual (French, English and a dash of Hindi), this intercultural Bollywood-style love story features a talented cast of Québécois and Indo-Canadian actors.
Presented by Deepali Productions
Story & Choreography: Deepali Lindblom | Script: Stéfan Cedilot | Direction: Olivier Berthiaume | Music: Mathieu
Beaudet
Featuring: Deepali Lindblom, José Dufour, Ranjana Jha, Minoo Gundevia, Kathleen Aubert, Abhishek Kumar, Hashim
Javed, Avi Bendahan, Karine Benchetrit, Catrine Demers, Francis Vincent and Marie-Hélène Dugal
Poutine Masala revels in cultural difference. The trilingual rom-com breaks Bollywood taboos - The
Montreal Gazette
The show did a fantastic job of fusing the charm and slang specific to Quebec with all the glamour and razzle-dazzle of Indian culture - Bloody Underrated
January 11, 12, 13, 7:30PM
LIFE HERE AFTER
Weigh in on this work-in-progress production!
When seventeen year-old Carmen sets out on a secret and dangerous mission to uncover the truth about her sister’s murder, she uncovers more than she had bargained for and sets into motion a series of events with far reaching effect. Life Here After is about loss, redemption and ultimately, the truth: hiding it, discovering it, confronting it, and living with it.
“Your feedback counts! This work-in-progress production is a unique opportunity for audiences to share their thoughts on the play with the writer, director and actors following each performance.” Clare Schapiro, Artistic Director, Imago Theatre
Presented by Imago Theatre in collaboration with Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal
Written by Alexandria Haber | Directed by Micheline Chevrier
Featuring Lauryn Allman, Ana Cappelluto, Chip Chuipka, Lucinda Davis, Alain Goulem, Kira Maros, Leni Parker, Amelia
Sargisson, Clare Schapiro, Rob Thomson, Emma Tibaldo and Jane Wheeler.
“...where angels fear to tread.” – Alexander Pope
NEW FOR THIS YEAR’S EDITION
Seagram Gallery
Friday January 4, 2013, 8PM
Warm up the January chills by joining Deepali Lindbloom and dancers from the production
Poutine Masala as they give a sampling of a Bollywood dance workshop.
Saturday January 5, 2013, 8PM
Marc Taro Holmes and other Montreal Urban Sketchers will be on site in the Seagram Gallery
to sketch actors and artists from the evening’s performances.
Date yet to be confirmed:
A Master Class with Yanomi, the amazing creator of A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup and the
Best of the FRINGE award winner My Exploding Family.
In collaboration with the Quebec Drama Federation, the fundraising event will benefit the multifacetted Japanese performer’s travels from her homeland. The workshop will explore the use of theatre props as an addition in physical theatre, and how they work with the performer’s body.
Other spontaneous activities will be announced on Centaur’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
All companies presented in The 16th Annual Wildside Festival receive $1000 plus 75% of their
production box office sales.
WILDSIDE THEATRE PASS :
$50 regular $40 subscribers/students/under 30/seniors
Cartes Prem1ères
Date Premières : toutes les représentations
Régulier : 15$
Carte premières : 12,50$
