2009

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Company:

Fighting Chance Productions

Duration:

75 minutes

Venue:

Pacific Theatre

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His dog just died, his best friend is a pot head, his ex girlfriend is in Juve and he's questioning his sexuality - just another day on the block. If you've ever wondered what happend to Charlie Brown, Linus, Sally and the rest of the gang this is the show for you.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 8:30 PM

Sep 12 - 12:00 PM

Sep 14 - 8:30 PM

Sep 15 - 5:00 PM

Sep 17 - 6:30 PM

Sep 18 - 9:30 PM

Sep 19 - 8:00 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Das Kabarett

Company:

The Illustrious Theatre Company

Duration:

65 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

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A German woman performs before Tito's victorious Red Army of Russians and Serbs only to find out that she has been chosen for something other than entertainment.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 5:00 PM

Sep 12 - 8:40 PM

Sep 15 - 5:15 PM

Sep 17 - 10:50 PM

Sep 18 - 6:35 PM

Sep 20 - 5:10 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Daniel Packard's Live Group Sex Therapy

Company:

Spontania Productions

Duration:

75 minutes

Venue:

Performance Works

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Laugh . . . learn . . . unleash. Sex and relationship expert from The Beat 94.5 FM, Daniel Packard, is back. Armed with new findings and deeper insights, Mr. Packard hilariously orchestrates a playful (but still fascinating and insightful) exploration into our emotional engineering. The result? Not a show, but a sexy, fun, cathartic, and epiphany-inducing comedy experience. Not an orgy, but an orgy of the mind. Intrigued? Get a sneak peek of Daniel in action at www.danielpackard.com.

Showtimes

Sep 12 - 10:20 PM

Sep 13 - 2:45 PM

Sep 15 - 8:00 PM

Sep 16 - 5:00 PM

Sep 17 - 8:35 PM

Sep 19 - 4:00 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Crown Hill Cemetery

Company:

Creative Evolution

Duration:

50 minutes

Venue:

Origins Organic Coffee Co

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Comic monologist Lisa Haas presents her morbidly funny tale about the struggle to avoid death while growing up next to a burial ground in the suburbs of Denver. Embracing life seems impossible when it is trampled on by embarrassing coffin-side calamities and telemarketers selling cemetery plots. Read more about why critics have said "Haas delivers monologue with moxie" at www.lisa-haas.com.

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 8:45 PM

Sep 12 - 5:15 PM

Sep 13 - 5:00 PM

Sep 15 - 7:25 PM

Sep 17 - 9:00 PM

Sep 19 - 5:15 PM

Sep 20 - 1:45 PM

Sep 20 - 9:00 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Cam and Legs

Company:

Ramshackle Theatre

Duration:

55 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

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Legs, a headless puppet, dreams of making the cover of DJ magazine. His journey to fame takes him from his apartment, to a pawnshop and ultimately to the turntable at The Scratch Club. Performed without words, this all ages show intertwines music and movement to create a "tiny, funny, beautiful piece of theatre" (Calgary Herald).

Headless puppets, breakdancing, and betrayal.

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 5:00 PM

Sep 13 - 8:25 PM

Sep 14 - 5:15 PM

Sep 16 - 10:05 PM

Sep 19 - 2:00 PM

Sep 20 - 7:00 PM

Read the PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Caberlesque

Company:

BSides Productions

Duration:

75 minutes

Venue:

Performance Works

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The sexiest show at the Fringe! Blending the best of edgy European Cabaret with classic American Burlesque. Join Ms. SugarPuss, Prairie Fire, Max, and Marina as they take you on a saucy romp through Berlin 1933, Amsterdam 1967, and into the smoky burlesque houses of NYC - where anything goes! Featuring the music of Kurt Weill, Henry Mancini, and Jacques Brel.

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 5:00 PM

Sep 13 - 8:40 PM

Sep 14 - 5:15 PM

Sep 16 - 10:30 PM

Sep 17 - 4:50 PM

Sep 18 - 10:45 PM

Read the PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Biographies of the Dead and Dying

Company:

MachineFair/Craning Neck Theatre

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Havana

Preview Link:

http://www.plankmagazine.com/preview/biographies-dead-and-dying

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An author travels to a remote location to investigate a haunted house and write the biography of a ghost. Instead of curing her of writer's block, she finds herself in an intense relationship with the dead. A psychological ghost story featuring dark humour and twisted love, this is a spare exploration of the power we have for creation and destruction.

Written by Andrew Templeton (Portia, My Love, This Mortal Flesh), directed by Jeremy Waller; featuring Heather Lindsay and Simon Driver.

Warning: Biographies of the Dead and Dying deals with adult themes and features nudity; it is therefore not suitable for audiences under the age of 18.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 9:00 PM

Sep 11 - 6:30 PM

Sep 12 - 7:45 PM

Sep 13 - 7:15 PM

Sep 14 - 9:00 PM

Sep 15 - 7:15 PM

Sep 18 - 10:00 PM

Sep 19 - 7:00 PM

Find out more about the show by going here.

Read Lianna Walden's PLANK Review.

Read Megan Marie Gates' PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

AfterLife

Company:

Sunset Gun Productions

Duration:

70 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

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What do an Appalachian midwife, a 1950's homemaker, and a slowly unraveling film producer have in common?

Nothing...and everything. Trace the evolution of women by following one soul's search for happiness.

Do you know where your karma's been?

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 6:40 PM

Sep 12 - 3:15 PM

Sep 13 - 4:35 PM

Sep 14 - 9:25 PM

Sep 17 - 5:00 PM

Sep 18 - 8:25 PM

Read S Tyson's PLANK Review of the 2009 Vancouver production.

Or Read Simon Ogden PLANK Review of the 2009 Vancouver production.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

@Life

Company:

No Snowcones

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Studio 16

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The No Snowcones Production Company is proud to present their comedic examination of the role of technology in modern life. Through scripted vignettes, @Life explores the daily relationship between people and technology, including the pros and cons of video game culture, computer dependence, and the role of the Internet in contemporary society.

Written and performed by a team of fresh graduates from the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts program.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 10:15 PM

Sep 12 - 6:00 PM

Sep 14 - 8:00 PM

Sep 16 - 8:30 PM

Sep 18 - 10:00 PM

Sep 20 - 8:15 PM

Read the PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year: