Undercurrents Supports local Artists While Making Arts Accessible to Everyone

 Ottawa Fringe’s Executive Director Alain Richer was on hand to officially open Undercurrents, the winter festival highlighting contemporary theatre by local and national artists. The festival kicked off a ten-day run at Arts Court last night. Kanata native Kaylie Hatashita performed her one-person show, Kimiko, which features circus-like abilities with

Taiwanese Canadian Comedian Ed Hill to perform at Ottawa Fringe

 Canadian comedy changed twenty-odd years ago when Russel Peters brought his brand of multi-cultural humour to the stage before exporting it to worldwide audiences. Peters made jokes about how South Asian his parents were, and the themes of his jokes were very Canadian. Peters might have opened the door to

May The Fringe Be With You

 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Okay, actually just over a decade ago in Kamloops, British Columbia. But for Canadian actor Charles Ross, originator of the Off-Broadway hit One Man Star Wars Trilogy life certainly can feel like you’re in another galaxy sometimes. It all started

O God Brings Spirituality to the Stage at the Ottawa Fringe Festival

 Audiences are encouraged to turn their phones off at most Ottawa Fringe festival but at O god they’ll be told to keep them on. Cast members of the interactive play, put on by Ottawa Faith and Arts, encourage the audience to tweet their thoughts on heaven and prayer before and