Kimberly Lemaire: “I Don’t Even Miss You is a “dystopian pop ‘solo’ show” about grief, love, and legacy with a healthy dollop of AI. The award-winning theatre company Tiny Bear Jaws produced it, and the company’s tagline, “making theatre with teeth,” applies aptly to this performance.”
Some of us lucky folks have a long weekend, but even if you don’t, there’s so much to check out around the city that you’ll make the most of it.
Inspired by Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes’ award-winning mystery novel, Terminally Ill brings the audience on a ride with a story of murder, mystery, comedy and romance.
After a sold-out run at the Ottawa Fringe this summer, Kimiko returns to the stage at the Arts Court Theatre to dazzle and delight audiences as part of the undercurrents festival.
Gauthier and Caplan: “With simple staging and even [simpler] costuming, this believable–date? Hookup? Friendship?–takes the audience on a journey of emotions.”
Haven’t you always dreamed of a show with singing nuns? Juliana is here to make your dreams come true! Plus, how many chances do you get to be in the same room as God?
Ryan Pepper: “The standing ovation shows just how much this plucky nerd with a horse sweater (and a dead fiancé?) connected with the audience. If you’re looking for the funniest show at undercurrents this year, this should be your pick.”
Dressed as People is a set of three monologues, all concerning women and girls at different periods of history. It’s a heavy show, but one competently handled by Margo MacDonald.
New Play Tuesday is a yearly event at undercurrents that presents several works-in-progress by upcoming playwrights. Who knows, you just might see them on the biggest stages in Canada someday—but you saw them at New Play Tuesday first!
With nasally squeaks and squawks, Simpson and Johnson make exceptionally convincing raccoons, rolling around or standing on top of one another. This cute and hilarious play shows that these humans and raccoons share commonality through displacement.
A fantastic example of plays not needing to be long to be excellent theatre, Three Plays for the End of the World is a great compilation of short pieces that hit hard in all the best ways.
Small Tortures (I Love You), by Ottawa-based theatremaker Ludmylla Reis, depicts a toxic and violent partnership that takes place behind closed doors. The show features expressive dance performances that tell the story through movement.
Why Worry About Our Futures begins with all our characters on stage and plunges into various themes surrounding loss, queerness, social structures, finding light in grief and forms of impending doom.
The 2023 lineup for the undercurrents festival was announced yesterday. Start your festival planning now!
Ottawa Fringe’s 13th undercurrents festival is proud to announce that they will be going bilingual in February 2023.
