Vision Theatre at the Ottawa Fringe Festival - June 19th to 29th

Fringe is fun! Well when you are doing an esemble fun comedy it can be a BLAST. Last year was lonely as I performed in a One Woman show – which was more done as an exercise to stretch my acting abilities and see if I could do it. But this year, I wanted FUN FUN FUN…and that is what I got. I am doing a show with Vision Theatre called – 4Play – One Acts by David Ives. COME OUT AND SEE IT. It is such a fun crew to work with. We are like a little family. And the audiences have been great! I think we have now hit our fun stride and we are just playing.

We have 3 shows left, In Arts Court Theatre:

Thursday at 9pm
Saturday at 6pm
Sunday at 1:30pm

Read these reviews we gotten below – and you know if Alvina from the CBC laughed you will too!!!

FROM CBC Radio 1 - Alvina :
"4Plays Vision Theatre created near pandemonium with 4 short one-act plays by David Ives. It features 6 actors who morph through all these performances with the greatest of ease. These are all comedies based on language…very different from the Austrailians who like their bodies who do things with their bodies. These are all twisted uses of English, and reminds a bit of George Carlin actually, running jokes, word plays, everday situations made strange and hilarious and lots of verbal gags. Best of all I liked the 4th segment, based on 4 plays by David Mamet all squashed together in 15 minutes, you got to know his works to get this but it was quite funny I loved it! This one directed by Greg Wysynski what we come away with are the basic themes of Mamet’s theatre – male bonding, women are dangerous, and lots of F-U words, which Im not allowed to say on air either. So for me however there was a bit of deja-vu in it all, but they still pulled it off very well, and the staging is excellent and the audience loved it again…packed packed packed, their packing the houses its very good."

From a Audience member posted on the Ottawa Fringe website:

Saturday night, I spent my money well with this one! Or FOUR as it turns out! Four Plays by David Ives.The elevator doors opened at Arts Court Theatre to a packed lobby and a crowd eager to see what Vision Theatre has produced this year! Last year’s craziness with the 3 one acts were wild and pushed the envelope. This year, they’re treating us to 4 tightly knit shows that may not have the EDGE but most certainly have the entertainment value. Picture 6 cast members woven into shows (some, as I’ve read the scripts) adding actors where they wouldn’t normally be, duets becoming foursomes and finishing with an ensemble piece. The packed house on Saturday night roared with laughter and applauded with a want for more! All six actors are STRONG and know what comedy is about. Their understanding of that allows the audience to just sit and enjoy every single moment of it. The facial expressions of Jennifer Scrivens are priceless. Shaun Toohey’s hysteria balances Sam Awwad’s subdued manner in The Philadelphia. Stewart and Laplante’s deadpan in the difficultly maneuvered Sure Thing allowes the audience into "what if we could take back what we said" moments, and Marsha as the male roasting David Mamet in Speed-the-play does a great job keeping the scenes running with an "F-U if you don’t like it" attitude.I HIGHLY recommend spending your money wisely and entering the world of Vision Theatre. This is a talented young theatre company that, if they continue to fire out the hits, will soon become a company in the ranks with GCTC and NAC.Go see their shows. You won’t be sorry you did!