(RE-Fringed) The Wrath of Ponzi
2017-02-15 - 2017-02-18 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
The wrath returns, and this time, it means business.
Terra Novella Theatre presents The Wrath of Ponzi
Written and Directed by Nicholas Cox
February 15-18 at The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street
Part of Re-Fringed
Comedy/Horror – 14A (Staged Violence, Language, Blood)
60 min – Tickets $10.00
OmniGlo. What do they sell? Business opportunities. As bold in their statements as they are vague in their product description, they are taking the continent by storm. Jim, an up and coming recruit of the mysterious enterprise, is ready to make his first major sale…by any means necessary. Will Jim fulfill his destiny to become the perfect salesman? Or will he be led down a path of madness resulting in the bloodiest massacre at an OmniGlo meeting since last year’s national conference in Utah? Only time will tell. Winning the 2016 Atlantic Fringe Award for Best New Play by an Atlantic Canadian Playwright, reviewers had this to say: “Savage Satire..” -Local Xpress, “Likely one of the more unforgettable shows you’ll see.” -The Coast, “Well, the world can always use more comedy, and the horror was….expertly done.” -The Director’s Mother. Starring: Danny MacFarlane, Audrey Eastwood, Tesia Brown, Jessica Oliver and Andrew Chandler

Re-Fringed
2017-02-15 - 2017-02-18
Re-Fringed brings you 5 great shows from the 2015 Atlantic Fringe over the course of 4 days, only at the Bus Stop Theatre! Catch that show you missed, revisit that show you loved, and get inspiration for your 2017 Fringe application!
Reserve your tickets soon – seating is limited! Ticket go on sale Monday Feb 6!
In Re-Fringed you can check out: darkmatter & The Vanishing Woman – A DOUBLE BILL, The Wrath of Ponzi, The Fear Project, The Princess Show, & Speaking In Tongues – African Nova Scotian Storytellers!
darkmatter & The Vanishing Woman – A DOUBLE BILL
Wednesday Feb 15th – 9:30PM
Thursday Feb 16th – 8:30PM
Saturday Feb 18th – 4:00PM
$10
The Vanishing Woman by Trevor Poole
A man’s beliefs in reality and true love get tangled with his notions of magic and wonder. This man has an imaginary dialogue with a woman in the form of short play, believing that his dreams and delusions are no less real than the outside world.
darkmatter
A tiny, funny, micro-exploration of grief, told through a collision of astrophysics and the supernatural. “Containing the universe, mapping it out. Trying to put numbers to the expanses, chart places we will never reach in our lifetimes. But first: breakfast.” Directed by Garry Williams, featuring performances by Dan Bray, Christine Daniels, and Colleen MacIsaac, and stage managed by Olivia McGinn (with love to original company members Dorian Lang and Ashley Marie Pike).
“A delightful, pensive little Fringe treat…see this if you’ve ever felt lonely when faced with the vastness of the universe” – Nicole Maunsell, The Coast
The Wrath of Ponzi
Wednesday Feb 15th – 8:00PM
Friday Feb 17th – 8:30PM
Saturday Feb 18th – 10:30PM
$10.00
OmniGlo. What do they sell? Business opportunities. As bold in their statements as they are vague in their product description, they are taking the continent by storm. Jim, an up and coming recruit of the mysterious enterprise, is ready to make his first major sale…by any means necessary. Will Jim fulfill his destiny to become the perfect salesman? Or will he be led down a path of madness resulting in the bloodiest massacre at an OmniGlo meeting since last year’s national conference in Utah? Only time will tell. Winning the 2016 Atlantic Fringe Award for Best New Play by an Atlantic Canadian Playwright, reviewers had this to say: “Savage Satire..” -Local Xpress, “Likely one of the more unforgettable shows you’ll see.” -The Coast, “Well, the world can always use more comedy, and the horror was….expertly done.” -The Director’s Mother. Starring: Danny MacFarlane, Audrey Eastwood, Tesia Brown, Jessica Oliver and Andrew Chandler
The Fear Project
Wednesday Feb 15th – 6:30PM
Thursday Feb 16th – 9:30PM
Saturday Feb 18th – 9:00PM
$10
Winner of the 2016 Fringiest Fringe Show Award, THE FEAR PROJECT is a new music theatre creation by DaPoPo Theatre. Kristi Anderson and Garry Williams explore personal and cultural fears from June bugs, clowns, and terrorism to gentrification, sex, and the utter meaninglessness of existence. FEAR features original songs by Anderson and Williams, and was workshop directed by Guillermo Verdecchia as part of DaPoPo Theatre’s 2015 Live In Festival. The creation of this piece has been supported by Arts Nova Scotia.
Feedback from 2016 Fringe includes:
“I was in a daze for two hours afterwards!”
“I’ve never seen anything like it.”
“I was so intrigued by this that I went to see it twice, I’m so pleased that others were equally impressed.”
“The FEAR Project made me laugh – and shudder a bit!”
The Princess Show
Wednesday Feb 15th – 10:30PM
Thursday Feb 16th – 6:30PM
Friday Feb 17th – 10:00PM
$10
Don’t miss this buzzed about Fringe Hit that was voted overall Best of the Fest in 2016 and what Local Xpress includes as one of the most memorable shows of 2016 in Nova Scotia. Princess Edward, the bearded sequinned wonder, takes the audience into a world where anime heroes, bass guitarist rock stars and pop epics meld into one. Join Princess Edward and her family in this music-filled lip-synched thriller where Princess puts it all on the line to save her beloved. “Mesmerizing” – Local Xpress “Powerhouse performance” – The Coast
Speaking In Tongues – African Nova Scotian Storytellers
Friday Feb 17th – 6:30PM
Saturday Feb 18th – 2:00PM & 7:00PM
$15/$10
“Four noted storytellers will present a concert of African Nova Scotia tales taken from history (Birchtown Loyalists), family (Viola Desmond and family, Halifax; Fraser family, North Preston; Maxwell family, Marble Mountain, Cape Breton) and contemporary tales of Halifax (from Natal Day stories to even partying at the Derby Tavern in the 1980’s!). The emphasis is on humour but each tale will reveal important truths about Nova Scotia. In ‘The Iceman Cometh’ a story by Wanda Robson (the 89 year-old sister of Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond) set in the 1930’s, a delivery man in the habit of delivering ice to Black families on Gottingen only at the end of the day run when the ice was bad prompts Robson’s father to buy the first refrigerator in the community. In ‘Natal Day’ North Preston storyteller Vetty Thomas hilariously describes the hundred year old tradition of Blacks from Preston attending the annual Dartmouth birthday celebration en masse (every man, woman, senior and child!) and how the tradition came to an abrupt end when the popular route ending at Lake Banook was changed by City officials in the 1990’s. There are also stories from around the province like the story of the Marble Mountain Maxwell’s: twin brothers who worked on fishing schooners on the Grand Banks in the late 1800’s (one of whom appeared as the Gaelic speaking cook in the famed Rudyard Kipling novel Captain’s Courageous).
The stories are true stories of events, personalities and communities that are also declarations of pride and triumph in the often difficult racial climate of Nova Scotia…And they are as ‘Nova Scotian as the Bluenose’ declares David Woods- the show’s creator and one of its storytellers. Featured storytellers: Louise DeLisle (Shelburne), Wanda Robson (North Sydney), Nathan Simmons (East Preston), Vetty Thomas (North Preston), David Woods (Dartmouth). Musical accompaniment by Owen Lee. For the whole family…not to be missed.”

DRUNK ROMEO AND JULIET: A DRINK ALONG
2017-02-13
February 13, 2017 at 7 30 PM
Bus Stop Theatre
Pay What You Want
Valentine’s Day:
“…According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and before his execution, he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell.”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine’s_Day)
Let’s be honest, Valentine’s Day has always been a bit macabre.

This year try celebrating it honestly with a little booze, a frenzy of passion, and the deaths of some famous literary lovers. bring your bae.
what it is:
Romeo and Juliet, as written by Shakespeare, condensed into a one-hour show where four actors take on the roles of Romeo, Juliet, and everyone else, drinks in hand.
There will be various drinking games played out during each scene for the actors and audience alike – so you can sip along, and play along!
performed by:
Ailsa Galbreath
Gina Thornhill
James Maclean
Katie Dorian
helping hands:
Kat Mccormack
Zach Faye
how it works:
Reserve a ticket to the show here:
drunkshakespearehfx@gmail.com
or purchase at the door. (all tix pay what you want!)

there will be two intermissions

the show will be about 90 minutes with both intermissions.
** this is a fundraiser: proceeds from the show will go to support The Bus Stop Theatre

Sex From All Sides: Perspectives, Confessions, and Cabaret!
2017-02-10 - 2017-02-11
Join VOX and Don’t BE Afraid for Sex From All Sides: Perspectives, Confessions, and Cabaret!
February 10 & 11 @ 8pm
The Bus Stop Theatre
Admission: $15, Ages 19+
Sex From All Sides features VOX members and community groups from the Halifax area, including:
House of Bastet
The Magic Project
Stepping Stone
Venus Envy
We will also be joined by special guest Pam Brown.
The evening will feature cabaret, spoken word, burlesque and more in hopes that we can work to let go of shame to celebrate our individual sexual expression.
Come ready to laugh, cry, blush, and leave the show relieved, excited, and a little more free!
Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sex-from-all-sides-tickets-31143475975

(EVENT CANCELLED) Le Gala des Rendez-Vous de la Francophonie
2017-02-09 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Juste pour rire, Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures et le Conseil communautaire du Grand-Havre présentent Le Gala des Rendez-Vous de la Francophonie.
Une soirée d’humour animée par Maxim Martin, présentant la reléve de l’humour francophone avec Eddy King, Mike Paterson et Neev !Réservez vos billets en ligne dès maintenant sur notre site internet www.ccgh.ca

Canadian Roots Youth Exchange Fundraiser
2017-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
The Canadian Roots Halifax-Saskatoon Exchange team invites you to our silent auction/performance fundraiser!
We are raising funds to help cover the costs of the activities we are planning for Saskatoon youth visiting Halifax in February. Come join us for an evening of muscial and dance performances and an auction of items donated by local organizations. We hope to see many people coming to support this amazing initiative – please invite your friends!
Canadian Roots Exchange – Échanges Racines Canadiennes Indigenous based leadership, learning and reconciliation experiences to all youth participants. Through exchanges, we bring together youth in cities, towns, and traditional territories across Canada in an effort to break down stereotypes, open a dialogue, and build honest relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living on this land.
For more information about Canadian Roots Exchange: http://www.cre-erc.ca/
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Wela’lin,
The Canadian Roots Halifax Exchange Team

Heavy
2017-02-01 - 2017-02-05
Gain 100 pounds, then lose that 100 pounds in six months.
Body shaming, self loathing, eating disorders, and parenting as an obese dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love, body positivity and becoming a superhero dad.
Written and performed by Taylor Olson
Directed by Sansom Marchand
55 minutes
The Bus Stop Theatre
Feb 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th @8pm
Feb 4 and 5th @ 2pm

Tickets:
$15 regular admission
$10 students/ artists/ seniors
Tickets at the door will be cash only,
Or
Can pre order tickets here!
http://www.tickethalifax.com/events/41061817/heavy-by-taylor-olson

Trigger warning:
– Eating disorders
-Profanity
– Intense themes
-Reference to self harm
The production is generously sponsored by Arts NS.
Poster done by Tyler Messervey!

Canadian Labour International Film Festival
2017-01-30 07:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Mayworks Halifax in partnership with CLiFF and the Bus Stop Theatre Coop presents a series of 9 short films about work and those who do it.

2017 Mayworks Halifax Program Launch!
This event will also serve as an announcement platform for the 2017 Mayworks Halifax Festival lineup! Join us to hear first what will be on the program to celebrate this year’s May Day.
About the Canadian International Film Festival
CLiFF is a national film festival that aims to tell the stories of workers – unionised and non-unionised. It is the stage and the voice of those who seek justice on the job and dignity in their workplace.
Details and trailers of our film selection is available here.

Toxic Nova Cinema #1
2017-01-18 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Cinema that melts minds- courtesy of local filmmakers in Halifax Nova Scotia at The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op !
The bar will be open and your brain can absorb new and exciting ideas!
$10 admission
7:30 PM doors open
8 PM:TOXIC SHORTS 1
9:15 TOXIC SHORTS 2

*** FILMS CONTAIN HARSH LANGUAGE & SUBJECT MATERIAL
TOXIC SHORTS #1
Death Flame (2016)
Transmission (2016)
The Backyard (2013)
Ingrid and the Black Hole (2016)
Grave Concerns (2016)
NightCall (2016)
GnomeDizzle (2016)
Presence (2013)
Pickled Punk (2006)
INTERMISSION 30 MINS
TOXIC SHORTS #2
Toxic Cornhole (2016)
Gwilliam (2015)
Awesome New Dance Crazy (2011)
Monster Island (2014)
Nova Scotia Tourist Industry (1998)
Ken Fucks Up Trilogy
Short Films By: Yalitsa Riden, Leah Johnston, Nicole Steeves, Colin MacDonald, Jackie Torrens, Glen Matthews, Todd Fraser, James Macswain, Struan R. Sutherland, Sean Grady
Kristen Swinkels, Alisi AT, T Nicole Holland, and Brian Lonado.
Come out to the first show of Toxic Nova Cinema…
Local Films Galore. Help build community.
#NSFILMJOBS #SupportIndieFilm

Terra Novella Theatre presents: Conjurers' Court - A Magic Show
2017-01-17 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax)
Come one, come all to a special magical showcase in cooperation with Terra Novella Theatre and the magicians of Halifax’s magic club, the Conjurers’ Court!
Get ready to be amazed, amused, and entertained by some of Halifax’s finest professional and hobby magicians. Tickets are pay what you can at the door or after the show.
There will be a bar available for refreshments as well. Children are allowed to attend although magic is not targeted at the young ones.
Time: Show starts at 7:30PM, with doors opening ~30 minutes before, show will run until about 9:30PM

Matchstick Theatre presents: In On It
2017-01-11 20:00 - 2017-01-15 22:00 UTC
Daniel MacIvor’s In On It is a reality-bending, overlooked Canadian gem. Both hilarious and truly tragic, the play questions how and why we tell stories, especially the ones we tell ourselves to help us through our most difficult moments.
Matchstick Theatre’s production stars Brandon Lorimer and Tom Lute and runs at The Bus Stop Theatre from January 11th-15th, 2017 with the support of Theatre Nova Scotia.
Matchstick Theatre produces contemporary Canadian plays and strives to ignite, affect, transport, and transform its audience with every performance.
Visit www.matchsticktheatre.net for more information.
