PUG IN A TUX PRODUCTIONS

Extended Run Of Domestic

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Due to popular demand, Domestic is having a two week run from July 15-27 at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace.

Tuesday-Saturday: 8pm
Tickets are $15 or $10 for students and arts workers
Sunday: 2:30pm
PWYC

Tickets are available online at artsboxoffice.ca

The Show:

Jim loves Betty! Betty loves Jim! The Smith household should be perfect except… why does God keep calling with talk about Hell? And why is there a pool of blood forming under Jim's body? Whoops! Looks like Betty might have to go shopping again!

Pug In A Tux Productions Presents - Domestic: Winner of Patron's Pick at the 2008 Fringe and the JCW Saxton Playwriting Prize, Domestic is "surreal and hilarious... a cogent, utterly unique piece of dark comedy” – The Journal

Director: Michael Murphy
Cast: Carly Heffernan, Luke Marty, Danny Pagett, Evan Smith

Warning: mature language, gunshots, blasphemy

Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace
16 Ryerson Avenue (East of Bathurst , North of Queen)

REVIEW FOR THE FRINGE RUN OF DOMESTIC: http://torontoist.com/2008/07/fringe.php

Almost showtime...

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Using our unique technology we are able to lower the stress on pets compared to traditional bathing due to the fact that we do not use a restraining system and there is no stranger restraining or holding the pet. Also our unique patented nozzle system will provide a hydro-massage shower that will relax the pet and increase circulation which is very beneficial.

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First Fundraiser In Toronto

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Our first fundraiser in Toronto went amazingly! Thanks to all of our wonderful performers and supporters, we were able to raise $571! Special thanks to the Dominion on Queen for hosting the event.

The night was a mix of music, dance, and other amazing talents- contortionists, hypnotists, comedy and more. We also had great success with our 50/50 sale, thanks to enthusiastic patrons.

Here's the programme from the event, with all of our amazing performers listed.

Act One:

-Thomas Paxton-Beesley Band
-Adam and Alex
-Craig Pike “Jazz Stuff”
-Carly Heffernan and Megan MacKeigan “She said What”
-Joel Babcock “Hypnotist Extraordinaire”
-Bryce Kulak
-Victoria Weaver “Big Spender”
-Reading from “Domestic”

Break with the Thomas Paxton-Beesley Band

Act Two

-Danny and Luke “Mack the Knife”
-Tristan Bell “Rubber Guy”
-Simon Rainville
-Victoria Weaver “Twentysomething”
-Bryce Kulak

The night couldn't have been a success without each and every performer, and there is no way that Pug In A Tux could thank them enough!

Coming next week...

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Press Release!

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Let Love Blind You At This Summer’s Fringe

Jim loves Betty! Betty loves Jim! The Smith household should be perfect except… why does God keep calling with talk about Hell? And why is there a pool of blood forming under Jim’s body? Whoops! Looks like Betty might have to go shopping again!

Premiering at the Toronto Fringe this summer, Pug In A Tux Productions presents Domestic – a new dark comedy that evokes the spirit of the 1950s to attack the cultural obsessions of today. Written by Joel Babcock, an MFA student in the prestigious UBC Creative Writing program, this blissfully surreal play holds nothing sacred as it takes on targets such as religion, consumerism, “hip” left-wing revolutionaries, and the hope for a better tomorrow. Combining the talents of director Michael Murphy with a group of skilled emerging actors from George Brown Theatre School, Domestic promises to be as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.

Come watch and laugh as the life of a relentlessly optimistic woman falls to tattered pieces. In just under 60 minutes, Domestic explores what happens when the painful longing for personal happiness grows to monstrous proportions.

VENUE
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace
16 Ryerson Ave.
Toronto, ON
M5T 2P3

DATES AND TIMES
Fri. July 4, 10:00 PM Sun. July 6, 4:30 PM
Mon. July 7, 9:15 PM Tues. July 8, 3:15 PM
Wed. July 9, 1:15 PM Thu. July 10, 8:00 PM
Fri. July 11, 3:30 PM Sat. July 12, 2:45 PM

COST: $10

PRAISE FOR THE PLAYWRIGHT
“The third piece on my list of favourites is Joel Babcock’s Flawless (Not a Drop of Blood Anywhere), which is kind of like Waiting for Godot as imagined by Monty Python’s Flying Circus.”
-Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight

PRAISE FOR THE SHOW
“Surreal and hilarious, Joel Babcock’s Domestic is a cogent, utterly unique piece of dark comedy.”
-Brandon Thao, Queen’s Journal

WINNER: J.C.W. Saxton Prize in Playwriting

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Weaver, (647) 232-5696, puginatux@hotmail.com

Download the press release here.

Another reason to love pugs!

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"The most common [reproduction] problems include the need for a Caesarian section birth and new mothers being disinterested in the puppies, sometimes accompanied by the mother not opening the birth sac." -Wikipedia

Fringe Venue and Times

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For the Fringe Festival, we will be at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace at the following times:

Friday July 4th- 10pm
Sunday July 6th-4:30pm
Monday July 7th- 9:15pm
Tuesday July 8th- 3:15pm
Wednesday July 9th- 1:15pm
Thursday July 10th- 8:00pm
Friday July 11th- 3:30pm
Saturday July 12th-2:45pm

Wherein We Answer What We Are And Who We Are Doing...

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Robots.

A young woman with a passing resemblance to Margaret Thatcher.

Wherein We Answer Who We Are And What We Are Doing...

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Pug In A Tux Productions is a new theatre company formed by Joel Babcock, Luke Marty, Jessica Weaver, and the abstract concept of Love. Our first project is to mount a production of the play "Domestic" by Joel. We will be performing the play at Toronto Fringe this summer.

We will be updating both this blog and our facebook site regularly to keep you informed on our project's progress, as well as fund raisers and other events.

Thanks for your interest and support in Pug In A Tux - "The Most Adorable Abomination Against Nature... Ever!"™

What Happens When You Put A Pug In A Time Machine Set For The Year 1894?

2008-02-08T16:36:00.000-08:00