For once, I don’t really have anything to write. (I’m a little speechless, so I’m asking YOU.)
My friends: Richie, Jeff, Belinda, Mickey, Tony and Arlene.
If you loved Shotgun Wedding: The Musical, please tell us on this blog. If you didn’t get to see it, tell us you want another chance!
We want to hear from you!
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Tagged 1990s, 1993, 90s, carlos bulosan theatre, catherine hernandez, leonard cervantes, mississauga, old school, old skool, quixotic theatre, renna reddie, toronto, toronto fringe festival
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Phone: 416 966 1062
Online: www.fringetoronto.com
In Person: At the Door starting at 7PM on
performance nights. Cash Only.
No Latecomers. No Exceptions. Arrive On Time!
You’re all invited to celebrate Veronica Mendoza’s (Belinda Corpuz) 18th debutante birthday party! Edsel (Mickey Rodriguez) pursues his long time best friend Veronica, a Mississauga Filipino beauty queen, who shares a secret with her Scarborough boyfriend Jerome (Tony Ofori). The boys, JP and Noel (Richie Guzman and Jeff Yung) have been practising their two-step under the direction of choreographer Kate (Arlene Paculan) in this diverse coming of age story with a twist of 90s flare.
Written by spoken word poet Leonard Cervantes of FLIP TV (OMNI 2) and original music composed by Kierscey Rand, formerly the keyboardist for Down with Webster, and currently guitar player and background vocalist for Toronto artist K’Naan. Dora Nominated playwright Catherine Hernandez (Singkil, Future Folk & Eating with Lola) is at the helm making her directorial debut . Jodinand Aguillon of Kensington Market’s Pretty Freedom rounds out the creative team with the set & costume designs.
Shotgun Wedding was originally created through Carlos Bulosan Theatre’s Play Creation Unit and later went onto further development through fu-GEN Theatre Company’s Playwrights’ Kitchen.
Guests are welcome to wear their favourite clothes from the 1990s to celebrate the chaos that will ensue.
Girls dig up your darkest lipstick. Guys shine up your pointiest dress shoes.
This is our debut.
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Tagged 1990s, 1993, carlos bulosan theatre, catherine hernandez, fringe, kapisanan, len cervantes, leonard cervantes, old school, old skool, renna reddie, shotgun wedding, the toronto fringe festival, theatre, toronto
(I’m unearthing this awesome post by my homey Manny… because it’s so awesome. This post was originally written in June 2010. – Len)
Back in ‘94 during (Catholic School) Confirmation Classes (grade eight) I made a mixtape for a girl from one of the other schools and wrote a stupid letter in the liner notes. This mixtape didn’t even have music on it. I gave her a blank tape as an excuse to write to her†. She’s kept it ever since and though I hardly see her nowadays, she never lets me live it down. She’s keeping the tape, but she made me a photo-copy for a going away present. Continue reading
There are some incredible people behind Shotgun Wedding:The Musical — this is just one of them.
You’ve been keeping up with my musings on the 1990s — music, nostalgia, memories that make up the world you’ll be stepping into when you come and see the show at The Fringe (July 6-17). I think its about time I told you about some of the people who are making this happen. First off: Renna Reddie, Shotgun Wedding’s Producer.
That's Renna in the glasses -- she's playing a 90s teacher!
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Tagged 1990s, 1993, carlos bulosan theatre, fringe, old school, old skool, renna reddie, shotgun wedding, theatre, toronto
Shotgun Wedding: The Musical 