winnipeg and Kingston Fringe 2025

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