What's The 2021 Kelowna Fringe Festival Line Up?
There are 18 performers/companies putting on shows at the 2021 Kelowna Fringe Festival. The performers were chosen by lottery at our Get Lucky launch party night.
On this page, you will learn a little more about each individual show. Take a look below and see what sparks your interest - for ticketing info, please click the links beneath each specific show. You can also find our schedule page here!
Please note; while running times vary, each performance has a maximum running length of 60 minutes. Tickets at the door will be available 30 minutes in advance, for $18 + fees ( $20 total ). You must also have a Fringe Pin to be admitted to the shows. Doors will open 10-15 minutes before each show's scheduled start time. Also, no latecomers granted entry!
On this page, you will learn a little more about each individual show. Take a look below and see what sparks your interest - for ticketing info, please click the links beneath each specific show. You can also find our schedule page here!
Please note; while running times vary, each performance has a maximum running length of 60 minutes. Tickets at the door will be available 30 minutes in advance, for $18 + fees ( $20 total ). You must also have a Fringe Pin to be admitted to the shows. Doors will open 10-15 minutes before each show's scheduled start time. Also, no latecomers granted entry!
THE TINGLE, PART TWO -SHOW #1
by Angela Lavender
This is a sequel to The Tingle, a cabaret style show, performed at the 2019 Kelowna Fringe Festival. Come for the songs and stay for the laughs as Delphine dishes more stories based on her experiences in love and relationships.
Rating: Adult, 19+
From: The Virago Collective
Venue: Salloum Room at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17- 8:15PM
Sat, Sept 18- 1:45PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 6:45PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 12:15pm
Sun, Sept 19-5:00pm
Take me to tickets for this show!
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PUSH UP BAR -SHOW #2
by Morgan Benedict, Jessica Buchanan, Allandra Gardner, Catriona Leger, Brittney Martens, Devon More
Theatre is illegal; what have we got to lose? A collective of artists sets out to break all the rules. Weaving an unusual tapestry from unique narrative threads and genre-bending performance mediums, “Push Up Bar” is humorous, unexpected and textured.
Rating: PG
From: The Break A Leg Collective
Venue: Black Box Theatre (1375 Water Street - behind the Kelowna Community Theatre)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 - 5:30PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 8:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 2:00PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 12:30PM
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by Morgan Benedict, Jessica Buchanan, Allandra Gardner, Catriona Leger, Brittney Martens, Devon More
Theatre is illegal; what have we got to lose? A collective of artists sets out to break all the rules. Weaving an unusual tapestry from unique narrative threads and genre-bending performance mediums, “Push Up Bar” is humorous, unexpected and textured.
Rating: PG
From: The Break A Leg Collective
Venue: Black Box Theatre (1375 Water Street - behind the Kelowna Community Theatre)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 - 5:30PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 8:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 2:00PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 12:30PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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Sands of Time (A Journey Through Dance) -SHOW #3
Leona from Kelowna is a teacher, performer and coach who has been inspiring and bringing women together for over 20 years. Her latest project is the creation of Samarah, a fun dance collective showcasing the joy of movement. While her dance roots are in Bellydance, this fringe festival show is a post-pandemic awakening and emergence of our lives. The goal is to bring light, joy and glitter to the stage. So join us on a travel through time with your favourite tunes, a blending of dance styles and costumes. It's the perfect recipe for a fun evening out.
Rating: All Ages
From: Leona from Kelowna and Samarah
Venue: Creekside Theatre, Lake Country
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-6:00PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 3:30PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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Leona from Kelowna is a teacher, performer and coach who has been inspiring and bringing women together for over 20 years. Her latest project is the creation of Samarah, a fun dance collective showcasing the joy of movement. While her dance roots are in Bellydance, this fringe festival show is a post-pandemic awakening and emergence of our lives. The goal is to bring light, joy and glitter to the stage. So join us on a travel through time with your favourite tunes, a blending of dance styles and costumes. It's the perfect recipe for a fun evening out.
Rating: All Ages
From: Leona from Kelowna and Samarah
Venue: Creekside Theatre, Lake Country
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-6:00PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 3:30PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
www.showpass.com/kelowna-fringe-sands-of-time/
EMMY & JESS & LEO WATCH T.V. -SHOW #4
by Jeremy Beaulne
Comedy
Sketches and monologues about our relationship with popular culture.
Rating: PG
From: Subterfuge Theatre
Venue: Salloum Room at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17 - 5:15PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 3:15PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 8:15PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 1:45PM
Sun, Sept 19- 6:30pm
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by Jeremy Beaulne
Comedy
Sketches and monologues about our relationship with popular culture.
Rating: PG
From: Subterfuge Theatre
Venue: Salloum Room at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17 - 5:15PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 3:15PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 8:15PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 1:45PM
Sun, Sept 19- 6:30pm
Take me to tickets for this show!
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ORWELL'S ANIMAL FARM -SHOW #5
Adaptation by Peter Church
There’s a revolution on the farm next door. The animals have overthrown the farmer in a fight for Freedom and Equality, but can their glorious victory defeat the corruption within? This innovative sonic exploration brings George Orwell’s classic fable to life in a new and unsettling staged audio play. Rebel -- Profit -- Oppress -- Repeat.
Staged Radio Play
Rating: TBA
From: Wireless Wings Radio Ensemble
Venue: Black Box Theatre (1375 Water Street - behind the Kelowna Community Theatre)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 - 7:00PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 5:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 3:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 8:30PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 2:00PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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Adaptation by Peter Church
There’s a revolution on the farm next door. The animals have overthrown the farmer in a fight for Freedom and Equality, but can their glorious victory defeat the corruption within? This innovative sonic exploration brings George Orwell’s classic fable to life in a new and unsettling staged audio play. Rebel -- Profit -- Oppress -- Repeat.
Staged Radio Play
Rating: TBA
From: Wireless Wings Radio Ensemble
Venue: Black Box Theatre (1375 Water Street - behind the Kelowna Community Theatre)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 - 7:00PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 5:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 3:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 8:30PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 2:00PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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XXXX -SHOW #6 CANCELLED
by Teagan Scott, Directed/Performed by Teagan Scott
Comedy
There is a certain night I think of constantly, because it changed everything for me, everything inside of me. You and I watched that movie. You know which one. Remember? Please come and see this play I made for you....Made for us.
There is only one person I want to see my show and I really don't care if no one else comes!
Rating: Mature
From: Teagan Scott Productions
Venue: Salloum Room at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17- 6:45PM CANCELLED
Sat, Sept 18 - 12:15PM CANCELLED
Sat, Sept 18 - 5:15PM CANCELLED
Sun, Sept 19 - 3:15PM CANCELLED
Sun, Sept 19- 8:00PM CANCELLED
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A HIT SONG in 31.4159265359 minutes... GUARANTEED! -SHOW #7
A lightening fast, interactive, crazy ad lib, audience driven, death defying, songwriting Tour de Force
Led by the idiot savant songsmith TJ, the audience will randomly choose the order, structure, style, genre and mood of the “hit song” that they will successfully create in the allotted time.
All can video tape the final performance of their new song so they can brag to friends and family about their songwriting credits.Non-musicians are especially encouraged to attend as this might be their only legitimate shot at writing a hit.
Be warned: musicians may be asked to help perform.You will be baffled, amused and thoroughly entertained by TJ the award winning, multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter host.
A must see to believe fringe theatre extravaganza!
Running time: 50 mins
Rating: All Ages
From: TJ
Venue: The Atrium at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17 - 6:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 2:00PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 -2:00PM
Sun, Sept 19-7:00PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
showpass.com/kelowna-fringe-hit-song/
A lightening fast, interactive, crazy ad lib, audience driven, death defying, songwriting Tour de Force
Led by the idiot savant songsmith TJ, the audience will randomly choose the order, structure, style, genre and mood of the “hit song” that they will successfully create in the allotted time.
All can video tape the final performance of their new song so they can brag to friends and family about their songwriting credits.Non-musicians are especially encouraged to attend as this might be their only legitimate shot at writing a hit.
Be warned: musicians may be asked to help perform.You will be baffled, amused and thoroughly entertained by TJ the award winning, multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter host.
A must see to believe fringe theatre extravaganza!
Running time: 50 mins
Rating: All Ages
From: TJ
Venue: The Atrium at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Fri, Sept 17 - 6:30PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 2:00PM
Sat, Sept 18 - 7:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 -2:00PM
Sun, Sept 19-7:00PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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THE PINK UNICORN -SHOW #8 SOLD OUT
by Elise Forier-Edie*
Join Trisha Lee for some lemonade and cinnamon buns and listen to her story...
The Pink Unicorn is an award-winning solo theatre piece, which tells the story of a Christian widow, living in a conservative Texas town, whose life is thrown into turmoil when her teenaged daughter announces she is “gender queer” and starting a chapter of the Gay and Straight Alliance at the local high school. This production was mentioned as one to watch in the Globe and Mail Theatre column in June 2020 with an online following from all over the world.
“Extraordinary...The Pink Unicorn need(s) to be on Broadway, in the West End, touring the world with the powerful message of this brilliantly wise and inspiring work” (NY Theater Now)
*performed with the permission of the playwright
Rating: Mature
Starring: Kendra Hesketh
Venue: New Vintage Theatre, Studio 100 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 -6:00PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:30PM SOLD OUT
Sat, Sept 18 - 12:30PM SOLD OUT
Sat, Sept 18 - 6:00PM SOLD OUT
Sun, Sept 19 - 5:00PM SOLD OUT
Take me to the tickets for this show!
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by Elise Forier-Edie*
Join Trisha Lee for some lemonade and cinnamon buns and listen to her story...
The Pink Unicorn is an award-winning solo theatre piece, which tells the story of a Christian widow, living in a conservative Texas town, whose life is thrown into turmoil when her teenaged daughter announces she is “gender queer” and starting a chapter of the Gay and Straight Alliance at the local high school. This production was mentioned as one to watch in the Globe and Mail Theatre column in June 2020 with an online following from all over the world.
“Extraordinary...The Pink Unicorn need(s) to be on Broadway, in the West End, touring the world with the powerful message of this brilliantly wise and inspiring work” (NY Theater Now)
*performed with the permission of the playwright
Rating: Mature
Starring: Kendra Hesketh
Venue: New Vintage Theatre, Studio 100 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts (421 Cawston Ave.)
Show Times:
Thurs, Sept 16 -6:00PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:30PM SOLD OUT
Sat, Sept 18 - 12:30PM SOLD OUT
Sat, Sept 18 - 6:00PM SOLD OUT
Sun, Sept 19 - 5:00PM SOLD OUT
Take me to the tickets for this show!
https://www.showpass.com/kelowna-fringe-pink-unicorn/
Joni and Judy: Tribute! - Show #9
Vocal icons Joni Mitchell and Judy Garland were on the fringe in their own respective decades, trailblazing the entertainment industry and sharing their talents with the world. Come "Get Happy" and experience "Both Sides Now" of two incredible performers with an amazing live band!
Rating: PG 13
From: Jessie Rivest featuring Loni Moger, Neville Bowman, Scott Gamble and Stefan Bienz
Venue: Creekside Theatre, Lake Country
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-7:30PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 -5:00PM
Fri, Sept 17-8:30PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 2:30PM
Sun, Sept 19- 7:00PM
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Dear Donald/Dear Hillary -SHOW #10 MOVED VENUES
by Elaine Liner*
Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (Their Secret Correspondence) takes liberties, for laughs, with the biographies of the famous political rivals. What if they’ve known each other since the age of 8, assigned to be pen pals as second-graders? In their heretofore undiscovered personal letters spanning half a century, right up to November 2020, we see their awkward friendship wax and wane in letters that borrow liberally (not conservatively) from Trump and Clinton’s actual public dialogue. You might be surprised who gets the last word. The play is unapologetically satirical, comedic, biting, surprising, engaging and cathartic. The audience is invited to ride a roller coaster of laughter, surprise revelations, and will be struck by the universality of the ideas the play explores. Further musing about larger ideas around status, male and female power, and the responsibility of how we, as people, empower certain dynamics to evolve and occur will likely be topics of post-show conversation among viewers.
*with permission of the playwright
Comedy
Rating: PG 13
From: Intrepid Artists
Venue: Rotary Centre Boardroom *NEW VENUE/VENUE CHANGE*
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-4:30PM
Fri, Sept 17-6 PM
Sun, Sept 19 -12:30 PM
Sun, Sept 19- 6:30PM
In Theatre Screening Tickets Here
www.showpass.com/kelowna-fringe-dear-donald-dear-hillary/
Online:
Show links will be sent out at 12pm daily. Links can be used at any time during the run of our festival, from Sept.15-19, concluding at 10pm on Sun. Sept.19.
https://www.showpass.com/dear-donald-dear-hillary-online-ticket/
The Daily Walk -SHOW #11
by Kurt Werner
A video diary of how a dancer found an escape during the pandemic through improvisational dance on his daily walks.
30-45 minutes
Rating: All Ages
From: Evolve Arts Collective
Venue: Creekside Theatre, Lake Country
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-9:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 -11:00AM
Sun, Sept 19- 8:00PM
In Theatre & Online
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Online Tickets
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by Kurt Werner
A video diary of how a dancer found an escape during the pandemic through improvisational dance on his daily walks.
30-45 minutes
Rating: All Ages
From: Evolve Arts Collective
Venue: Creekside Theatre, Lake Country
Show Times:
Wed, Sept 15-9:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 -11:00AM
Sun, Sept 19- 8:00PM
In Theatre & Online
Take me to the theatre screening tickets for this show!
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2RUN LIKE HELL -SHOW #12
by Jonathan Menold
“Run like hell” is the story of a social worker who became overwhelmed by the job, then started overeating to cope with stress (mostly boxes of Tim Bits) and finally turned to physical exercise in the form of running to gain control over his body and mind. Ultimately, the show is a survey and explanation of personal mental health struggles, coping strategies, and running subcultures on the West Coast of Canada.
Rating: Adult, 19+
From: Jonathan Menold, Victoria
Venue: SUN FM Studio, Rotary Centre for the Arts-421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna
Show Times:
Fri, Sept. 17 -4:30PM CANCELLED
Sat. Sept.18-3:30PM
Sat.Sept.18-7:30PM
Sun.Sept.19-1:30PM
Sun.Sept 19-6:00PM
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by Jonathan Menold
“Run like hell” is the story of a social worker who became overwhelmed by the job, then started overeating to cope with stress (mostly boxes of Tim Bits) and finally turned to physical exercise in the form of running to gain control over his body and mind. Ultimately, the show is a survey and explanation of personal mental health struggles, coping strategies, and running subcultures on the West Coast of Canada.
Rating: Adult, 19+
From: Jonathan Menold, Victoria
Venue: SUN FM Studio, Rotary Centre for the Arts-421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna
Show Times:
Fri, Sept. 17 -4:30PM CANCELLED
Sat. Sept.18-3:30PM
Sat.Sept.18-7:30PM
Sun.Sept.19-1:30PM
Sun.Sept 19-6:00PM
Take me to tickets for this show!
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Rock Bottom -SHOW #13
A young woman struggles with addiction. Crashing and burning many times over, she comes face to face with her own demons, Janis Joplin, and the muse herself.
Rating: Adult, 19+
From: Carly Fawcett
Venue: SUN FM Studio, Rotary Centre for the Arts-421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna
Show Times:
Fri, Sept. 17-6PM
Sat. Sept.18-1:30PM
Sat.Sept.18-6:00PM
Sun.Sept.19-3:30PM
Sun.Sept 19-7:30PM
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THE CASK OF THE AMONTILLADO-SHOW #15
by Edgar Allan Poe, Adapted by Bonnie Gratz
Experience Poe's horror classic about revenge, murder and wine in this fun interactive adaptation by Bonnie Gratz. Wear a mask; wine included for those 19+.
Starring Kirsti Hack, Harsh Hundal, Aaron Johnson
40 minutes
From: New Vintage Theatre, Kelowna
Rating: All Ages
Venue: Grizzli Winery, West Kelowna
Show Times:
Thursday, Sept.16-7:15PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 6:00 PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:30PM SOLD OUT
Sun, Sept 19 -2:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 3:30PM
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by Edgar Allan Poe, Adapted by Bonnie Gratz
Experience Poe's horror classic about revenge, murder and wine in this fun interactive adaptation by Bonnie Gratz. Wear a mask; wine included for those 19+.
Starring Kirsti Hack, Harsh Hundal, Aaron Johnson
40 minutes
From: New Vintage Theatre, Kelowna
Rating: All Ages
Venue: Grizzli Winery, West Kelowna
Show Times:
Thursday, Sept.16-7:15PM
Fri, Sept 17 - 6:00 PM SOLD OUT
Fri, Sept 17 - 7:30PM SOLD OUT
Sun, Sept 19 -2:00PM
Sun, Sept 19 - 3:30PM
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A MUSICAL ROMANCE. MAYBE. -SHOW #16
Two of Kelowna's favourite performers, Lyndsey Wong and Neville Bowman are finally onstage together to present a tale of romance through music, across all genres.
Maybe.
After all, it's up to the audience how things will go.
From: Lyndsey Wong and Neville Bowman, Kelowna & West Kelowna
Rating: All Ages
Venue: Grizzli Winery, West Kelowna
Show Times:
Thursday, Sept. 16-6:00pm SOLD OUT
Thursday Sept. 16 - 8:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18-3:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18- 5:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18- 7:00pm SOLD OUT
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Two of Kelowna's favourite performers, Lyndsey Wong and Neville Bowman are finally onstage together to present a tale of romance through music, across all genres.
Maybe.
After all, it's up to the audience how things will go.
From: Lyndsey Wong and Neville Bowman, Kelowna & West Kelowna
Rating: All Ages
Venue: Grizzli Winery, West Kelowna
Show Times:
Thursday, Sept. 16-6:00pm SOLD OUT
Thursday Sept. 16 - 8:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18-3:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18- 5:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sept. 18- 7:00pm SOLD OUT
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Blue Moon Marquee -SHOW #17
Blue Moon Marquee is a swinging blues band born of the wild rose country. They currently make their home in an island shack on the coast of the Salish Sea. A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) write and perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves.
From: Blue Moon Marquee
Rating: All Ages
Venue: Grizzli Winery, West Kelowna
Show Times:
Friday, 8:30pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, 8:30pm
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