Or, – A Neo-Restoration Comedy at the Edmonton Fringe

1669: Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll.

Trunk Theatre presents the Alberta premiere of Liz Duffy Adams’ literary sex farce Or, at the 2013 Edmonton International Fringe Festival. The play takes place during a tumultuous night in the life of Aphra Behn, poet, spy, and the first professional female playwright. Aphra tries to finish her new play by its morning deadline between interruptions from her sudden new love, actress Nell Gwynne; her complicated royal love, King Charles II; and her dangerous ex-love, double agent William Scot. Against a backdrop of a long-drawn out war and a counter-culture of free love, cross-dressing and youthful rebellion, 1669 looks a lot like 1969.

“a playful, funny and inventive comedy…Ms. Adams’ smartly conceived unraveling of figures corseted in history honors the remarkable facts of Behn’s groundbreaking career. (The New York Times)

Or, is directed by Amy DeFelice (Mojo Mickybo) and stars Clarice Eckford (Doubt), Kristi Hansen (Pith!) and Garett Ross (Jack Goes Boating). The show plays at Stage 8: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (8426 Gateway Boulevard). Trunk Theatre’s previous Fringe productions include the Sterling nominated Dying City, Ashes to Ashes, A Kind of Alaska and Emphysema: A Love Story. Or, premiered Off-Broadway in 2009. Liz Duffy Adams has an MFA in Playwriting from Yale and is the winner of the Lillian Hellman Award for Playwriting.

Sat. August 17th 8:30pm
Sun. August 18th 6:45pm
Tues. August 20th 2:00pm
Thu. August 22nd 4:15pm
Fri. August 23rd 10:30pm
Sun. August 25th 12:15pm