ReFringed
To celebrate the launch of our 2026 Festival Applications on January 15th, the Halifax Fringe presents…REFRINGED, January 15th to 18th, 2026, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen Street). Three hit plays from the 2025 Halifax Fringe are back, along with a workshop on How to Apply to the Halifax Fringe! Tickets to individual performances are $15 (taxes and fees included). See all three shows for $40.50 (taxes and fees included). Discount applies automatically in the online shopping cart. Tickets must be purchased in a single transaction to receive the discount. Tickets are non-refundable. What Will You Be? by Kaitlyn Thompkins (40 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:00 PM January 17th and 18th at 1:00 PM Starring Mae Rafuse and Michael Kamras Directed by Kaitlyn Thompkins Stage Managed by Mia Larche 2025 Halifax Fringe Awards: Second Life Award, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Original Script, Neptune Theatre Windsor Studio Hot Ticket Meet Ava: a lost, confused, 21-year-old university dropout who sits around in her childhood home wondering why she is here and what she will become. After being lovingly shoved by her mother, she sits down with an agent of TruePath: a company that, with the help of a foolproof test and a little magic, can lead you to what you should be doing with your life. Throughout a grueling process of filling out a ten part questionnaire, she is forced to bare her soul and figure out what she should be when she grows up, and why that question is so difficult to answer. Dead Man Walking by Emma Lamont (50 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 8:00 PM January 17th and 18th at 2:00 PM Starring Daniel Nwobi Directed by Emma Lamont Assistant Directed by Tip Finless Sound Design by Dylan Hay Lighting and Set Design by Thunder Defayette Dramaturgy by Dan Bray 2025 Halifax Fringe Awards: Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Original Script, Outstanding Drama Scott is an adrenaline-seeking storm chaser pursuing an approaching storm, but this one is unlike anything he’s seen before. Something deeply strange is coming for Jarrell, Texas. HOW TO KNIT by Lee-Anne Poole (60 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 9:30 PM January 17th and 18th at 3:30 PM Starring Lee-Anne Poole Direction and Dramaturgy by Stephanie MacDonald A semi-autobiographical account of the family you have, the family you make, and knitting. This is a new work in development. This is a piece of textile art. This is a workshop. This is a play. How to Apply to the Halifax Fringe Festival Director Jake Planinc and Managing Director Blaze Fraser are holding two workshops on applying to the Halifax Fringe in 2026, including an overview of the festival’s new application platform, Eventotron. The workshops are free and will be hosted in the Bus Stop Theatre’s lobby on January 17th and 18th, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Registration is required. Planinc and Fraser will be available for questions in person and via email during ReFringed.
To celebrate the launch of our 2026 Festival Applications on January 15th, the Halifax Fringe presents…REFRINGED, January 15th to 18th, 2026, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen Street). Three hit plays from the 2025 Halifax Fringe are back, along with a workshop on How to Apply to the Halifax Fringe! Tickets to individual performances are $15 (taxes and fees included). See all three shows for $40.50 (taxes and fees included). Discount applies automatically in the online shopping cart. Tickets must be purchased in a single transaction to receive the discount. Tickets are non-refundable. What Will You Be? by Kaitlyn Thompkins (40 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:00 PM January 17th and 18th at 1:00 PM Starring Mae Rafuse and Michael Kamras Directed by Kaitlyn Thompkins Stage Managed by Mia Larche 2025 Halifax Fringe Awards: Second Life Award, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Original Script, Neptune Theatre Windsor Studio Hot Ticket Meet Ava: a lost, confused, 21-year-old university dropout who sits around in her childhood home wondering why she is here and what she will become. After being lovingly shoved by her mother, she sits down with an agent of TruePath: a company that, with the help of a foolproof test and a little magic, can lead you to what you should be doing with your life. Throughout a grueling process of filling out a ten part questionnaire, she is forced to bare her soul and figure out what she should be when she grows up, and why that question is so difficult to answer. Dead Man Walking by Emma Lamont (50 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 8:00 PM January 17th and 18th at 2:00 PM Starring Daniel Nwobi Directed by Emma Lamont Assistant Directed by Tip Finless Sound Design by Dylan Hay Lighting and Set Design by Thunder Defayette Dramaturgy by Dan Bray 2025 Halifax Fringe Awards: Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Original Script, Outstanding Drama Scott is an adrenaline-seeking storm chaser pursuing an approaching storm, but this one is unlike anything he’s seen before. Something deeply strange is coming for Jarrell, Texas. HOW TO KNIT by Lee-Anne Poole (60 minutes) January 15th, 16th, and 17th at 9:30 PM January 17th and 18th at 3:30 PM Starring Lee-Anne Poole Direction and Dramaturgy by Stephanie MacDonald A semi-autobiographical account of the family you have, the family you make, and knitting. This is a new work in development. This is a piece of textile art. This is a workshop. This is a play. How to Apply to the Halifax Fringe Festival Director Jake Planinc and Managing Director Blaze Fraser are holding two workshops on applying to the Halifax Fringe in 2026, including an overview of the festival’s new application platform, Eventotron. The workshops are free and will be hosted in the Bus Stop Theatre’s lobby on January 17th and 18th, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Registration is required. Planinc and Fraser will be available for questions in person and via email during ReFringed.
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