winnipeg and Kingston Fringe 2025

What Audiences Are Saying: 

“Creative & clever, interactive & entertaining! Highly recommend!” 

-LConnor

 “I am not a huge Shakespeare fan and I had a FANTASTIC time at the show. The interactivity is so fun, I loved the space in and brought us into together. Highly recommended.”

-C. 

 “We loved it and after seeing several shows, this is still one of my favourites. It feels like enjoying a bit of Shakespeare with a bunch of your best theatre friends, and Dana has the best energy! You’ll like it, check it out!”

- Jacque

“I found it fun to follow the play Anne Speak alliance. The show was entertaining and fans of Shakespeare should check it out.”

-101.5 UMFM 

“Hilarious show! VERY fun concept for Shakespeare and had a blast with the audience. I would see this show in heartbeat if it was back next year.”

- Devon

 “I normally don’t like audience participation, but this is different and fun and you don’t have to go onstage!! She really makes the Bard come to life and the ancient words become suddenly totally understandable!

- Kathy 

“A fun take on a classic tale. The whole show is audience participation, but you can participate more or less depending on your preference… it was quite fun.” 

- Danica 

 “It was awesome! Such a fun and welcoming space!” 

- Marley

“It’s easy to route for the earnest and affable schindel in her playful Fringe debut. She takes her role as Director and God, seriously, keeping the crowd engaged.”

-Winnipeg Free Press

“If you are a fan of the bard and want to revel in the language together, this is for you.” 

-Jenny Revue 

-Jenny Revue Nominee

Shakespeare: Say It! brings Shakespeare’s epic love story to life. In this immersive show, audiences not only witness the story, but become part of it by delivering some of its iconic lines. Working with a projector and my made-to-measure version of the classic text, I guide the audience through a collective telling of Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 (all the way up to that balcony scene!), and I've saved the juiciest lines just for you.

No preparation is necessary, nor is any prior study of Shakespeare, though Shakespeare enthusiasts will get a thrill out of experiencing the story in this new format.

I wanted audiences to get to speak with me, to create an experience we could all have together. Romeo and Juliet is so full of emotion and delicious language – it’s an excellent place to play.

Patrons with a fear of participation need not worry – the text has been combed for clarity, soloists are largely pre-arranged, and the audience often speaks as a collective, either with me or responding (from the safety of your seat!) to me. 

I’m excited for people to engage with the show. That’s the powerful thing about the Fringe: You can try new things and create these new experiences. I am so grateful to everyone making Fringe happen – from the staff to the volunteers to the sponsors and audiences and artists. New, novel, and fun experiences can be hard to come by, but not when you’re at a Fringe Festival. Shakespeare: Say It! is designed to be one of those new experiences for people.  

My training at Canada’s National Voice Intensive, seeing Eddie Izzard’s solo performance of Hamlet, and my love of language and storytelling were inspirations creating the show. 

Shakespeare: Say It! will debut at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival from July 16-27. It then runs at the Kingston Fringe Festival from August 7-17. A Vancouver local, the show also marks my own debut at both festivals.

We’re going to have fun. We’re going to flirt and fight and fall in love! 

Get your tickets –come fall in love!

Xo, Dana  

Shakespeare: Say It! plays at the Rachel Browne Theatre at Winnipeg’s Cotemporary Dancers (Fringe Venue #8: 211 Bannatyne Avenue) on July 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26.  – Winnipeg Fringe Festival

Shakespeare: Say It! plays at Davie’s Lounge at the Kingston Grand Theatre (Fringe Venue #3: 218 Princess Street) on August 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17.  – Kingston Fringe Festival