WTF LINE UP
2025

SHOWS

With prankish charm and unsettling nostalgia, JUICE BREAK goes behind the scenes with two hot-girl-dweebs and their relentless pursuit to be well.

JUICE BREAK

- 2023 Dora Award Winners -

“We have seen a ton of mask work and the most skilled performers can effectively transform into anything. Johnson and Simpson are two such performers!”
-
Young-Howze Theatre Journal

THU, SEP 25 @ 7:30pm (60 mins)
Forecast: Weird, Wacky, Wellness


Peggy's Place is the soon-to-be-classic after school special, puppet sit-com, filmed in front of a live-studio audience. This slice-of-life romp is an interactive lesson in friendship!

PEGGY’S PLACE

“There was song & dance. There were jokes & pratfalls. There were puppets & mayhem!”
-
Randall Willis

Creator of 2025 Fringe Hit Sweet and Sultry Burlesque

THU, SEP 25 @ 9pm (60 mins)
Forecast: Colourful, Cheerful, Crafty

PEGGY’S PLACE is proudly sponsored by Keith Brown Magic


In the crummiest small town, in the crummiest trailer park lives the crummiest little raccoon. This turd has one dream: to become a HUMAN BEING!

THE SHINIEST PIECE OF TRAILER TRASH

2024 Pick of Edmonton Fringe Award

“Sweet has created something special here.”
- Edmonton Journal

FRI, SEP 26 @ 7:30pm (60 mins)
Forecast: Trashy, Tricky, Truthful


The (class) clowns of Mallowmarsh P.S. navigate the rough-and-tumble world of elementary school to answer the age-old question: I know you are but what am I?

MILK MILK LEMONADE

- 2025 Second City Award for Best Comedy -

“If you wish you could briefly go back to a time where the toughest part of your day involved appropriately dividing a Fruit By the Foot, this is the show for you.” - Broadway World

SAT, SEP 27 @ 7:30pm (60 mins)
Forecast: Nostalgic, Nourishing, Next-Big-Thing

MILK MILK LEMONADE is proudly sponsored by The DiStefano Family

CABARETS

STRANGE MAKER SHOWCASE
Hosted by Pearle Habour

FEATURING: Dyce 2 Watch Out 4, Christine Moynihan, Glinda Mercury, Kanna Worm, Jayden Gigliotti and Pinkity Twinkity. HEADLINER: Jesse Buck.

WTF longest running event - this cabaret is full of incredible acts fueled by the best in clown, puppetry, & drag acts around.

FRI, SEP 26 @ 9:30pm (75 mins)
Forecast: Sharp, Strange, Spectacular


THE [IM]POSSIBLE CABARET
Hosted by Anne Alien

FEATURING : Cherry Bomb, Fox C Shanty, The Garden Gnome, Conjuntivisis, Carly Rae Stepson, Jupiter Lightningstorm, SPLAT, and Joshua Bonnici with Goldy Yason.

A brand new WTF event - This variety show promises be a truly weird and wild night where anything can happen!

SAT, SEP 27 @ 9:30pm (75 mins)
Forecast: Odd, Outrageous, Over-The-Top

SPECIAL

GET BENT: A NEW BALLOON TWISITING WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Sheelagh Traché

FEE INCLUDES ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE.
BOOK EARLY!

SAT, SEP 27 @ 3pm (2 hours)
Forecast: Flexible, Fascinating, Fashionable


CLOWN & BOUFFON:
HOPE & DESPAIR
Moderated by Justin Miller

The world is a dark place right now, and so what better time to hear from professional clown and bouffon creators about how they deal with despair and hope in their work, in the stories they tell, and how they understand their place amidst it all.

Panelists: bouffon legend Karen Hines, clown teacher John Beale, Heather Marie Annis of Morro & Jasp.

SAT, SEP 27 @ 5pm (60 mins)
Forecast: Relevant, Revelatory, Real-Talk

SCHEDULE

THU, SEP 25TH

Box Office Opens
6:30pm - WTF Lounge

JUICE BREAK
7:30pm - Small World Music

Lobby Entertainment
8:30pm - WTF Lounge

PEGGY’S PLACE
9pm - Sweet Action Theatre

FRI, SEP 26TH

Box Office Opens
6:30pm - WTF Lounge

THE SHINEST PIECE OF TRAILER TRASH
7:30pm - Sweet Action Theatre

Lobby Entertainment
8:30pm - WTF Lounge

STRANGE MAKER SHOWCASE
9pm - Small World Music

SAT, SEP 27TH

WORKSHOP: GET BENT (Balloon Twisiting)
3pm - Social Art Studio Space

Arts Market Pop-Up
4:30pm - WTF Lounge

PANEL: CLOWN & BOUFFON: HOPE & DESPAIR
5pm - Small World Music

Box Office Opens
6:30pm - WTF Lounge

MILK MILK LEMONADE
7:30pm - Sweet Action Theatre

Lobby Entertainment
8:30pm - WTF Lounge

THE [IM]POSSIBLE CABARET
9pm - Small World Music

Youngplace - 180 Shaw St

PARTNERS